Czech and Slovak Cultural Center

Prestigious “Studia Academica Slovaca” (SAS) is for 46 years organized by Comenius University in Bratislava. This year lasting from August 1st to August 21st 2010, the course is aimed at all those studying Slovak language and culture and at all Slavists in general. This intensive program is offered especially to university or college professors, experienced teachers, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates of Slovak and Slavonic studies, to writers, translators and all others interested in Slovak language and culture. However, the course offers opportunity to study Slovak language basically at any level of proficiency, including beginners. The aim of the course is to enable students to improve and extend their Slovak language competence, as well as increase their level of expertise in Slovak literature and culture.  More information about the course is available at www.fphil.uniba.sk/sas

Application for the course shall be submitted online at “www.e-slovak.sk/apply“, by May 15, 2010.

To promote participants from the U.S., Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic offers 3 scholarships for participants from the U.S. to the SAS course. (Scholarship does not cover travel and insurance)

Scholarship application

Applications for the SAS scholarship are submitted to the Embassy of the Slovak Republic, 3524 International Court, NW, 20008 Washington, DC. Deadline for the scholarship applications is the April 15th, 2010. Application may have a form of a general letter, fax (202-237-6438) or email (terezia.sajgalikova@mzv.sk – please use as a subject code Studia Academica Slovaca) expressing interest to receive scholarship for the Studia Academica Slovaca that includes applicant’s:

Date of Birth, Address of Permanent Residence, Address of Temporary Residence, Nationality, Citizenship, Current Employment, Telephone contact, Fax (if available), E-mail contact, Indication whether candidate received SAS scholarship in the past, Current skills in Slovak language (proficiency, intermediate, beginner), character of use of Slovak language – including indication to which of the priority groups (explained further) applicant belongs.

Properly submitted applications will be confirmed by the Embassy. If your application will have not been confirmed within 3 days following submission, please contact the Embassy without any delay.

Applicants for SAS scholarships will be selected according to following priorities (Priority Groups).

1. University or college professors, experienced teacher, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate of Slovak and Slavonic studies in the U.S,

2. Writers, translators, journalists, artists using Slovak language in the U.S.,

3. U.S. Businessmen and employees of the U.S. based companies active in the Slovak Republic,

4. Members of the Slovak American organizations and families,

5. All other with interested in Slovak language and culture.

Within the same group priority will be given to those:

1. whose work is perceived as most beneficial for promotion of the Slovak language and culture in the U.S. or for the promotion of strong Slovak-U.S relations,

2. who are in weaker social situation preventing them from self paying the participation (students, postgraduates, etc.)

3. did not receive SAS scholarship in the past.

Previous application for scholarship has no positive or negative influence on the decision making process.

All applicants will be informed about decision on their application latest by April 25, 2010. Successful candidates will than individually apply on-line using special scholarship code provided by Embassy. Non-successful candidates will still have an opportunity to apply as self-payers. Please do not apply on-line prior to the decision on scholarship! Applicants who apply on-line not using the special scholarship code will be considered as self-payers!