Overview
The Czech Government is accepting scholarship applications for full-time Master's and doctoral study at Czech public universities for the 2027/2028 academic year from citizens of designated partner countries, including Guatemala and Honduras. The application deadline is 30 September 2026.
Complete scholarship details
The 2027/2028 Czech Government Scholarship call is intended for citizens of selected developing and partner countries. The Ministry lists Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarusian democratic forces, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mauritania, Zambia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Palestine, Guatemala and Honduras. English-taught scholarship routes cover selected follow-up Master's programmes of two years and doctoral programmes generally lasting three to four years. Some Czech-language routes with preparatory Czech-language study are limited to specified countries under the official rules. Study is full-time at Czech public higher-education institutions. Applicants must use the Czech Government's electronic scholarship application system and comply with country/programme-specific conditions. This record does not import stipend figures from older cycles; applicants should rely on the current official programme documentation for exact financial terms.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be citizens of one of the countries designated in the 2027/2028 official call and meet the academic requirements for the selected programme. Follow-up Master's applicants need an appropriate bachelor's degree; doctoral applicants need an appropriate Master's degree. English-medium applicants complete the required online English-language test. Additional programme, health and documentation requirements apply under the official scholarship instructions.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Confirm that your citizenship is included in the 2027/2028 eligible-country list.
- Choose a programme compatible with the scholarship route and prepare for the English test when applying in English.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on 1 September 2026 against the Czech Ministry of Education's current 2027/2028 Government Scholarships call. Applications run from 21 August to 30 September 2026. The English call does not state a closing clock time, so deadline_date is used. Current eligibility explicitly includes Guatemala and Honduras among the designated countries.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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