Scholarships for Foreign University Students
South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM)
2317- Least Developed Countries
- Brno
Summary
| Duration: | 12 months |
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| Quota: | Not defined |
| Application deadline: | 30th January |
| Benefits summary: | Monthly allowance €220 to cover living costs |
Last update: 17 January 2012
Description
One-year start-up scholarship for foreign students from the third countries who wish to study at one of our partner universities in the South Moravian region and have not yet studied in the Czech Republic.
The programme includes financial support and most importantly an administrative assistance with application procedure at the chosen university, diploma recognition, visa etc.
The scholarship is provided especially to applicants for Master and Ph.D. programs in technical and natural sciences, in Czech language programs.
Eligibility
Foreign students from the third countries out of European Union, who wish to study a follow-up master or Ph.D. study programs in Czech language, at partner universities (Masaryk University, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno University of Technology) in the South Moravian region of the Czech republic. Preferably in technical and natural science field of study.
Czech language:
It is expected that the applicants have sufficient knowledge of Czech language to be able to start studying in Czech right after their arrival in Brno.
The applicants who receive scholarship can attend course of Czech language at particular universities (price and number of lessons per week depend on chosen university) in Brno for the period of the first academic year , at some universities including final exam of Czech language.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
Benefits
Scholarship (monthly 6000 Czech crown - approx. 220EUR) for the first study year - to cover basic living costs (if students achieves good study results during the first study year, they obtain scholarship straight from the university in the following years). There is no tuition fee for students attending study programs in Czech language.
Free administrative assistance and consultancy - help with university entrance exams procedure and during the first study year in the South Moravian region (diploma recognition, information service, visa, study matters etc.)
Application information
The application includes two essential steps:
- Application for study at a partner university in Brno
- Application for scholarship to the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility
Applicants do not pay any fee for the application.
The application includes following:
- On-line scholarship application form
- CV (in English or Czech language)
- Letter of motivation (in Czech or English language) - it is recommended up to 2 pages. It should include reasons why the applicant applies for scholarship and why should be accepted, the study plans and ambitions.
- Notary verified copy of your diploma and diploma translation by a certified translator into Czech or English language according to country of origin and a university.
- Diploma transcript (list of the subjects passed during the study) and its translation by a certified translator into Czech or English language according to country of origin and a university.
If the applicant graduates in spring of the same year when the scholarship application is submitted, it is possible to send first only a list of subjects passed by that time and confirmation of home university about expected date of graduation. However, the diploma verification must be delivered latest by the date of registration at the Czech university (usualy beginning September of a given year).
Conditions for receiving scholarship:
- Submitting the complete application for scholarship and application for study in the given deadlines.
- Applicants must pass successfully an entrance university exam
- Final choice of scholarship holders makes independent Selection Committee, whose members are the vice-rectors of our partner universities. Selection is done from the group of applicants who have been accepted to the study at the university.
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