POINT

  • POINT – support for the internationalisation of Charles University is based on the Rector’s Directive No. 36/2024read carefully before submitting the application
  • Rectorate´s POINT website
  • short-term international student mobility (max. duration of 3 weeks) and organisation of international summer schools and other extracurricular events organised by FA CU
  • an applicant may submit only one application in the ongoing round
  • support may be granted to a student only once in each type of study programme (bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral)
  • must be applied before the activity takes place
  • student may be granted financial support for travel, accommodation and meals, but it is not possible to apply for a participation fee contribution
  • the support is provided for a specific purpose, i.e. it is tied to a particular applicant and activity
  • the maximum support for students is 40,000 CZK and for organisers of summer schools and extra-curricular events it is 80,000 CZK
  • support does not apply to summer language schools
  • support does not apply to CEEPUS mobility
  • must not be combined with the Mobility Fund or GAUK

International student mobility

  • summer/winter schools (does not apply to language courses)
  • short-term unpaid professional internships
  • international competitions and championships
  • conferences with active participation
  • representation of CU at international plenaries related to the internationalisation of the University’s activities

For faculties or other CU parts

  • organisation of international summer schools and other extracurricular events organised by CU faculties or other units
  • “seed money” – one-time or repeated support necessary to establish a given event
  • support for a maximum of the first three years
  • assumes the following organization of at least three more editions without POINT support

Applications can be submitted twice a year, always 1 – 30 April and 1 – 30 November.

Current deadline: 1 November 2024 (6 am) – 30 November 2024 (4 pm)

Application

  • log in to IsVěda with your CAS account (personal number and password) and start your Application
  • select the appropriate form
  • in the application you can see a list of documents that need to be uploaded (based on the type of Application)
  • application manual

 

  • the allocated financial amount is paid to students as a scholarship (a scholarship document is delivered via the SIS)
  • scholarships are paid just before the departure (due to last-minute cancellations, shortenings or postponements of stays), or later at the time when FA CU has the funds available (mainly applies to departures at the beginning of a new calendar year)
  • if the scholarship is divided between two calendar years, it is paid in two instalments according to the current year
  • students are obliged to fill in the SIS their account number
  • details on the use of funds for the summer school are sent by the International Realtions Office


Note: Students must be students of FA CU for the entire period of their stay abroad

Upon return, the applicant is obliged to submit the final documents, depending on the type of application, within 30 days.

Contacts

International Relations Office
nám. Jana Palacha 1/2, Prague 1
Room P103 and P128

Czech Studies
Na Příkopě 584/29, Prague 1