Slovak Scholarships for Developing Countries

Deadline: 29 May 2014
Open to: applicants from Afghanistan, Kenya, Moldova, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Mongolia, Palestinian National Authority and Vietnam
Scholarship: 280 EUR monthly, plus the availability of merit scholarships

Description

The provision of scholarships of the Government of the Slovak Republic is a long-term component of development assistance by the SR, which is a programme and project activity of the SR Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of the international community. In 2007, the Slovak Government adopted Act no. 617/2007 on Official Development Assistance by the Slovak Republic, creating the institutional basis for the provision of official development aid (hereinafter simply “ODA”) in all its forms.

For ensuring the coordination of procedures between individual providers of SR development aid the SR Government adopted the Medium-Term Strategy for Official Development Aid by the Slovak Republic for 2009-2013 and the National Development Aid Programme for 2012 (hereinafter simply of the “National Programme”), which in point B.3 of SR Government Resolution no. 19/2012 commits the SR Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport to provide study for recipients of scholarships of the SR Government from developing countries at public universities.

The provision of scholarships of the SR Government in the framework of conditions set out by the OECD for realization of ODA includes also scholarships of the SR Government for Slovak nationals living abroad.

The Slovak Republic Ministry of Education, Science, Research & Sport shall provide a foreigner an SR Government scholarship during the standard length of studies as a student of a public university in the SR as follows:

  1. Language and vocational training – €280 monthly; €0 merit scholarship;
  2. Higher education: first degree – €280 monthly; €50 merit scholarship;
  3. Higher education: second degree – €280 monthly; €50 merit scholarship;
  4. Higher education: third degree – €330 monthly; €170 merit scholarship.

Read more about the Terms and Conditions of the scholarships HERE. You may see the full list of available scholarships for specific countries for 2013-14 HERE,

Eligibility

Scholarships are open to applicants from Afghanistan, Kenya, Moldova, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Mongolia, Palestinian National Authority and Vietnam.

Application

The deadline for submission of online application form HERE  for the scholarships of the SR Government for the academic year 2014/2015 is 29 May 2014.

You can see the list of required documents HERE. For questions, please use the contact page HERE or contact the Slovak Embassy in your country.

See the official website HERE.

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