Romanian Government Scholarships for All Nationalities - Romania

Applications are invited for Romanian Government scholarships available for citizens of non EU countries. Up to 85 scholarships are awarded for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Romania. The monthly amount is granted to the students of the 1st (licenta) and 2nd (master) cycle throughout the whole academic year, the winter and spring vacation included, but not during the summer vacation. For full-time students of the 3rd cycle (doctorate), the monthly amount is granted throughout the whole calendar year. The deadline for submitting the application files is established by each diplomatic mission.

Application Deadline: 15 Mar 2015

Prgrammes Offered:

Scholarships are offered in following programmes;

Political
Administrative
Education
Romanian Culture
Romanian Civilization
Journalism
Technical Studies
Oil and Gas
Agriculture Studies
Veterinary Medicine
Architecture
Music
Arts



Course Level:

Scholarships are offered to pursue Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Levels.

Eligibility:

Citizens of non EU countries (irrespective of their country of residence).
Priority is given to citizens from non EU states with which Romania does not have cultural and education cooperation agreements.
Mention should be made that foreign citizens of Romanian origin and those belonging to the neighboring historic Romanian communities benefit from other scholarship programmes offered by the Romanian state.

Benefit:

The scholarship consists of :

free-of-charge tuition,
free-of-charge accommodation (depending on availability, accommodation will be offered free-of-charge in students hostels, in keeping with the higher education regulations and within the limits of the sums available for this purpose),
financial support – a monthly amount representing :
the equivalent in Romanian currency of 65 EURO per month, for the under-graduate students (1st cycle),
the equivalent in Romanian currency of 75 EURO per month, for post-graduate students (master degrees and specialization) 2nd cycle
the equivalent in Romanian currency of 85 EURO per month, for post graduate students (doctor’s degree) 3rd cycle.
These scholarships do not cover food, international and local transport.
The candidates must be prepared to support personally any other additional expenses.


Number of Awards:

There are Up to 85 awards are offered.

Tenure:

The monthly amount is granted to the students of the 1st (licenta) and 2nd (master) cycle throughout the whole academic year, the winter and spring vacation included, but not during the summer vacation.
For full-time students of the 3rd cycle (doctorate), the monthly amount is granted throughout the whole calendar year.
The scholarships will be suspended if the student in any education cycle repeats a year due to poor results.
It may be resumed in the following academic year, after the student has successfully graduated the repeated year.
The students who repeat an academic year must pay the full study fees and accommodation.
The number of scholarship years will not be bigger than the respective education cycle.

Application Procedure:

To get all necessary information about the scholarships (conditions, necessary documents, enrolment calendar) and to submit their application files, the candidates should apply directly to:
The Romanian diplomatic missions accredited to the candidate’s country of origin or of residence or to
The diplomatic mission of candidate’s state of origin accredited to Bucharest
Application files submitted by post or directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) or to the Ministry of National Education (MNE), as well as application files received after the announced deadline will not be taken into consideration. Applications files should contain documents in English or French language.
If the application files contain documents in other foreign languages than English or French, they must be accompanied by authorized translations in one of the following languages: Romanian, English or French. Generally, Romanian universities may require that all enrolment documents should be accompanied by authorized copies and authorized translations in Romanian. It is of utmost importance to fill in correctly all forms. Foreign diplomatic missions accredited to Bucharest must send the application files with a Verbal Note to Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Public, Cultural and Scientific Diplomacy Directorate (MFA – PCSDD).

Further Details:

http://www.mae.ro/en/node/10251

[Official Romanian Government Scholarship Website entailing the whole calendar and other important details.]