The Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic for the support of mobility of students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists. The National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic (NSP) is funded by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.

Eligible applicants for a scholarship:

a) students who study at the second level of higher education (master students), or are students who at the time of application deadline have already completed at least 2.5 years of their university studies in the same study program. Duration of scholarship: 1 – 2 full semesters (i.e. 4 – 5 or 9 – 10 months) or full 1 – 3 trimesters, in case the academic year is divided into trimesters (i.e. 3 – 4 or 6 – 7 or 9 – 10 months).

b) PhD students. Duration of scholarship: 1 – 10 months.

c) international university teachers, researchers and artists who are invited to a teaching/research/artistic stay in Slovakia. Duration of scholarship: 1 – 10 months.

The scholarship is intended to cover international scholarship holders’ living costs (i.e. food, accommodation, etc.), during their study, research/artistic or teaching stay in Slovakia. The scholarship holder can ask for assistance concerning accommodation and formalities related to entering and staying in the territory of the Slovak Republic.