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Information about the opportunity to study in the USA with Kerza Fund scholarships at the Thornton School of Music (University of South Carolina - USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the fields of mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, and physics.The deadline for applications for studies funded by the Kerze Funds at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the fields of mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, and physics for the 2026/27 academic year is December 1. More information about study programs and scholarships is published below. Applications are possible via the university websites, but please inform the Slovenian Embassy in Washington about your submitted application at the following email address: sloembassy.washington@gov.si 1. Kerze Funds at USC Thornton School of Music - Los Angeles Financing of studies at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California - USC for the 2026/2027 academic year is possible for both undergraduate and graduate studies. Scholarship funds (principally tuition and living expenses) are available from two funds: The Therese Kerze Cheyovich Endowment Fund is intended primarily for undergraduate and postgraduate Slovenian cello students (BA, MA, doctoral and certificate degrees). The Frank Kerze and Florence Kerze - Dunphy Scholarship Fund for the Study of Music is intended for Slovenian postgraduate students of all music majors (master's, doctoral and certificate degrees). The list of majors is published at the following link: https://music.usc.edu/admission/ The application deadline is December 1, 2025. For students coming from outside the USA, the following conditions apply: https://music.usc.edu/admission/international/ Applicants who indicate in their application that they are from Slovenia are automatically considered candidates for financial support for their studies from the Kerze funds. 2. Kerze Funds for Postgraduate Studies at UCLA - Transport Phenomena in Complex Systems The Kerze-Cheyovich Fund is offering one scholarship to a Slovenian student for postgraduate studies (master's, doctoral or research studies) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, in the field of transport phenomena in complex systems. The deadline for applications at UCLA is December 1, 2025. The scholarship is intended primarily for doctoral studies, but it is also possible to obtain it for master's studies with the aim of a doctorate, namely in the field of transport phenomena in complex systems, which includes the following disciplines from the fields of mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering and physics: - heat transfer; - mass transfer; - fluid mechanics. The study will take place at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department (https://www.mae.ucla.edu/). The application for admission to UCLA must be submitted to UCLA no later than December 1, 2025, but before that, please send an e-mail about your interest to sloembassy.washington@gov.si so that the embassy can connect you with a mentor at the university (this is not required for USC). Information and application forms and required documentation are available at the following web links: https://grad.ucla.edu/ https://admission.ucla.edu/apply https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/required-academic-records/ * * * * For any additional questions, interested parties can also contact: sloembassy.washington@gov.si or nuska.zakrajsek@gov.si.
