The Miroslav Vlček Extraordinary Scholarship is a form of honoring the memory of the professor Miroslav Vlček – the spiritual father of the idea and the coordinator of the Study in Prague consortium (2015–2019), which brought together seven Prague public universities and attracted hundreds of foreign students to study in Prague. The Miroslav Vlček Extraordinary Scholarship aims to contribute to the higher internationalization of the university environment of public universities in Prague by increasing the number of foreign students studying in foreign language study programs.

Conditions for awarding the scholarship
1. The Miroslav Vlček Extraordinary Scholarship is awarded in accordance with § 91 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on universities, as amended, and the Scholarship Rules of UCT Prague.
2. Students who are not citizens of the Czech Republic may apply for a scholarship.
3. The student must study an English-taught bachelor's, master's, or doctoral full-time degree program.
4. Disciplinary proceedings may not be conducted against the student.
5. The student will not exceed 36 years of age in the year the scholarship is awarded.
6. The application for the grant of the scholarship is submitted by the student on the prescribed form.

Deadlines for submitting applications and the selection process
The application form for Miroslav Vlček Extraordinary Scholarship is published at the address: https://study.vscht.cz/studying-at-uct/financial-support-for-students. The form contains the applicant's identification data and a description of his contribution to the support of the internationalization of the study environment of UCT Prague, and the signature of at least one lecturer of the given student expressing his consent to the application for the scholarship. The application can be submitted either directly by the student or by his lecturer to the Department of International Relations.
Incomplete or incorrectly filled forms will be excluded from the selection process.

Application deadline: 11/11/2023.
Announcement of tender results: by November 30 of the given calendar year.

Tender
When selecting a scholarship recipient, his/her extraordinary contribution to UCT Prague contributing to the strengthening of the international reputation of the institution and studies in Prague is evaluated (e.g. exceptional extracurricular activities in the form of project involvement; research; spreading the good name of UCT Prague and Czech higher education in the world).
The Vice-Rector for International Relations decides on the awarding of the scholarship. The Vice-Rector can also decide not to award the scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded to one student in a given calendar year and its amount is CZK 30,000.
When awarding scholarships, the quality of the application processing is also taken into account, and whether the student has already received a scholarship in the past years.

Nominated students will be informed about the results of the selection process by authorized staff.
The award-winning student will be invited to a ceremony to hand over the Decision on Awarding the Scholarship, which will take place on December 5, 2023, in the Residence of the Mayor of the city of Prague.
The scholarship will be sent to the student's account, listed in the study information system, within one month after the announcement of the results.

We are pleased to announce that the Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship will begin accepting online applications for the 2024-25 academic year on September 1. The application window will close on November 15, 2023. 

The fellowship offers funding of approximately 188,000 Israeli shekels to each of the 24 postdocs selected annually. Beyond financial support, Fellows benefit from enrichment activities and events, networking opportunities, and personalized support. Azrieli Fellows have the flexibility to conduct research in any academic discipline at eligible institutions in Israel. The fellowship welcomes applications from candidates across the globe.

All essential information for the application process can be found below. Please note that candidates are required to secure an academic sponsor prior to applying.

●        Call for Applications

●        Fellowship Guidelines

●        Application Form and Instructions

Should you have any inquiries regarding the process, please feel free to reach out to us.

Ceighley & the Azrieli team

Ceighley@azrieli.org