Government of Poland Masters and PhD Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries 2018/2019

Application Deadline: 11th May 2018

Eligible Countries: Developing Countries (Angola, Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Palestine, Peru, The Republic of South Africa, The Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, and Vietnam).

To be taken at (country): Poland

Field of Study: Varying

About the Award: The Government of Poland Scholarships offered as a part of the programme include free 2nd degree studies conducted in Polish language (preceded by a year-long preparation course for taking up studies in Poland) and 3rd degree studies conducted in public universities supervised by the minister responsible for higher education (the list of universities at the following link).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland’s international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-national political organisations such as the European Union and United Nations.

Type: Masters, PhD

Eligibility: The Scholarship will be offered to the citizens of the above-mentioned countries who:

• are graduates of first cycle programmes (completed no earlier than in 2014) or students of the last year of first cycle programmes in the academic year 2017/2018 in the following areas of study: sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, agricultural, forestry and veterinary sciences;
• do not hold a magister (Master’s) r magister inżynier (Master of Science) degree;
• have a certificate confirming proficiency in English of at least B2 level;
• are neither graduates nor students of Polish higher education institutions.

Selection: Candidates are selected on the basis of a competitive procedure, based on the quality assessment of applications carried out by reviewers of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange who are academics working in higher education institutions.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Program:

• The NAWA scholarship is paid once a month through the higher education institution.
• The scholarship rate is PLN 1500 per month for second cycle programme students and for participants of the preparatory course for learning in Poland.
• During the course of education, beneficiaries shall also receive:
  • in the first year of studies, the first monthly scholarship is increased by PLN 500 to cover the costs of starting out in Poland.
  • in the last year of studies, the last monthly scholarship is increased by PLN 500 to cover the costs of the thesis.
• In the event of a documented unforeseen circumstance, the NAWA Director may, at the written request of the Scholarship Holder, increase the monthly scholarship paid out to him/her by PLN 500 on account of such an unforeseen circumstance

Duration of Program: 12 months

How to Apply: Applications can be sumbited only via https://programs.nawa.gov.pl/login.

Visit Program Webpage for details

Award Provider: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland