SYLFF PhD fellowship Offer

19. 11. 2025 16.26 hod.

The fellowship is intended to be used for research/project/writing a dissertation and its aim is to support/educate potential future leaders in the field of international relations, management, development of Central and Eastern European countries.
Priority is given to internal doctoral students.

Fellowship amount: USD 10.000 to USD 15.000 for 1 PhD student (number of awarded fellowships for Comenius University: 4)

Direct link to the online application: https://uniba.sk/SYLFFziadost

Webpage (use Google translator for English version): https://uniba.sk/medzinarodne-vztahy/univerzitna-spolupraca-a-mobilita/ – section SYLFF.

Deadline: December 5, 2025 at 23:59

This fellowship programme was launched in 1987 and and fellowships were granted to dozens of PhD students from Comenius University. History, mission and vision: https://www.sylff.org/about/

Within the on-line application you need to submit a few attachments. Attachments should be prepared prior to application.

List of required attachments:

CV*
cover letter*
Brief annotation of the project*
Budget plan*
Consent of the tutor to the scholarship application
An affidavit that you are not applying for another fellowship for the same project at the same time
An affidavit that in publications created with the support of the scholarship, you will indicate that they were created with the support of SYLFF

(Annexes marked with * must be in English)

During December, a short interview (in person or via MS Teams) will take place.

Once you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application. Applications will be evaluated by the Steering Committee, chaired by Jozef Tancer, Vice-Rector for International Relations. You will be informed by e-mail about the results of the selection procedure.

In case of questions about the content of attachments or fellowship, or in case of technical difficulties, please contact the programme administrator at michal.dzurikrec.uniba.sk or by phone at +421 2 9010 9515, or visit us in person at Šafárikovo námestie 6, New Building – Rectorate, International Relations Department, Office 124.