The Local Council for Improving the Position of Roma of the City of Smederevo issues the following:
Public call for applications for the award of scholarships to secondary school pupils of Roma nationality for the 2023/2024 school year
For the 2020–2021 school year, the following will be awarded:
44 (in words: forty-four) scholarships for secondary school pupils of Roma nationality
I Eligibility conditions for a scholarship
In accordance with the Decision on Adopting the Local Action Plan for the Social Inclusion of Roma Men and Women in Smederevo for the Period 2022–2024 (“Official Gazette of the City of Smederevo”, No. 10/2021), secondary school pupils of Roma nationality are entitled to a scholarship under the following conditions:
- they are citizens of the Republic of Serbia;
- in the current school year, they are enrolling for the first time in a given year at a school
founded by the Republic of Serbia or a local self-government unit
of the Republic of Serbia, and whose education is financed from the budget of the Republic
of Serbia;
- they achieved an average grade of at least 2.50 in the previous school year;
- they have a conduct grade of at least 3;
- their parent or guardian has permanent or temporary residence in
the territory of the City of Smederevo;
they do not receive any other scholarship.
II Criteria for ranking candidates for the award of scholarships
The ranking of candidates for the award of pupil scholarships is determined on the basis of the following criteria:
- Results achieved in the previous year, namely:
- for pupils in the first year of secondary school, account is taken of the average grade achieved in the
eighth year of primary school,
for pupils in the other years of secondary school, that is, from the second to the fourth year, account is taken
of the average grade achieved in the previous year of secondary school, and
2) The year of secondary school enrolled.
Results achieved in the previous year are expressed as a number of points, obtained by adding together the points scored on the basis of results in the previous year and the points for the year of secondary school in which the pupil is enrolled.
For pupils in the first year of secondary school, results in the previous year are expressed
as the number of points corresponding to the average grade achieved in the eighth year
of primary school (from 2.50 to 5.00),
For pupils in the second to fourth years of secondary school, results in the previous year
are expressed as the number of points corresponding to the average grade achieved in the
previous, completed year of secondary school (from 2.50 to 5.00),
The number of points for the year of secondary school in which the pupil is enrolled
is:
- first year: 0.40
- second year: 0.50
- third year: 0.60
- fourth year: 1.00
III Required documents
When applying to the Call, the candidate submits the following documents and forms, which are listed in the Call and form an integral part of it:
1. The original Application for the award of scholarships to secondary school pupils of Roma nationality, which is published as part of this Call and can be downloaded and printed from the City of Smederevo website (www.smederevo.ls.gov.rs ), or a printed copy can be collected at the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, office no. 64 (FORM No. 1: APPLICATION);
2. A certified Confirmation from the secondary school the pupil attends that the pupil is enrolled as a full-time pupil in the 2023/2024 school year, which is published as part of this Call and can be downloaded and printed from the City of Smederevo website (www.smederevo.ls.gov.rs ), or a printed copy can be collected at the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, office no. 64 (FORM No. 2: CONFIRMATION);
3. A certified photocopy of the school report for the previous year completed;
4. A Statement that the candidate does not receive another scholarship, which is published as part of this Call and can be downloaded and printed from the City of Smederevo website (www.smederevo.ls.gov.rs ), or a printed copy can be collected at the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, office no. 64 (FORM No. 3: STATEMENT);
5. A certified Confirmation that the candidate is a member of the Roma national minority, which is published as part of this Call and can be downloaded and printed from the City of Smederevo website (www.smederevo.ls.gov.rs ) or a printed copy can be collected at the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, office no. 64 (FORM No. 4: MEMBERSHIP of the Roma national minority);
6. The original or a photocopy of the pupil’s Certificate of Citizenship of the Republic of Serbia, regardless of the date of issue;
7. A confirmation of the pupil’s permanent/temporary residence or a copy of the parent’s/guardian’s identity card
Applications with complete documents are to be submitted to the filing office of the City Service Centre in a sealed envelope marked “Application under the Public Call for applications for the award of scholarships to secondary school pupils of Roma nationality for the 2023/2024 school year.”
IV Deadline for submitting documents
The deadline for applying to the Call is ten days from the date of its publication on the City of Smederevo website and on the notice board of the Smederevo City Administration.
Late and incomplete application documents will not be considered.
V
The scholarship amounts to RSD 5,000.00 (in words: five thousand dinars)
Candidates will be informed of the results of the Call on the City of Smederevo website.
VI
Candidates can obtain the application forms for the Call at the City Administration of the City of Smederevo, office no. 64.
VII Further information
Questions about the award of scholarships can be sent by email to sulic.djulijeta@smederevo.ls.gov.rs or asked by telephone on 026/672-724, ext. 1834, every working day from 7:30 to 15:30.
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