Czech Government Scholarships for Developing Countries’ Students in
the field of Economics, Agriculture, Informatics, Environment and
Energetic at public universities in the Czech Republic. Scholarships are
available for pursuing Bachelor/ Master/ Doctoral degree level. The
Government of the Czech Republic offers scholarships within the
framework of its Foreign Development Assistance in support of the study
of foreign nationals from Developing Countries at Public Institutions of
Higher Education in the Czech Republic. The application deadline is 30
September.
Scholarship Open for International Students:
The students of developing countries (Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique, Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar, Benin, Guinea-
Bisau,
Nepal, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Cambodia,
Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz
Republic, Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania,
Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia,
Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São
Tomé and Principe, Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon
Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo, South Sudan, Cameroon, Lao PDR, Sri Lanka,
Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands, Swaziland,
Côte
d’Ivoire, Micronesia,
Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic, Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt,
Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador, Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji,
Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria, Vanuatu, Ghana, Pakistan,
Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana,
Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola, Ecuador,
Palau, Algeria, Gabon, Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua
and Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep., Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian
Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa, Botswana, Lebanon, St.
Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bulgaria,
Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China, Malaysia,
Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mauritius,
Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and
Uruguay) can apply for these scholarships. A limited number of
scholarships are also offered to applicants from selected developing
countries through UNESCO.
Scholarship Description: Government
of the Czech Republic offers the program of development cooperation
foreigners from developing countries scholarships to support study at
public universities in the Czech Republic. The Government of the Czech
Republic offers scholarships Within the framework of its Foreign
Development Assistance in support of the study of foreign nationals from
Developing Countries at Public Institutions of Higher Education in the
Czech Republic. Upon a Decision of the Ministry of Education, Youth and
Sports, scholarships of the Government of the Czech Republic are granted
to promote studies of specific Bachelor’s, Master’s, follow-up
Master’s and/or Doctoral study
programmes in the on-site mode of study of a specific study
programme
pursued by a public HEI (or its Faculty) for a period that equals the
regular duration of studies. Scholarships are not transferable to other
persons or other academic years. Once a scholarship is granted, neither
the public HEI nor the study
programme and/or field of study may be changed.
Number of award(s): A limited number of scholarships are also offered to applicants from selected developing countries through UNESCO.
Duration of award(s): These Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study.
(1) Pursued in the Czech language:
-Bachelor’s study
programmes (three- to four-year long);
-Master’s study
programmes (comprehensive four- to six-year long
programmes);
-Doctoral study
programmes (three- to four-year long).
(2) Language and preparatory studies (one-year long; only for those who
have applied for a scholarship to study in the Czech language) –
provided for by the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies
(“ILPS”) of Charles University;
(3) Pursued in the English language:
-Selected follow-up Master’s study
programmes (one- to three-year long);
- Selected Doctoral study
programmes (three- to four-year long).
What does it cover? Scholarships are to support study at public universities in the Czech Republic.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: If
the application has been accepted and may proceed to the next round of
the selection procedure, the Mission shall ask the selected applicants
to attend an interview. The most successful applicants shall be asked to
submit complete documentation by a given deadline that the Mission
shall determine so as to ensure that proposals for scholarships to be
granted in a new academic year are at the disposal of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Development
Cooperation Department, hereinafter abbreviated as “DCD”) and the
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic
(International Relations Department, hereinafter abbreviated as “IRD”)
in Prague by 31 December of the year prior to the given academic year at
the latest.
How to Apply:
An application
for a scholarship of the Government of the CR can only be submitted
through a Diplomatic Mission of the Czech Republic in the given country
(hereinafter referred to as the “Mission”). Each applicant is obliged to
fill in an electronic application form. The applicant shall send the
filled in application form to the Mission in electronic form, i.e.
by
completing online registration. Applicants for a scholarship of the
Government of the CR shall submit the documentation in two counterparts
(i.e.
two separate
identical files). Only complete documentation that meets the
requirements stated in this Chapter shall be considered. Documentation
that does not meet the requirements shall be officially returned without
any further reasoning. In order for an applicant to be admitted to
study at
a HEI, his/her
documents proving foreign educational attainment must be recognized in
the CR. It is advisable that when travelling to the CR, students
should have at least two extra counterparts of the documents necessary
for the admission procedure and for the recognition of foreign
educational attainment with them. It is also recommended that students
who shall pursue their studies at
a HEI
without the one-year long language and preparatory studies have their
education recognized already prior to their arrival in the CR. The
actual procedure is published on the public HEI website. If it is not
possible to have documents translated into the Czech language pursuant
to the requirements specified hereinafter in the country that nominates
the applicant for the studies, applicants may enclose legalized
translations into the English language done by a sworn
translator/interpreter.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 September.
Prospective
Applicants are advised to address Concerning Their inquiries, among
others, Their Eligibility and closing date for applications to the Czech Embassies in their Countries.
Note: The
scholarships are dedicated to Solel Promoting the WHO studies of adults
are foreign nationals from third Developing Countries in need. Neither a
citizen of the Czech Republic, nor a citizen of the European Union, nor
any other foreign national with a permanent residence permit on the
territory of the Czech Republic May Therefore apply for the
scholarship. Furthermore, the scholarships May Not Be Granted to persons
Younger Than 18th (The Applicant has to turn 18 as of September 1 of
the year When s / he commences studies in the Czech Republic at the
latest).
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application