PUBLIC NOTICE agreement between Czech Republic and India ...

1 54-1 Government of India Ministry of Education Department of Higher Education External Scholarship Division PUBLIC NOTICE . Scholarships offered by the Government of Czech Republic to Indian nationals under bilateral agreement between Czech Republic and India for the academic year 2022/2023. The Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi is announcing scholarships for the academic year 2022/2023 to graduate or postgraduate students from India for a study stay at PUBLIC universities in the Czech Republic under the bilateral agreement between the two countries: 2. Three scholarships in total are offered for the next year and are designed for: i. University students, or, ii. College students, or, iii. Graduates, or, iv. candidates (exceptionally for academic staff members).

2 3. The scholarship includes: up to 10 months of research/study stay at one of the Czech PUBLIC institutions of higher education in the Czech Republic free of charge, 9,000 CZK (approx. 400 USD) per month for graduate students, 9,500 CZK (approx. 420 USD) per month for postgraduate students, accommodation at the student dormitory for discounted price, breakfast, lunch and dinner provided at the student dormitory for discounted price, no visa application fee The scholarship doesn't include air ticket to the Czech Republic . More information may be seen at the website of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic ( ). Please note that application form for candidates is different. That is also enclosed with this PUBLIC NOTICE . 4. Students must submit the application form (enclosed with this NOTICE ) and supporting documents in duplicate (2 copies) to the Embassy of Czech Republic no later than 15 February 2022.

3 Supporting documents include: letter of invitation from the respective department academic curriculum vitae list of publications (if published any). detailed plan of study/research two letters of recommendation from academic supervisors or employer photocopy of diploma (if applicable). certified transcript(s) of records copy of passport only fine arts and performing arts students/graduates: a sample of artistic work (photographs, video/audio recording of a musical performance etc.). 5. Students must submit their applications and supporting documents directly (by hand/by post) to the Embassy of Czech Republic no later than 15 February 2022 at the following address: Embassy of the Czech Republic 50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021. 6. Applicants must take care to send all documents as incomplete dossiers and or inadequately completed application forms will not be processed.

4 For any clarifications please email to 7. 2 scholarships for 3-4 weeks course of the Czech language, literature, culture and history at the Summer School of Slavonic Studies These scholarships are encouraging those students with the partial knowledge of the Czech language to improve their knowledge. The language course will be held in July or August 2022 at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Charles University in Prague. Deadline for applications will be announced on the website of the Embassy of the Czech Republic ( ) later (probably in January or February 2022). 8. 2-3 scholarships with the total duration of 15 months (each at least 5 months and maximum 10 months) for the students of the University of Delhi studying Czech The scholarship covers enrollment, tuition, accommodation, meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), trips and excursions.

5 Details will be provided by the visiting lecturer of the Czech language at the University of Delhi Ms. Veronika Resslova by email sent to 9. It may be noted that there is no nomination from the Government of India and selection of recipients of scholarships are done directly by the Czech Republic . The NOTICE is put up for wider PUBLIC dissemination of information purpose only. Encl: As above (Santosh Kumar). Under Secretary to the Govt. of India Dated 27 December 2021. STUDY/RESEARCH VISITS. OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM. Please type or complete in block letters and submit in duplicate. Academic year 202 202. Length of study/research stay Photo (optional). (in months). Period from to APPLICANT DATA. Family name First name(s).

6 Gender Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy). International passport / ID. Citizenship card No., as applicable (not required of citizens of EU/EEA countries). E-mail Telephone (in international format). Street, number City, zip code Country Permanent residence address Street, number, etc. City, zip code Country Complete mailing address (if different from above). Optional: Person to be notified in case of emergency: name, surname, mailing address, phone, e-mail (the extent of data provision at the discretion of the applicant). EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. School/university from (year) to (year) Field of study Degree/diploma/. other certificate Secondary Education Higher education . Bachelor's degree programme Higher education . Master's degree programme Higher education.

7 Postgraduate study or research ( level). Other LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. Skills please indicate the appropriate level using a scale ranging from 1 (beginner) to 6 (near native speaker level). Languages Listening Reading Speaking Writing Czech English French German .. PLANNED STUDIES IN THE Czech Republic . 1). Preferred host institution of higher education 2). Field of study/research you wish to pursue in the Czech Republic Preferred language of instruction Czech English Have you already obtained a letter of acceptance/invitation from the YES (please attach a copy). institution you have selected? NO. The main objective of your planned study/research stay in the Czech Republic : Previous study/research stays abroad (please specify the year, place, field of study/research and length of stay).

8 Have you been a scholarship-holder in the Czech Republic during the past three years? If so, please specify. Do you wish to be accommodated YES. at a student dormitory? NO. I ATTACH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: Academic CV Photocopy of diploma (if applicable). Detailed plan of study/research Certified transcript(s) of records Two letters of recommendation from academic Passport/ ID copy supervisors Letter of acceptance/invitation (optional). All documents must be written in or translated into Czech or English. Fine arts and performing arts students/graduates are required to submit a sample of their artistic work, photographs, video/audio recording of a musical performance etc. Nota bene: Incomplete scholarship application dossiers and/or inadequately completed scholarship application forms will not be processed.

9 The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) reserves the right to change the requested term of scholarship and/or place any applicant to a course and/or higher education institution different from those indicated in his/her scholarship application form, if the admission as required by the applicant is not possible. I have been informed of the terms of the scholarship. I hereby certify that the information given in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. By filing this application for the MEYS scholarship, I hereby acknowledge that my personal data provided in the application form and attachments thereto submitted for the purpose of selection proceedings as well as for the purpose of my possible later nomination will be processed by the respective diplomatic mission of the Czech Republic , by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic , by the Centre for International Cooperation in Education and by the appropriate host university or universities in the Czech Republic , to the extent that is necessary to address my application, in compliance with the Regulation (EU)

10 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). I also hereby acknowledge the fact that my aforementioned personal data will be forwarded to other state authorities in the Czech Republic provided that it is necessary for the processing of my scholarship application, and information on the outcome of my application will be conveyed to the respective nominating agency, to the appropriate diplomatic mission of the Czech Republic or the respective authority of the foreign state concerned. I also acknowledge that my personal data will be stored in analogue documents as well as in digital form by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic and by the Czech national Agency for Education and Research for the period of 10 years in their archives, in compliance with their respective File Retention and File Destruction Rules.