UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program 2025

About the program

UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program 2025-2026 is a fully funded scholarship program for international students. This scholarship is offered for undergraduate and masters studies in Poland. UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program covers full tuition fee and monthly allowance of 2200 PLN.

The purpose of the UNESCO International Cultural Exchange Program is to take learners from varied backgrounds & from distinct areas of the globe to improve capacity building and growth of human capital in the field of Science, Technology and Engineering Education Etc. You should have a background linked to these areas, not necessarily. UNESCO Highly Encouraged Developing Country Students & Youth.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program, you must fulfill the following criteria:

Required Language: English
Eligible Countries: List of invited Member States entitled to submit applications
A holder of at least a BS, BSc Degree or MS, MSc.
Proficient in the English language
Fellowships are granted only to persons in good health who are not over 45 years of age. Exceptions may be considered when a case can be made.
Candidatures should be submitted by the invited Member State
Youth & Students from developing Countries are Strongly Encouraged.

Benefits

For selected individuals:

UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program provides the recipient with the following benefits:

Free tuition and access to the university facilities based on the local regulations.
The amount of the scholarship is PLN 1500 per month for scholarship holders who have completed three-year higher education studies completed with a diploma and PLN 2200 for scholarship holders who have completed full higher education, corresponding to the Polish five-year master’s studies.
At the end of the research studies, the beneficiaries will receive a certificate attesting to their attendance at the host institution, this certificate will be given after receipt of the requested reports and financial clearance from the Institution.

UNESCO provides the recipient with the following benefits:

International travel expenses: (by the most direct, economical route) from the beneficiary’s country to and from Poland will be covered by UNESCO under its Regular Programmed Budget.

Health insurance for fellowship beneficiaries who are declared medically fit: UNESCO fellowship holders may be covered by a health insurance policy, taken-out by the Organization for the duration of fellowship. The costs of this health insurance are subscribed to and covered by UNESCO on behalf of awarded fellows

How to apply

Please follow the following steps to apply for UNESCO Poland Fellowship Program:
Complete an Online Application Form.
Applications should have imperatively the following attachments in DUPLICATE:
UNESCO fellowships application forms, including medical certificate, ALL four (4) pages duly completed in English using capital letter (illegible documents will be eliminated from the procedure, hand writing form must include capital letter only);
Two photographs attached to the applications (4×6 cm);
Certified copies (in English) of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree/ PhD obtained; and,
UNESCO certificate of language knowledge, duly completed by a relevant authority, if the mother tongue of the candidate is not English.
Two letters of recommendation from someone related to the candidate’s work, as well confirming the candidate’s qualifications.
Original applications in duplicate must be channeled through the National Commission for UNESCO of the candidate’s country and communicated to Mr Stoyan Bantchev, Chief, Participation programmed and Fellowships Section to UNESCO mailing address.
An advance copy of the application should be sent by e-mail
mail unesco4(at)agh.edu.pl; s.bantchev(at)unesco.org; l.zas-friz(at)unesco.org and d.bianchi(at)unesco.org.
The endorsed candidates should register themselves to the Fellowship e-registration system available on this page
Only the selected candidates will receive a letter through their respective National Commissions for UNESCO.
The medical examination is undertaken and submitted ONLY once the candidate is informed by UNESCO of her/his selection.
follow its instructions to finish all the required application procedures.
Applicants must apply the system as requested within the application period.
Application link: https://scholarshiproar.com/unesco-poland-fellowship-program/