Comenius University Grants

Principles of awarding Comenius University Grants as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated 24.2.2025 – Internal Regulation No. 4/2025, Full wording of Internal Regulation No. 1/2024, effective from 24.2.2025

Office of Science, Research and Doctoral Studies, Rectorate, Comenius University in Bratislava, Šafárikovo Square No. 6, 814 99 Bratislava, historic building, 1st floor, room No. 117.

Contact person:

Zuzana Jeloková, Ph.D., E-mail: zuzana.jelokova@uniba.sk; Phone number: +421 2 9010 2143

Call for applications for 2027:

Applications can be submitted at: https://link.uniba.sk/guk2027 between October 20, 2026 and December 20, 2026.  

You need to be logged into your university account to access the application.

IMPORTANT:

1. The grant is intended for full-time PhD students enrolled in a standard-length study programme at CU, with the exception of students in the final year of their study. PhD students affiliated with external educational institutions are not eligible.
2. The maximum funding request is EUR 3,000.
3. The grant is awarded to individuals only; joint applications are not permitted.
4. The project must be completed and the final report submitted prior to the completion of the applicant’s doctoral studies.
5. Applications must be submitted in Slovak and English; international students may submit in English only.
6. Applicants are required to verify all information prior to submission; applications may be submitted only once.
7. Attachments must not contain personal data.

DOCUMENTS

Letter to Principal Investigators – Call for Submission of Applications for 2027

Dean´s Consent for the Use of Premises, Equipment, and Administrative Services of the Faculty

Request for the Use of Premises, Equipment, and Administrative Services of the Faculty

Application attachment Narrative part

Application attachment Financial part

INFORMATION WEBINAR FOR GUK 2027 APPLICANTS: Nov. 13, 2026, 10-11 a.m. (registration through the CU Doctoral school)

Questions regarding applications: zuzana.jelokova@uniba.sk 

Technical issues: tomas.strba@uniba.sk

Current announcements: 

Final reports for Comenius University Grants (GUK) 2026

Principal investigators of Comenius University grants are required to submit an electronic final report on the implementation of the project, its results, and the use of allocated funds by 15 January 2027. Within 5 days of submitting the electronic report, a signed printed version must also be delivered to the Department of Research Activities and Doctoral Studies (OVČDŠ). Printed reports may also be submitted through the Department of Science and Doctoral Studies (ODŠ) or the project office of the relevant faculty.

Principal investigators are required to submit their final reports bilingually (in English and Slovak). International students may submit their reports in English only.

In the event of interruption or termination of studies, the principal investigator is required to submit the final report, including the financial statement, no later than one day before the date of interruption/termination of studies. Please inform us in a timely manner. 

Instructions for submitting the electronic report

1. Log in to the Final Reports Form using your university account by clicking the link https://link.uniba.sk/GUK2026ZS . After clicking the link, the application will prompt you to grant consent for access to the SharePoint site. You need to allow this access.
2. After logging in, information about your project will be displayed: grant number, project title, and approved budget.
3. In the form, indicate:

• whether a budget change was approved (Yes/No),
• the amount of the remaining balance (to 2 decimal places),
• upload the required attachments in the prescribed form and format:

              ▪ Text component of the final report

              ▪ Financial component of the final report

      4. Press the Submit button after filling in the required information and uploading the required attachments,  

      5. The submitted electronic final report may be edited until 15 January 2027. 

Instructions for the financial report

When completing the financial attachment, use the approved project budget (automatically displayed in your electronic Final Report form after logging in).

• In the Planned Expenditure column (column A or B), enter the approved budget figures as displayed in the electronic form.

• In the Actual Expenditure column, enter the funds actually spent.

• For each budget category, list the specific items and briefly explain their relation to the project implementation.

• If necessary, provide additional explanations in the space below the tables.

Please note that grant funds may only be used in accordance with the approved budget. 

Link for submitting the electronic final report: https://link.uniba.sk/GUK2026ZS 

Address for delivery of the printed version:

Department of Research Activities and Doctoral Studies
Comenius University Rectorate
Šafárikovo nám. 6
P. O. BOX 440
814 99 Bratislava 1

Questions regarding final reports: zuzana.jelokova@uniba.sk

Technical issues: tomas.strba@uniba.sk

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Requests for budget changes:

Requests for budget changes may be submitted by project investigators via email (zuzana.jelokovauniba.sk) until 30 September 2026.

• Example of a budget change request.

Call for budget corrections: 

Principal investigators are required to revise their budgets if the approved funding amount differs from the amount requested in their grant application. The budget revision must be completed electronically via the form: https://link.uniba.sk/GUK2026Correction in accordance with the attached instructions between March 30, 2026 (noon) and April 10, 2026. 

Call for applications for 2026: 

Applications can be submitted at: https://link.uniba.sk/guk2026 between October 20, 2025 and December 19, 2025

IMPORTANT:

1. The application period runs from October 20, 2025 to December 19, 2025.

2. These grants are intended for full-time PhD students enrolled in a standard-length study program at Comenius University. PhD students whose studies are conducted at an external educational institution are not eligible for these grants.

3. Comenius University Grants may be awarded up to a maximum amount of 3,000 euros.

4. The grants are intended for individual applicants only; joint research projects with other colleagues are not accepted.

5. The completion of the grant project and submission of the final report must occur  before the completion of the applicant's doctoral studies.  The grant project ends on December 31 2026.  Further information regarding grant application submissions can be found in the Letter to Principal investigators.

6. Grant applications must be bilingual (Slovak text / English text). Foreign doctoral students may submit their applications in English only.

7. Please check all information carefully before submitting your application. The application can only be submitted once!

8. Do not include any personal information in the attachments to your grant application.

DOCUMENTS

List of Awarded Comenius University Grants 2026

Decision of the Rector on the Award of Comenius University Grants 2026

Statement of the Principal Investigator

Letter to Principal Investigators – Call for Submission of Final Reports for 2025 and Applications for 2026

Dean´s Consent for the Use of Instruments, Equipment, and Administrative Services

Letter to Deans – Call for Applications for the Year 2026