Poland in Kenya

Aim of the programme

The programme's aim is to support the socio-economic growth of developing countries (excluding European and Central Asian countries) through raising the level of knowledge and education of their citizens. The scholarship offer is addressed to foreigners of the countries indicated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, including citizens of Kenya and Uganda.  

Scope of activities implemented under the programme

Participation in the programme enables to undertake studies at the universities in Poland as well us undertake some other forms of education, i.e. preparatory courses preceeding studies, especially in the following fields of education: engeneering, technical, agricultural, applied and life sciences. NAWA Director’s scholarship is granted for the duration of the preparatory course and for the regulatory period of studies with an exemption from education fees at public universities. A monthly maintenance scholarship is granted by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange to cover the costs of accommodation and living in Poland. The scholarship is paid for a maximum of 12 months in the academic year, once a month, through the higher education institution. Scholarships will be granted from the academic year 2020/2021, which in Poland starts in October 2020.

Deadline for submitting applications

The call for applications under the Programme will be conducted from February 3, 2020 until March 16, 2020, 3 pm Central European Time (Warsaw local time), solely in an electronic form via NAWA’s ICT system, available on the following website: https://programs.nawa.gov.pl/login.

For more information about the scholarship, please consult the attached documents and the dedicated website: https://nawa.gov.pl/en/students/foreign-students/the-ignacy-lukasiewicz-scholarship-programme. A non-exhaustive list of Polish universities can be found here: www.go-poland.pl.