International opportunities and grants

  1. Winter School “Data Engineering and Security 2025” (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv)
  2. Dates and format: January 20 – February 2, 2025, online

Topic: Innovations in IT, theoretical foundations and practical skills in

data engineering and security

Areas of study:

  • Core A: For beginners in IT (1–2 courses).
  • Core B: For students with experience (3–4 courses).

Benefits: Mentoring from leading IT experts and practical experience

Details on the event website .

 

  1. Blue Europe 2024-2025 “ Denis from Rougemont ” Writing Contest !

For students of all majors, graduates 202.

Prize: €1000 and €500 for first and second place respectively

Topics of articles: economy, culture, law, ecology, innovation, migration, security, etc. All works must relate to Central and Eastern Europe.

Deadline for submitting an application for participation: January 31, 2025

Final thesis submission deadline: May 31, 2025

More details: https://www.blue-europe.eu/

 

  1. Winter Ecology School in Jyväskylä

Dates and location: February 13–21, 2025, Konnevesi Research Station , Finland

Topic: Courses in Winter Ecology, Winter Limnology, and Adaptation to Extreme Cold (1–2 ECTS)

Benefits: Practical field research experience led by leading Finnish experts

Application deadline: December 31, 2024

Details on the University of Jyväskylä website

 

  1. Symposium on Micro-Qualifications and Sustainable Development / Symposium on Qualifications , Training , Micro-Credentials and Sustainable Development

Dates and location: February 20–21, 2025, Tallinn University, Estonia

Topic: The role of micro-skills in sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and inclusive education

Benefits: Opportunity to network with academics, politicians and business representatives. Introduction to innovative initiatives in the field of micro-qualifications .

Registration deadline: January 15, 2025

Details on the event website .

 

  1. Partnership with Liverpool City University

Areas of cooperation and main focuses at the moment:

  • Student-focused initiatives
  • Opportunities for faculty and staff
  • Joint scientific projects
  • Technical and material support
  • Media cooperation
  • Collaboration between libraries

Student-focused initiatives

  • Included semester program: 5 students academic mobility (UL scholarships) – extended for 2025-2026 academic year (!)
  • Summer School (to be implemented from 2022): scholarship extended to 2025 ( SDGs Summer School ): 5 students physical participation, 15 students online participation.
  • Interdisciplinary COIL module – for the fall semester 2025-26 (we are waiting for the proposal of the UL)
  • DUAL PHD DEGREE PROGRAM – in the long term
  1. Scholarships for study in the USA under the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

The competition for participation in the Exchange Program for undergraduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year is open. The program involves studying for 1 semester in American higher education institutions.

Categories of participants: 1st-2nd year students of any specialty.

Selection criteria: academic success, leadership potential, activity in public life, command of written and spoken English, motivation.

Financial support: travel to/from the USA, tuition at an American university, accommodation, meals, medical insurance, required textbooks and a monthly stipend.

Details about the program: https://ua.usembassy.gov/uk/education-culture-uk/exchanges/global-ugrad-uk/

Deadline for submitting applications for participation: December 15, 2024.

For consultations, contact the management of international cooperation (K2-320, academobility@dir.sumdu.edu.ua)

  1. Competition for participation in the BridgeUSA program

Recruitment is open for the BridgeUSA: UAFP/UPRR programs, which involve internships at US universities for one month and will promote the development of contacts between Ukrainian and American institutions of higher education for long-term cooperation.

Funding: covering all costs associated with participation in the program.

Fields: agricultural technology, conflict resolution and peace studies, engineering, information technology, mental health, pedagogy, and urban planning, environmental policy and management, health and wartime medicine.

Rechenets: January 5, 2025.

Details about the program: https://americancouncils.org.ua/programs/bridgeusa-uafp

For consultations, contact the management of international cooperation (K2-320, academobility@dir.sumdu.edu.ua)

  1. We invite students and employees of Sumy State University to join the free English language course on the English4Ukraine platform with the financial support of the British charity fund and as part of the cooperation between Sumy State University and Mariupol State University under the Twinning Ukraine program.

Courses offered: general course for all levels, business communication, business correspondence skills, improving reading skills, IELTS and TOEIC® international exam preparation, TOEIC practice tests, TOEFL ITP® practice, academic English, hospitality English, for nurses, for aviation personnel, vocabulary expansion.

Registration for courses: via the link: forms.gle/ipEdDHhNz3BV4RsSA Deadline for registration: November 15, 2024.

