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Scholarship

According to Polish law a doctoral scholarship is awarded to every doctoral student who does not hold a doctoral degree. The scholarship is paid by the 10th day of a given month, after commencement of education (matriculation and signing the oath) at the Doctoral School.

The total period of receiving a doctoral scholarship at doctoral schools shall not exceed 4 years.

The statutory (minimum) scholarship amounts are:

  • before the mid-term evaluation (up to four semesters = 24 months):

    PLN 2367.31 net
    [that is: PLN 2667.70 gross minus the compulsory pension and disability pension contribution]
     
  • after a positive mid-term evaluation:

    PLN 3646.94 net
    [that is: PLN 4109.70 gross minus the compulsory pension and disability pension contribution]

The amount of the doctoral scholarship paid from the grant depends on the amount specified in the agreement, but may not be lower than the statutory scholarship specified above. The doctoral scholarship is not taxed.

The condition for the payment of the scholarship is to submit a declaration for scholarship purposes. You can find the form HERE.

For the 2023/24 academic year, payment of the first doctoral scholarship is scheduled for the second half of October.
If you are a person with a disability, you are eligible for an increase of the scholarship amount. For more information, see below.

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A doctoral student with a disability certificate, a disability degree certificate, or a certificate referred to in Article 5 and Article 62 of the Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities of August 27, 1997, is entitled to receive a scholarship at the doctoral school in an amount higher by 30% than the minimum scholarship specified in the Act on Higher Education and Science (Art. 209, para. 4, points 1) and 2).
 
It means:
  • 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?

 
Right after enrolling in the school and activating an account in the uj.edu.pl domain send a scan of your current disability certificate or the equivalent of such document for verification at the Jagiellonian University’s Accessibility Center (in Polish: Centrum Dostępności, CD UJ) to cd@uj.edu.pl;
 
 
For doctoral students starting their education at Doctoral School, this activity should be performed before submitting the statement for scholarship purposes in the USOSweb system. Only after the data from the statement have been entered into the USOS system by the “CD UJ” Advisor, is it possible to successfully submit the scholarship application online (at usosweb.uj.edu.pl, usually the next day after data migration).
 
When you receive feedback from CD UJ, you can submit a statement for scholarship purposes via usosweb.uj.edu.pl according to the path: 'For all' → 'Applications' → 'Statement for doctoral students at the doctoral school regarding the doctoral scholarship for the academic year 20... (without the Medical College)'. Approve, print, and submit it (together with a copy of the email from the “CD UJ” confirming that the certificate data have been entered into the system) to the Secretariat of the Education Programme.
 
If your disability certificate is temporary, remember to send a scan of the updated one to cd@uj.edu.pl at least two weeks before the end of the month in which the previous certificate expires. 
If you fail to update the certificate on your part, the school will not be held responsible for failure to make the increased scholarship payment in the month following the certificate's expiry.