Scholarships For Africans: The application is currently open for the 2022 Czech Government Masters and Doctorate Scholarships for Developing Countries.
Scholarships are available from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport for students from developing countries. All students from developing countries and/or countries in political and economic transition are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
The Faculty of Social Sciences is able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships to students in all fee-based programs thanks to a generous contribution from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport. A total of __scholarships are available, with preference given to students from developing countries and/or countries undergoing political and economic transition.
About Czech Government Scholarships
The Czech Republic’s government provides scholarships as part of its Foreign Development Assistance to foreign nationals from the developing countries listed below to study at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic. The application deadline for the academic year 2023/2024 is September 30, 2022.
Scholarships for citizens of the developing countries listed below to study at Czech public higher education institutions (referred to as “universities”) are an important part of the Czech Republic’s foreign development cooperation and have a long history. From the late 1950s to the present, over 20,000 foreign nationals have received Government of the Czech Republic scholarships to study at Czech universities.
Brief Scholarship Details
Sponsor(s): Czech Government
Academic Level: Masters, Postgraduate
Award Value: Cost of Study
Eligible Country: Selected Developing Countries
Application Deadline: 30 September 2022
Aim and Benefits of Czech Government Masters and Doctorate Scholarships
- The scholarship covers the necessary costs related to staying and studying in the Czech Republic. The scholarship amount is regularly amended.
- Currently, the amount paid to students on a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or follow-up Master’s study program stands at CZK 14,000 per month
- Whereas the amount paid to students of a Doctoral study program stands at CZK 15,000 per month.
The above scholarship amounts include an amount designated for the payment of accommodation costs. Costs of accommodation, food, and public transport are covered by scholarship holders from the scholarship under the same conditions that apply to students who are citizens of the Czech Republic. Should health services exceeding standard care be required by the student, s/he shall cover them at his/her own cost.
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Requirements for Czech Government Masters and Doctorate Scholarships Qualification
- The scholarships are intended solely to promote the studies of adults who are foreign nationals from developing third countries in need. Neither a citizen of the Czech Republic, a citizen of a member state of the European Union, nor any other foreign national with a permit to permanent residence on the territory of the Czech Republic may, therefore, be granted this type of scholarship. Furthermore, the scholarships may not be granted to persons under 18 years of age. (The applicants have to turn 18 as of 1 September of the year when they commence studies in the Czech Republic at the latest.)
- In Bachelor/ Master/ Doctoral Study Programmes plus one-year Preparatory Course of the English language (Which is combined with other field-specific training): Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from upper secondary schools, or Bachelor’s / Master’s degree courses, as applicable, Who can Enroll only in Study Programmes in which instruction is given in the English language. Depending on the subject area, Applicants are normally required to sit entrance Examinations at the higher education institution Concerned. Successful passing of the Entrance examination constitutes a precondition for the scholarship award; or
- In follow-up study Programmes Master or Doctoral Study Programmes: Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates of Bachelor or Master Study Programmes, respectively, Enroll in the WHO study Programmes with instruction in the English language.
In addition, the Scholarship Review Board will take into consideration applicants’ results from their earlier studies. Priority will be given to students who have not previously had the opportunity to study abroad.
Duration of Scholarship Program
These Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study plus one-year preparatory course in the Czech language(which is combined with other field-specific training).
How to Apply
Each applicant is obliged to fill in an electronic application form at the latest by 30 September 2022. The successful applicant starts studying in the academic year 2023/2024.
Detailed information on the terms and conditions of scholarship awards is provided in the binding “Guidelines for Granting Scholarships of the Government of the Czech Republic”, issued in Czech and English. Prospective applicants are advised to read carefully the guidelines before applying.
Visit the Czech Government Official Website for More Information