PhD scholarship

The doctoral scholarship is awarded in the form of a competition procedure, in which the documented achievements indicated by the doctoral student in the application for the scholarship, submitted in the form and within the time limit specified by the Rector, are assessed.

The doctoral scholarship may be awarded to doctoral students who meet all of the following criteria:

1) timely implementation of the doctoral study program;

2) demonstrating commitment to:

a) conducting classes as part of apprenticeships or

b) carrying out scientific research conducted by an organizational unit of the University;

3) demonstrating progress in scientific work and preparation of a doctoral dissertation.

The Rector determines for a given academic year the form and deadlines for submitting applications for a doctoral scholarship and their evaluation by doctoral committees applicable to a given organizational unit of the University conducting doctoral studies.

You can apply for a doctoral scholarship in the period September-October of a given academic year, unless the head of doctoral studies, after consulting the competent body of doctoral students’ self-government, does not present to the Rector a proposal for a different deadline for submitting applications and their evaluation by the doctoral committee.

The following persons may apply for a doctoral scholarship:

• participants of full-time doctoral studies,
• PhD students extending the period of doctoral studies, on vacation or after returning from vacation,
• PhD students who also meet the criteria of: timely implementation of the doctoral study program, demonstrating commitment to:
  a) conducting classes as part of apprenticeships
  or
  b) carrying out scientific research conducted by an organizational unit of the University, demonstrating progress in scientific work and preparing a doctoral dissertation.

A doctoral student participating in the “Implementation doctorate” program, who receives a doctoral scholarship as part of the program, may not receive the scholarship to which these rules apply. The procedure for awarding a doctoral scholarship under the “Implementation doctorate” program is governed by separate regulations.

• complete and submit an application for a scholarship in electronic form, available on the USOSweb.uw.edu.pl website in the For all -> Applications tab; upload attachments to the website confirming the achievements that are recognized within the criteria (timely implementation of the doctoral study program, involvement in:
  a) conducting classes as part of apprenticeships or
  b) carrying out scientific research conducted by an organizational unit of the University, demonstrating progress in scientific work and preparing a doctoral dissertation);
• upload the opinion of a research supervisor or promoter to the website;
• it is allowed to document the achievements indicated in the application by means of photocopies or electronic documents or scans, also in foreign languages (the doctoral student committee may request the doctoral student to submit a translation of a document drawn up in a language other than English within a specified time limit),
• it should be remembered that only the achievements obtained in the academic year preceding the academic year for which the doctoral scholarship is to be awarded are subject to evaluation (in particularly justified cases, at the request of the head of doctoral studies, the Rector may consent to the assessment of the achievements of doctoral students who are on a given ranking list, from another period, but it must be equal to 12 months),
• finalize the application procedure within the deadline set by the Rector.

• The amount of the scholarship: may not be less than PLN 1,923.
• Limit values:

1. in the organizational unit of the University of Warsaw conducting doctoral studies, the number of doctoral students who have been awarded a scholarship may not be less than 50% of the total number of doctoral students. This does not apply when the number of doctoral students applying for a scholarship is less than 50% of the total number of doctoral students. To calculate the proportion by which the number of doctoral students starting these studies starting from the academic year 2017/2018 is taken into account;
2. the percentage share of the number of doctoral students who started doctoral studies before the 2017/2018 academic year and who were awarded a scholarship in the number of doctoral students in an organizational unit of the University who started doctoral studies before this academic year may not be less than the percentage share of the number of doctoral students who were awarded the scholarship in the 2015/2016 academic year, in the number of doctoral students in an organizational unit of the University in that academic year. The number of doctoral students in individual years of doctoral studies is determined on the final date for submitting applications set by the Rector for a given organizational unit of the University conducting doctoral studies, and in justified cases – on another date designated by the Rector.

• The scholarship is granted for a period of 12 months and is paid monthly.

• November 2, 2021
• December 1, 2021
• December 10, 2021
• January 3, 2022
• February 1, 2022
• March 1, 2022
• April 1, 2022
• May 2, 2022
• June 1, 2022
• July 1, 2022
• August 1, 2022
• September 1, 2022

Detailed rules for assessing applications for a doctoral scholarship – a set of rules defining achievements that are recognized under individual criteria. The document is prepared by the doctoral committee of a given organizational unit of the University of Warsaw in consultation with the competent body of doctoral students’ self-government.

Timely implementation of the doctoral study program – a catalog of achievements recognized by the doctoral committee, included in the Detailed Rules for Assessing Applications for a Doctoral Scholarship.

Involvement in conducting didactic classes as part of apprenticeships – a catalog of achievements recognized by the doctoral committee, included in the Detailed Rules for Assessing Applications for a Doctoral Scholarship.

Involvement in the implementation of research conducted by an organizational unit of the University – a catalog of achievements recognized by the doctoral committee, included in the Detailed Rules for Assessing Applications for a Doctoral Scholarship.

Doctoral Committee – a body operating within a given organizational unit of the University of Warsaw, which assesses applications for a scholarship. The commission is composed of at least three members appointed from among academic teachers working in an organizational unit of the University, holding at least a habilitated doctor degree, including the head of doctoral studies who acts as chairman of the commission, and no more than five doctoral students delegated by the competent a body of doctoral students’ self-government. The doctoral commission is appointed by the Rector of the University of Warsaw.

• application for an increase in the doctoral scholarship,
• opinion of the academic supervisor or supervisor,
• attachments constituting information about the achievements contained in the application, confirming the fulfillment of the criteria, in accordance with the guidelines contained in the Detailed rules for assessing applications for a doctoral scholarship, applicable in a given organizational unit of the University of Warsaw.