Financial support for doctoral studies

Financial support for doctoral students includes a guaranteed doctoral study income, which includes a regular doctoral scholarship, one-off extraordinary scholarships and funds for research, foreign internships, conferences and other professional development. The rules for financial support vary depending on the date of commencement of studies.

Guaranteed doctoral study income

The doctoral study income (DoStuP) is the minimum monthly income guaranteed to full-time students and during the standard period of their first doctoral studies. From 1 September 2026, its minimum amount is CZK 26,880 per month.

DoStuP can consist of:

• a doctoral scholarship,

• a salary for creative activities related to the creation of the dissertation,

• or a combination of a scholarship and a salary.

The calculation of DoStuP includes the entire doctoral scholarship and two-thirds of the relevant gross salary. If these components do not reach the amount of CZK 26,880, financial support must be supplemented so that the guaranteed minimum income is met.

The specific composition of the income, sources of funding and the responsibility of individual workplaces are specified in the agreement on financing doctoral studies, which the student concludes with the faculty and, if applicable, also with the cooperating employer.

Details are set out in the Dean's Regulation D127 on doctoral study income.

Which rules apply to me?

Students who began their studies before September 1, 2025

Students enrolled before September 1, 2025, whose first period of study began before this date, continue to be subject to the Dean's Regulation D58.

Full-time students and students in the standard period of study are awarded a scholarship based on the fulfillment of study obligations and the achieved publication and conference results. The basic amount is CZK 10,000 per month and can be increased up to CZK 12,500 per month according to the rules of D58. In the academic year 2026/2027, the guaranteed doctoral study income for these students will also be increased to a minimum amount of CZK 26,880 per month.

The new system of one-off extraordinary scholarships according to D137 does not apply to these students. The scholarship may be reduced or withdrawn in case of serious non-fulfillment of obligations arising from the individual study plan.

Students who started their studies from September 1, 2025

For students enrolled from September 1, 2025 inclusive or students whose first period of study began from this date, the Dean's measure D137 on doctoral scholarships and one-off extraordinary scholarships applies.

From September 1, 2026, the fixed part of the guaranteed doctoral scholarship paid from the funds of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia is CZK 13,500 per month.

It is necessary to apply for a guaranteed doctoral scholarship through IS STAG, separately for each academic year or part thereof. A solemn declaration on previous and concurrent doctoral studies is attached to the application according to the instructions.

Appendix No. 1 - application for a guaranteed doctoral scholarship and solemn declaration

The guaranteed scholarship may be reduced or withdrawn in the event of serious non-fulfillment of study obligations.

One-off extraordinary scholarships

Students who have started their studies from September 1, 2025 may be awarded a one-off extraordinary scholarship according to D137 for selected results and activities corresponding to the Q Plus quality standard according to the Rector's measure R 637 on the quality standards of doctoral studies.

The application is submitted electronically via IS STAG together with documents proving the achievement of the relevant milestone, before the completion of studies. A scholarship can also be applied for for a milestone achieved before September 1, 2026, if the student has not yet received an increase in the scholarship according to D58 or been awarded another faculty scholarship for it.

Presentation at an international conference

An extraordinary scholarship can be awarded for:

• first oral presentation no later than the end of the 7th semester – 5,000 CZK,

• first poster no later than the end of the 5th semester – 3,000 CZK,

• second oral or poster presentation no later than the end of the 7th semester – 3,000 CZK.

A professional conference organized by an international scientific society or a foreign institution that takes place abroad, with the exception of the Slovak Republic, is counted. The student must provide the conference program or a confirmation from the organizer containing the authorship, form and title of the contribution, date and place of the event.

Appendix No. 4 - Application for an extraordinary scholarship for a conference presentation

Publication results

An extraordinary scholarship can be applied for for a professional article related to the dissertation research, which:

• was accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Web of Science,

• states the student's affiliation with the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia.

The amount of the scholarship is calculated according to the quality of the journal, the number of authors and the student's position in the authorship team. The journal's quartile, ranking in the first decile and Article Influence Score are taken into account. The calculation is made directly in the form in Appendix No. 2.

