IOM MIGRATION INFORMATION CENTRE

Get a Financial Contribution for a Course

Do you want to improve your position at the Slovak labour market or increase your qualification? You can get a financial contribution for an educational/retraining course.

Important information:

The provision of financial contributions for educational and retraining courses has been relaunched!

The prerequisite and one of the conditions for the grant is that the course can help you in your search for a new job, improve your position in your current job or business, or help you to enter the labour market in your field. 

The allowance can be used for accredited training or retraining courses (such as a vocational course in Slovak language, an accounting course, a PC course, a massage, hairdressing or beauty course, etc.). Agencies providing an accredited course must be registered in Slovakia. It can also be an online course, provided that the training agency issues you with a certificate and invoice for the course. 

MIC IOM does not provide a financial contribution to the costs associated with language preparation for university studies and the costs associated with university tuition fees. 

MIC IOM does not provide financial contributions for paid Slovak language courses because we offer free Slovak language courses.

The following applicants may apply for a financial contribution for a training/retraining course (hereinafter referred to as 'the contribution'): 

• Non-EU/EEA citizens who are at least 18 years of age and hold a permanent, temporary or tolerated stay in Slovakia, with the exception of persons with international protection or asylum; 
• Applicants for temporary refuge and persons granted temporary refuge in Slovakia ("departees"), with the exception of departees registered in asylum facilities of the Migration Office of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic; 

The validity of the applicant's residence permit should last for at least six months from the date of receipt of the application by the IOM Migration Information Centre and for the duration of the course for which he/she wishes to apply. 

For applicants who have been granted temporary refuge in Slovakia ("departees") and whose validity of stay is less than 6 months but who are awaiting an extension of their validity of stay, we will take this into account when assessing their application for a financial contribution. 

If you are applying for a financial contribution for a course, you should have a level of proficiency in Slovak or another language in which the course will take place that is sufficient to enable you to complete the course successfully. 

If the grant is approved, the applicant must sign a Contract with the IOM for the provision of a non-repayable financial contribution for the training/retraining course.  A financial contribution can be obtained for a course that is already in progress, as well as for one that has been completed, if it started no earlier than July 2024. A financial contribution cannot be obtained for courses that started before July 1, 2024. The financial contribution is paid retroactively, after successful completion of the course and submission of the necessary documentation. There is no legal entitlement to the financial contribution. 

The procedure for applying for funding for a course: 

Step 1: Course search (if you are already taking or have completed the course, go to step 2)

• Find the course you are interested in taking. 
• You can find a list of currently available courses at www.skolenia.sk, www.databazakurzov.sk, www.kurzy.sk or www.istp.sk/kurzy or on the websites of education agencies. 
• Courses are not organized by the IOM Migration Information Centre (MIC) but by external training agencies or language schools. 

• If you have problems finding a suitable course, we can help you. 

Step 2: Completing and submitting the application form 

• Fill out the application form which you will find below (the application form will be available in January 2025). Attach a double-sided copy of your residence card and your curriculum vitae (CV) in Slovak or English. 

Step 3: Completion of the information for the application 

• If your application meets the basic conditions (see above), we will process it and, if necessary, request additional information or documentation (such as a brief business plan or confirmation from your current/future employer). 

Step 4: Evaluation of the application 

• Once your application is complete, it will be assessed by the MIC committee. We will inform you of its decision within 10 working days. 

 Step 5: Contract on the Financial Contribution for a Course 

• If your application is successful, you will sign a Contract on the Provision of a Non-Refundable Financial Contribution for a Course with IOM Slovakia. 

Step 6: Completion of the course 

• Once the contract has been signed, you can pay the fee and enroll on the course. 

Step 7: Settlement of the contribution 

• Once you have successfully completed the course and received your certificate, you will submit to us the documentation required to settle your contribution (the specific documents will be specified in the contribution contract). 
• MIC will process these documents and the financial contribution will be paid to you within 10 working days. 

 If you have any questions, please contact us at mic(at)iom.int or on 0850 211 478. 

Personal Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Maiden Name

(if this is the name used in the documents required to be attached in this application form)

Date of Birth *

Residential Address in Slovakia *

Sex *

Male

Female

Other

Phone Number

(with the international calling code, e.g. +421 9XX XXX XXX)

Email Address *

Are you a citizen of the European Union, European Economic Area or Switzerland? *

Yes

No

Citizenship *

Information about the Course

Name of the course for which you wish to receive financial contribution *

Name of the institution which organizes the course *

Price of the course *

Estimated start date of the course *

Estimated end date of the course *

Language in which the course is taught *

What is your Slovak proficiency level? *

- Select that which applies - A1 (Beginner) A2 (Elementary) B1 (Intermediate) B2 (Upper-Intermediate) C1 (Advanced) C2 (Proficient)

What other foreign languages do you speak and what is your proficiency level (A1 - C2)?

Why do you wish to take this course? *

How do you expect the the course will help you in your current / future job or business? *

Other notes

Information about Your Stay in Slovakia

What type of stay enables you to be in Slovakia? *

- Select that which applies - Temporary Residence Permanent Residence Tolerated Residence (including Odidenec status) National Visa (Type D) Visa-Free Stay Schengen Visa Slovak Citizenship I am not sure / Other

Attach a copy of your residence card *

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(In case you are in Slovakia on a Visa-Free Stay or as a Slovak citizen a copy of your identification document is sufficient.)

Information about Your Education

What is the highest level of education you have completed? *

- Select that which applies - Elementary Education Secondary Education I. Level of Higher Education (equivalent to a bachelor´s degree) II. Level of Higher Education (equivalent to a master´s degree) III. Level of Higher Education (equivalent to a doctoral degree)

What is the name of the last school / university that you have graduated from? *

What was your field of study? *

Attach a copy of your diploma

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Information about Your Work Experience

Are you currently employed? *

Yes

No

Where do you work and what do you do? *

Do you have your own business? *

Yes

No

Tell us more about your business. *

Attach your up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) *

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What obstacles do you see in finding a job or starting a business in Slovakia? *

Addtional Information

How many members does your household have? *

How many members of your household are unemployed? *

Have you received or been promised any kind of financial contribution for the educational / retraining course that you are applying for from any other entity? *

Yes

No

Which entity have you received or been promised financial contribution from and how much have you received or been promised? *

Have you applied or do you intend to apply for any kind of financial contribution for the educational / retraining course from any other entity than the IOM Migration Information Centre? *

Yes

No

Which entity have you applied or do you intend to apply for a financial contribution from? *

How did you find out about the possibility of applying for a financial contribution for an educational or retraining course? *

- Select that which applies - on the webstie of the IOM Migration Information Centre on social media word of mouth (from a friend, family member, colleague, etc.) from a consultant of the IOM Migration Information Centre other

Statutory Declaration

I fully acknowledge and understand that there is no legal entitlement to any form of financial contribution by the IOM Migration Information Centre. *

Yes

I fully acknowledge and understand that, unless otherwise specified or agreed, any confirmed financial contribution shall be paid out only after the successful completion of the course in the form of a reimbursement. *

Yes

I have sufficient command of the language in which this application is written. *

Yes

I understand the content of this application in its entirety, or I have asked any questions I had about the content. *

Yes

I voluntarily make this declaration and freely consent to the collecting and processing of my or my dependent's personal data by IOM Slovakia. *

Yes

All of the answers in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. *

Yes

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