How to Apply for NAWA Scholarships 2027: Two Applications, One Winter Start
NAWA does not admit you to a university. The ICT system only awards the Director's scholarship, so you run both files yourself.
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Updated Oct 6, 2026
NAWA does not admit you to a university. The ICT system only awards the Director's scholarship. You run the university application and the NAWA application yourself, in parallel. The steps below follow the 2026/27 announcements; the 2027/28 calls are not yet published.
The order that matches the PDFs
- 1Country list
Banach or My First Choice — not both unless you truly hold that citizenship.
- 2University first, in parallel
Both announcements tell you to register in the HEI system on the university's deadline and to prove B2 at admission. Banach also wants admission-contact evidence unless you take the preparatory course.
- 3NAWA ICT only
Apply at programs.nawa.gov.pl/login — not by email or paper. The application is in Polish or English. One application per person in 2026/27.
- 4Banach groups
The system is split into four country groups. Pick the group that contains your citizenship. A wrong group is a formal error.
- 5Path is binding (Banach)
Polish path (prep + studies, or studies only) or English path (studies + Polish language and culture course). You choose at application and keep it.
How NAWA scored 2026/27 files
Formal check first, then merit.
Banach: GPA up to 70, video justification up to 30, optional diplomatic recommendation up to 10 (maximum 110). Pass mark 70, with at least 50 on GPA and 20 on the video. Below the GPA floor, the video was not scored. Vacancies were then split by country.
Poland My First Choice: GPA up to 50 (Polish-scale bands), motivation and achievements up to 50. Pass mark 60, with at least 25 in each criterion. Zero on GPA stopped criterion 2. The panel could invite interviews; no invitation was not a fail.
Where to find programmes
Find programmes on study.gov.pl and Studyfinder. Diploma recognition notes: NAWA recognition.
Process checker
If any answer is No, the 2026/27 announcements would have rejected or wasted the file.
0 of 5 answered
- 1You will submit only in the NAWA ICT system — not by email or paper?
- 2You will send one NAWA application (the 2026 maximum was 1)?
- 3You will register at the university on its own deadline, independently of NAWA?
- 4Banach: you will open the correct country group (1–4) based on citizenship?
- 5The NAWA form will be written in Polish or English only?
Your process matches the 2026 announcements. Recheck it against the 2027/28 PDF when it appears.
Fix the process before the portal opens. Each No above was a formal problem under the 2026/27 rules.
Apply-step checklist
Progress: 0% (0 of 6). Planning tool, not a NAWA decision.