Scholarship to Start – IV edition [ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026] [UPDATE: 21.04.2026]
Category: 2025/2026, Scholarship to Start
The post will be updated – updates are located at the top of the post.
Most recent update: 21.04.2026
🗓️ UPDATE – April 21
⏰ These are the final days to apply for the “Scholarship to Start”!
Good luck! 🎓
🗓️ UPDATE – March 31
The program offers three types of scholarships, tailored to your achievements:
„Scholarship to Start for Olympians” – addresed to students in the first year of first-cycle studies or long second cycle who are winners of subject contests and who, in the recruitment procedure for studies, obtained the maximum number of points on the basis of their title of winner of a subject contests.
„Scholarship to Start for Athletes” – addresed to students in the first year of first-cycle, second-cycle or long second cycle and first year doctoral candidate at the doctoral school, who are outstanding athletes. Eligible for the scholarship is a person who has placed in a scoring position at the Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships or Polish Championships (but no further than the 10th), and in the case of students – who have the right to receive the Rector’s scholarship in the academic year in which they apply for the “Scholarship to Start”.
„Scholarship to Start for Doctoral Students” – intended for first-year doctoral candidates at a doctoral school who have achieved a point score in the admission procedure that is in the top 20% of those admitted as of October 1 of the academic year in which the doctoral candidate applies for the scholarship, separately for:
a) Interdisciplinary Doctoral School
b) Warsaw Doctoral School of Mathematics and Computer Science
c) and in other cases: separately for each doctoral school by educational discipline
– if the number of doctoral students eligible to receive the “Scholarship to Start” in a given group is not a whole number, rounding down to a whole number is used, with the number of scholarship recipients being no less than one. Only doctoral students admitted for the first time to a doctoral school within the limit of places set forth in Appendix No. 1 to Resolution No. 17 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of 20 January 2021 on the rules of recruitment to doctoral schools of the University of Warsaw (consolidated text: Monitor UW of 2023, item 43), who began their education as of 1 October of the academic year in which they apply for the scholarship, are eligible to receive the scholarship.
Detailed information on the application rules can be found HERE (only in Polish).
➡️How can you submit an application?
Download and complete the application form, then submit it to the Student Welfare and Support Office (BPM) along with supporting documents confirming your achievements (except for applicants applying for the “Scholarship to Start for Doctoral Students” – doctoral students are required to submit only the application form).
➡️Application form – download here
➡️️How to properly submit your application?
You have time from April 1 to April 24, 2026, and several options to choose from:
📍 in person – Student Welfare and Support Office (BPM) (ul. Dobra 55, room 00.090), Mon–Thu 9:00–15:00,
📍 via the Mail Room – Auditorium Maximum (University of Warsaw Main Campus, room 2), Mon–Fri 8:00–14:30 (please include the note “Student Welfare and Support Office (BPM)”),
📍 by post – (the date of receipt by the Student Welfare and Support Office counts, not the posting date!) – no later than April 24, 2026,
📍 via ePUAP or e-Doręczenia,
📍 by email to bpm@uw.edu.pl – only if the application is electronically signed.
❓Do you have any questions? Contact us at bpm@uw.edu.pl or call 22 55 20 783
🗓️ UPDATE – March 3
📢 The 4th edition of the “Scholarship to Start” (Stypendium na Start) program is coming soon – it’s worth getting ready now!
🎓 Scholarships are available for three groups: Olympians, Athletes, and Doctoral Students, specifically for:
- First-year students of bachelor’s programs (for Olympians and Athletes) and second-year students (for Athletes), as well as first-year students of long-cycle master’s programs (for Olympians and Athletes),
- First-year doctoral students.
💡 This year, the program rules will be updated, so details about application procedures and deadlines will be announced soon.
📌 Stay tuned so you don’t miss the chance to participate in the 4th edition of the program!
Have questions? Email: bpm@uw.edu.pl or call: +48 22 55 20 783
Frequently Asked Questions
1) Can the “Scholarship to Start for Olympians” be awarded based on a finalist title?
Unfortunately, no. To receive the “Scholarship to Start for Olympians”, you must meet one condition – i.e., hold the title of laureate of an olympiad, which was used to obtain the maximum number of points in the admissions process for your study program. Therefore, the scholarship cannot be awarded to laureates who only received partial admission credits or to finalists.
2) Are decisions issued regarding the scholarship applications?
No, decisions are not issued – applying for the “Scholarship to Start” is not an administrative procedure under the Administrative Procedure Code. Scholarship recipients receive commemorative diplomas, and applications submitted by ineligible candidates are left unconsidered. There is no procedure for appealing a decision regarding non-award of the scholarship.
3) Can I receive the “Scholarship to Start” and the “Rector’s Scholarship” at the same time?
Yes, this is possible.
4) Do I lose the ‘Start Scholarship’ if I lose student status?
Yes, if you lose your student status during the academic year for which the scholarship was awarded, the scholarship must be returned.