Provision of the Dean No. D 79
on the awarding of scholarships

on 1 June 2017
as amended on 24 May 2024

This measure defines, in accordance with the Rules for Scholarships of Faculty of Science and with § 91 of Act No. 111/1998 Col., the conditions for the awarding of scholarships, and the conditions for their payment at the Faculty of Science USB (FSci hereafter).

Article I

Achievement scholarship

1. Achievement scholarships are to be awarded to full-time Bachelor’s and Master’s students who fulfil the conditions detailed below in this measure. The scholarship is to be approved by the Dean.
2. An achievement scholarship is awarded from the 3rd semester of study until the end of the standard period of study if the student's weighted average for the whole study in particular study programme is up to and including 1.20, the student has successfully completed all enrolled courses and has also earned at least 60 credits for the previous two semesters of study. The scholarship is awarded automatically once a year after finishing of whole year of study.
3. A student who does not meet the weighted average criterion under paragraph 2 of this Article due to a lower grade in an elective course and at the same time the above average does not exceed 1.25 may apply for a scholarship with evidence of the calculation of the weighted grade point average for required and compulsory elective courses.
4. If the student has participated in any of the international mobility programmes, he/she may receive a scholarship for one more year above the standard period of study.
5. The amount of scholarship is set at CZK  2 000,- per month.
6. The scholarship is to be paid for a period of 10 months or until the end of the studies, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 4 of this Article. In the event of interruption of studies, payment of the scholarship is to be suspended until the student re-enrolls in studies.
7. The payment of the scholarship (by bank transfer to the student’s bank account) is always to be performed on the last day of the month at the latest.

Article II

Scholarship for excellent study and research results

1. The scholarship for outstanding study and research results is awarded to full-time students of Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes who meet the rules set out below and have submitted an application for this scholarship by the deadline.
2. The scholarship may be awarded on the basis of an application submitted by the student. The application form is available on the FSci website. All required information must be filled in.
3. The applicant for a premium scholarship for excellent study and research results must have fulfilled the following conditions in the previous Two semesters:
      a. Achieve a result which demonstrates active involvement in research activity in one of the following forms: the personal presentation of a poster at an international conference with a text in an international language (in this case the student must be the first author in a multiple-author group) or the personal presentation of a lecture in an international language at an international conference or the joint authorship or authorship of a paper published in a journal with an assigned IF (the paper must at least be accepted by the editorship for publication) or the co-authorship of a chapter in a book published by a foreign professional publishing house or the authorship of an article in a peer-reviewed periodical without an assigned IF (the applicant is the only or first author). In all cases this may be regarding results gained within the framework of work at the institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, nonetheless in such cases the student’s membership of the FSci must be stated in the results.
      b. Gain at least 60 credits during the previous two semesters.
      c. Properly complete all subjects for which they have enrolled.
      d. Achieve a weighted study average of no more than 1,50.
4. Along with the scholarship application form the student is to submit documents enabling the assessment of the fulfilment of the set conditions – a certificate regarding a conference presentation, a copy of a published paper, a confirmation from the editorship of a journal etc. A panel consisting of the Vice-Dean for Study and the Vice-Dean for Doctoral Study are to make the selections, based on the submitted application from the student, for which they make recommendations to the Dean regarding awarding of the scholarship, in the following way:

Every applicant is to be awarded evaluation points as a sum of the following two parts:

• 100*(1.5–WSA) with WSA being the weighted study average for the previous academic year.
• 10 points for the authorship of a scientific paper in a reviewed journal without an IF, 60 points for the presentation of a poster at an international conference in an international language, 100 points for lecturing at an international conference in an international language, 125 points for (joint)authorship of a published paper with an IF ≤ 0,5 or for (joint)authorship of a chapter of a book published by an international scientific publisher, 150 points for the (joint)authorship of a scientific article in a journal with an IF > 0,5. An applicant with more publishing or presentational activity in the decisive period is to submit the highest scoring activity – individual activities are not to be added up. Based on the resulting evaluation points a ranking list is to be formed, from which the top 20 applicants are to be chosen. In the event of more than one applicant having equal points in 20th place the number of proposed scholarships is to be increased accordingly.

