NAWA Scholarship FAQ 2027: Answers NAWA Already Published

No. Both announcements say NAWA does not mediate admission. You apply to a Minister-supervised HEI that has a framework agreement, on that HEI's rules and calendar.

Banach: 8 May 2026, 15:00 Warsaw time, or earlier at 300 applications in groups 1–3 and 200 in group 4. Poland My First Choice: 29 May 2026, 15:00 Warsaw time. Results were due by 31 July 2026 and NAWA has published both results lists.

Banach: PLN 2,500 a month, PLN 2,500 travel, public tuition exempt, a funded prep course (Polish track) or a Polish language and culture course (English track). PMFC: PLN 2,000 a month, country-tiered travel, public tuition exempt.

Banach 16/2026 excluded applicants who already held a second-cycle or uniform Master's, unless the home country has no two-cycle system. Both programmes excluded a prior NAWA Director scholarship for second-cycle studies.

Only those on the call annexes (recognised Polish and English lists). B2 for the language of instruction. Banach prep-course path: Polish at B1. Universities may still demand B2 at their own admission.

No. As of 6 October 2026 the next student cycle is forthcoming. Based on recent calls (Banach announced 6 June 2025 and 13 April 2026; My First Choice 30 April 2026), a spring 2027 announcement is likely, but that is an estimate. Blogs that print a May 2027 close without a NAWA PDF are not an official source.

programs.nawa.gov.pl/login. One application, Polish or English. Banach: pick the correct country group. Contacts: banach@nawa.gov.pl, pmfc@nawa.gov.pl, weekdays 9:00–16:00 (Banach PDF), +48 22 390 35 00.

No. They are different country lists — Banach for 36 Polish Aid countries, My First Choice for listed high socio-economic countries and territories. Your citizenship decides the door.

No. The tuition exemption is for public HEIs; private fees stay with the university.

No. Banach required a 1–3 minute self-presentation video; PMFC required a motivation letter, not a video.