Scholarship Regulations of the University of Economics
VI.
Complete Wording of the Scholarship Regulations
of the University of Economics in Prague
as of 8 June 2009
Article 1
Introductory provisions
(1) The Scholarship Regulations of the University of Economics in Prague (hereinafter “Scholarship Regulations”) are issued in accordance with Par. 17 section 1 letter g) of Law No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities and on the alteration and amendment of further laws (the University Law), in the wording of later regulations, (hereinafter only the “Law”) as an internal regulation of the University of Economics in Prague (hereinafter only “VŠE”) and contain the rules for acknowledging scholarships for students in degree programs realised by the VŠE and its faculties.
(2) A scholarship according to these Scholarship Regulations is paid out by the VŠE from the VŠE Scholarship Fund created according to Par. 58 section 7 of the Law and from subsidies and contributions from the state budget.
Article 2
Types of Scholarships
(1) A student may be awarded a scholarship from a subsidy and contribution from the state budget according to
a) Par. 91 section 2 letter a) of the Law (hereinafter “ability scholarship”),
b) Par. 91 section 2 letters b) to d) of the Law (hereinafter “exceptional scholarship”),
c) Par. 91 section 2 letter d) of the Law (hereinafter “accommodation scholarship”),
d) Par. 91 section 3 of the Law (hereinafter “social scholarship”),
e) Par. 91 section 4 letter c) of the Law (hereinafter “doctorial scholarship”),
(2) A student may be awarded a scholarship from the scholarship fund according to the same rules as a scholarship according to section 1 letters a) to e).
(3) From the scholarship fund a student may be awarded a scholarship for study and scientific research activities abroad.
Article 3
Ability scholarships
(1) The ability scholarship is awarded by the Dean, or in the case of degree programs realised by the VŠE, by the Rector to students of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs for outstanding study results in the past academic year while meeting the conditions announced for the concrete academic year by the Dean or the Rector.
(2) The form, particulars and deadlines for applications for an ability scholarship are stipulated by a measure of the Dean or the Rector.
(3) No ability scholarship is due for the months of July and August.
(4) An ability scholarship is paid out on a monthly basis.
Article 4
Exceptional scholarships
(1) An exceptional scholarship may be awarded by the Dean or the Rector to a student
a) who participates in the scientific research and pedagogical activity of a faculty or of the VŠE, for outstanding scientific, research or other creative results,
b) for outstanding results of all study in students of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program,
c) for covering exceptional costs connected with the solving of tasks set in the interest of the faculty or the VŠE, with professional practice or with scientific-research activity,
d) for fulfilment of exceptional tasks contributing to the development of the faculty or the VŠE, or else connected with the development of the faculty or the VŠE,
e) in an exceptionally difficult social situation.
(2) An exceptional scholarship may be awarded by the Rector
a) as a special prize from the Rector, the purpose and conditions of which are stipulated by the Rector,
b) in other cases worthy of special consideration.
(3) Details concerning the level and the conditions for the awarding of an exceptional scholarship by the Dean or the Rector are stipulated by the Dean or the Rector for the appropriate academic year.
(4) An exceptional scholarship may be awarded either at the request of a student or on the Dean’s or Rector’s own incentive.
(5) An exceptional scholarship is once only and the right to receive it originates on the day it is awarded.
Article 5
Accommodation scholarships
(1) An accommodation scholarship is awarded by the Rector to a student who meets the following conditions:
a) is a student attending a degree program in the attendance form of study;
b) is studying in the first degree program, or in a degree program following on from it, or has transferred from one degree program to another and the student’s previous study has been acknowledged; if the student terminated study in the previous program by leaving this study through written notification by 31 October of the year in which he entered it, the student is considered with regard to the conditions given before the semi-colon, as though he had not studied this program; in the case of simultaneously studied degree programs the student is credited for one at most, this being in the degree program in which he was registered for study earlier; no account is taken of study realised or being realised in any other form than through attendance;
c) has not exceeded the standard period of study in any of the simultaneously studied degree programs;
d) is a state citizen of the Czech Republic or a state citizen of a member-state of the European Union or another contracting state of the European Economic Area Agreement or the Swiss Confederation;
e) is not a student studying within the framework of foreign development aid (a government scholarship holder) and international agreements;
f) does not have his place of permanent residence within the district in which his place of study is situated; if his place of study is Prague, does not have permanent residence in Prague.
(2) The form, particulars and deadlines for application for an accommodation scholarship are stipulated by a measure of the Rector for the appropriate academic year.
