Polish Government Scholarships are awarded to academic staff and students on the basis of mutual agreements between countries. Studies at the Jagiellonian University are free of charge for holders of the Polish Government Scholarships. The scholarships are administered by the Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange, Ministry of National Education in Warsaw.
Foreigners applying for the Polish Government Scholarship should enquire and submit suitable documents at Polish Embassies and Consulates in their countries of residence. Their applications are later sent to the Jagiellonian University by the Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange in Warsaw.

Contact and Information:
Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange
(Biuro Uznawalnosci Wyksztalcenia i Wymiany Miedzynarodowej)
Smolna 13, 00-375 Warszawa
phone: (+48 22) 826 74 34
fax: (+48 22) 826 28 23
e-mail: biuro@buwiwm.edu.pl

Scholarships per month: (acad year 2004-2005)

• 800 PLN for Bachelor and Master studies
• 1,200 PLN for non-degree research and doctoral studies
• 1,450 PLN for research (with habilitation)

Scholarships are paid monthly. Students receive the scholarships in Bank BPH S.A.,
Collegium Novum, ground floor, from 10.00 to 14.00 Monday to Friday from the first day of the month. Students should have a valid ID card with them. The payment of a stipend will be withheld if a student's stay abroad exceeds 24 days in a month. Neither advance payment nor collecting money on somebody's behalf is possible. Should the first day of a month be weekend/holiday collecting scholarship will be possible on the first working day. Electronic transfer is possible (only to Polish bank accounts) after having informed the International Students Office about the bank account number (26-digit numbers).