Slovenia’s Ministry of Education, Science and Youth offers scholarship months to citizens of countries it has bilateral education agreements with; the national agency CMEPIUS runs the scheme.
Students, graduates and doctoral candidates spend part of their studies at a Slovenian higher education institution, taking non-degree courses or doing supervised research. It does not fund a full degree or a Slovene language course.
Benefits & funding
- €400 a month for 2027/28, reviewed each January.
- A free shared room (2B) in a university student dormitory, plus subsidised meals.
- Basic medical insurance for non-EU holders whose country has no health insurance agreement with Slovenia.
- Tuition fees are not covered.
- Cannot be held alongside Erasmus, CEEPUS or any other EU-funded scholarship.
Eligibility
- Citizens of: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey (2027/28 invitation; the web page’s agreement list also names Moldova, which has no 2027/28 quota).
- Nomination by your country’s competent authority, usually its education ministry.
- University or college students, graduates and doctoral applicants; each country’s agreement sets stay length and recipient categories.
- Age limits of 28 for bachelor’s, 30 for master’s and 35 for PhD stays, not to be reached before the scholarship ends.
- Study stays require Slovene unless another working language is agreed with the mentor.
- An original Letter of Acceptance from the Slovenian host institution.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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Eligible nationalities
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · China · Hungary · India · Israel · Italy · Japan · Kosovo · Mexico · Montenegro · North Macedonia
+ 5 more
Poland · Serbia · Slovakia · Switzerland · Türkiye
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor · Master Enrolled · PhD Enrolled
Age requirement
≤ 35 yrs
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Application process
- 1Ask a department at a Slovenian higher education institution for a signed and sealed Letter of Acceptance.
- 2Complete the online application form, then print and sign it.
- 3Send the form, the original letter, an ID or passport copy, one recommendation letter (two for research stays) and diploma or transcripts, in Slovenian or English, to your country’s competent authority by its own deadline.
- 4The authority nominates candidates to CMEPIUS; applications sent by individuals are not processed.
Program timeline
July 2026
2027/28 invitation published
Usual nomination deadline (national deadlines are earlier)
Mar 31, 2027
Results notified
May/July 2027
Scholarship year
Oct 1, 2027 to Sep 30, 2028