Guide to University Admissions in the Czech Republic 2026: a full step-by-step roadmap (part 3)

9. Scholarships: MŠMT, Erasmus+, university awardsMŠMT (Ministry of Education) Government Scholarship: for citizens of 18+ countries with a treaty (Ukraine included since 1992). Bachelor, master and PhD at any public university. Covers: full tuition (for English-taught), 9 800 CZK/month stipend (~€390) for undergraduate or 12 000 CZK/month for postgraduate. Deadline — end of July 2026 at mzv.cz or via the Czech Embassy in Kyiv. Competition 1:8.Erasmus+ KA171 ICM: semester mobility from European partner universities — 850 €/month + flight. Available to Ukrainian students through partner universities (KPI, Lviv National University with Karlova/MUNI/ČVUT have agreements).Karlova International Award: 30–60% off English Medicine for top candidates by entrance test. Automatic.VŠE Scholarship Programme: up to 50% tuition for English masters with GPA 3.5+ from prior studies.ČVUT International Student Scholarship: €2 000–4 000/year for the top-10% English bachelors and masters.Visegrad Scholarship Program (Visegrad Fund): for citizens of Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova — €2 300/semester to study at any V4 university. Deadline — 31 January 2026 at visegradfund.org.Czech Foundation Bilance Scholarship: for Ukrainian women PhDs in STEM — full tuition + €600/month.Open Society Foundations Scholarship (for journalism, public policy at CEU/AAU/UNYP).2026 admissions checklistPick 3–5 universities and programmes; check deadlines (Karlova Medicine — 28 February; MUNI — 28 February; ČVUT — 31 March; VŠE — 15 April; MŠMT scholarship — end of July).By October 2025 — apostille the diploma at the Ukrainian Ministry, sworn translation into Czech via a soudní tlumočník.Submit the diploma to nostrifikace at the Krajský úřad of the chosen region (€40, 30–60 days) — a critical step to apply.Sit CCE B2 for Czech-taught programmes at ÚJOP-UK; IELTS 6.5+ for English-taught.Register for NSZ Scio (in Kyiv/Lviv, €30 per module) in December 2025 – May 2026.Apply to the chosen university through their site (Karlova — is.cuni.cz; MUNI — is.muni.cz; ČVUT — apply.cvut.cz; VŠE — vse.cz/admission); pay the application fee €30–50.May–June 2026 — sit faculty entrance exams (Karlova med, law, FF UK, MFF — the toughest).By end of July 2026 — apply for the MŠMT scholarship via the Czech Embassy in Kyiv.July–August 2026 — receive the Letter of Acceptance; book a kolej; arrange health insurance (Slavia, VZP cizinců).Apply for the Dlouhodobé vízum za účelem studia at the Czech Embassy in Kyiv: 2 500 CZK, 60–120 days. Submit no later than 90 days before arrival.First 3 days after arrival — register at OAMP; first 90 days — obtain the Průkaz o povolení k pobytu (2 500 CZK).The Czech Republic in 2026 is the best top-300 EU university to price ratio in Central Europe for those willing to learn Czech: Karlova at #246 QS for free (versus €15 000+ in Germany or €40 000 in the UK), MUNI Computer Science #1 in Central Europe,