The Scholarship for 5
Category: PhD scholarship
The Scholarship for 5
The University of Warsaw has launched a new scholarship programme, ‘the Scholarship for 5’. The new benefit is intended for doctoral students at doctoral schools who have had to extend the deadline for the submission of their dissertation for objective reasons (first extension). The scholarships will be paid until the end of December 2024. Their exact amount will be determined after the applications have been reviewed. The budget allocated for the payment of the scholarships is PLN 500,000.
Who is the the Scholarship for 5 for?
The Scholarship for 5 is open to doctoral students at doctoral schools who have been approved for the first extension of their dissertation deadline, i.e. after 48 months of education.
Who can receive the scholarship?
The scholarship is only for those doctoral students who have not submitted their dissertation by the deadline due to objective reasons beyond the control of the doctoral student. The application must be accompanied by ½ of the dissertation, approved by the supervisor, or equivalent research results approved by the supervisor.
How much will the scholarships amount to?
The budget allocated for the payment of scholarships is PLN 500,000. The exact amount of the scholarship will be announced after the applications have been reviewed.
When and where can applications be submitted?
Applications for the the Scholarship for 5 should be submitted between 10 and 29 October 2024 via university electronic mail to the following e-mail address
Doctoral School of Humanities: phd.nh@uw.edu.pl
Doctoral School of Social Sciences: phd.ns@uw.edu.pl
Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences: phd.sdnsp@uw.edu.pl
Interdisciplinary Doctoral School: szkola.m@uw.edu.pl
Applications should be submitted with the usage of the official template.
Is the scholarship subject to repayment?
In justified cases, the scholarship holder is called upon by the director of the doctoral school to repay the Scholarship for 5 if, within 12 months from the date of payment of the the Scholarship for 5 they have not demonstrated significant progress in the preparation of the dissertation.
For more information
Ordinance on the principles for awarding scholarships paid from the Rector’s Scholarship Fund
A template application