Bilateral scholarships are offered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia for the academic year 2021 / 2022

This scholarships scheme is designed for INRTU students or graduates and Ph.D. applicants who wish to accomplish a part of their study at one of the Slovenian higher education institutions.

A part of postgraduate study is based on individual works under the supervision of Slovenian professor/mentor.

Its length usually ranges from 3 to 10 months depending upon the agreement concerned that specifies also the categories of eligible recipients.

The scholarship cannot be awarded for a complete course of study leading to a degree.

Neither can the scholarship be granted for any Slovenian language course.

Please note that tuition fee cannot be covered from this scholarship.

Majority of the applications are admitted for short time study stay or research visits by doctoral students/candidates (i.e. they either attend non-degree courses of their choice, or pursue an independent research activity at the host institutions, depending on their qualifications and preferences). In compliance with the applicable legal regulations, decisions on admission to research or study stays are taken by the institutions of higher education. Applicants are therefore obliged to contact the selected university directly and request a Letter of Acceptance from the relevant department. Applicants are requested to point out to the selected university that they are applying for a scholarship award under the bilateral agreement.

The age limit of the applicants for study stays is 26 years (the applicant may not complete 26 years of age before the end of the scholarship period) and 30 years for research visit.

The applicants for study stays should be proficient in the Slovene language, unless the working language is agreed upon with the mentor/supervisor.

All applicants should indicate the preferred period of scholarship in their application form. The Ministry 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 admission as requested by the applicant is not feasible.

The citizenship of applicants must be Russian Federation.

For the academic year 2021/2022, the scholarship comprise of:

300 EUR* per month - its amount is periodically reviewed and adjusted each January*

Free accommodation in the facilities (student dormitory) of the Student Centre of the

Subsidised meals - 2,63 EUR/per working day via Student Organization of Slovenia

Basic medical insurance

List of all accredited higher education institutions and study programmes in the Republic of Slovenia is available on the web-site of the SQAA - Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency For Higher Education.

All the information, application form, Letter of Acceptance and other forms are available on the CMEPIUS’s website

http://studyinslovenia.si/study/exchange-programmes/

Scholarship applicants must provide 2 sets of documents for the Russian and Slovenian Ministries.

Local deadline is February 18, 2021 (for INRTU international exchange office).

Do not hesitate to contact us via email mobility@ex.istu.edu (tel.: +7 3952 405 200, address: INRTU international exchange office, I-205 room, 83 Lermontov’s street, Irkutsk city, Russia).