According to the Benefit Rules for the Students of Gdańsk University of Technology:
A student in a difficult material situation is entitled to receive a maintenance scholarship.
Maintenance scholarship is granted on the basis of the average monthly net income per one member of the student's family.
The principle of granting a maintenance scholarship is the regularisation of the amount of the average monthly income attributable to one member of the student's family to the base of calculation.
A foreign student may apply for a maintenance scholarship only if they meet one of the following conditions (from the Act on Higher Education and Science):
- a foreigner who has been granted a permanent residence permit or a long-term resident of the European Union;
- a foreigner who has been granted a temporary residence permit in connection with the circumstances referred to in Art. 159 paragraph 1 or Art. 186 paragraph 1 point 3 or 4 of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 2354 and of 2022, item 91);
- a foreigner who has the refugee status granted in the Republic of Poland or enjoys temporary protection or subsidiary protection under territory of the Republic of Poland;
- a foreigner - the holder of a certificate confirming knowledge of Polish as a foreign language, referred to in Art. 11a paragraph. 2 of the Act of 7 October 1999 on the Polish language (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 672), at least at the C1 language proficiency level;
- holder of a Pole's Card or a person who was issued with a decision confirming Polish origin;
- a foreigner who is a spouse, ascendant or descendant of a citizen of the Republic of Poland, living on the territory of the Republic of Poland;
- a foreigner who has been granted a temporary residence permit in connection with the circumstances referred to in Art. 151 paragraph 1 or Art. 151b paragraph 1 of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners, or staying on the territory of the Republic of Poland in connection with the use of short-term mobility of a researcher under the conditions specified in Art. 156b paragraph 1 of this Act or holding a national visa for the purpose of research or development work.
Applications for a maintenance scholarship, along with a complete set of required documents, should be submitted to the Scholarship Committee within the required deadlines.
A maintenance scholarship is awarded in a given academic year for a period of up to 10 months. If the last year of studies, according to the plan, lasts one semester - the scholarship is paid only until the end of this semester for a period of up to 5 months.
To receive a maintenance scholarship, the required income should be lower or equal to the income, which is determined for each academic year by the Rector in consultation with the Scholarship Committee.
View current scholarship thresholds and amounts
In the 2023/2024 academic year, the income documents relate to 2022.