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Financial aidSCHOLARSHIPSWarsaw University does not award grants and scholarships to its students. The only form of support is subsidized university housing. However, you are strongly encouraged to apply for funding support from one of several organizations active in the field of academic funding. Below you will find a list of organizations you might apply to. Please inform us of any other sources of funds missing from the list. DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) http://www.daad.de Go East A scholarship program for German students who want to study at postgraduate or graduate level in Poland or other CEE countries Warsaw Branch of DAAD (Niemiecka Centrala Wymiany Akademickiej / Przedstawicielstwo w Warszawie) http://www.daad.pl Students from BY, UA or other CIS countries as well as others may apply for individualised scholarships. No regular program - case-by-case decisions are made in the Bonn HQ. Contact: ul. Czeska 24/2, 03-902 Warszawa; tel. 48 22 617 48 47, 616 13 08 fax. 48 22 616 12 96 e-mail: daad@daad.pl Federal Student Aid Program (Department of Education, US Government) http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/what010.htm#top http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp FAFSA at Warsaw University WU has been accredited with Federal Student Aid Program. US Citizens may apply for scholarships covering their study Contact person: Ms Dorota Mikos, International Relations Office, Warsaw University (dorota@adm.uw.edu.pl; phone +48 22 55 24 010) Foundation for Polish Science (Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej) http://www.fnp.org.pl/ang Foreign Researchers Grants http://www.fnp.org.pl/ang/programy/programy2.html The Foundation for Polish Science is a governmental institution which offers funding to Polish and foreign researchers. Foreign candidates who completed their graduate education and have doctoral studies in view might check if they are eligible. Further details can be obtained from Kasa im. Mianowskiego. Contact: kasa@mianowski.waw.pl, 00-330 Warszawa, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, Palac Staszica, pokoj 109, Poland. Phone (48-22) 8267174 Fulbright Commission http://www.fulbright.edu.pl Fulbright Commission is a joint US - Polish nongovernmental organization supporting democratic transformation in the CEE region. Two of its projects involve academic scholarships. Lane Kirkland's Scholarships (open for CE European and CIS / NIS students). Fullbright Grants (open to US citizens) Contact: fulbright@fulbright.edu.pl 00-497 Warsaw, Poland. Phone: (48-22) 628-7950; 625-6932; 625-6978 Fax: (48-22) 628-7943 GFPS (Gemeinschaft fuer Studentischen Austausch in Mittel- und Osteuropa) http://www.gfps.org/stipendien/ausschreibung.php GFPS-Polska, Stowarzyszenie Naukowo-Kulturalne w Europie Srodkowej i Wschodniej http://www.gfps.pl/informacje/inf_ang.html German and Czech students may apply for a scholarship and may certainly receive practical help from GFPS in the Warsaw network. Contact: ul. Krowoderska 8 31-142 Kraków (at the YMCA office) Index Deutscher Stiftungen (German Funds Directory) http://www.stiftungsindex.de German funders' directory. http://www.stiftungsindex.de/deutschland.htm For German speakers - a very rich database of German funds and societies active in the field of education. Many of them award academic scholarships to specific target groups. US funders' directory http://www.stiftungsindex.de/usa.htm A directory of US-based non-governmental institutions active worldwide. It is in German. Some links lead to charged funding directories. Institute of International Education http://www.iie.org A list of scholarships applicable all over the world. http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_IIE/Scholarships_Awards_and_Grants/Education_Related_Activities.htm Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html This scholarship provides awards for US undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia. INTAS http://www.intas.be INTAS (The International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent States NIS of the Former Soviet Union) is an independent International Association formed by the European Community, European Union Member States and like-minded countries to promote East-West scientific co-operation between INTAS members and INTAS-NIS partner countries. INTAS grants http://www.intas.be/index.asp?s=2&uid NIS and former Soviet States Citizens may browse through the INTAS grants and scholarships offering. International Visegrad Fund http://www.visegradfund.org The Visegrad Group (V4) is formed by the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary and Poland. One of G4 projects is academic scholarships for students from former Soviet Union States and CEE Europe. There is a separate program of scholarships in G4 states for the Ukrainian students. The website gives a clear overview of available scholarships and application guidelines. Contact: Bratislava IVF HQ, Slovakia Kosciuszko Foundation http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org Exchange programs to Poland: http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/EDScholarships.html US Citizens may apply for a scholarship for studies in Poland. Some programs are addressed especially to US Citizens of Polish descent. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland (MSZ RP) http://www.msz.gov.pl Polish Government Grants for Young Researchers http://www.msz.gov.pl/start.php?page=1000000001&obj_display_cat=3&obj_display_full=1097&obj_to_display_type=29 Foreigners who hold a degree in international relations or history, political sciences, sociology, ethnology, cultural studies, social psychology, administration and management. Applications from final year undergraduates will also be considered. Special attention in the program is given to NIS citizens. Contact: Your contact and application point is the Polish embassy accredited to your Country or Region. Republic of Poland's Scholarships (administered by the Ministry of Education - MENiS RP) http://www.menis.gov.pl Poland has signed bilateral agreements on collaboration in the field of education with several countries in the world. These agreements comprise student exchange. Within this program, students receive a tuition waiver for study in Poland but they must cover themselves their costs of living. In Poland, the department in charge of students exchange is the Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange (BUWIWM), subject to MENiS. http://www.buwiwm.edu.pl Their website features a list of countries with working bilateral exchange (http://www.buwiwm.edu.pl/wym/intro.htm). Contact the parallel department in your Country (most probably it will be a subdivision of the Ministry of Education, possibly bearing the international ENIC/NARIC acronym). Your Country's Embassy You may verify with your Country's Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether you are eligible for any scholarship, grant, or stipend, in case bilateral agreement exists between Poland and your Country. Grantees are treated as full time students in Poland (studies free of charge, medical insurance and other benefits). |
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