Poland Government Scholarship Program targets at supporting the socio-economic development of developing countries through increasing the level of education and professional qualifications of citizens of the countries eligible for participation in the Programme by way of offering them a scholarship to undertake second-cycle studies in Poland.
Poland Government Scholarship Program constitutes a joint initiative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange implemented as part of the Polish development assistance program.
Available Degree Type
- Master
- Phd
How to apply the Scholarship -
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The scholarship for masters studies conducted in Polish or in English at the universities supervised by the Minister of Education and Science in the field of engineering and technical sciences, agricultural sciences as well as natural sciences,
For the citizens of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan the Programme offers the opportunity to complete second-cycle studies also in the field of humanities and social sciences, with the exception of philological studies in the field of the mother tongue of the beneficiary's country of origin.
The Programme allows for:
1. starting full-time studies conducted in Polish (Polish-language path) or English (English-language path) at public and – non-public universities in the areas covered by the Programme.
2. participation in a preparatory course preceding studies in Poland (the Polish-language path) or a summer Polish language and culture course (the English-language path) financed by the resources granted by the Director of NAWA.
Summer Polish language and culture course is offered only to scholarship holders within the English-language path enrolled in 2022 and shall be conducted after completion by them of their first year of studies (or the first semester of studies, in accordance with the educational program applied at the university). The course shall last three weeks during the holiday season. The declarations of scholarship holders on participation in the Polish language and culture course shall be admitted in the summer semester of the academic year 2022/2023.
Applicants qualified to participate in the Programme shall attend the course at a center indicated by NAWA. Assignment to the centers conducting the preparatory course shall depend in particular on the planned field of study and the availability of free places in the centers.
Eligible Criteria
1. Applicants are citizens of one of the following countries: Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Montenegro, Ethiopia, Philippines, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Colombia, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, South Africa, Senegal, Serbia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam;
2. Cannot apply Polish citizens and Dual citizenship holders
3. applicant is planning to start second-cycle studies or a preparatory course in the academic year 2022/23;
4. at the time of submitting the application to the Programme are students of the last year of first-cycle studies in the field of engineering and technical sciences, agricultural sciences as well as exact and natural sciences, or have a first-cycle studies diploma in the above-mentioned fields obtained in a country covered by the Programme not earlier than in 2020. For candidates from Europe, Central Asia, and the South Caucasus, first-cycle studies diplomas obtained in the field of social sciences and humanities shall also be allowed;
5. have not obtained a diploma of completion of second-cycle studies or long-cycle master's studies; If there is no system of two-cycle studies commonly applied in the candidate's country of origin, candidates with a diploma of master's studies or equivalent shall be admitted;
Language Proficiency
a) Polish language - minimum at the A2 level in case if the applicant is planning firstly start the one-year preparatory course and after course continuing education at the second-cycle degree studies in the Polish language;
minimum at the B1 in case if the applicant is planning to start the second-cycle studies in the Polish language without a one-year preparatory course;
b) English language minimum at the B2 level in case if an applicant is planning to start studies in the English language.
List of required documents
1. Valid passport
2. Applicant's personal data, CV, confirming the Applicant's citizenship,
3 Transcripts of High School Diploma, Degree or Diploma
4. Photo
The above certificates have to contain:
- full name of the Applicant
- information on the average grade (arithmetic average rounded to two decimal places),
- list of all completed courses with their final grades (on the basis of which the arithmetic average of grades was calculated),
- name of the university issuing the certificate,
- stamp/seal of the university issuing the certificate.
- Scan of a document confirming the knowledge of the Polish/English language.
In the case of the Polish language:
Scan of a document confirming the knowledge of the Polish language minimum at A2 or B1 level (depends on the planned studies path), e.g. a language certificate, a certificate/diploma, or other documents confirming completion of secondary school or first-cycle studies with Polish as the language of instruction or a certificate of completion of a Polish language course.
In the case of the English language:
Scan of a certificate confirming the knowledge of English language minimum at B2 level (certificate valid as at the day of submitting the application; the list of recognized certificates is attached to this Announcement) or other documents confirming the completion of the first-cycle studies with English as a language of instruction. Citizens of the Programme countries in which English is an official language shall be exempt from submitting a document confirming their knowledge of English.
4. Recommendation letter issued by the applicant’s place of study (foreign HEI) or planned place of study (Polish HEI), or drafted by a Polish diplomatic mission in accordance with the accreditation area of the institution or by a non-governmental organization.
Benefits
1. During the Preparatory Year - up to 1700 PLN ( 350 Euro) per month
2. First Year – up to 2200 PLN (460 Euro) per month
3. Second Year – up to 2700 PLN (570 Euro) per month
4. Tuition fee waived off
Deadline
31st of March 2022 3:00:00 pm of the local time (Warsaw)
Application
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CONTACT WITH THE AGENCY
For additional information, please contact us (working days, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm):
Programme Coordinator:
e-mail: banach@nawa.gov.pl
telephone: 22 390 35 21/22 390 35 78
Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej
ul. Polna 40
00-635 Warszawa
tel.+48/22 390 35 00
fax +48/22 826 28 23
www.nawa.gov.pl