SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships from the Czech government and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Every year the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports offers scholarships to support the studies of foreigners at public universities in the Czech Republic on the basis of government resolutions under foreign development cooperation (government scholarships) or the bilateral international agreements in the field of education (scholarships under international agreements). Information about these possibilities is available at the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and through Czech Embassies and Consulates abroad. You can also download our leaflet Study of foreigners in the Czech Republic.
Erasmus Mundus scholarships
The EU Erasmus Mundus Programme offers scholarships for highly qualified students and scholars to follow a selected Erasmus Mundus Masters or Doctoral course or to carry out teaching and research assignments within the course. See the list of Erasmus Mundus courses offered by Czech universities and get more information at the Erasmus Mundus website.
Visegrad Fund scholarships
The International Visegrad Fund (IVF) was founded in 2000 by the four member states of the Visegrad Group: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The IVF offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships awarded to selected scholars for periods of 1 or 2 semesters. Only citizens of certain countries are eligible. Get more information about the IVF grant and scholarship programmes.
Scholarships of the South Moravian Center for International Mobility
The South Moravian Center for International Mobility offers scholarships for foreign students in the South Moravian region of the Czech republic. These scholarships are provided for talented students from the EU non-member states for the period of the first academic year at the universities of the region, in the follow-up Master studies and PhD studies. Studies are in the technical field and natural sciences, in Czech language. If the students achieve good study results, they are offered a university scholarship in the following academic years.
European and other programmes
Erasmus is the EU's flagship education and training programme, enabling more than 180,000 students to study and work abroad each year. Get more information from your National Agency.
CEEPUS is a Central European Exchange Program for University Studies. It´s main activity are university networks operating joint programs ideally leading to joint degrees. CEEPUS covers mobility grants for students and teachers in
this framework.
Fulbright is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students to undertake international graduate study or advanced research worldwide.
University scholarships
Some Czech higher education institutions grant scholarships for excellent study results or in cases of hard circumstances of a student. Please contact the institution of your choice for detailed information.
