Five (5) honourary scholarships will be awarded to postgraduate students if their dissertation forms the basis for the publication of an article in an international peer review journal and a current annual impact index (IF) evaluated by Thomson Reuters > 7 within one year from the commencement of the dissertation. In that case, the tuition fees (paid) are refunded to the scholarship holder. The procedure requires the submission of an application by the student and the submission of evidence regarding the publication and the impact index of the journal. In case there are more than five applicants for the scholarship then priority will be given based on a) the type of article (primary studies preceded) and the ranking of publication journals based on the current annual impact index (IF) evaluated by Thomson Reuters > 7.
- A scholarship of excellence is not awarded if the postgraduate student already receives a scholarship from another source.
- Scholarships are not awarded to students who have been admitted to the MSc without the obligation to pay tuition fees.