The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport in cooperation with the National Education Institute with the Centre for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes and the Office for Slovenians Abroad provide scholarships covering tuition fees for members of Slovene ethnic minorities in other countries and descendants of Slovene expatriates and emigrants.

Scholarship sponsors will consider recommendations from Slovene émigré institutions to which candidates, or their parents, are members, evidence of extracurricular activities in Slovene institutions, or recommendations from one of the leading Slovene ethnic minority organisations when deciding on scholarship awards. Also welcome are recommendations from Slovene teachers abroad as well as diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Slovenia. One society from abroad cannot have more than two applicants for scholarships. Priority shall be given to candidates who have never before received scholarships for the courses of the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language.

PLEASE NOTE: The scholarship covers only the tuition fee for morning courses and additional activities. You are invited to attend the following courses of the Slovene language:

Morning Course Online – Spring semester 2023/24
Afternoon Course Online – Spring semester 2023/24

More information is available HERE.

Application deadline February 1st, 2024. You can apply HERE.

Source: Government Office for Slovenians Abroad