The Scholarship Fund of the University of Primorska (hereinafter the Fund) is based on a partnership between the University of Primorska (hereinafter UP), municipalities, and the private sector. Its aim is to reward and encourage the best students of UP, offer their knowledge to potential employers during the course of their study process, and provide opportunities for employment to these students as soon as they finish their studies. The objective of the Fund is at the same time to support all UP students in achieving the best possible results in their studies.
With this Public Call, the University of Primorska invites all:
to apply for this public call, and thus express their interest in joining the Fund.
Candidates for scholarship express their interest in the public call by submitting the e-application. With inclusion in the Fund the selected candidates are placed in a special register of the best students at UP and gain the opportunity to conclude a one-year scholarship contract. Scholarship contracts will be concluded between UP, Fund partners (employers), and students with whom there is a mutual interest in the conclusion of the contract. By signing the scholarship contract the student agrees that in the case that employment is offered to him by a partner of the Fund (employer) he/she will, after completing his/hers studies, accept the offer and complete employment for at least as long as he was receiving the scholarship.
The amount of the scholarship for the academic year 2022/2023 is from 2.000,00 EUR to 4.800,00 EUR.
In case the scholarships are awarded via UP, the scholarship amount is 200,00 EU per month or 2.000,00 EUR per academic year. In case of interest, a higher scholarship can also be awarded, namely:
Subject of the public call
The subject of this public call is the selection of scholarship candidates for inclusion in the Fund for the academic year 2022/2023.
Requirements for the inclusion of candidates for scholarship in the Fund
Admission to the scholarship program of the Fund shall be granted to the following applicants:
Candidates who are not yet enrolled in studies at the University of Primorska at the time of submission of the e-application may be conditionally admitted to the fund. The interest for the conditional inclusion into the Fund can be also expressed by applying to this public call.
Conditional inclusion of candidates for scholarship into the fund means, that candidates are included into the fund under a suspensive condition, which is fulfilled when candidates complete the application with proof of average grade or proof of successefully completed the matura examination or vocational matura or comparable for other secondary level graduation options. The e-application needs to be completed by September 15th, 2022.
Into the fund programme can be conditionally included:
To convert the grades of candidates who completed their studies abroad or for those candidates who completed their studies before the 1st of June 1995, the Table for the conversion of grades and the calculation of points for enrolment in first-cycle higher professional study programmes with limited enrolment published on the website of the Higher Education Information Service of the University of Primorska is applicable.
Not eligible for inclusion in the programme of the Fund are candidates who:
Application to the public call
Candidates for the scholarship need to express their interest for the inclusion in the Fund by submitting the e-application form through the portal of the Career Center of the University of Primorska (Splet-išče KC UP), available at the following link: https://kariernicenter.upr.si/portal.
Detailed instructions for submitting the e-application are written upon entering the portal, in the UP Scholarship Fund - Students tab. If you have problems registering or submitting the e-application, you can contact career center stuff by the contact written below.
The e-application must be accompanied by the following documents:
If the candidate also wants to apply for additional points from the category of additional competences, the application must be accompanied by adequate evidence.
The list may include the following documents:
The trustee of the fund may invite candidates to confirm the identity of the documents. The criteria and conditions for inclusion in the Fund are set out in Articles 11 and 16 of the Rules of the Scholarship Fund of the University of Primorska, which is accessible on the UP website.
Selection process
The e-application deadline is September 15th, 2022.
The e-application is submitted in due time, if it is submitted between February 22th, 2022 to September 15th, 2022 through the portal of the Career Center of the University of Primorska (Splet-išče KC UP).
The technical review of e-applications is not public and is carried out by the internal organizational unit of the UP Rectorate appointed by the rector, which performs operational tasks (trustee of the fund), appointed by the Rector. The technical review is carried out through a continuous review of the e-applications received, no later than eight days (8) after the submission of an individual application.
The Commission for application opening (Technical Verification of e-application forms ), after verifying the e-applications, will write to those candidates who have submitted incomplete e-applications asking them to make additions. The supplements must be submitted within five days (5) of the invitation. The Commission will reject e-applications that are not completed within the requested time period. The e-application review process is complete when the Commission has filed all complete e-applications and the deadline for submitting supplements has passed. The Commission shall keep a record of the technical verification of e-proposals.
The right to be included in the Fund will be decided with regard to the Rules of the Scholarship Fund of the University of Primorska. Upon completion of the procedure, the trustee of the Fund will inform students about inclusion in the fund.
The Rules of the Scholarship Fund of the University of Primorska are published on the UP web site on the following link: https://www.upr.si/si/univerza/predpisi-statut-interni-akti/interni-akti/.
Additional information
Career Center of University of Primorska (KC UP), Center for Lifelong Learning and Career Orientation
Titov trg 4, 6000 Koper, Slovenija
Phone: +386 5 611 76 36, E-mail: kariernicenter@upr.si