International Scholarship for Higher Education in Slovakia
The scholarship programme is designed for international students worldwide, including Slovaks living abroad, who plan to pursue higher education in Slovakia in the academic year 2025/2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- International students worldwide
- Slovaks living abroad
- Plan to pursue higher education in Slovakia in the academic year 2025/2026
- Full-time bachelor's, full-time combined bachelor's and master's studies, and full-time master's studies at a selected public Slovak HEI
Scholarship Types
- Bachelor's studies scholarships for applicants from abroad who intend to pursue their bachelor's studies in Slovakia in the academic year 2025/2026
- Master's studies scholarships for students who were supported by the previous scholarship scheme under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) at the bachelor's level as well as for applicants from abroad who intend to pursue their master's studies in Slovakia in the academic year 2025/2026
Study Programmes
- Selected public HEIs
- Full-time study programmes that fall under the areas of the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the Slovak Republic (SK RIS3 2021+)
- List of selected smart specialization study programmes SK RIS 3 2021+: https://stipendia.portalvs.sk/public_files/0f8566ab0092ca6d9fcefb83449fb6e9.pdf
Important Information
- Tuition fees: waiver in accordance with Section 92, Para 11 of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education
- Health insurance: public health-insured if not health-insured in another European Union member state or in a contracting state of the European Economic Area Agreement or in the Swiss Confederation
- Visa and temporary residence: apply for national visas (type D visa) at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic abroad or through an external service provider designated by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Contact Information
- Centres of Services for Foreigners (CSC)
- CSC Bratislava - Regrútska 4, 831 07 Bratislava
- CSC Žilina - Janka Kráľa 4, 010 40 Žilina
- CSC Košice - Trieda SNP 35, 040 11 Košice
- Phone: +421 961 570 333
- Email: csc@minv.sk
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Slovakia
- Phone: +0850 211 478 (from Slovakia)
- +421 2 5263 0023 (from abroad)
- Email: mic@iom.int