(3) Entitlement to payment of the accommodation scholarship arises from the first day of the month in which the student makes the application.
(4) There is no accommodation scholarship for the months of July, August and September.
(5) An accommodation scholarship cannot be paid:
a) for months when the student’s study was interrupted for the whole month,
b) from the month following the date of termination of study according to Par. 55 and Par. 56 of the Law,
c) from the month following the date on which a change occurred in the conditions decisive for allocation of an accommodation scholarship.
(6) An accommodation scholarship is paid out in arrears at the end of the calendar quarter in which the entitlement to payment originated, as of 31 December, 31 March and 30 June.
(7) The student is obliged to notify the appropriate study department, without unnecessary delay, of all facts, which influence the payment of an accommodation scholarship.
(8) When any of the conditions listed in section 1 letters a) to f) are not met the student loses entitlement to an accommodation scholarship.
Article 6
Social scholarships
(1) A social scholarship is awarded on the basis of the social situation of the student according to Par. 91 section 3 of the Law at the stipulated level and in the manner stated in this provision of the Law.
(2) The student applies for a social scholarship at latest by the end of October in each calendar year, unless his entitlement to a social scholarship according to section 1 arose after registration for study; in such a case he may apply at any time in the course of the academic year. Applications are made electronically.
(3) An essential particular of the application for a social scholarship is the undertaking of the student to inform the stated workplace without delay of any change in the conditions under which the social scholarship was awarded.
(4) A student is entitled to a social scholarship for the standard period of study for each complete calendar month during which he meets the conditions for allocation of the social scholarship, but there is no entitlement to the social scholarship during the months of August and September.
(5) A social scholarship is usually paid out for three months in arrears.
Article 7
Doctorial scholarships
(1) A doctorial scholarship is awarded to students of doctorial degree programs with the attendance form of study and is paid out for the standard period of study. The doctorial scholarship has two parts:
a) the part by right – a regular monthly sum paid out throughout the academic year; (12 months),
b) the part that is not by right – awarded for outstanding results in study and in scientific, research and pedagogical activity.
(2) The scholarship according to section 1 letter a) is awarded at most to the level of the contribution set by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. The level of the scholarship is set for the given academic year by the Dean.
(3) The scholarship according to section 1 letter b) is awarded by the Dean at the proposal of the head of the chair in which the student is realising the doctorial degree program and by the vice-dean for science and research of the appropriate faculty as a single or monthly amount paid out for the stipulated period of the academic year in such a way that the total volume of special-purpose means allocated for doctorial scholarships is not exceeded.
(4) If the student does not fulfil the study obligations arising from the Study and Examination Regulations for study in doctorial degree programs the Dean may reduce the scholarship or possibly withdraw it. Unless an internal regulation of the faculty stipulates otherwise, he may do so on the basis of a proposal by the head of the chair in which the student is realising the doctorial degree program and by the vice-dean for science and research of the appropriate faculty.
Article 8
Scholarships for study and scientific-research activities abroad
(1) A scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad may be provided:
a) to cover the costs connected with study at a partner university abroad,
b) to cover the costs connected with participation in a summer school organised by a foreign university,
c) to cover the costs connected with participation in an international student competition,
d) to cover the costs connected with participation at an international conference,
e) to cover the transport costs connected with a stay at a foreign university given by the list of quotas of the Ministry above the framework of financial coverage.
(2) The costs in section 1 mean the costs of transport, accommodation, living requirements, insurance and the participation fee.
(3) A scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad may be provided to a student who meets the following conditions:
a) is a student in the attendance form of study;
b) is a student in at least the seventh semester of a five-year Master’s degree program, or is a student in a continuing Master’s or doctorial degree program;
c) in the case of semester study at a partner university abroad or a summer school organised by a foreign university, and if the student is in a Master’s degree program, he meets the conditions of the selection proceedings for studying abroad;
d) in the case of semester study at a partner university abroad or a summer school organised by a foreign university, and if the student is in a doctorial degree program, he demonstrates professional interest and proof of acceptance by the foreign institution;
e) in the case of participation in an international student competition he shows his professional interest, submits the recommendation of the guarantor of his presentation from the ranks of the academic employees of the VŠE and, if the number of places is lower than the number of applicants, meets the conditions of the selection proceedings for studying abroad;
f) in the case of participation in an international conference he shows his professional interest (especially publication activity to date), submits his paper for the conference and the recommendation of his professional guarantor from the ranks of the academic employees of the VŠE, if he is a student on a Master’s degree program, or the recommendation of the tutor if he is a student of a doctorial degree program.
