Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Measure No. 4/2020
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING
(As amended with effect from 1st
March 2022)
In accordance with § 28, Paragraph 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
Institutions and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as
later amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), I issue the following Measure:
Section 1
Specifications of the scholarship program
The scholarship program to support the use of technology in teaching (hereinafter referred
to as the “scholarship program”) is announced by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk
University (hereinafter referred to as “FF MU”) in accordance with the provisions of Section
3 subsection 1 clause b) of the Masaryk University Scholarship and Bursary Regulations.
Section 2
Purpose and duration of the scholarship program
(1) The purpose of the scholarship program is to motivate students of the faculty to
participate in the integration of technology into teaching at the FF MU , to achieve
the widest possible implementation of teaching in this way, and thus participate in
improving the quality of teaching.
(2) These activities are coordinated by the E-learning Office of the Centre for
Information Technologies of the FF MU (hereinafter referred to as the “CIT EO”).
(3) The scholarship program is hereby announced for an indefinite period from the entry
into effect of this measure.
Section 3
Source of funding for the scholarship program
The source of funding for scholarships is the faculty’s Scholarship Fund or other sources
listed in the valid order code.
Section 4
Conditions for awarding scholarships
(1) The scholarships will be awarded to a student if the following conditions are met:
a) they are a student of a Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral degree program
implemented by the FF MU in the full-time or combined mode of study;
b) the student participates in a project within the Program to Support the Use of
Technology in Teaching, which is periodically announced by the CIT EO at the
FF MU. The student’s involvement and the subsequent remuneration is based
on the indication of their name in the project form/application, or in the final
report of the project within the Program to Support the Use of Technology in
Teaching;
c) the student will cooperate in the integration of technology into teaching
according to the instructions of the respective project investigator;
d) the student completes all assigned tasks within the project;
e) the student can participate in different projects investigated by different
researchers.
(2) The proposal for the scholarship is submitted within the Program to Support the Use
of Technology in Teaching by the project investigator, always an academic staff
member of the FF MU, who also proposes the amount of the scholarship in relation
to the level of involvement in the project.
(3) When submitting proposals for the award of the scholarship, the project investigator
takes into account the extent, quality, and timeliness of the fulfilment of the
requirements set out in the project by individual students, and also takes these
facts into account in any proposed amount of the scholarship. Participation in project
tasks does not automatically entitle the student to the award of a scholarship.
(4) At the proposal of the investigator, the same student may be awarded the
scholarship associated with participation in one project repeatedly.
Section 5
Amount of the scholarship, award and payment of the scholarship
(1) The amount of the scholarship for individual students is proposed by the submitter,
taking into account the fact that a total amount of at least CZK 10,000 to a
maximum of CZK 30,000 can be paid in scholarships within a single project
implemented under the Program to Support the Use of Technology in Teaching.
(2) The scholarship is paid on pre-announced dates up to 4 times a year at the request
of the project investigator. In exceptional and justified cases, the scholarship may
be paid outside these dates.
(3) The scholarship award decision is made in electronic form and has a digital
signature. The decision is delivered to the student via the IS MU Document Office.
(4) Payment of the scholarship is made in one lump sum, after the decision becomes
legally binding, to the bank account specified by the student in the IS MU.
Section 6
Final provisions
(1) This measure repeals FF MU Measure No. 4/2020 Scholarship Program to Support
the Use of Technology in Teaching, dated 23th March 2020, effective from 23th
March 2020.
(2) This measure builds on the Masaryk University Scholarship and Bursary
Regulations.
(3) The checking, interpretation and updating of this measure is performed by the Vicedean
for Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies.
(4) The Faculty Bursar checks the use of funds for the purposes of merit scholarships.
(5) This measure will come into force upon signature.
(6) This measure will come into effect on 1st March 2022.
signed electronically
Prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Dean