General information on the scholarship programme:

The Government of the Czech Republic offers scholarships within the framework of its Development Cooperation in support of the study of foreign nationals from developing countries at public institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic. For the academic year 2021/2022, the Czech Republic will provide 18 scholarships for students from Ethiopia. Technical fields such as programming, aeronautical engineering and IT systems security are very popular among students.

These so called Government Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of study: 

1) in follow-up Master study programmes plus one-year preparatory course of the Czech language (which is combined with other field-specific training). Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from Bachelor's degree courses who can enrol only in study programmes in which instruction is given in the Czech language. Depending on the subject area, applicants are normally required to sit entrance examinations at the higher education institution concerned. Successful passing of entrance examinations constitutes a precondition for the scholarship award;

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2) in follow-up Master study programmes or Doctoral study programmes. Government scholarships of this category are awarded to graduates from Bachelor or Master study programmes, respectively, who enrol in study programmes with instruction in the English language.      

Scholarships can only be filed on-line. The scholarship application form is available at: http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf.

Detailed guidelines are also available there. The deadline for submission of applications was 30 September 2020.

 

More information can be found on the website of the Czech Ministry of Education Youth and Sports and on the website of project "Study in the Czech Republic."