Government of Poland Banach Scholarship Program 2024 for Developing Countries

Government of Poland Banach Scholarship Programme 2024 for Developing Countries

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange hereby invite interested and eligible students to apply for the Government of Poland Banach Scholarship Program for developing countries. See details of the scholarship below and submit your application form now.

Aim of the Scholarship

The objective of the Banach Scholarship Programme is to promote the socioeconomic progress of developing countries by raising the level of knowledge and education of their citizens in the form of scholarships for second-degree studies in Polish or in English at Polish universities supervised by the Minister of Education and Science in the field of engineering and technical sciences, agricultural sciences, exact sciences, and life sciences.

In 2021, the existing scholarship programs that are a joint initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Agency for Academic Exchange(NAWA) in the form of Polish development aid, i.e. the Banach Scholarship Programme and the Lukasiewicz Scholarship Programme, had merged into one scholarship program for young people from developing countries who wish to take up studies in Poland.

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Countries That Can Apply for Poland Banach Scholarship Program

Citizens of the following countries can apply for this scholarship program;

Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Palestine, Peru, the Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Eligibility Criteria for Government of Poland Banach Scholarship

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

• The candidate should be a citizen of any of the above mentioned countries
• do not have Polish citizenship and have not applied for Polish citizenship;
• You are planning to start second-cycle studies or a preparatory course in the academic year 2022/23;
• At the time of submitting the application to the Program 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 Program 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;
• 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;
• Have a documented knowledge of theI.) Polish language: minimum at the A2 level in case the applicant is planning firstly start the one-year preparatory course and after the course continue education at the second-cycle degree studies in the Polish language;Ib.) Minimum at the B1 in case the applicant is planning to start the second-cycle studies in the Polish language without a one-year preparatory course;

  or

  II) English language minimum at the B2 level in case if an applicant is planning to start studies in the English language.

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Benefits of Government of Poland Banach Scholarship

The Programme offers:

• A monthly scholarship of the NAWA Director during the statutory period of education,
• 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 upon individually between the Scholarship Holder and the non-public university that 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:

• 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);
• PLN 1,500 per month during second-cycle studies.

During their studies, the scholarship holders shall also receive:

• In the first year of studies, the first monthly scholarship increased by PLN 500,
• 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 center which conducts the course or the university where the Scholarship Holder is studying.

The results of the call for proposals shall be announced by 15 July

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Required Documentation:

1. Scan of a valid passport with the Applicant’s personal data, confirming the Applicant’s citizenship
2. Scan of the first-cycle studies diploma and its supplement.
3. Applicants who, at the time of submitting the application, are students of the last year of first-cycle studies, shall submit a scan of the university’s certificate confirming the arithmetic average of grades obtained in the first-cycle studies as at the date of submission of the application.
4. Scan of a document confirming the knowledge of Polish/English language
5. Recommendation letter.

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How to Apply for the Government of Poland Banach Scholarship

Interested and eligible candidates should submit their application online via the Poland Banach Scholarship application portal by clicking here.

Application Deadline

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is stated on the application portal.