The Poland My First Choice NAWA programme aims to encourage young talented people from the countries listed below to pursue studies at the Polish university-type higher education institutions (HEIs). The Programme offers a scholarship during the statutory period of full-time second-cycle studies at academic HEIs (both public and non-public) supervised by the Minister of Education and Science. In addition, the Programme provides an exemption from tuition fees at public universities.

Applicants select the university and the field of study at which they want to study independently, based on the offer of universities listed in the call for applications. NAWA does not act as an intermediary in the admission of Applicants for studies. Applicants participate in the admission process at the university of their choice by themselves and independently of the application submitted to the NAWA. Information on studying in Poland can be found at www.study.gov.pl. Information on the offer of Polish universities (fields of study) is available at: www.studia.gov.pl/wybierz-studia.

The scholarship offer is addressed to foreigners – the citizens of the following countries and territories:

The Programme does not provide for a call for applications for fields of study offered by the HEIs supervised by other ministries.