Scholarships provided by Nicolas Copernicus University
Rector's scholarship may be granted to a student who obtained high GPA in the preceding year, has significant scientific achievements, artistic achievements or has achievements in sport on the national and/or international level. It also may be granted to first year students, namely – laureates of International Science Olympiad or one of Polish science Olympiads. This scholarship can also be granted for 1st year students of second cycle studies who have started their education at our university. Only previous year academic and artistic achievements are taken into consideration while granting a scholarship. The weighted average in case of students who studied in another country in the previous year is calculated by the Department of Admissions and Student Affairs.
The scholarship is granted for a 9-month period from October to June.
To apply for this scholarship, you should register your application via USOS web. Go to the "COMMON SECTION" tab, then choose APPLICATIONS and complete an application for the rector’s scholarship for the best students.
Apart from the application form filled in in USOS system, students need to upload documents supporting their academic, artistic or sports achievements. The number of achievements taken into consideration by the scholarship committee to 3 academic/artistic achievement and 1 sports achievement. In the application it is possible to list 5 achievements altogether. The committee chooses 3.
The deadline for application is announced every year at the beginning of October.
To register the application, you must have a bank account number in USOSweb! It is best to fill in the account number in the dean’s office or secretary’s office. You can also do it by entering the FOR STUDENTS tab. Select the “scholarships” tab, then “student bank account".
Detailed information can be found here :
Applications should be submitted to the NCU Scholarship Comittee - komisja.stypendialna@umk.pl
Social scholarship can be granted to NCU students who study free of charge and meet at least one of the folllowing criteria:
- they have been granted with permanent residence permit
- they have refugee status
- they have Polish language certificate at least at C1 level
- they have Polish Charter
- they have a decision stating that the person have a connection the Polish nation
- they benefit from temporary protection on the territory of Polish Republic
- they are migrant workers with citizenship of EU member state, Switzerland, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member state, or European Economic Area (EEA) member state. This also includes family of such a person
- they have been granted with long-term EU-resident permit on the territory of Poland, or other European country. This also includes family of such person
- they have been granted with temporary residence permit on the territory of Poland due to one of the following reasons: performance of work in an occupation requiring high skills or intention of a family member to reunite with a citizen of EU member state, EFTA member state, Switzerland, residing in Poland
- they are under subsidiary protection on the territory of Poland
- they are citizens of member states of EU, EFTA, EEA or Switzerland. This also includes family of such person.
To apply for this scholarship, you should register your applicaction via USOS web. Go to the "COMMON SECTION" tab, then choose APPLICATIONS and complete an application for the social scholarship.
To register the application, you must have a bank account number in USOSweb! It is best to fill in the account number in the dean’s office or secretary’s office. You can also do it by entering the FOR STUDENTS tab. Select the “scholarships” tab, then “student bank account".
Detailed information can be found here :
Applications should be submitted to the NCU Scholarship Comittee - komisja.stypendialna@umk.pl
Scholarships for individuals with disabilities
The rules for providing scholarships for students with disabilities are set out in the Act of 20 July 2018 The Law on Higher Education and Science and in the regulations on benefits for students of NCU.
Detailed information can be found here :
Scholarships for individuals with disabilities
NAWA scholarship offer
Students planning to start studies in Poland can obtain scholarship offerred by Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange - NAWA.
Through developing the existing grant and aid programmes, National Agency for Academic Research aims at developing Polish students mobility and encouraging foreigners to start their studies in Poland at a number of fields to be conducted both in Polish and foreign languages.
Detailed information can be found here :
NAWA Scholarships payment information