Scholarships

The amount of merit scholarships is graded according to a weighted grade point average into 4 categories. The FIT Academic Senate approves the total amount of funding. The scholarship amount is further limited by the scholarship fund, which is filled with fees for extended studies. At the same time, however, these funds cannot be used other than for scholarships.

You are entitled to merit scholarships as a bachelor’s or master’s student if you have met all of the following criteria in a given semester:

• You obtained a minimum of 30 credits for completed courses.

• The number of graded courses was greater than or equal to 4.

• The weighted study average of graded courses in the given semester was less than or equal to 1.50.

• You studied in a full-time or part-time study programme and within the standard duration of studies (3 years for a bachelor’s degree, 2 years for a master’s one).

• Suppose you exceed the standard duration of studies by a maximum of one year but meet the other criteria and have also spent at least one semester on a study abroad programme. In that case, you can apply for an exceptional scholarship in writing.

Details are further specified in Article 3 of the Rules for Granting Scholarships.

You do not need to apply for merit scholarships. Based on the study results entered in the KOS system, entitlements to a merit scholarship are generated automatically.

Exceptions when it is necessary to apply in writing are, for example, students who have been on a study abroad programme during their studies and have thus exceeded the standard duration of studies.

The merit scholarships are disbursed one-off and retrospectively based on the study results achieved in the previous semester in two payment periods:

• For the summer semester, it is disbursed in November.
• For the winter semester, it is disbursed in May.

You can check your eligibility status and the amount of your boarding scholarships in the Scholarship application.

The conditions for granting boarding scholarships are that you meet the specified criteria based on the data from the Union Information from Student’s Registers (SIMS):

• You study a full-time bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree programme.
• You study in your first programme or a follow-up degree programme. In the case of multiple concurrently studied programmes, you are counted at most once in the programme in which you were enrolled earlier.
• You have not exceeded the standard duration of studies in any concurrent study programmes (3 years for a bachelor’s degree, 2 years for a master’s one).
• You do not have a permanent residence in the capital city of Prague. (If your place of study is in Prague.)

The criteria for granting scholarships are also available in the Scholarship application. In addition to Article 7 of the Rules for Granting Scholarships, their form is also determined by:

• Rector’s order No. 7/2006 Criteria for granting boarding scholarships (in Czech)
• Appex No. 1 to Rector’s order No. 7/2006 (in Czech)

You do not need to apply for boarding scholarships. They are automatically granted if you meet the criteria in the SIMS system.

The boarding scholarships are granted for the duration of the academic year, except for July, August and September, for three periods per calendar year. It is disbursed retrospectively quarterly:

• October to December, with a disbursement date of 15 January.
• January to March, with a disbursement date of 15 April.
• April to June, with a disbursement date of 15 July.
• July to September, with a disbursement date of 15 October (for PhD students only).

• Faculty social scholarships (according to Article 4, paragraph 2c of the Rules for Granting Scholarships) – one-off support in a difficult life situation: you can submit an individual application through the Office of Study Affairs.

• Sports scholarships: you can apply through IPES.

• Scholarships to support international master’s students: you can apply through the Office of External Affairs.

• Scholarships for students going abroad to study (to cover living expenses): you can apply through the Rectorate of CTU.

• Other types of targeted scholarships are described in Article 4, paragraph 2 of the Rules for Granting Scholarships.

• For your participation in the “FIT studenti sobě” (Students to Students at FIT) programme.
• For completing a degree programme with an evaluation of “pass with distinction”.
• For having your final thesis awarded by the Dean’s Award.
• Other types of targeted scholarships are described in Article 4, paragraph 2 of the Rules for Granting Scholarships.