Government of Slovak Republic National Scholarship Programme

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) is financed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic from the state budget of the Slovak Republic. The provision of government scholarships of the Slovak Republic is a long-term part of the development cooperation of the Slovak Republic.

To be eligible for the Government of Slovak Republic National Scholarship Programme, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a citizen of a foreign country.
• Be 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 to study in Slovakia.
• Be enrolling to study a postgraduate degree in a Slovakian institution.
• Be 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.
• Be international 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.
• Meet the Language requirements of the country (English, French, Slovak or Spanish).