Federal Student Aid for students from USA

Study programmes

We offer the following study programmes which enable you to apply for the loan:

Faculty of Medicine: 

• a six-year Master’s Degree Programme of GENERAL MEDICINE (Faculty of Medicine)
• a five-year Master’s Degree Programme of DENTISTRY (Faculty of Medicine)
• a three-year Bachelor’s degree Programme of PHYSIOTHERAPY (Faculty of Medicine)

Faculty of Social Studies:

• a three-year Bachelor´s Degree Programme of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN POLITICS 
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of:
  • CONFLICT AND DEMOCRACY STUDIES
  • CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
  • ENERGY SECURITY STUDIES
  • EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE
  • EUROPEAN POLITICS
  • INTERNATIONAL JOINT MASTER'S DEGREE IN CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
  • PUBLIC POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES
  • SOCIOLOGY

Faculty of Economics and Administration:

• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of FINANCE
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of PUBLIC ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of ECONOMICS

Faculty of Informatics:

• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of SERVICE SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND ENGINEERING
• a two-year Master´s Degree Programme of INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

PhD specializations

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Application

Are you eligible to get FSA?

How the aid calculated?

Apply for FSA through FAFSA

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Admission

General information

The admission procedure begins with the submission of an application to an MU faculty and proceeds in compliance with the Higher Education Act and Masaryk University Statutes. Applications for studies at Masaryk University are submitted electronically (hereafter called e-application). After choosing a field of study, fill out an electronic application and submit it in a timely manner.

Application fees

Fees associated with admission procedures at all Masaryk University faculties have been set at 400 CZK apart from the Faculty of Sports Studies, (550 CZK). The applicant is required to pay the fee for each submitted application. Payment information for each electronic application including an individually assigned identification code is generated by the Information System following the submission of the online form. The system generate a bill after each individual e-application is filled out; when submitting more than one application the applicant can pay for all the applications with a single payment. Payment is made through the MU on-line shop. It is not necessary to confirm payment by post. Applicants who fail to attend the entrance examinations will not be refunded.

Note: When doing a bank transfer from abroad banks may charge fees related to the transfer to an account in a foreign country. Please insure that the full amount of CZK 400 is credited to the MU´s account.

Application deadline

Admission procedure dates are set out by individual faculties. Should a given field of study fail to reach full capacity, the faculty may extend the application deadline.

More information about application deadlines and admission procedures:

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Social Studies
• Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Faculty of Informatics

Recognition of Education and Qualifications

If you have degrees issued abroad and wish to enroll at our university (or any in the Czech Republic), you are required to obtain an official document confirming that your degree is recognised in the Czech Republic (This doesn’t apply those issued in Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia according the bilateral agreements). This document is called A Nostrification of Certificates Issued by School Abroad (in the case of secondary education attained). We strongly recommend all degree applicants start working on legalisation of documents as soon as possible as the legalisation process takes some time, usually up to 30 days (60 days) in complex cases. But please bear in mind that you cannot start working on the legalisation of documents without having received your diploma/certificate. Detailed information on legalisation process is available here.

Recognition of qualifications (Ministry of Education)

Specific information on the legislation process is available here.
 

After applying

The next communication and any conditions attached to admission process will be communicated to you through the online application and by a letter/email from the University. You can track the status of your application by yourselves via the online application system anytime.

Enrollment

Every applicant accepted for studies is obliged to come in person to enroll in their studies and to receive notification of admission. The dates will be announced in the Letters of Acceptance send directly to students. Prior to the beginning of semester, there is an Orientation Week offered to all international students in the price of 590 CZK.

Contact admission office

Are you interested in studying at Masaryk University but you still have a plenty of specific questions related to the admission procedure? You can request further information from the International Student Advisor:

• Faculty of Medicine: admission@med.muni.cz 
• Faculty of Social Studies: admission@fss.muni.cz  
• Faculty of Economics and Administration: admission@econ.muni.cz 
• Faculty of Informatics: admission@fi.muni.cz

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Tuition fees and loans

TUITION FEES

The tuition fee is non-refundable, even in cases where applicant (participant) or the university has dropped, interrupted or terminated studies. An exception could be made when serious health problems disable participation in the program. In such case, the Dean of the Faculty shall decide on the amount of the sum to be refunded to applicant (participant). The tuition fees for a semester already concluded will not be refunded under any circumstances.

More information about tuition fees at Masaryk University webpage 

*Exchange rate as of 10th February, 2017; 1 USD = 25,422 CZK, 1 EUR = 1,063 USD.

LOANS

Masaryk University is eligible to certify loan applications for the Federal Direct Student Loan Program.

https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action

Direct Loans are low-interest loans for students and parents to help pay for the cost of a student's education after high school.

• APPLYING – How to apply for Direct Student Loans?
• IN SCHOOL – How will I receive my financial aid?
• LEAVING SCHOOL – When you graduate or leave school.
• REPAYMENT – When do I have to pay back?

Satisfactory Academic Progress

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions of higher education to establish minimum standards of satisfactory academic progress for students receiving Federal Aid. Information on satisfactory academic progress for students is described in SAP document (see the section Documents).

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Costs of living

 Costs of living (monthly in CZK)

*All MU faculty students have same estimate of living costs in Brno, Czech Republic. For other living expenses, maximum amount is counted in general.

Costs of living (monthly in USD)

*All MU faculty students have same estimate of living costs in Brno, Czech Republic. For other living expenses, maximum amount is counted in general.

Costs of living including tuition fees (yearly/12 months in USD)

U.S. Dollar exchange rate USD = 20.59 as of 15th March 2018

FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS:

• Student’s Insurance and Liability Policy
• Medical School Consumer Information (see the section Documents)

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Conclusion of studies

Requirements for “official closure” of study are described in article 15 of Study and Examination Regulations at Masaryk University.

Missing Student Notification Policy

Read more information on study records and personal data, course credit transfer, degree programme information access and graduates after graduation in Policy Document (see the section Documents).

R2T24 Policy 

For more information about R2T24 Policy please see the section Documents.

Exit Counselling

All graduates or withdrawn students have a legal responsibility to undergo the Exit Counselling.

Exit counseling is required by the federal law of the USA. If you are a student who has received subsidized, unsubsidized, or PLUS loans under the Direct Loan Program or the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, you must complete exit counseling.

It provides important information you’ll need as you prepare to repay your federal student loan. You’ll learn how to understand and repay your loans, how to avoid default, and how to make your finances a priority.

Exit counselling can be done on-line and can be done in 20 minutes. You are required to visit the Student Loans website. Please click on this link, log in and complete the counselling. Please find further resources in the document Loan Exit Counceling (see the section Documents).

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