GENERAL INFORMATION
Granting scholarships to citizens from developing countries for studies at Czech public higher education institutions (referred to as “universities”) is an important part of the foreign development cooperation of the Czech Republic and has a long tradition. From the late 1950s to the present day over 20 000 foreign nationals have completed their studies at Czech universities with a scholarship of the Government of the Czech Republic.
Government scholarships for studies at universities in the Czech Republic are governed by a Resolution of the Government of the Czech Republic No. 870 as of 27th November 2024 as part of a joint foreign development cooperation program pursued by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (https://msmt.gov.cz/) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://mzv.gov.cz/), implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (https://mzd.gov.cz/).
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES AND STUDY PROGRAMMES
Government scholarships for the academic year 2026/2027 are offered only to the citizens of the following countries:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus (democratic forces),
- Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia,
- Cambodia, Sri Lanka,
- Guatemala, Jordan.
Scholarships are designed to cover the standard length of full-time study
pursued in the Czech language:
- Bachelor’s study programmes (three- to four-year-long) in selected areas of study (only for applicants from Georgia),
- Follow-up Master’s study programmes (two-year-long) in selected areas of study (for applicants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine and Belarus),
- Plus one-year long preparatory course of the Czech language.
Depending on the subject area, applicants are normally required to sit entrance examinations at the university concerned. Successful passing of entrance examinations constitutes a precondition for a scholarship award.
or pursued in the English language (for applicants from all the eligible countries):
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Selected follow-up Master’s study programmes (two-year-long programmes),
- Selected Doctoral study programmes (three- to four-year-long programmes).
Other conditions:
- The condition for granting a scholarship for studying in a bachelor's study program is the completion of secondary education corresponding to secondary education with a school-leaving examination in the Czech Republic
- The condition for granting a scholarship for studies in a follow-up master's study program is the completion of the bachelor's study program.
- The condition for granting a scholarship for study in a doctoral study program is the completion of a master's study program.
- An applicant for a Government scholarship to study in English is obliged to sit an online entrance English language test in the course of his/her application submission, which proves sufficient knowledge of English.
The scholarships are dedicated solely to promoting the studies of foreign nationals from developing and specific third countries. Neither a citizen of the Czech Republic, nor a citizen of the European Union, nor any other foreign national with a permanent residence permit in the territory of the Czech Republic may, therefore, apply for a scholarship. There is no legal claim to the scholarship award.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Each applicant is obliged to fill in an electronic application form by 30 September 2025 at the latest. The successful applicant starts studying in the academic year 2026/2027.
By completing the application form, the applicant is successfully registered. The application is considered complete only after completing the general knowledge test and, if applicable, the English language test.
Detailed information on the terms and conditions of scholarship awards is provided in the binding "Guidelines for Granting Scholarships of the Government of the Czech Republic", issued in Czech and English:
Czech: 
Dispozice 2025_cz.docx | 
Dispozice 2025_cz.pdf
English: Guidelines 2025_en.docx | Guidelines
2025_en.pdf
Prospective applicants are advised to read carefully the guidelines before applying.
If you do not find the answers to your questions in the aforementioned documents, do not hesitate to
contact us at registr@dzs
cz.
Prospective applicants shall acquaint themselves with information on personal data protection at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic, in compliance with the respective EU GDPR Regulation:
Information on personal data protection at the Ministry's subordinate agency, Czech National Agency for International Education and Research, is available at:
