FSS Provision no. 2/2024
STIPEND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH-TAUGHT STUDY
PROGRAMMES AT THE MASARYK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL
STUDIES 2024
The following schemes for stipend support for the year 2024 have been announced
for the students of Masaryk University Faculty of Social Studies (the Faculty)
English-taught studies programmes:
(1) Stipend support scheme for supporting long-term internships of Faculty
students studying in English-taught study programmes;
(2) Stipend support scheme for supporting shorter-term internships of Faculty
students studying in English-taught study programmes;
(3) Stipend support scheme awarding the best students in pre-graduate Englishtaught
study programmes.
1. Stipend scheme for supporting long-term internships abroad for Faculty
students studying in English-taught study programmes
(1) The aim of the stipend is to support international student mobility, which leads
to improvements in the quality of the educational process and public
representation of the Faculty. Long-term internships abroad mean, for the
purpose of this document, study and work stays lasting not less than one
month.
(2) The stipend support scheme starts on 1. 2. 2024.
(3) The range of students eligible for the stipend and conditions for approval:
request for the stipend can be made by students of Bachelor's, Master's and
doctoral study through Document Office - Task Submission in IS (here) by 30
April or by 31 October The stipend is intended for students in the Englishtaught
programmes who are, at the time of the planned internship abroad,
enrolled within the standard length of study in all their active FSS studies. The
stipend is not meant to support mobility to the place of the student's permanent
residency.
(4) The source of financing is each Department's income from its English-taught
study programmes.
(5) The stipends for Bachelor's study programmes are as follows:
(a) Up to 20,000 CZK when the student is registered for 0 FSS subjects during
the period of the internship abroad;
(b) Up to 12,000 CZK when the student is registered for 1 or 2 mandatory or
elective full-semester subjects at the home department;
(c) Up to 7,000 CZK when the student is registered for the Diploma Thesis
Seminar only.
(6) The stipends for Master's study programmes are as follows:
(a) Up to 27,000 CZK when the student is registered for 0 FSS subjects during
the period of the internship abroad;
(b) Up to 17,000 CZK when the student is registered for 1 or 2 mandatory or
elective full-semester subjects at the home department;
(c) Up to 10,000 CZK when the student is registered for the Diploma Thesis
Seminar only.
(7) The stipend for doctoral study programmes is as follows:
(a) Up to 19,000 CZK when the student is registered for 0 FSS subjects during
the period of internship abroad.
(8) A student is limited to receive one stipend at each level of Bachelor's, Master's
and doctoral study.
(9) The stipend is awarded twice a year (call for application April and October,
payment in June and November) on the basis of individual assessment of each
application, which must contain the following:
(a) Basic information about the applicant;
(b) Period of stay abroad and its aim, name of the activity, reasons for the
application, expected benefit of the internship;
(c) Specification of the expected financial expenditure (only in CZK);
(d) Confirmation of expert supervision, given by one of Faculty or staff of the
Faculty (typically the head of the Faculty, the guarantor of the study
programme, or the supervisor of the bachelor's or master's thesis);
(e) Proof of the arranged internship abroad – usually an acceptance letter from
the hosting institution, which must be included as an appendix to the
application;
(f) Information about other sources of financing, the amounts, and whether the
financial support has already been requested/confirmed.
(g) Applicant's consent to publication of relevant personal data on the Faculty
web pages;
(h) Applicant's declaration that she/he has no unpaid balance due to the
Faculty.
(10) Decision about the stipends for internships abroad for students in pre-graduate
English-taught programmes is taken twice a year by the Vice-Dean for
Internationalization and Student Affairs, together with the guarantors of the
English-taught study programmes and the chairs of departments that organize
them. The decision takes into account the aim and orientation of the internship,
the opinion of the professional guarantor of the application, as well as the
budget of the study programme.
(11) The complete application must be submitted through Document Office - Task
Submission in IS (here) during the specified time period. In case of justified
reasons one may also apply for a stipend for an internship abroad taking place
during the current semester. Applicants will receive the decision about the
stipend for long-term internships abroad within 15 days of the decision being
made.
(12) Each stipend recipient is required to write a report about the activity for which
the stipend was provided and upload it into his/her application in IS, no later
than 30 days after the completion of the project. The report must include a
signed statement by the project guarantor stating specifically whether the
project aims were or were not met. Should the report be rejected, the applicant
will be informed within 15 days by a qualified person; otherwise, the report is
considered accepted.
2. Stipend scheme for supporting shorter-term internships abroad for
Faculty students studying in English-taught study programmes
(1) The aim of the stipend is to support international student mobility, which leads
to improvements in the quality of the educational process and public
representation of the Faculty. Shorter-term internships abroad mean, for the
purpose of this document, study and work stay lasting not more than one
month.
(2) The stipend support scheme starts on 1. 2. 2024.
(3) The range of students eligible for the stipend and conditions for approval:
request for the stipend can be made by students of Bachelor's and master's
study programmes only through Document Office - Task Submission in IS
(here). The stipend is intended for students in the English-taught programmes
who are, at the time of the planned internship abroad, enrolled within the
standard length of study in all their active FSS studies. The stipend is not
meant to support mobility to the place of the student's permanent residency.
The stipend may be used for registration fees for summer/winter schools and
other similar short educational programs or internships.
(4) The source of financing is each Department's income from its English-taught
study programmes.
(5) The stipends for Bachelor's and master's study programmes are as follows:
(a) Up to 10,000 CZK maximum when the student participates in a shorter-term
activity abroad;
(b) Up to 5,000 CZK maximum when the student participates in a shorter term
activity in the Czech Republic or Slovakia;
(6) A student is limited to receiving two stipends at each level of bachelor's and
master's study.
(7) The stipend is awarded on the basis of individual assessment of each
application, which must contain the following:
(a) Basic information about the applicant;
(b) Name, period of shorter-term activity and its aim, reasons for the
application, expected benefit of the internship.
(c) Specification of the expected financial expenditure (only in CZK);
(d) Confirmation of expert supervision, given by one of the Faculty or staff of
the Faculty (typically the head of the Faculty, the guarantor of the study
programme, or the supervisor of the bachelor's or master's thesis);
(e) Proof of the arranged internship abroad – usually an acceptance letter
from the hosting institution, which must be included as an appendix to the
application;
(f) Information about other sources of financing, the amounts, and whether
the financial support has already been requested/confirmed.
(g) Applicant's consent to publication of relevant personal data on the Faculty
web pages;
(h) Applicant's declaration that she/he has no unpaid balance due to the
Faculty.
(8) Decisions about the stipends for shorter-term activities abroad for students in
pre-graduate English-taught programmes is taken twice a year by the ViceDean
for Internationalization and Student Affairs, together with the guarantors
of the English-taught study programmes and the chairs of departments that
organize them. The decision takes into account the aim and orientation of the
activity, the opinion of the professional guarantor of the application, as well as
the budget of the study programme.
(9) The complete application must be submitted through Document Office - Task
Submission in IS (here) during the specified time period. In case of justified
reasons one may also apply for a stipend for a shorter-term internship taking
place during the current semester. Applicants will receive the decision about
the stipend for shorter-term internships abroad within 15 days of the decision
being made.
(10) Each stipend recipient is required to write a report about the activity for
which the stipend was provided and upload it into his/her application in IS, no
later than 30 days after the completion of the project. The report must include a
signed statement by the project guarantor stating specifically whether the project
aims were or were not met. Should the report be rejected, the applicant will be
informed within 15 days by a qualified person; otherwise, the report is considered
accepted.
3. Stipend support scheme awards for the best students in pre-graduate
English-taught study programmes
(1) The aim of the stipend is to award a one-time stipend to students who have
achieved excellent study results in pre-graduate English-taught programmes,
with the exception of students enrolled in joint-degree programmes and
double-degree programmes. It also seeks to motivate students to aim for high
quality results in their studies.
(2) The stipend is awarded to pre-graduate students for excellent results after a
particular time period.
(3) The stipend programme scheme begins on 1.2. 2024.
(4) The stipend is awarded in the fourth week of the semester as a one-off benefit
after the conclusion of the second-to-last semester of the standard period of
study (i.e., the fifth semester in the Bachelor's degree programme and the third
semester in the Master's degree programme) to all students (i.e., even more
than one student in the same programme) who meet the conditions for its
payment. The first condition is a minimum credit gain (140 ECTS in the
Bachelor's degree programme and 85 ECTS in the Master's degree
programme). The second condition is that the student has no unpaid balance
to the Faculty.
(5) One does not need to apply for the stipend; it is awarded automatically and the
payment (in CZK) is transferred into the student's account within 30 days of
the decision.
(6) The amounts of the stipends are as follows:
Students in full-degree English-taught Bachelor's programmes:
a) Category 1: average 1.00: 20 000 CZK
b) Category 2: average 1,20: 12 000 CZK
Students in full-degree English-taught master's programmes:
a) Category 1: average 1.00: 20 000 CZK
(7) The source of stipend financing is the income of departments generated by
teaching English-taught programmes.
(8) The Vice-Dean for Internationalization and Students Affairs awarded the
stipend amount, together with the guarantors of the English-taught
programmes and the chairs of the departments organizing them.
Closing Provisions
(1) The provisions are stated for each stipend support scheme.
(2) Control of the correct application of these provisions is the responsibility of the
Faculty Secretary.
(3) These provisions apply to stipend awards beginning on 1 February 2024.
(4) These provisions are valid as of the date of signing and take effect on 1
February 2024.
Brno, 23 January
Stanislav Balík
Dean