Scholarship

• Comenius University Scholarship Regulations (SK version) (Internal Regulation No. 21/2022)
• Internal Regulation No. 10/2023: Scholarship Regulations of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University (SK version)

The amount of the merit scholarship is based on the number of students as of 30 October of the previous academic year.

Merit scholarships are awarded on the basis of the weighted study average for:

• the entire academic year – awards for 2025/2026 will be granted in autumn 2026.

Social Scholarships

Instructions and Required Documents for Submitting an Application for a Social Scholarship

As of 1 September 2013, the amendment to Decree No. 235/2013 Coll. is in force, amending and supplementing Decree of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic No. 102/2006 Coll. on the awarding of social scholarships to university students. 

• Text of the amended decree (SK version)
• Form "Žiadosť o priznanie sociálneho štipendia" – Application for a Social Scholarship” Form (SK version)
• A student may submit an application for a social scholarship after enrolment in the academic year. The application must be accompanied by documents confirming the group of jointly assessed persons, as well as their income, depending on the applicant’s specific situation.
• Further information is available at the following links:

• Information on the documents required for the Application for a Social Scholarship (SK version)
• Who issues the required documents (SK version)

The submitted documents must be originals or certified copies. Some universities allow an authorised university employee to compare the original with the attached copy directly. For the purpose of assessing the applicant’s entitlement to a social scholarship and determining its amount, the university may also request additional documents concerning the applicant or the jointly assessed persons. The student is obliged to submit the additionally requested documents within the period specified by the university; otherwise, the university may suspend or even terminate the proceedings concerning the award of the social scholarship. The university will notify each applicant by issuing a decision on the awarded amount of the social scholarship, which will also inform the applicant of the possibility to appeal against the decision.

Important Notice

Only applications accompanied by all mandatory required documents together with the application for a Social Scholarship will be processed.

The student is obliged to submit any additionally requested documents within a maximum of 30 days from the date of submitting the application. 

Pregnancy Scholarship

V zmysle § 96b ods. 4 zákona č. 131/2002 Z. z. o vysokých školách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov si študentka môže požiadať o priznanie tehotenského štipendia.

Pursuant to Section 96b(4) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, as amended, a female student may apply for the award of a pregnancy scholarship. 

The application (SK version) must be accompanied by two attachments:

1. a physician’s confirmation (SK version) stating that the 27th week before the expected date of delivery, as determined by the physician, has begun,

2.  a confirmation issued by the Social Insurance Agency stating that the student has not become entitled to the payment of the pregnancy benefit

The application should be addressed to the Rector of Comenius University and sent, ideally by post, to the Education Department of the Rectorate of Comenius University. If it is not possible to send the application by post, it may be sent from the student’s university email address.