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Sunday, July 1, 2012

SCHOLARSHIP FOR FOREIGN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS at Czech Republic


Backgrounds: Program Scholarship for foreign students supports foreign students from the third countries out of European Union who want to study at one of the universities in the South Moravian region in the Czech Republic, in the Czech study program.

Benefit:

1.      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.
  1. 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.)

Who can apply?

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 in the South Moravian region of the Czech republic. Preferably in technical and natural science field of study (applicants for other study program are welcomed as well, however their chance to obtain scholarship is much lower). Applicants, who have already studied at any of the Czech universities before, are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Conditions for receiving scholarship:

  1. Submitting the complete application for scholarship and application for study in the given deadlines.
  2. Applicants must pass successfully an entrance university exam
  3. 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.

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.
Visit the Partner Institutions at Czech [Source]

Masaryk University
Masaryk University is the second principal public university in the Czech Republic and the largest university in Moravia. Nowadays it consists of 9 faculties and more than 200 departments – Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Informatics, Faculty of Social Studies, Faculty of Sports Studies. It was founded in 1919. One of the main priorities of the university is science and research, the university has joined many research programs.

Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno
Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno was founded in 1919 as the oldest independent university of its kind in the Czech Republic. The university consists of 5 faculties and one academic institute: Faculty of Agronomy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Horticulture, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, Institute of Lifelong Education.

University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno is the only university of this kind in the Czech republic. The university educates specialists in the field of veterinary and pharmaceutical sciences. The university consists of three faculties – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology. In the campus there are also public offices of veterinaries and general practitioners and Faculty chemist’s. 

Brno University of Technology
Brno University of Technology is the oldest university in Brno, it was founded in 1899. Nowadays it covers the whole range of technical fields of science and artistic fields, too. The university consists of 8 faculties: Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Business and Management, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Fine Arts.

Deadline: Applications for the academic year 2013/2014 can be submitted from 1st December 2012 till 30th January 2013. Applications for the academic year 2012/2013 were accepted till 30th January 2012.

Contact:

Ivana Hamadová
ivana.hamadova(@)jcmm.cz
tel. +420 602 602 054

Saturday, June 30, 2012

PhD Scholarship at the University of Padova, Italy


Background: The University of Padova, through the financial support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, offers investigates fellowships for foreign students to attend Doctoral schools/International Courses. During the 3-year doctoral program, successful candidates will be offered full board and lodging. Declaration of 15 PhD grants held in reserve to foreign students for the admission to the Doctoral Schools and to International Doctoral Courses (28th series) a.y. 2012/13.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:
 To have foreign (non-Italian) citizenship;
 To have foreign (non-Italian) residence. Candidates must be in possession of this requirement within the deadline date.
 To have a foreign (non-Italian) academic qualification acknowledged as equivalent to the Diploma di Laurea/Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale. The acknowledgement of the equivalence of the academic degree will be done by the relevant body of the Doctoral School/International Course, for the sole purpose of this competition.

SCHOLARSHIPS
The amount of the scholarship is 13.638,47 € per year (gross amount).
The scholarship is subject to social security contribution.
The amount of the scholarship is increased by 50% for periods of study abroad excluding the official country of residence. For periods of study abroad students must have the approval of the Doctoral Council of the School/International Course.
Scholarships are paid by monthly instalments. The first instalment is paid the month following the actual beginning of the course.

Deadline: 5 September 2012

Contact:
Università di Padova - Servizio Formazione alla Ricerca
Mrs. Katia Milan (+39 049 8271870)
Mrs. Sara Fedel (+39 049 8271868)
e-mail: doctoral.grants@unipd.it
fax +39 049 8271934