YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

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Slovenia
Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009
marily to students of countries with which a bilateral agreement/programme on scholarship
exchanges (quotas) has been signed: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Egypt,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Poland, the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey.
A certain number of scholarship months are also reserved for candidates from Austria,
Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Scholarships are available to foreigners who wish to come to Slovenia as visiting students
for up to 10 months (depending on quota and selection). The main purpose of the
scholarship scheme is to support foreign students who wish to undertake part of their
course under the individual supervision of a Slovenian professor.
NATIONALITY
Priority is given to the citizens of the countries with bilateral agreements or where a direct
exchange of government scholarships exists (reciprocal basis).
AGE
The age limit of applicants is 35 (the applicant should not reach the age of 35 before the
end of the scholarship period).
STUDY PERIOD
The duration of an individual scholarship can range from a minimum of 3 months (less
only in exceptional circumstances) up to 10 months for the whole academic year.
FIELDS OF STUDY
A scholarship may be awarded for any fi eld of study offered by Slovene higher educational
institutions.
INSTITUTIONAL CONTACTS
A scholarship may only be awarded if acceptance and confi rmation letters addressed to
the applicant from a Slovenian higher education institution have been enclosed with the
application.
STUDY LEVEL
Scholarships are intended mainly for students with university degrees and young researchers
(only for part of undergraduate studies if so defi ned in the government agreement).
A scholarship may not be awarded for a complete course of study leading to a
degree. Neither may scholarships be granted for any Slovene language course. Please
note that no tuition fees can be covered by this scholarship.
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
The candidates should speak Slovene or the language agreed upon with their mentor/
supervisor.