The applicant must primarily meet the following criteria: 

• At the time of applying, the applicant must be a full-time PhD student (maximum 3rd year). The fellowship is not intended for students studying outside the standard period of study. 

• Students must be enrolled at Charles University during the entire period of receiving the scholarship.

Students must achieve the following during the fellowship:

• Complete their dissertation or a substantial part of it

• Carry out part of the research abroad

As part of the selection of applicants, the following qualities will be evaluated: 

• Leadership Skills 

• Contribution of Research to Society 

• Past Academic Activities of the Applicant 

• Meaningfulness of Proposed Research Abroad 

To apply, you need to submit all required documentation via email to by April 30, 2025 (including).

Applications must be submitted in English in pdf format and must contain the following documents:

• SYLFF Application Form

  (Applicants requesting an extension of the scholarship submit the SYLFF Extension Application Form)

• Applicant’s CV (max. two A4 pages)

• Motivation letter (max. one and a half A4 pages)

• Recommendation letter provided by your FHS supervisor

  (Applicants requesting an extension of the scholarship submit a Recommendation Letter (Extension)

Please submit your application as a single PDF file, named in the following format (e.g., Novak_FSV_2023). Required documents to be delivered no later than the specified deadline.