About governmental scholarships

The provision of government scholarships in the Slovak Republic is a long-term part of the development cooperation of the Slovak Republic. The Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic implements development cooperation through a program of government scholarships in accordance with the Medium-Term Development Cooperation Strategy of the Slovak Republic for 2019-2023 (UV SR No. 40/2019), wich has been extended to 2024 (UV SR No. 620/2023). Government scholarships are provided for all levels of higher education at public universities in the Slovak Republic. The conditions for awarding and providing government scholarships are regulated by Act no. 392/2015 Coll. on Development Cooperation and on Amendments to Certain Acts and Decree of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic no. 50/2016, which lays down the details of the provision of government scholarships.

Slovak government scholarships, under OECD-defined conditions for conducting official development assistance, include awarding the Slovak government scholarship to persons with Slovaks Living Abroad status. Award of such scholarships has become a part of state policy supporting Slovaks Living Abroad, which has developed gradually over time, with the adoption of Act No. 474/2006 Coll. on Slovaks Living Abroad and on amendment of certain acts and by the establishment of the Office for Slovaks Living Abroad.

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