Students of cross-border study programmes admitted to study at FSci USB are provided with financial support in the form of an extraordinary scholarship during their studies at the partner university with which the study programme is accredited. This is a non-reimbursable support. The Dean of the Faculty decides on the amount of support in a given study program and academic year.

Article I
Supporting Students in Bachelor's Degree Programmes

Students of the Biological Chemistry Bachelor's programme receive support in the Winter semester of the 1^st year, in the Summer semester they receive support only if they applied for support through the Erasmus programme but did not receive it. In September of the 1^st year, support is paid at double the amount to cover initial expenses. It is not necessary to apply for support from September to January of the 1^st year (the supporting documents will be prepared by the Study department).

To receive the support from February to May, students must present themselves at the Study Department of the FSci USB by the deadline in the second half of February and submit proof from the foreign partner university that they have completed courses worth at least 20 ECTS credits in the 1^st semester of their studies; if they fail to do so by the deadline, the financial support will be stopped.

If a student goes to a foreign partner university again in the 3^rd year of his/her bachelor studies, the support is paid for the period of time defined as the shortest necessary duration of stay at the partner university (for the Biological Chemistry programme in the period September to March) only if the student has applied for support under the Erasmus programme and has not received it.

The amount of support is set by the Dean in each academic year and may vary.

Article II
Supporting Students in Master's Degree Programmes

In the 1^st year of the Master's programme, or in the year during which the student is studying at the partner university, support in the amount determined by the Dean is paid from September to January.

The amount of support is set by the Dean in each academic year and may vary.

To receive the support from February to June, students must present themselves to the Study Department of the FSci USB by the deadline in the second half of February and provide proof from the foreign partner university that they have completed courses worth at least 20 credits in the previous semester of study; if they fail to do so by the deadline, the financial support will be stopped.

Students in the higher years during the standard period of study may apply for support during the period of study at the partner university, for example during the time needed to complete their master's thesis; the dean decides on the granting of support on the basis of an individual application.

Article III
Other provisions

This document replaces the text of 13 September 2023.

In České Budějovice

Prof. RNDr. František Vácha, Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty of Science USB

According to the Leiden ranking 2024, the University of South Bohemia has the highest percentage of publications (8.7%) in the first decile of the most prestigious journals among Czech universities. Our Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics has contributed to this success in a significant way, as out of 82 articles published by our department since the beginning of 2023 until April 2024, 30% (!) belong to the first decile of journals in the field of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (the main author or authors of the vast majority of articles come from our department). By comparison, the world's top universities, MIT or Princeton, have 23% of their articles in the top decile (in specific fields this may be higher). Although the JIF percentile is only one possible indicator of the quality of science, we wish the scientists in our department to maintain this high standard of science!

Our PhD students have made significant contributions to these publications, including those in the first decile, being co-authors on almost half of them, and even first authors on a fifth, including the most prestigious publication.