Other possibilities

Other possibilities

If you are considering a period of study abroad and have not chosen any of the foreign universities or other educational institutions involved in the established Charles University mobility programmes, you can try a number of other schemes: this page contains a regularly updated list of international offers. The stays listed below are organized by foreign universities or research institutions, educational foundations, institutions with links to foreign embassies, non-profit NGOs etc. Some of the stays are partly or wholly funded by the host institution; in other cases, however, the applicants are expected to cover the cost themselves.

  • Offer for PhD students within the Tandem CEFRES program

    The new Tandem incubator program scheme at CEFRES, dedicated to Charles University, has been relaunched for the second time: it offers a half-time position for two years at CEFRES for one CU colleague, working with his or her French peer on a common project. 

    • Since 2018, the Tandem program endeavours excellency in social sciences and humanities by bringing together Czech and French colleagues to intensify scientific collaboration between our countries in the frame of European Research Area. Its former members have obtained two ERC grants, including the BOAR project.

    • The aim of the program is to associate two researchers around a joint research project for two years, leading to the submission of a project proposal to one of the European or international research programs (Horizon Europe, ERC, ANR or assimilated). 

    • Since 2024, the program opened a new scheme, reuniting one researcher from Charles University and one from the CNRS or affiliated to a CNRS research unit (UMR). A new call has just been launched and will be open until May 9, 2025. Please know that the accent being put on fostering Czech-French collaborations, the knowledge of English is absolutely sufficient for the program. You will find the two identical calls:

  • Transparency International Summer School on Integrity

    Transparency International School on Integrity is an annual state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders. The School exposes its participants to the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and accountability and offers real opportunities to try and implement their ideas in practice.

    Since 2010, the Transparency International School on Integrity has hosted more than 1800 future leaders from more than 120 countries worldwide and has become the leading summer event on anti-corruption in the world. Over the past 15 years more than one hundred outstanding experts taught at the Transparency School in Vilnius. The School lecturers are anti-corruption and accountability leaders that come from public, private, NGO and academic sectors and offer the participants unique perspectives on how to address corruption and promote transparency. 

    The upcoming Transparency School will be held from 30 June to 4 July 2025. 

    After successful completion of the programme, 6 ECTS can be obtained.

    • The deadline for applications is 18 May 2025.

  • Contemporary Chinese Studies program of the Silk Road School of Renmin University of China

    Silk Road School of Renmin University of China sincerely hopes that more students from FSV, UK would apply for the Contemporary Chinese Studies program of the Silk Road School of Renmin University of China. Please find enclosed information on admissions for the year 2025.

    The application period is open until May 31, 2025.

  • Learn Mandarin at National Taiwan University - Taiwan Huayu BEST Program

    • Brochure
    • Course information
    • NTU aims to provide at least 5 CU students annually with scholarships to engage in intensive Mandarin studies through our language programs
    • Students can enroll in short-term (3-6 weeks) or long-term (3-12 months) programs, requiring at least 15 hours of coursework per week. Courses are designed for all proficiency levels, from beginner to advanced, with placement tests conducted before classes start.
      • Long-term scholarship (3, 6, 9, or 12 months)
        • Monthly scholarship of NTD 25,000 (approx. USD 800) from NTU, with the scholarship amount depending on the duration. Students can attend one or multiple quarter-long courses at the International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) or the Chinese Language Division (CLD).
      • Short-term scholarship (3-6 weeks)
        • Weekly scholarship of NTD 6,000 (approx. USD 200) from NTU, for students enrolling in the NTU Plus Academy - Chinese Language & Culture program.

  • National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSPSR)

    The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSPSR) offers scholarships to students and academics, scientific and artistic staff for stays in the summer semester 2025.The length of stays for MSP students is 1 to 2 semesters, for DSP students and postdoctoral fellows 1 to 10 months.

    Further information can be found on the AIA website and the NSPSR website, and applications are submitted online.

    Application deadline: 4 p.m. Oct. 31. 2025

  • Blue Europe 2024-2025 contest for students

    We present you an opportunity for students and recent graduates to participate in the Blue Europe 2024-2025 “Denis de Rougemont” contest, which aims to encourage new multidisciplinary perspectives and innovative ideas on European affairs.

    Named in honour of Denis de Rougemont, a key intellectual advocate of a united Europe, the competition is open to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students from across Europe, as well as recent graduates who will receive their degrees in 2024. The contest has begun September 1, 2024, and the abstract submission deadline is January 31, 2025, while the final paper submission deadline is May 31, 2025.

    All participants will receive a certificate with the evaluation of their submission, and selected entries will be published on Blue Europe. This year we will award a prize of €1,000 for the first place and €500 for the second place.

    Further details can be found here and submission guidelines and participation rules can be found on our website.

Archive of the past offers

To see the past offers, click HERE.

Contact

For more information contact our Exchange coordinator Marie Stanovská, email: studyabroad@fsv.cuni.cz