Government of Poland Banach NAWA Scholarship 2026 for Master

Eligibility Criteria

Foreigners who meet all of the following criteria at the time of recruitment may apply for a scholarship in the Programme:

• being citizens of one of the following countries: Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Montenegro, the Philippines, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam;
• not having Polish citizenship and having not submitted an application for Polish citizenship;
• planning to start second-cycle studies or a preparatory course in the winter semester of the 2026/27 academic year (from October 2026);
• have obtained a first-cycle degree in a Programme country no earlier than 2024, or are students in their final semester of first-cycle studies in a Program country and will obtain their degree by July 15, 2026,
• have not previously obtained a second-cycle or uniform master's degree diploma;
• have not previously received the NAWA Director’s scholarship (NAWA scholarship) under NAWA programmes for second-cycle studies,
• have documented knowledge of:
  • Polish language at a minimum level of B1 to complete a one-year preparatory course preceding second-cycle studies;
  • Polish language at a minimum level of B2 to begin second-cycle studies in Polish or
  • English at a minimum level of B2 to begin second-cycle studies in English.

Applicants for scholarship-based studies should register in the university's online systems within the deadlines specified by the university, in accordance with the rules applicable to international candidates. During the admission process, they will be required to submit documents certifying their knowledge of the language of instruction at a level of at least B2.

Application Process