5. The deadline for the submission of applications for the award of scholarships for excellent study and research results to the Department of Student Affairs FSci is to be 11:00 on 15 October or 10 March. In the event of the date for delivery of the application falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it may be submitted on the first working day following the specified date by 11:00 a.m.
6. The scholarship is paid for 10 months or until the end of the studies. In the event of an interruption in study, payment of the scholarship is to be delayed until the student enrolls again for study.
7. The amount of scholarship ranges from CZK 1 200 to CZK 3 000 per month.
8. The payment of the scholarship is always made by transfer to the student's account on the last day of the month at the latest.
9. There is no legal entitlement to the payment of the premium scholarship under this measure and payment may be interrupted at any time without compensation.
10. The award of the scholarship, including its justification, without specifying the amount of the awarded scholarship, is published in the public part of the FSci website in accordance with the JU Scholarship Regulations (Article 4, paragraph 4).

Article III.

Extraordinary scholarship for talented students entering the first years of the Bachelor's degree programme

1. Students enrolled in the first years of the Bachelor's degree programme accepted on the basis of the defence of independent professional work at FSci or those who have placed 1st - 5th in the national round of one of the Science Olympiads or in the national round of the SOČ can apply for a scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a maximum of three selected applicants, and includes a CZK 15 000 premium scholarship as a reward and CZK 15 000 intended to support a research project on which the applicant is to begin work as a student at FSci USB.
2. An extraordinary scholarship is awarded to a student during the first semester of study, the support of the research project will be provided to him/her after the start of his/her own research project at one of the departments or institutes of FSci USB. Written applications for scholarships in the form of a letter are accepted by the Department of Student Affairs of FSci USB and may be sent together with the application for study or as a separate document after submission of the application, no later than the beginning of the winter semester of the given academic year.
3. The payment of the scholarship is always made by transfer to the student's account on the last day of the month at the latest.

Article IV

Extraordinary scholarship for support of students of study programmes conducted in English language

1. A scholarship may be awarded to a student on a programme conducted in English if the fees for studies conducted in a foreign language have not previously been waived or reduced by another decision. The scholarship is awarded by the Dean.
2. A scholarship may be awarded on the basis of an application submitted by the student. Applications received will be processed by the Study Department after the end of the examination period of each semester and will prepare the basis for the Dean's decision.
3. The applicant must have settled all obligations to the JU and properly fulfill his/her study obligations, i.e., for example, successfully obtain credits and grades for compulsory and compulsory elective courses of the study plan within the set deadlines, properly register for courses, etc.
4. The amount of the scholarship for each study programme is set as follows:
      a) N0619P140001 Artificial Intelligence and Data Science – 2 000 EUR per year of study;
      b) N0521A030002 Ecology – 2 500 EUR per year of study.

Article V

Dean’s Award

1. The Dean’s Award is a premium scholarship for excellent research results gained with regard to a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis. It is to be awarded according to the Rules for Scholarships of USB by a decision of the Dean and its awarding is to be made public in a spoken announcement during the graduation ceremony in accordance with the Rules for Scholarships of USB (Article 4, Paragraph 4).
2. The Dean's Award for the Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis is awarded on the basis of a proposal by the head of department or institute. The amount of the one-time scholarship is to be CZK 5 000.
3. The Dean's Award for the Doctoral thesis is awarded on the basis of a proposal by the chairmen of the subject councils. The amount of the one-time scholarship is to be CZK 10 000.

Article VI

Final provisions

1. The amendment of this provision which was valid from 14 February 2023 is repealed.
2. This updated amendment takes effect on the day of issue.
3. This updated amendment takes effect on the day of issue.
4. In the event of a conflict between the language versions of this measure, the Czech version shall be binding.

prof. RNDr. František Vácha, Ph.D.
Dean of the Faculty of Science, USB