The National Scholarship Program (NSP) for 2025 in Slovakia is offered by the Government of the Slovak Republic. The programme offers fully funded scholarships to international students, doctoral students, university professors, researchers, and artists from all over the world. Candidates have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship under the programme at any higher education institution in Slovakia, any institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, or any other eligible host institution, subject to the terms and conditions of the programme.

The study programmes offered under this international scholarship programme include healthcare, education, arts, technical sciences, social, economic, and legal sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, informatics, agriculture and veterinary medicine, humanities, security sciences, defence, and military sciences. The map on the official website allows participants to view the fields of study, program level, university name, institution type, and official link. Candidates can choose a field of study based on their academic background and interest in a specific field.

Three types of higher education institutions—public, state-run, and private—provide education, creative scientific research, or creative artistic activities. During the Europe Scholarship Programme, scholars can explore Slovakia's natural beauty, including mountains, plains, valleys, lakes, caves, forests, and meadows. The programme provides tuition, accommodation, meals, and a travel grant to selected candidates. This programme is a distinguished international exchange programme, and citizens of all countries except Slovakia are eligible to apply.

National Scholarship Program (NSP) 2025 in Slovakia:

Host country:

• Slovakia

Host Organisation:

• Government of the Slovak Republic

Scholarship Location:

• Various universities and research organizations in Slovakia

Duration of the scholarship:

• Master's students: 1-2 full semesters (4-5 or 9-10 months)
• PhD students: 1–10 months
• University professors, researchers, or artists: 1 to 10 months

Benefits of the National Scholarship Program (NSP) 2025 in Slovakia:

• A second-level undergraduate student will receive a scholarship of €620 per month.
• The doctoral student will receive a scholarship of €1,025.50 per month.

University Professor/Researcher/Artist:

• Without a PhD and with less than 4 years of work experience, you will receive a scholarship of €1,025.50 per month.
• With a PhD and less than 10 years of work experience, you will receive 1,370 euros per month.
• With a PhD and more than 10 years of work experience, you will receive 1470 euros per month.
• The scholarship will cover living costs related to the stay in Slovakia.
• Accommodation will be provided for the researchers.
• Meals will be provided during the duration of the scholarship.
• Students and doctoral students may be granted a travel permit but must apply for it along with their scholarship application.

Eligibility criteria for the National Scholarship Program (NSP) 2025 in Slovakia:

• Citizens of any country in the world except Slovak citizens can apply for this scholarship programme.

Eligibility by category:

• They must be undergraduate students at universities outside Slovakia.
• - The applicant must be a master's student (second level of higher education) or a student who has completed at least 2.5 years of university studies in the same study programme.
• Applicants will be on study stay in Slovakia during their higher education outside Slovakia and will be accepted by a public, private or state higher education institution in Slovakia for academic mobility to study in Slovakia.
• PhD students:
  • To apply for a doctoral study programme, applicants must be doctoral students who have received their higher education or scientific training outside Slovakia and who have been admitted to a public, private or state higher education institution or research institution in Slovakia.
• International university professors, researchers and artists:
  • Applicants must be invited to an educational, research or technical stay in Slovakia by an institution with a valid certificate of eligibility to carry out research and development.

How to apply for the National Scholarship Program in Slovakia:

• An applicant may not submit more than one application per submission.
• Select the category you want to apply to (students, doctoral students, university professors, researchers, and artists).
• Fill out the application form online.
• Upload the required documents.
• Answer other questions.
• Review and submit your application.

Required documents for the National Scholarship Program (NSP) 2025 in Slovakia:

• CV Click here to provide it to you
• passport
• Motivation letter and residency programme. Click here to get them for you.
• Letters of recommendation. Click here to provide them to you.
• Acceptance/Invitation Letter. Click here to get it for you.
• List of publications.
• - Any other specific documents required are mentioned on the website according to the scholarship category (students, doctoral students, university professors and researchers).

Scholarship Deadline:

• The deadline for applications is April 30, 2025.