Family members

Your real family composition (the people you live with, you make your living together) is not necessarily the same as the family composition determined for the maintenance grant. Only the following people are included in the family composition:

  1. You - student - applicant
  2. our parents, legal or actual guardians
  3. Dependent children of the persons mentioned above, provided that they meet one of the conditions below
  4. Your spouse (if you are married)
    - are underage;
    - they study until the age of 26, and if they reach the age of 26 in the last year of studies - until their completion;
    - are disabled

The family does not include persons staying in an institution that provides round-the-clock maintenance and not paying fees for the stay, as well as persons permanently staying in foster care.

Grandmother, grandfather, stepfather, stepmother, aunt ... - these people are not included in the family composition (unless they are your legal or actual guardians), even if you live together and make your living together.

Documenting the composition of the family

We always assume that the family includes the student and their parents. In this case, it is not necessary to document the composition of the family. Any deviation from this rule should be confirmed, that is:

  1. student + both parents: no documentation required;
  2. if the student wants to include a wife / husband in the family: marriage certificate;
  3. if a student wants to include a minor child in the family (their own, wife’s, husband’s, parents’ ...): abbreviated birth certificate;
  4. if a student wants to include an adult child in the family (their own, wife’s, husband’s, parents’ ...): abbreviated birth certificate + certificate from school or university on continuing education / certificate of disability;
  5. if the student wants to include his / her legal guardian in the family: decision of the adoption court;
  6. if the student wants to include their actual guardian in the family: a certificate from the court on the conduct of the adoption procedure;
  7. if the student is brought up in an incomplete family (parent is deceased): death certificate;
  8. if the student is brought up in an incomplete family (parents are alive):
    - if the parent pays alimony: court judgment (court settlement) on the awarded alimony and its amount;
    - if the parent does not pay alimony and it is enforced by the bailiff: court judgment (court settlement) on the awarded alimony and its amount and a certificate from the court bailiff on the amount of the enforced alimony;
    - if the parent does not pay alimony, in the event of total ineffectiveness of the bailiff's enforcement: a court judgment (court settlement) on the awarded alimony and its amount and a certificate from the court bailiff on the total ineffectiveness of the enforcement of alimony and a certificate from the social welfare center on the benefits received (or not) from The Maintenance Fund;
  9. if the student's parent is unknown: full copy of the birth certificate.
Financially independent student

A student who runs a household independently may (but does not have to) no show the composition and income of the family. However, it is necessary to meet one of the conditions:

  1. the student is 26 years old;
  2. the student is married;
  3. the student has children to support;
  4. the student has reached the age of majority in foster care;
  5. the student has a permanent source of income (beginning from 1 January of the previous year to the date of application) and their average monthly income in the previous tax year and in the current year in the months preceding the month of submitting the application is higher or equal to PLN 1396.
    Clarification: Constant income means any income in every month during the above-mentioned period. Income may vary in amount, yet the average for this period must be greater than or equal to PLN 1396. The income may come from sources that are not included in determining income entitlement to receive a maintenance benefit (e.g. our scholarships). In other words, the income we calculate to determine whether a maintenance benefit (and in what amount) should be awarded and the income indicating financial independence can be two different amounts and come from different sources.

A student who wants to demonstrate their financial independence is required to submit a declaration that he or she does not run a joint household with their parents. Financial independence is not determined "automatically". For example, you can name your parents in your scholarship application while still being married or being at least 26 years old.