The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MEYS) offers scholarships to academic staff of Slovak public universities who wish to undertake study, research or lecture visits lasting up to 14 days  to one of the Czech public institutions of higher education. The scholarships are intended mainly to support the building and development of relationships between academic departments, to share professional knowledge and information, to gain experience in teaching abroad, as well as to carry out individual research activities.  In all cases, the scholarship must be guaranteed by a Czech public university.

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Choose the Czech public institution of higher education, or its specific faculty/department , with which you want to cooperate.
2. Ask the academic/staff member with whom you are making contact (supervisor) to send you a letter of invitation for a week-long stay, which must take place in the academic year 2025/2026. The letter of invitation is a compulsory attachment to the scholarship application..
3. Be sure to inform your supervisor that you intend to apply for your study, research or lecture stay within the framework of the MEYS’ scholarship
4. Complete the scholarship application according to SAIA's instructions. Only applicants who have participated in the selection procedure organised by the TPF and have received instructions from the said institution to apply through this online registration system can apply for the scholarship.
5. Complete the scholarship application in this online system. The application must be completed in Czech or English.
6. Upload all required attachments (in Czech or English). The application is complete only if it contains all the required annexes (in Czech or English or with a translation into these languages). Check the requirements for each document well in advance - some documents require a third party signature.
   • Academic CV
   • Plan of the research stay
   • Letter of Invitation from the supervisor of the stay with the date of the stay
7. Submit your application no later than the call deadline.
8. Keep track of the status of your application. You will be notified by e-mail of any status changes. Always check to see if you are required to provide additional information, etc.

HOW THE APPLICATION IS EVALUATED:

1. A prerequisite for the processing of the application and awarding of the scholarship is the nomination by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic, which decides who will be recommended by the Slovak side for the award of the scholarship. Applications of those not nominated by Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic will be rejected. The submitted application will be assessed by the MEYS, which may return it to the applicant for completion in case of missing information. Ineligible (without prior nomination by Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Youth of the Slovak Republic ) and/or incomplete (without complete documentation) applications will be rejected.
2. The MEYS may, in justified cases, propose a change of the scholarship period or of the receiving university (e.g. if admission to the study programme preferred by the applicant is not possible).
3. Applications are then sent to individual universities for consideration according to the applicants' preferences and/or the MEYS’ recommendations.
4. The evaluation process result is:
   • the award of a meal allowance and pocket money for the duration of the stay (maximum 14 days), which is provided and paid by the MEYS in cash or, in the case of non-Prague locations, through the receiving university
   • reimbursement of the scholarship holder's accommodation for a maximum of 14 nights. Accommodation is paid by the MEYS itself or in cooperation with the sponsor. The accommodation is booked by the MEYS and the costs are paid directly to the host. The exact date of stay must be notified at least two months before the planned date of stay. or
   • Rejection of the application. There is no right of appeal against the rejection of an application.