Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia Scholarships 2012-2013

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia announces a limited number of scholarships for the academic year 2012/13 (from 1. 10. 2012 until 30. 9. 2013) on the basis of bilateral agreement and reciprocity basis for the following countries:
Belgium – Flanders, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, PR of China, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey.

The scholarships are open to foreign students who wish to come to Slovenia as an exchange student. The main purpose of the scholarship scheme is to support foreign students who wish to undertake a part of their study (undergraduate or postgraduate) on the individual basis under the supervision of Slovenian lecturer.
Study Period: The duration of an individual scholarship can be up to 10 months. Minimum duration is 3 months.
Fields of Study: The scholarship can be awarded for any field of study offered by the Slovene higher education institutions.
Student Status: The applicant must be enroled at the institution in their home country and come to Slovenia as an exchange student. Scholarships are not complementary: students can have only one scholarship, regardless of its source.
Study Level:  The scholarship cannot be awarded for a complete course of study leading to a degree. Neither can the scholarship be granted for any Slovene language course. Scholarship fees are not refundable through this scholarship. Possible exceptions must be determined in the bilateral agreement of the Republic of Slovenia with the concerned country.
Language of Instruction: The candidates should speak Slovene or the working language agreed upon with the mentor/supervisor.

Scholarship

The scholarship covers:
  • accommodation in the facilities of the Student Centre of the Universities if the student requires it (paid for by the Ministry directly);
  • basic medical insurance for time being in Slovenia as an exchange student and for non-EU students if there is no bilateral agreement on health insurance between the Republic of Slovenia and the applicant’s home country (paid for directly by the Ministry);
  • 253 EUR monthly subsistence.

Eligibility

The scholarships are open to students from Belgium – Flanders, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, PR of China, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey, not older than 30 years.

Application

The candidates should address themselves to the authorities of their country that are competent to collect the applications and to select and recommend candidatures. Individual applications sent to CMEPIUS are not eligible. For exact information regarding the responsible authority in own country the candidates should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in their country.
The list of nominated candidates of the competent authority of each country, together with complete application form in three (3) copies (one original and 2 copies) with accompanying annexes have to be sent to the Slovenian National Agency – CMEPIUS.
Deadline for applications is April 30, 2012 (per post-mark).
The candidates and the respective authorities will be notified of the results by the CMEPIUS in June 2012.
Application form
Letter of Acceptance 
The Official Call
Macedonian candidates can read the official call, as well as all the information needed for applying here.
The Official Website

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