Visegrad Scholarship Program across Central and Eastern Europe
Visegrad scholarships support Master and post-Master students and researchers in all disciplines and in any language for up to four semesters at more than 190 higher education institutions across Central and Eastern Europe.
Previous studies
Applicants must have either completed a Bachelor’s program or—in specific cases (if the study program is not divided into distinct Bachelor’s and Master’s study programs)—completed at least 3 years (6 semesters) of higher-education before starting the scholarship.
Eligible countries
The applicant’s home and host university must be different, i.e., the previous level of university studies (any obtained academic diploma before starting the scholarship) must be completed in a country other than where the applicant applies for studies.The country of citizenship and permanent residence shall be different from the host country.The distance between the home university and host university/institute as well as between the permanent residence and the host university/institute must be above 150 km. The applicant, who is already a holder of master degree, is not eligible to apply for scholarship to cover master studies.
Required documents
All compulsory documents must be prepared in English and have to be submitted (scans) via online application system. Please do NOT send original documents by post. They will not be considered.
Failure to submit the required documents as part of the online application by the deadline will result in excluding the application from the selection procedure.
Required documents: applicants for Master studies
- Scan of a valid identification document
Identification card for EU citizens, passport for non-EU citizens;
- Scan of transcript of records for the last two duly terminated semesters
Notarized copies of official translations of transcript of records (issued by sworn translators) or scan of the official English version of the transcript of records issued by the university will be accepted. In case of concluded Bachelor studies at the time of applying for VSP it is possible to submit the Bachelor's Diploma Supplement.
- Scan of letter of acceptance from the host university/institute
If the applicant applied for courses that require admission tests or personal interview (results of which will be known only after the deadline for the VSP applications), the applicant shall submit a proof of her/his application for studies at the host university/institute or a preliminary acceptance letter. The actual letter of acceptance shall be submitted before the signing of the contract with the Fund, by the end of June of the respective year at the latest.
The letter of acceptance shall indicate that the student was accepted for the respective number of semesters within the full-time master program.The letter of acceptance cannot be older than 3 months when submitting the application and needs to include the following:
- name of the applicant
- working title of the study program
- type of study (full-time)
- planned dates of the study
- signature and a stamp of the statutory representative (or of the statutory representative of the international studies department of the host institution)
Required documents: applicants for Post-master studies
- Scan of a valid identification document
Identification card for EU citizens, passport for non-EU citizens;
- Scan of letter of acceptance from the host university/institute
The letter of acceptance shall indicate that the student was accepted for the respective number of semesters for full-time Post-master's study/research.The letter of acceptance cannot be older than 3 months when submitting the application and needs to include the following:
- name of the applicant
- detailed working plan of the study/research
- type of study/research (full-time)
- planned dates of the study/research
- signature and a stamp of the statutory representative (or of the statutory representative of the international studies department of the host institution)
On-line application
Applying for the Visegrad Scholarship Program is possible only through the on-line application system. The system opens approximately 45 days prior to the deadline. Once you register on-line, you are kindly asked to remember the ID (the application number) since it will be used in all future communication with you, and a password which will enable you to access your application form in the future.
Note: Make sure you fill out all the required fields and upload all requested documents (for example, bank details are not required when submitting and can be edited later). The recommended file format of the uploaded documents is PDF (if a document has more than a single page please convert it into a multi-page PDF file). Also, JPG or GIF can be accepted.
Travel grant
Applicants whose university or employer (at the time of applying) is further than 1,500 km from the selected host university/institute (at the time of applying) are eligible for a lump-sum travel grant. Travel grants are allocated on a competitive basis and cannot be guaranteed to any applicant. Applying for travel grants is part of the on-line application form.
Content and objective of the study/research
If applying for a Master’s scholarship, the content and objective of the study should consist of the applicant’s personalized study summary. Please do not copy-paste information from the host university’s website or other PR materials.
Submitting the application
Submit your application on-line. It is important to include all the necessary information/documents when you submit your application. Please do NOT send original documents by post. They will not be considered.
Announcing the results of the selection process—Travel documents
If you are listed among the approved scholars, please check the validity of your passport and make sure it is valid until the end of the scholarship period. In the event that the validity of your travel document expires before/during the scholarship period, please apply for a new passport and inform this fact. You will be requested to provide with the new details (passport number, (new) spelling of your name, etc.) before the contract and the confirmation of the Fund’s support is issued and sent to you.
Receiving the scholarship and reporting
If selected, each scholar receives his/her scholarship funding at the beginning of each five-month period (semester) upon a written confirmation from the host university/institution:
The 1st instalment is transferred after signing of the scholarship contract and delivery of the arrival confirmation issued by the host university.
The travel grant is paid to selected scholars at the beginning of the scholarship period together with the first instalment of the scholarship.
The 2nd and further instalments are transferred after the Fund receives:
Master scholars: Transcript of records with at least 30 ECTS credits obtained for previous semester; and confirmation of continuation of studies issued by the host university.
Post-master scholars: Progress report written by the scholar including interim results, conference attendance, published articles; and confirmation of continuation of studies indicating the dates of planned completion issued by the host university.
The final report is to be submitted by the scholar latest 30 days after the end of the scholarship period and should include:
Master scholars: Copy of master diploma in case of full master studies, Transcript of records with at least 30 ECTS credits obtained for the last semester covered by the VSP.
Post-master scholars: Summary of the final results and contributions of the research stay, articles in the language of their publication written by the scholar.
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