A time bonus may also be awarded in addition to the amount determined according to the quality of the publication:

• 10,000 CZK for the first first-author publication received no later than the end of the 6th semester,

• 8,000 CZK for the first first-author publication received no later than the end of the 7th semester,

• 5,000 CZK for the first co-authored publication received no later than the end of the 7th semester,

• 3,000 CZK for the second and for the third publication accepted no later than the end of the 7th semester.

Only one, highest time bonus can be awarded for one publication. For the fourth and each subsequent publication, the scholarship is determined solely according to its quality.

The application must be accompanied by the accepted manuscript with the authors' affiliations and proof of acceptance of the article.

Appendix No. 2 - application for calculating the scholarship for the publication result

Presentation of science to the wider public

A scholarship of CZK 2,000 may be awarded for the first publicly accessible lecture or similar popularization presentation of one's own research. A presentation at a high school may also be counted. The activity is documented by a program, invitation or confirmation from the organizer.

Preparation of a grant project

A scholarship of CZK 5,000 may be awarded for the proper submission of an individual grant application to GAJU no later than the end of the 4th semester. The project does not have to be selected for funding, but the application must meet the formal and substantive conditions of the relevant competition.

The same amount can also be awarded for the demonstrable contribution of the student to the preparation of a grant application submitted to a provider outside the University of Bratislava, for example GA ČR, TA ČR, AZV ČR or in the Horizon Europe program. The student's contribution is confirmed by the main project proponent.

Pedagogical activity

For pedagogical activity included in the individual study plan, an extraordinary scholarship of CZK 200 for each creditable hour can be applied for after the end of each semester. Only activity for the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia that has not been financially covered by another source can be counted; its scope may not exceed four hours per week on average. If 100 creditable hours are reached by the end of the 7th semester at the latest, an additional bonus of CZK 5,000 may be awarded.

The application is submitted after the end of the semester via IS STAG with a confirmed form and a completed Excel calculator.

Appendix No. 3 - Application for an extraordinary scholarship for teaching activities
Appendix No. 3 - Excel calculator for scholarships for teaching activities

Other scholarships

Accommodation scholarship

The accommodation scholarship is intended for students of bachelor's, master's and doctoral study programs in the full-time form of study who:

• have not exceeded the standard period of study;

• are studying their first university study of a given type

• do not have permanent residence in the district where the place of study is located

The accommodation scholarship is awarded for the scholarship period, usually corresponding to the calendar year, and is paid in quarterly installments. For the first scholarship period, it is awarded based on the student's application, in subsequent periods, usually automatically.

Scholarship Regulations of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice - Article 11
(definition of the conditions of entitlement, duration of support and method of payment)

Support for internships, mobilities and research projects

Students of doctoral study programmes may be provided with financial support for studies, research, educational or creative activities carried out within the framework of:

• foreign or domestic internships;

• short-term and long-term research stays;

• practical internships;

• study and research mobilities

This support is provided in the form of a scholarship and may be granted both on the basis of a student's application and by decision of the faculty or university, depending on the specific programme or source of funding. The scholarship may also be granted for mobilities carried out during doctoral studies abroad.

Scholarship Regulations of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice - Article 12
(Scholarship to support studies, creative activities and practical internships within the framework of mobility)

Social scholarship

The social scholarship is intended for students in an unfavorable social situation. It is awarded to students of doctoral study programs upon application, if they meet the conditions set out in legal regulations and the Scholarship Regulations of the University of South Bohemia.

The right to a social scholarship arises mainly for students whose household meets the income criteria set out in the law and who have been granted the right to a state social assistance benefit. The scholarship is awarded for the standard period of study and is paid for ten months in an academic year.

Scholarship Regulations of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice - Article 7
(Social scholarship)

Internships abroad

Students of doctoral study programmes are obliged to complete the course Study stay during their studies, the minimum length of the study stay is 1 month. The goal is to obtain theoretical as well as practical knowledge and experience, experimental work to obtain specific data, their evaluation and preparation of scientific publication.

Course code and its duration:
FPR/ 801 – Study stay I.–  stay abroad for 2 to 4 weeks [IS/STAG link]
FPR/ 802 – Study stay II. – stay abroad for 1 to 3 months [IS/STAG link]
FPR/ 803 – Study stay III. – stay abroad for more than 3 months [IS/STAG link]

Before departure, every student must register their internship by submitting the completed Student's international mobility form to the Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Students participating in Erasmus+ do not need to submit this form, as their internship is administered and registered by Mgr. Barbora Okosy.

