Announcement of recruitment for the scholarship program for foreign doctoral students for academic year 2024/2025
in project „International from the beginning – wsparcie umiędzynarodowienia”, financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange under the STER program
Project manager of „International from the beginning – wsparcie umiędzynarodowienia” announces
recruitment for the scholarship program for foreign doctoral students
for academic year 2024/2025
Information about recruitment
Recruitment date: 17.10.2024, 9:00 – 17.11.2024, 23:59
Recruitment method: electronic, using the SRW IT system
Link to the application form: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/5604
Subject of recruitment
Increase of the doctoral scholarship in the amount of PLN 1,280 per month for 12 months of the academic year 2024/2025 for 9 doctoral students. The scholarship will be paid monthly, on the last workday of the month. First scholarship will be paid at the end of November 2024, with compensation for October 2024.
Who can apply for the scholarship
A person who meets all of the following conditions can apply for the scholarship:
- Has the status of a doctoral student at a doctoral school;
- Has settled the first year of education at the doctoral school on time and is currently in the second year of education.
- Is entitled to receive a doctoral scholarship.
- Has the status of a foreign doctoral student, i.e. has a citizenship other than Polish or has completed second-cycle studies carried out entirely at a foreign university.
- Is residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland, excluding periods of mobility.
- Has submitted a correct application using the form provided in this announcement.
Assessment criteria
The following criteria will be taken into account in the assessment of applications:
- Academic achievements in the first year of education
- Pursuit of an International Doctorate
- Popular Science Activities
If fewer applications are submitted than the number of scholarship places (9), the substantive evaluation of applications is waived.
Before submitting an application, please familiarize yourself with the detailed application rules described in the Rules for recruitment and participation in the scholarship program, which is an annex to Order No. 78/2024 of the Rector of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
English translation of essential part of the Order No. 78/2024:
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix1_criteria
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix2_data
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix3
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix4
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix5
- STER_Regulations_scholarship_program_appendix6_report
Działanie współfinansowane w ramach projektu International from the beginning – wsparcie umiędzynarodowienia finansowanego przez Narodową Agencję Wymiany Akademickiej w ramach Programu STER.
