Scholarships of the Government of the Slovak Republic

The provision of scholarships of the SR Government is a long-term component of development assistance by the SR, which is a programme and project activity of the SR Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of the international community.

In 2007 the Slovak Government adopted Act no. 617/2007 on Official Development Assistance by the Slovak Republic, creating the institutional basis for the provision of official development aid (hereinafter simply "ODA") in all its forms.

For ensuring the coordination of procedures between individual providers of SR development aid the SR Government adopted the Medium-Term Strategy for Official Development Aid by the Slovak Republic for 2009-2013 and the National Development Aid Programme for 2012 (hereinafter simply of the "National Programme"), which in point B.3 of SR Government Resolution no. 19/2012 commits the SR Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport to provide study for recipients of scholarships of the SR Government from developing countries at public universities.  

The provision of scholarships of the SR Government in the framework of conditions set out by the OECD for realization of ODA includes also scholarships of the SR Government for Slovak nationals living abroad.

The granting of these scholarships has become a component of the state support for Slovak nationals living abroad, which has been created progressively with the adoption of Act no. 474/2005 Coll. on the Slovak Nationals Living Abroad and on Change and Amendment to Some Acts, with the creation of the Office for Slovak Nationals Living Abroad and with the adoption of the White Paper for State Policy on Care for Slovak Nationals Living Abroad to 2015 approved by Government Resolution no. 625/2008.  

The deadline for submission of online application form (available on the website: www.vladnestipendia.sk - the webpage will be active from 25. March 2013)  for the scholarships of the SR Government for the academic year 2013/2014 is  30.5.2013. 

For more information please visit the official website at http://www.minedu.sk/scholarships-of-the-government-of-the-slovak-republic/