Dear students, dear colleagues, we would like to inform you that, as part of the National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic to Support Mobility, a new call for scholarship applications has been published for study, research, and lecturing stays during the summer semester of the 2026/2027 academic year.
The deadline for submitting applications is October 31, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Scholarship applications can currently be submitted online at www.stipendia.sk or www.scholarships.sk.
The selection results will be published on our website (www.stipendia.sk/sk/main/vysledky-vyberovych-konani) no later than 8 weeks after the program deadline; all scholarship applicants will be notified of the selection results by email. Lists of scholarship recipients will be provided to universities in stages, addressed to the vice-rectors for international affairs.
The scholarships are intended for students and doctoral candidates at Slovak universities (even if the doctoral program is carried out at an external educational institution as defined by the Higher Education Act, e.g., at the Slovak Academy of Sciences) and postdoctoral researchers working at Slovak universities and research organizations (e.g., the Slovak Academy of Sciences) with permanent residence in Slovakia to cover living expenses during a study and/or research/artistic stay while pursuing a second-cycle higher education degree (master’s/engineering/doctoral studies), study A study and/or research/artistic stay during doctoral studies or a research stay for postdoctoral researchers at a selected foreign university or research organization. Basic information about the program can be found in the attached flyer at the link below. Applicants can find detailed information about the program on the program’s official website at www.stipendia.sk or www.scholarships.sk.
Undergraduate students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers may, along with their application for a scholarship under the National Scholarship Program, also apply for a travel grant in connection with their planned study and/or research/artistic stay abroad.
The National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic is also designed to support the mobility of foreign students, doctoral candidates, university faculty, and researchers and artists for stays at Slovak universities and research organizations. Citizens of any country in the world are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Please note that the original acceptance/invitation letter for international applicants must be sent to the address of SAIA, n. o. (SAIA, n. o., Sasinkova 10, 812 20 Bratislava 1), such that this document is delivered no later than the third business day following the deadline, by 12:00 p.m. (The legal framework in Slovakia applies when determining business days.).
If you have any questions regarding the National Scholarship Program, you can also contact the program administrators directly:
- applicants for scholarships to study abroad,
- applicants from abroad (doctoral students);
- applicants from abroad (university professor/researcher);
- applicants from abroad (students).
The National Scholarship Program (NŠP) is a scholarship program whose establishment was approved by the Government of the Slovak Republic through Resolution No. 557 of July 13, 2005. The Government of the Slovak Republic decided to continue the NŠP through Resolution No. 317 of April 29, 2009. The scholarship program is funded by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic (MŠVVM SR) from the Slovak Republic’s state budget. SAIA, n. o., provides administrative support for the National Scholarship Program based on a contract concluded between the Ministry of Education,Research, Development, and Youth of the Slovak Republic and SAIA, n. o. Recipients of the National Scholarship Program are scholarship recipients of the Government of the Slovak Republic.
The next deadline, which will be on April 30, 2027, will be for stays during the 2027–2028 academic year.
We’d also like to draw your attention to the posts below regarding the launch of the current call for applications on our social media channels, which you’re welcome to share on your own pages if you’re interested:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1128847912905870
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DddeT54EZbb/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7507693495114047488
We would also like to draw your attention to a webinar focused on providing information about the program and preparing a scholarship application under the Slovak Republic’s National Scholarship Program:
October 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. – NŠP Scholarship – Science That Travels
Zároveň dávame do pozornosti webinár zameraný na informovanie o programe a vypracovanie žiadosti o štipendium v rámci Národného štipendijného programu SR:
6. 10. 2026 o 14:00 – Štipendium NŠP - Veda, ktorá cestuje
https://www.saia.sk/sk/main/aktuality/podujatia/stipendium-nsp-veda,-ktora-cestuje
