NAWA scholarships for the best doctoral students carrying out doctoral projects in international cooperation | Gdańsk University of Technology

Project participants can be PhD students of:

• Gdańsk University of Technology,
• Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk,
• Institute of Hydroengineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk.

admitted to our Doctoral School in 2021-2024, who have submitted an individual research proposal  no later than 30th April, 2025, and who can provide an evidence of scientific cooperation with a foreign institution in Europe confirmed by a joint scientific publication, which will be a base for ranking position on the list.

Additionally, Polish PhD students, according to formal STER regulations, will have to confirm this cooperation by one of the following requirements:

1. signed agreement leading to a double doctorate (joint or double diploma),
2. implementation of the doctoral thesis under the supervision of a second supervisor from outside Poland (who was appointed by the Doctoral School no later than 30 April 2025),
3. signed agreement with partner institution concerning international doctoral educational programme.

NOTE! PhD students who received this scholarship in 2024 in current edition will have to present a different publication than one year ago.

The rules for applying and awarding scholarships are set forth in the NAWA Scholarship Regulations.

• The applications for a scholarship will be accepted between May 16 and June 4, 2025.

NOTE! Applications should not be submitted to the Doctoral School Office!

• Applications should be submitted in paper form directly to the STER Project Office, PG Building No. 26, Własna Strzecha 18a, 1st floor, room 102, from 7:00-10:30.

NOTE! The office will be closed between 23-30.05.2025.

• Applications will be evaluated by a committee. The Office staff is not responsible for the completeness of correctness of applications.
• In addition to the application, the applicant must submit documents related to participation in the project, which are described in the Regulations for Participation in the STER Project.

Participation in the project activities  involves the necessity of filling in, signing and delivering to the STER Project Office the following documents:

• Application for NAWA scholarship,
• Declaration of the project participant concerning RODO personal data,
• Additional consent of the participant for the processing of personal data.

Doctoral scholarships in amount of PLN 3,000 per month shall be granted for six months from 1st July 2025 to 31st December 2025 and shall be paid monthly. The scholarship is exempt from income tax.