The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic annually offers scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or departmental agreements concluded with a number of countries.

The Summer Schools of Slavonic Studies offering Czech language courses are organised by several public universities in the Czech Republic.

Study courses in 2020 for 2 applicants from the Republic of Estonia will be organised by Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University in Brno in the period from July 18 to August 15, 2020.

The courses are designed for foreign students, professionals (teachers, translators, interpreters) and academics in the field of Czech Studies and Slavic studies. A broad scope of courses invites all those who are interested in the Czech language, literature, history and culture. An applicant has to be older than age of 18.

Each scholarship consists of free board and lodging, coverage of course fees and free access to cultural events which are part of the course programme. 

General information about the scholarship conditions and the application form are published on the English website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

To apply please fill out the application form (handwritten or typed), sign with own hand and send together with your CV in Czech or English and a copy of your ID card to the following address by 16^th March 2020 at the latest:

Embassy of the Czech Republic in Estonia

Lahe 4, 10150 Tallinn, Estonia

The successful applicants will be notified directly by the University. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tallinn can accept only printed and signed applications. Any scholarship applications sent directly to the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports or to the institution providing Summer School courses by the individual applicants will not be processed.

Please note that the Summer School courses are open also to foreign nationals who do not hold or cannot apply for the aforementioned scholarships and wish to bear the related expenses themselves. Applications are to be filled and sent directly to the selected institution in this case.