Contact person: O.O. Zhulavska, director of the “LinguoStar” PNMC, phone: 095 210 72 78, e-mail: o.gulawskay@gf.sumdu.edu.ua, testcentersumdu@gmail.com

  1. Educational opportunities for Ukrainian men and women in Switzerland

Applications are open for the 2025-2026 academic year for educational opportunities in Switzerland for Ukrainian men and women. The Swiss government announces federal scholarships for Ukrainian researchers and scientists: Research scholarships | Research scholarships Scholarships for PhD degree holders PhD scholarships Scholarships for postdoctoral students Postdoctoral Scholarships

Funding: This is the opportunity to study for free at public universities, federal polytechnics and universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

Applications are accepted in Ukraine by the Embassy of Switzerland. You can get application documents and answers to questions about the competition by writing to kyiv@eda.admin.ch

Deadline: December 5, 2024

More details: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html

  1. Scholarships to study in the USA under the Global program Undergraduate Exchange Program

The competition for participation in the Exchange Program for undergraduate students for the 2025-2026 academic year is open. The program provides for 1 semester of study at American universities.

Participant categories: 1st-2nd year students of any major.

Selection criteria: academic performance, leadership potential, activity in public life, command of written and spoken English, motivation.

Financial support: travel to/from the USA, tuition at an American university, accommodation, meals, medical insurance, required textbooks and a monthly stipend.

Details about the program: https://ua.usembassy.gov/uk/education-culture-uk/exchanges/global-ugrad-uk/

Deadline for submitting applications for participation: December 15, 2024.

For consultations, contact the management of international cooperation

(K2-320, academobility@dir.sumdu.edu.ua )

  1. Competition for participation in the BridgeUSA program

Recruitment is open for the BridgeUSA : UAFP/UPRR programs, which involve internships at US universities for one month and will promote the development of contacts between Ukrainian and American institutions of higher education for long-term cooperation.

Funding: covering all costs associated with participation in the program.

Fields: agricultural technology, conflict resolution and peace studies, engineering, information technology, mental health, pedagogy, and urban planning, environmental policy and management, health and wartime medicine.

Rechenets: January 5, 2025.

Details about the program: https://americancouncils.org.ua/programs/bridgeusa-uafp

For consultations, contact the management of international cooperation (K2-320, academobility@dir.sumdu.edu.ua )

  1. We invite students and employees of Sumy State University to join the free English language course on the English4Ukraine platform with the financial support of the British charitable foundation and within the framework of cooperation between Sumy State University and Mariupol State University under the Twinning program Ukraine .

Courses offered: general course for all levels, business communication, business correspondence skills, improving reading skills, IELTS and TOEIC® international exam preparation, TOEIC practice tests, TOEFL ITP® practice, academic English, hospitality English, for nurses , for aviation personnel, vocabulary expansion.

Registration for courses: via the link: forms.gle /ipEdDHhNz3BV4RsSA Deadline for registration: November 15, 2024.

Contact person: O.O. Zhulavska , director of the ” LinguoStar ” PNMC, phone : 095 210 72 78 e- mail : o.gulawskay@gf.sumdu.edu.ua, testcentersumdu@gmail.com

  1. DAAD: Master’s scholarships for study in Germany

This is a scholarship program, thanks to which you can go to a master’s program in Germany and not worry about money – a monthly scholarship of 992 euros will cover living expenses. You will also receive round-trip travel, insurance and study materials.

Students studying for a master’s degree in Ukraine can use a scholarship to spend one to two years in Germany.

You can apply for this scholarship if:

have a bachelor’s degree;

have studied or are studying in any specialty, except for art and architecture;

enroll in a German university before the start of the scholarship;

you know the foreign language taught at the university and have a language certificate to prove it.

Submission deadline: November 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Kyiv time

More details: https://houseofeurope.org.ua/opportunity/727

  1. International mobility grants for professionals working with the theme of national communities

An international mobility grant is the ticket to a dream professional event in the EU or the UK for anyone working on the subject of national communities.

Visit festivals and awards, meet leading experts and colleagues, do research and present achievements, work on projects independently or together with European partners. We will help with expenses so you don’t have to worry about money. Travel between February 1 and July 1, 2025.

Funding: up to €4,000 for tickets, accommodation, meals, visas, insurance and event tickets.

Who this grant is for: International mobility grants are suitable for professionals who:

  • belong to the sphere of culture and creative industries, education and youth work, social entrepreneurship and media;
  • work in organizations of national communities or want to do a project on this topic.

What is required to participate:

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  • Budget made in our template.
  • Description and travel plan.
  • Confirmation of participation in an event in the EU or Great Britain: invitation to an internship, conference program, etc.

Deadline: November 19, 2024 at 15:00 Kyiv time

Apply: https://houseofeurope.grantplatform.com/

More information : https://houseofeurope.org.ua/opportunity/728

  1. Educational opportunities for Ukrainian men and women in Switzerland

Applications are open for the 2025-2026 academic year for educational opportunities in Switzerland for Ukrainian men and women. The Swiss government announces federal scholarships for Ukrainian researchers and scientists: Research scholarships | Research scholarships Scholarships for holders of the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences PhD scholarships Scholarships for postdoctoral students | Postdoctoral fellow Scholarships

Funding: This is an opportunity to study for free at public universities, federal polytechnics and universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

Applications are accepted in Ukraine by the Embassy of Switzerland. You can get application documents and answers to questions about the competition by writing to kyiv@eda.admin.ch

Deadline: December 5, 2024

More details: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html