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Freemovers

Suitable for stays of 30 days or more in any country in the world. The scholarship is administered by the Centre of International Cooperation (CIC) of Masaryk University and awarded for a minimum of one month and a maximum of one semester.

Participation Conditions
  • Studying on an accredited full-time or combined MU study programme.
  • The programme is open to students at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level. At the time of submitting the application the student must have completed at least the first semester of bachelor’s studies.
  • A condition of participation is compatibility of the study programme at MU with the selected foreign university. The home faculty must confirm to the student that the completed course will be recognised as part of the study plan.
  • The student must demonstrate knowledge of the foreign language in which they will study. This does not apply to PhD students, as long as English is the language of the placement.
  • The student must transfer from abroad 20 ECTS per semester, in the case to short-term preparation of the dissertation the number of credits can be lower, but the student must fulfil the study requirements of the home faculty.
  • It is possible to travel with this grant once during bachelor’s, once during master’s and once during doctoral studies. If there is a lack of suitable applicants this grant can be offered repeatedly.
  • The grant is not available for studies in the country of origin/permanent residence of the student.
  • The grant is not intended for extended placements which began as part of another programme (e.g. Erasmus+, CEEPUS, etc.)
  • This programme requires of MU students that after completion of their placement that they submit an application for the recognition of courses/credits from the foreign placement; you can find further information here.
  • The student must add all the documents requested before the start of foreign studies and after their completion, and their non-provision will be taken as not fulfilling the conditions for the award of a grant.
  • Studies at the MU home faculty must not be interrupted or ended throughout the whole period of drawing the grant.
  • The scholarship is awarded for a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 1 semester.

FREEMOVERS STUDY STAYS

The programme for freemovers is intended for students who arrange their own study or research stay at a foreign university outside any exchange programme of Masaryk University (e.g. Erasmus+) or outside any intergovernmental, inter-university or inter-faculty agreements. Freemovers can choose from universities all over the world, but both the home faculty/department and the foreign university must agree to the study stay. Each foreign university has different rules for accepting freemovers - some do not accept them at all, some require payment of tuition fees, others openly welcome freemovers.

Information on the experiences of students who have made use of the grants for Freemovers to study at a wide range of foreign universities can be found here here (only in Czech).

FREEMOVERS WORK PLACEMENTS

The programme for freemovers is also intended for students who want to complete a one- to four-month traineeship abroad as part of their studies at Masaryk University and do not have the opportunity to use other funding (e.g. through the Erasmus+ programme, from the faculty, etc.). As a freemovers you can travel to any country in the world for your internship.

You can find out about the students who went on placements as Freemovers can be found here (only in Czech).

Application deadlines for the 2024 scholarship programme:

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS?

  1. Arrange your study or work placement with your destination well in advance of the Freemovers grant deadline. You must know the following details: the exact dates of the placement, the name and address of the foreign institution, the scope of the work placement/study placement, the contact person, the mentor and the supervisor (these three roles can be represented by one person).

  2. Prepare a Learning agreement (for study placement) or a Training agreement (for work placement). These documents are accepted in paper form (PDF scan) or can be created electronically through the ISOIS system as part of the online application for the scholarship. Both forms of the document must be signed by all three parties - the student, the departmental coordinator at LF MU and the supervisor at the foreign institution.

    Departmental coordinators at MED MUNI:
    General Medicine, Dentistry: doc. MUDr. Lubomír Křivan, Ph.D.
    Health Science degree programmes: prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorna, Ph.D.

    Signatures are arranged by Zuzana Pilátová (IO). LA or TA should be sent to zpilatova@med.muni.cz.

  3. The application for the grant is submitted electronically and if the Learning/Training Agreement has not been signed yet, you need to print out the application and hand it in with the signature of the authorised person from the faculty (see above).

    The application form does not have to be completed in English. For names, addresses, etc. use diacritical marks where needed. In the year column give the actual year of study at MU.

  4. The application form must contain mandatory attachments, which are uploaded in PDF format. The attachments are as follows:

ATTACHMENTS FOR STUDY STAY

  • Letter of acceptance (or email or other proof of acceptance)
  • Motivation letter in Czech or English
  • Learning Agreement (optional)
  • Copy of proof of proficiency in the language you will study in:
    • MUNI language exam result (recognized on the basis of IS study records, other documents are optional)
    • teacher's certificate from the MUNI Language Education Centre (Language Proficiency Report)
    • international exam result (e.g. for English FCE, CAE, TOEFL)
    • if you have no English language certification you can take a test at the Centre of International Cooperation (CIC), further information here
    • a transcript of academic results from previous studies in the foreign language is also accepted (e.g. if you have already studied abroad as part of Erasmus)
    • a student who is in the first semester of a follow-up course and has previously studied at another school must attach a "Transcript of Records" or a supplement to the diploma from the previous course

ATTACHMENTS FOR TRAINEESHIP

  • Training Agreement signed by all three parties - either fill in electronically in ISOIS (can be done directly in the application form) or have the Training Agreement form signed (see link above)
  • Motivation letter (in Czech or English)
  • Copy of proof of knowledge of the language in which you will be communicating at work:
    • MUNI language exam result (recognized on the basis of IS student records, other documents are optional)
    • teacher's certificate from the MUNI Language Education Centre (Language Proficiency Report)
    • International exam result (e.g. for English FCE, CAE, TOEFL)
    • if you do not have any document for English language, you can take the test at CIC, more information here
    • a transcript of academic results from previous studies in the foreign language is also accepted (e.g. if you have already studied abroad as part of Erasmus)
    • a student who is in the first semester of a follow-up course and has previously studied at another school must attach a "Transcript of Records" or a supplement to the diploma from the previous course
    • if the destination institution accepts you with the understanding that it will verify your language proficiency itself and confirm it in the acceptance letter or Training Agreement, no proof is required

5. In the case of a study stay, the following applies:

If it is a work placement, you do not need to print and submit the application in paper form.

WHAT MUST BE DONE BEFORE DEPARTURE?

Once the stay has been established, you will receive a travel insurance policy from the University via email.

DO I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING DURING MY STAY?
WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE END OF MY STAY AND WHEN I RETURN HOME?

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