As of October 2023, changes to the Law on Higher Education and Science take effect. In the matter of the scholarship, Article 209, paragraph 1a specifying who is NOT entitled to the scholarship has been changed.

The current regulation about salary of 150% of the scholarship amount has been removed:

A doctoral student receiving a salary of at least 150% of the amount of the doctoral scholarship to which he or she is entitled in accordance with paragraph 4 due to employment in connection with the implementation of a research project referred to in Article 119, paragraph 2, items 2 and 3, by the entity conducting the doctoral school in which the doctoral student is studying, during the period of such employment, shall not receive a doctoral scholarship. (autmoatic translation)

And in its place a new regulation was inserted:

A doctoral scholarship is not paid to a doctoral student whose education at a doctoral school requires employment with the body running the doctoral school:
1) under an employment contract;
2) with a salary that exceeds that of a professor. (automatic translation)

The salary of a professor is currently PLN 7210.

If at least one of these conditions is not met, the doctoral student is entitled to the doctoral stipend at the full amount.  This means that the scholarship is not lost by doctorals who, for example: are employed at JU, but not because JU was obliged to employ them (regardless of their salary), as well as people who had to be employed at JU, but earn 7210 PLN or less, and people who earn more than 7210 PLN, but outside JU.

The purpose of these changes is to increase the number of doctoral students who can receive the scholarship. We encourage you to check whether your situation has improved as a result :)

The changes in the regulations forced the introduction of a new template for the scholarship statement. We are publishing it below:

Paragraph 10 of Article 209 has also been cancelled. 

This means the removal of the ban on the employment of doctoral students as academic teachers and researchers.

The repealed provision was as follows:

10. A doctoral student may not be employed as an academic teacher or researcher.
The aforementioned shall not apply to the employment of a doctoral student:
1) for the purpose of implementation of the research project referred to in Art. 119
section 2 points 2 and 3;
2) after a mid-term evaluation with a positive result, except that in the case of employment for more than half of the full-time equivalent, the scholarship shall
amount to 40% of the monthly scholarship referred to in sec. 4 point 2;
3) who is not entitled to a doctoral scholarship.

As of October 1, 2023, the regulation does not apply.

• before mid-term evaluation (up to four semesters = 24 months):
  
  3077,51 zł net
  [that is: 3468,01 zł gross minus the compulsory pension and disability pension contribution]
• after a positive mid-term evaluation:
  
  4357,14 zł net
  [that is: 4910,01 zł gross minus the compulsory pension and disability pension contribution]

How to Apply?