Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences

Dean’s Provision no. 15/2019

Title:

Amendment to Dean’s Measure no. 20/2018 - Adjustment of Scholarships and Details for Scholarship Applications at FSV UK

In effect from:

1. 5. 2019

In Prague on 15 April, 2019

                                                                                   PhDr. Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Ph.D.

                                                                                                                Dean of the Faculty

I. Aim of the Measure

1. The measure herein is issued following the Scholarship Regulations of Charles University (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") and the Rules for Awarding Scholarships at FSV UK (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules").

II. Amount of Scholarships for Outstanding Study Results

1. In accordance with the provisions of Article 4 paras 3, 4 of the Regulations and Article 2 of the Rules, I hereby stipulate the minimum amount of the scholarship for outstanding study results at 24,000 CZK and the maximum amount of this scholarship at 36,000 CZK.
2. The scholarship referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be payable retrospectively, on a one-off basis in November for the preceding academic year; 10% of the best-achieving full-time students are entitled to the scholarship in accordance with the Regulations and the Rules. The detailed rules for calculating the grade-point average (GPA) and other conditions for awarding this scholarship are set out in Article 2 of the Rules.
3. The scholarship for outstanding study results is awarded by the Dean on an ex-officio basis.

III. Scholarship under Article 9 of the Regulations and Article 5 of the Rules (Scholarship under Special Consideration)

1.    Pursuant to Article 9 of the Regulations scholarship may be awarded for participating in the teaching activities of the faculty to the students enrolled in doctoral and follow-up Master's degree programmes.

2.    The application shall be submitted through SIS by the workplace where the FSV student is involved in teaching activities.

3.    The director of the institute or the head of the department where the applicant carries out his/her teaching activity may become a petitioner for the scholarship for teaching activities.

4.    Staff of the Student Services Office will review the formal requirements of the application and check the conditions for awarding the scholarship in accordance with the Regulations. The amount of the required amount will be assessed by the corresponding Vice-Dean.

5.    Each institute may under this part of the measure annually draw from the scholarship fund an amount determined when allocating the budget.

6.    For scholarships for an active participation in the creative activities of the faculty workplaces and scholarships for an active participation in the international cooperation between the faculty workplaces or the faculty as a whole, paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article shall apply comparably.

7.    Scholarships for outstanding sports results and representation of university at academic international competitions are awarded by the Dean at the student‘s request. The student applies for a scholarship in writing on the appropriate form through the faculty‘s post room and includes all the necessary supplements.

a.       The scholarship for excellent sports results at the level of the championship of the Czech Republic will be awarded in the amount of 7,500 CZK.

b.      The scholarship for excellent sports results at international sports competitions will be awarded in the amount of 15,000 CZK.

c.       The scholarships form under letters a. and b. must be accompanied by a confirmation of participation and the result of the sport event from the organizer or the sports association.

d.      The scholarship for the representation of Charles University or FSV UK at an international academic competition, which is related to the disciplines taught at FSV UK, will be awarded in the amount of 50% of the documented costs, but no more than 20,000 CZK. The form must be accompanied by a confirmation of the organizer or the institute of FSV UK of participation and justification of costs.

e.       Scholarships in accordance with letters a., b. and d. are one-off scholarships paid during June and July of a given year to such applicants who submit documents from April 1 to May 30, and during December of a given year and January of the year following to such applicants who submit documents from 1 October to 30 November. They are paid by bank transfer to the bank account specified by the student in the Study Information System of Charles University from 31 days from the date on which the decision becomes final. Only valid applications submitted within the set deadlines will be settled; later submissions will not be considered.

f.        The scholarship in accordance with letters a. and b. can be earned by the student in the sum total no more than two times per one academic year.

g.      The scholarship in accordance with letters a., b. and d. can be earned by the student on the basis of representation in the given academic year or previous academic year. No more than one scholarship can be earned for one representation under letters a., b. and d.

8.        Scholarships for exemplary civic action are awarded by the Dean at the instigation of any member of the academic community of Charles University.

9.        The scholarship for the representation of the faculty is awarded by the Dean at the request of one of the head members of the faculty.

IV. Doctoral Scholarship under Article 12 of the Regulations and Article 7 of the Rules

1.      I hereby stipulate the amount of doctoral scholarship for students from the first to the fourth year of full-time doctoral study programmes at 10,500 CZK per month.

V. Cancellation of Previous Measures

This measure cancels the Dean's Measure no. 19/2017 Adjustment of Scholarships and Details for Scholarship Applications at FSV UK.

VI. Transitional Provision to Article IV of this Measure

1. The student in the doctoral study programme in the full-time form of studies, who was awarded doctoral scholarship between 1 January, 2018 and the date this Dean’s Measure comes into effect, is awarded by the Dean compensatory doctoral scholarship corresponding to the difference between the amount of 10,500 CZK per month and the monthly amount of the scholarship awarded to him/her during that period, providing this difference is in positive numbers.

VII. Efficiency Period

This provision comes into effect on 15 April 2018.

PhDr. Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Ph.D.

Dean of the Faculty

In charge of accuracy: 

PhDr. Natálie Švarcová, Ph.D.

Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies and Other Forms of Education