Charles University Scholarships and Bursaries

Amount

Guaranteed doctoral study income of at least 1.2x the Czech minimum wage over the standard 4-year PhD; plus faculty merit scholarships, tuition-fee waivers/reductions, and the Václav Havel Bursary (CZK)

Deadline

Varies by faculty and programme; tied to admission and academic-year cycles

Host countries

Czech Republic

Fields

Any field

Open to international degree students; some schemes target specific groups (e.g. students fleeing repressive regimes) Academic Requirements Nationality Requirements Enrolment Requirements Most support is for enrolled degree students at Charles University. Merit scholarships usually require you to have completed at least the first year, and the doctoral income requires full-time PhD enrolment for the standard study period.

• A guaranteed doctoral study income of at least 1.2 times the Czech minimum wage for full-time PhD students over the standard four-year period.
• Merit-based scholarships for outstanding students offered by most faculties after the first year.
• Tuition-fee waivers or reductions set by individual faculty regulations.
• The Václav Havel Bursary, which covers fees and living costs for students fleeing repressive regimes, across foundation and degree programmes.
• Faculty talent programmes such as STARS at the Faculty of Science for doctoral researchers.
• Emergency financial support and counselling through the university's Carolina Centre for students in hardship.

Varies by faculty and programme; tied to admission and academic-year cycles