Bilateral Agreements: Ministry of Education Scholarships for Students of Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral Study Programmes from India

HOW TO APPLY:

1. Choose a Czech public institution of higher education, or its specific faculty, where you would like to undertake your study stay.
   • Before applying, check the requirements of your preferred faculty/university for exchange students (e.g. which study programme you can be enrolled in as an exchange student, what documents the university requires, whether you need to register in the university's internal system, whether you can apply for accommodation in a dormitory, etc.).
   • Contact the relevant department/institute or other part of the university (e.g. International Relations Office) and request an Invitation Letter / Confirmation of Pre-Acceptance that can be attached to your scholarship application. This document is not a mandatory attachment, but it significantly increases the chances of being awarded the scholarship.
   • Be sure to inform the host university that you intend to apply for the MEYS’ scholarship.
2. Fill out the scholarship application form according to the instructions of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi.
   • Only applicants who have participated in the selection process organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi and have received instructions from the institution to apply through this online registration system can apply for the scholarship.
   • The application must be completed in English or Czech.
   • An application is complete only if it contains all the required attachments (in English or Czech or with translation into these languages). Check the requirements for each document well in advance - some documents require a third-party signature.
3. Submit your application within the deadline specified in the call (to be specified in agreement with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi).
4. Keep track of the status of your application. You will be notified by e-mail of any status changes. Always check to see if you are required to provide additional information, etc.

HOW THE APPLICATION IS EVALUATED:

1. The submitted application will be assessed by the MEYS, which may return it to the applicant for completion of any missing information. Ineligible (without a nomination from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi) or incomplete (without complete documentation) applications will be rejected.
2. The MEYS may, in justified cases, propose a change of the scholarship period or of the host university (e.g. if admission to the study programme preferred by the applicant is not possible).
3. Applications are then sent to individual universities for consideration according to the applicants' preferences and/or the MEYS’ recommendation.
4. The university will assess the relevance and quality of the application and decide whether to accept or reject the applicant. Please note that universities are autonomous in their decisions and there is no appeal against their decision. The university may contact the applicant directly to request more detailed information or completion of the documentation. For accepted applicants, the university will confirm:
   • the date of the study/research stay,
   • the study programme to which the applicant will be assigned,
   • the language of study,
   • whether he/she will be provided with accommodation at the student dormitory.
5. The evaluation process result is:
   • The scholarship award decision, which is issued by the MEYS. The decision determines the scholarship amount, confirms the host faculty/university and sets out the rights and obligations of the scholarship holder or
   • Rejection of the application, based on the decision of an autonomous faculty/university. There is no legal claim to scholarship award and there is no right of appeal if the application is rejected.