Scholarships of the Government of the Slovak Republic for doctoral degree programmes

• for persons with Slovak Living Abroad status - Croatia, France, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine.
• for PhD students from countries eligible for the Official Development Assistance (ODA)  FOR 2025/2026 - Brasil, Georgia, Sudan​, Kosovo

Studies can be carried out only at public universities in Slovakia and are held in the Slovak language. The Scholarships of the Government of the Slovak Republic include a scholarship for a 10-month language preparation course in the case that the applicant has not completed his/her previous education in the Slovak Republic.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 25 May. Applications are submitted online at www.vladnestipendia.sk.
Scholarships are awarded by the Assessment Committee of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic.

Special status of PhD students 

Full-time PhD students are considered to be students, not employees; hence a university is not in the position of their employer in relation to their social and health insurance. All admitted PhD students (including from outside of EU/EEA) are entitled to a PhD scholarship during the full-time doctoral study. PhD scholarships provided by the state are exempt from the income tax.