(4) If a condition of the provision of the scholarship is the fulfilment of the conditions of selection proceedings for study stays abroad, the student does not submit the application for provision of a scholarship. The application is submitted by the department of foreign relations for discussion by the collegium of vice-deans for foreign relations. In other cases the student submits an application for the provision of a scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad together with the appropriate documents listed in section 3 to the department of foreign relations, which verifies the correctness of the information given and submits the application, together with the documents, for discussion by the collegium of vice-deans for foreign relations.
(5) The provision and level of a scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad is decided by the collegium of vice-deans for foreign relations, which is the guarantor of the balanced distribution of the means for scholarships for study and scientific-research activities abroad among the students of the individual faculties.
(6) A scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad is once only and the entitlement to payment originates on the day that it is awarded.
(7) After returning from abroad the recipient of a scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad is obliged to submit a report on his stay abroad to the department of foreign relations.
Common Provisions
Article 9
(1) The annual volume of financial means for scholarships paid out of subsidies and contributions from the state budget and the division of the scholarship fund into the part, from which are paid the scholarships listed in Article 1 section 2, and the part from which scholarships for study and scientific-research activities abroad are paid, are stipulated for the VŠE and the faculties within the framework of the budget for the appropriate calendar year by the Rector, after approval in the Academic Senate of the VŠE.
(2) The monthly level of the accommodation scholarship is set as of 31 December of each calendar year by the following calculation: from the total resources, which the VŠE has included in the budget for accommodation scholarships for the budgetary year, is deducted the volume of the accommodation scholarships paid out for the first and second quarters; the amount thus ascertained is divided by the total number of months for which students are entitled to an accommodation scholarship in the fourth quarter and the result is rounded down in whole Czech crowns. The monthly level of the accommodation scholarship at other payment dates is determined as the average monthly level of the accommodation scholarship in the preceding calendar year.
Article 10
The awarding of a scholarship, with the exception of a scholarship for study and scientific-research activities abroad, is decided by the Dean, or by the Rector, on the basis of the proposal of the scholarships committee, which is an advisory body of the Dean or the Rector. The committee and its chair are nominated by the Dean or the Rector. Other members are usually the faculty secretary or the quaestor, the study officer and a student representative.
Article 11
Par. 68 of the Law relates to decisions on the awarding of scholarships. Decisions on scholarships may be delivered to the students personally right in the study department or by mail. A decision is delivered on the date on which it is received, on the date of refusal to accept the consignment or on the passing of three days after posting. If it is not possible to deliver the decision to the student, the day of delivery is deemed to be the third day of being made public on the official notice-board of the faculty or the VŠE.
Article 12
(1) All types of scholarships are paid out in Czech crowns by bank transfer to the bank accounts of the students.
(2) Ability, exceptional and doctorial scholarships are paid to the students at latest by the tenth day of the month following the appropriate payment date.
(3) Accommodation and social scholarships are paid to the students at latest by the thirtieth day of the month following the appropriate payment date.
Article 13
Final Provisions
(1) The Scholarship Regulations of the VŠE registered by the Ministry on 30 May 2005 under Ref. No. 17 847/2005-30 are cancelled.
(2) The Rector’s Instruction No. 5/2000 of 20 November 2000 is cancelled.
(3) These Scholarship Regulations were approved according to Par. 9 section 1 letter b) of the Law by the Academic Senate of the VŠE on 20 March 2006.
(4) These Scholarship Regulations become valid, according to Par. 36 section 3 of the Law, on the date of registration by the Ministry.
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The changes in the Scholarship Regulations of the University of Economics in Prague were approved, according to Par. 9 section 1 letter b) of Law No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities and on the alteration and amendment of further laws (the University Law), in the wording of later regulations, by the Academic Senate of the University of Economics in Prague on 24 April 2006, on 2 October 2006, on 12 November, 2007, on 19 May 2008 and on 16 February 2009.
The changes in the Scholarship Regulations of the University of Economics in Prague come into effect on the date of validity, with the exception of changes registered by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on 22 November 2007 under Ref. No. 27 621/2007-30 (Changes No. 3), which come into effect on 1 January 2008, and the changes registered on 3 March 2009 under Ref. No. 4 818/2009-30 (Changes No. 5), which come into effect on the first day of the calendar month following registration.
Prof. Ing. Richard Hindls, CSc., in his own hand
Rector
