Banach 2021-2022 Scholarship Programme For International Students - Poland

Published: 23 May 2021 3,904 views

The Programme offers the scholarship for full-time second-cycle studies conducted in Polish or 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, defined on the basis of the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 20 September 2018 on the fields of science, scientific disciplines and artistic disciplines.

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 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.

It shall not be possible to participate in the Programme within other fields of science

Banach/NAWA Masters Scholarship

Application Deadline	June 21, 2021
Country to study	Poland
Type	Masters
Sponsor	Government of Poland Scholarship
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Banach/NAWA Masters Scholarship

The Programme offers:

1. monthly scholarship of the NAWA Director during the statutory period of education,
2. exemption from tuition fees at public universities.

The financial conditions of education at non-public universities supervised by the Minister of Education and Science shall be determined by the universities. In such cases, the issue of tuition fees should be agreed individually between the Scholarship Holder and the non-public university which hosts him/her. The issue of exemptions from tuition fees shall remain within the competence of the host non-public university.

The scholarship shall be paid during the statutory period of education for a maximum of 12 months in the academic year, starting from the first month of classes during the preparatory course or the studies.

The scholarship shall amount to:

1. PLN 1700 per month during the preparatory course (the scholarship holder shall not have the status of a student, which shall prevent him/her from taking advantage of discounts applicable to students, e.g. in public transport);
2. PLN1,500 per month during second-cycle studies.

During their studies, the scholarship holders shall also receive:

1. in the first year of studies, the first monthly scholarship increased by PLN 500,
2. In the last year of studies, the last monthly scholarship increased by PLN 500.

In the event of a documented fortuitous event, the NAWA Director may, upon a written request of the Scholarship Holder, increase the scholarship by PLN 500 once.

 

The NAWA Director’s scholarship shall be paid through the centre which conducts the course or the university where the Scholarship Holder is studying.

Requirements for Banach/NAWA Masters Scholarship

Foreigners who meet all of the following criteria at the time of the call for proposals may apply for a scholarship under the Programme:

1. are citizens of one of the following countries listed in the program
2. do not have Polish citizenship and have not applied for Polish citizenship;
3. Are planning to start second-cycle studies or a preparatory course in the academic year 2021/22;
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 2019. 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;
6. have a documented knowledge of the Polish language minimum at the B1 level, or English minimum at the B2 level.

Application Deadline

June 21, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Government of Poland Scholarship on nawa.gov.pl to apply