For any internship abroad - whether it counts toward the minimum required duration or exceeds it, and regardless of whether the student has already earned all required credits - it is always mandatory to enrol in the corresponding course FPR/80X (the final digit varies according to the length of the internship). At the same time, the student must send the internship registration form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that the internship can be properly recorded.

The credit for completing the course is awarded by the Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies upon submission of the Confirmation of an internship and funding confirmed by the host institution (the Funding section is filled in by the student). This confirmation must be submitted by all students returning from an internship, including those participating in Erasmus+. Confirmation is sent to the e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The procedure is therefore as follows:

ENROL COURSE → FIND POSSIBLE FUNDING (if needed) → REGISTRATION FORM → DEPARTURE FOR THE STUDY STAY -> CONFIRMATION OF INTERNSHIP AND FUNDING (upon return).

Student’s international mobility form
Confirmation of an internship and funding  (new 2-page document valid from 2026, applicable for all internship confirmations sent in 2026)

Financial support of internships abroad

Students can apply for financial support for an internship abroad from several sources:

• GA JU – contact the principal investigator of the team grant of which you are a member
• Departmental RVO – contact the head of your department
• International mobility 2025/2026 project – contact the Vice-Dean for doctoral studies, details about the applications are listed below
• Supervisor’s project

Other options for financial support outside university sources:

• Erasmus+ - information about the project can be found here, the administrator at our faculty is Mgr. Barbora Okosy
• Fulbright scholarships – for stays at the USA, more information here
• IBERA AV ČR
• Of the extraordinary funding opportunities are students informed via email

If you wish to apply for support from the International mobility 2025/2026 project, please submit your motivation letter to the Vice-Dean for doctoral studies doc. RNDr. Eva Nováková, Ph.D., at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. In your application, please include:

• Full name
• Year of study
• Study programme + subject of your dissertation thesis
• Length of the stay abroad (if you have a more precise idea about possible dates of your stay, please specify them
• Clearly defined goals
• Financial budget (cost of flights/tickets, accomodation, what other financial sources are you requesting/have support from)

All the circumstances – length and location of the internship, support from other sources, the total amount of funding available – are taken into account in awarding and determining the amount of financial support from the university project. If the location or length of the internship eventually change (the internship is shorter or in a more financially available country), the financial contribution will be reduced proportionaly.

Students may apply for support from the university project only once per year, and the project covers internship-related expenses for a maximum duration of three months. Priority is given to students who have not yet fulfilled the minimum required internship length (1 month). Financial support is available to students enrolled in the standard period of study; in exceptional cases, support may also be granted to students in the 4+1 regime (the standard four‑year study period extended by one additional year).

Financial support of conferences abroad

Sources of financial support of internships can be used as well for support of international conferences, with departments having resources reserved especially for them.

Students are required to present their results at least once during the standard time of study at an international conference, where the language of the meeting is English or, with the approval of the Specialist Board, another world language. The conference is to be registered in IS/STAG as a course under the code:

XXX/907 – Conference Presentation (in foreign language) – xxx = departmental code
The credit for fulfilment is awarded by the Chair of the SB after the student submits a copy of the poster or copies from the collection of abstracts.

For more detailed information about grants available at the Faculty of Science, read the section Research

GA JU/ GA USB - valid only for 2026

The Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia (Grantová agentura Jihočeské univerzity) aims to support quality research of students of doctoral and master’s degree programmes at USB. GA JU 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 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 students), which are usually focused on research activities carried out by students of the doctoral study program in full-time study (and during the standard study time). The duration of an individual project is 1 or 2 years.

More information about GA JU can be found here.

The assignment of doctoral students to the research teams is solved dynamically throughout the project duration, according to the termination of the students‘ involvement and the admission of new students and their involvement in scientific activities. The aim is that every active full-time doctoral student in standard period should be involved in the activities of just one team project.

After enrolment, students are assigned to a GA JU team project from which they receive a stipend for their work on the team project.

Team projects