The UNESCO Poland Fellowship for 2025/26 offers a fully funded, six-month short-term program for bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students. This prestigious fellowship allows participants to study in Poland while covering essential expenses, including airfare, accommodation, tuition, meals, an allowance, and insurance.
This unique opportunity is designed to foster international collaboration and enhance academic experiences for students from around the world.
UNESCO Poland Fellowship 2025/26: Fully Funded Opportunity Apply Now
The Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology, and Engineering at the AGH University of Krakow (Poland) are placing at the disposal of UNESCO twenty-eight (28) fellowships for the benefit of a number of developing Member States .
Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science, Technology and Engineering for a duration of 6 months between 1 October 2025 and 31 March 2026
Duration and Place of Fellowship Study
The fellowship will last for 6 months and take place at the AGH University of Krakow, UNESCO AGH Chair (A. Mickiewicza Ave 30, PL 30-059 Krakow, Poland).
Qualifications Required
Candidates should refer to the Annex III for the specific criteria and qualifications required by each field of research and project.
Note that for some fields of research and projects, only the candidates from certain regions are eligible to apply. Please refer to Annex III and Annex IV for detailed information.
How to Apply – Guidance for Candidates
Before you start your application, please check Annex II (List of Invited Member States) and Annex III to make sure your country (nationality) is eligible for your intended project/field of research.
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- UNESCO fellowships application form, All 4 pages duly completed in English using capital letter (illegible documents will be eliminated from the evaluation procedure, and hand writing form must be written in capital letters only);
- A copy of the applicant’s passport
- A copy of the identity photo of the applicant;
- Certified copies (in English) of Bachelor’s, Master’s Degree or PhD degree obtained (with Apostille or authorised by competent authority); For countries that do not recognize the Apostille: legalization the above documents in the country of issue is required.
- A 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 people familiar with the candidate’s work, confirming their qualifications (dated 2025 year).
Submission and Selection of Candidates
Due to the intergovernmental character of UNESCO, individual applications will not be accepted by UNESCO. Only applications endorsed by the National Commissions for UNESCO will be considered. Applicants should submit their application documents through the National Commissions.
The National Commission of invited Member States will select qualified candidates and transmit to UNESCO the Letters of Endorsement and all the application documents of the nominated candidates, by e-mail to agh.poland@unesco.org (with uniune25@agh.edu.pl and Fellowships.Engineering@unesco.pl in copy) by Monday 26 May 2025, Midnight Paris time at the latest.
Candidatures with incomplete applications, or submitted after this deadline won’t be considered.
