The Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic for the support of mobility of students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists in 2005. The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) is financed by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic supports mobility of international students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists for scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organisations in Slovakia.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizens of any country in the world (except the citizens of Slovakia) can apply for a scholarship stay in Slovakia in the framework of the NSP.

Eligible applicants for a scholarship in the framework of the NSP:

Students who:

Are university students at universities outside Slovakia;

Are students of the second level of higher education (master’s students), or are students who, at the time of the application deadline, have already completed at least 2.5 years of their university studies in the same/similar study programme;

Will be on a study stay in Slovakia during their higher education outside Slovakia and who will be accepted by a public, private, or state higher education institution in Slovakia for academic mobility^[1] to study in Slovakia.

All 3 conditions must be met. This category does not apply to doctoral (PhD) studies (or their equivalent).

Duration of a scholarship stay (students): 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or 1 – 3 full trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).

PhD students whose higher education or scientific training takes place outside Slovakia and who are accepted by a public, private or state higher education institution or a research institution in Slovakia eligible to carry out a doctoral study programme^[2] (e.g. the Slovak Academy of Sciences) for an academic mobility^[1] to study/conduct research/artistic stay in Slovakia.

Duration of a scholarship stay (PhD students): 1 – 10 months.

University teachers, researchers, and artists who are invited to a teaching/research/artistic stay in Slovakia by an institution with a valid certificate of eligibility to carry out research and development, which is not a business company^[3] and has its seat in Slovakia.

Duration of a scholarship stay (university teachers, researchers, or artists): 1 – 10 months. 

In addition, students and PhD students [eligible applicants under the category A) and B)] can be awarded a travel allowance (travel grant, which is a separate component of the scholarship), if they apply for it along with their scholarship application. Travel allowance is awarded as a lump sum and it will be paid to the scholarship holder at the end of his/her stay together with the last scholarship payment. Travel allowance amount depends on the distance (in a direct line) between applicant’s place of residence (the permanent address; resp. address of home institution) and the place of his/her stay in Slovakia (the address of the host institution)^[5]:

Distance up to 200 km – 0 €,

Distance more than 200 km, max. 300 km – 50 €,

Distance more than 300 km, max. 500 km – 100 €,

Distance more than 500 km, max. 1 000 km – 250 €,

Distance more than 1 000 km, max.2 000 km – 350 €,

Distance more than 2 000 km, max.3 000 km – 500 €,

Distance more than 3 000 km, max. 5 000 km – 750 €,

Distance more than 5 000 km, max. 7 000 km – 1 100 €,

Distance more than 7 000 km – 1 500 €.