2024/25 Scholarships of the Government 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. In 2024, the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic will implement bilateral development cooperation through the government scholarship program as defined in the  Slovak Republic's Medium-term Development Cooperation Strategy for 2019 - 2023 (Government Resolution No. 40/2019), which was extended to 2024 ((Government Resolution No. 620/2023). The conditions of admission and granting a government scholarship are regulated by Act no. 392/2015 Coll. on Development Cooperation and on Amendments to Certain Acts and Decree of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic No. 50/2016 laying down details on the provision of government scholarships.

The deadline for submission of online application form (available on the website: www.vladnestipendia.sk - the webpage will be active from 25 March, 2024), for the Government scholarships of the SR for the academic year 2024/2025 is 30 May, 2024. REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

Study in Slovakia

Slovakia – or the 'Little Big Country' as we say – has been a member state of the European Union since 2004. It is located in the heart of Europe, with the Danube River on the West-South and with the border to Ukraine in the East.

Slovakia is a progressive and dynamic country, but also a traditional one, and thus very diverse. The society has gone through dynamic changes in the last 2 – 3 decades. From central economic planning to a fully open market economy, Slovakia is now the biggest car producing country (per capita) in the world. Modern technologies are being applied not only in the car industry, but also for example in the production of audio-visual home appliances. Innovations and new services are nowadays an important factor for us. New companies are started every day, new objects or city landmarks emerge, life conditions are improving, but we keep our traditional values as well.

With a university diploma, the chances to find a job in Slovakia are high. International students from outside the European Union studying in Slovakia full-time can work during their studies for up to 20 hours a week - and after finishing their studies at a Slovak university, they can work in Slovakia without any special work permit.

Studying in Slovakia is not only about a professional career, it is also about getting to know the country, the culture, the nature... Slovak universities offer their students a lot of extracurricular activities, especially when student organisations are involved – you can do sports, sing in a choir, go hiking in the mountains with other students and much more. 

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