Fees and Funding

Fees for studies in English
Students studying in English pay an annual fee of 1200 EUR.

Scholarship

The basic scholarship for doctoral students at the Faculty of Science of the University of Bratislava is CZK 10,000 per month.

The amount of the scholarship may be further increased based on academic and scientific results, especially on the basis of publications or presentations at conferences, up to CZK 12,500 per month.

For the academic year 2025/2026, the following has been set:

• Minimum amount of doctoral scholarship: CZK 11,700 per month
• Guaranteed monthly income of a doctoral student: CZK 24,960

New legislation on doctoral income

The newly enacted doctoral study income may consist of two parts:

• stipend
• and 2/3 of the salary that the student receives for creative work related to the dissertation.

The scholarship can potentially reach up to 1.2 times the minimum wage, which for the academic year 2025/2026 is CZK 24,960 per month.

More detailed information can be found in the Dean's Provisions on the Amount of Stipends.

Pedagogical activities

Students of English study programmes are not required to teach. If they participate in teaching (assisting in exercises, on excursions, supervising bachelor's or master's theses), they receive an appropriate financial reward.

Project-based funding
As a part of research grants, it is possible to pay regular rewards to students. Contact your prospective supervisor for more information about this option.

GA USB
The Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia (GAJU) supports students in two ways:

1. as members of the team projects (managed by a JU employee, but at least half of the team members must be students). The projects last for three years and there may be a turnover of students during the project's duration. The project enables the team members to draw funds for research activities, including travel expenses and regular and extraordinary scholarships. Each included student must be within the standard period of study plus one year.
2. as a principal investigator of individual projects (submitted by srtudents), which are usually focused on research activities carries out by students of the doctoral study programme in full-time study (and during the standard study time). The duration of an individual project is 1 or 2 years.