Partially Funded Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Romania 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Education and Research (MER) in Romania are offering scholarships for bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees to students all over the world except for citizens of member states of the European Union.

Eligibility Criteria:

Foreign citizens from all non-EU countries, with the following exceptions of persons not eligible under this program:

• citizens of Romanian origin or who are part of the Romanian historical communities in the proximity of Romania;
• citizens who have requested or acquired a form of protection in Romania;
• stateless persons whose stay on the territory of Romania is officially recognized according to the law;
• members of the diplomatic and consular corps or family members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Romania; members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions and consular offices accredited to Romania;
• staff members of international organizations based in Romania or family members of staff of international organizations based in Romania;
• beneficiaries of a scholarship from the Romanian state for the same cycle of study.

Types of Scholarships Offered:

• bachelor’s degree: bachelor's degree programs are addressed to graduates of high school studies or pre-university studies at the end of which they obtained a baccalaureate degree or equivalent, as well as candidates applying for further university studies in Romania. The complete program runs for a period of 3-6 years, depending on the specialization followed, and ends with a bachelor's exam.
• master’s degree: master's degree programs are addressed to undergraduates, run for a period of 1 year, 1.5 years, or 2 years and end with the dissertation exam;
• Ph.D.: doctoral programs are addressed to graduate students or equivalent and run for a period of 3-5 years, depending on the profile of the chosen faculty, and end with the presentation of a Ph.D. thesis.

Study Fields:

• Architecture, visual arts, Romanian culture and civilization, journalism, political and administrative sciences, education sciences, social and human sciences, technical studies, oil and gas, agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine.
• Scholarships are NOT awarded in the fields of medicine, dental medicine, and pharmacy.

Language of Study:

In order to promote the Romanian language and culture, the beneficiaries of the scholarships granted by the Romanian state for undergraduate and master's studies study only in Romanian.

The exception is doctoral scholarship holders, who can opt for studies in Romanian or in a foreign language set by the doctoral school. For candidates who do not speak Romanian, a preparatory year is granted for the study of the Romanian language prior to the actual university studies, with the exception of doctoral scholarship holders who have opted for the form of education in a foreign language set by the doctoral school.

The following categories of persons are exempted from the obligation to submit the Certificate of graduation of the preparatory year when enrolling in Romanian language teaching programs:

• Persons presenting Romanian studies or educational papers, school situations attesting at least four consecutive years of study followed in the Romanian language, in an educational facility/institution in the Romanian national system;
• Those who, in order to enroll in university education, promote the Romanian language test organized according to the regulations in force.
• Those who, for the purpose of enrolling in the university education, have attestations of linguistic competence for the Romanian language, the minimum level B1, issued according to the regulations in force.

Scholarships Value:

• Free-of-charge tuition.
• Free-of-charge accommodation (depending on availability, accommodation will be offered free-of-charge in students' halls of residence.
• Financial support:

• 65 EURO per month, for undergraduate students.
• 75 EURO per month, for graduate students (master's degree).
• 85 EURO per month, for graduate students (Ph.D. degree).

These scholarships do not cover food, international, and local transport. The candidates must be prepared to personally support any other additional expenses.

Announcing the results and formalities for the admitted candidates:

• The results of the scholarship selection process will be announced each year, on July 15, to each diplomatic mission that has submitted application files to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• The Letter of acceptance will be sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the applicant through the diplomatic mission to whom the application was submitted, based on the personal request submitted with the application.
• The “Letter of acceptance for studies in Romania” is required in order to obtain a long-stay visa and for enrolment.
• If the candidate mentions in the application form in ANNEX 1 only an option for his/her enrolment and that specific option cannot be honored by the specified university, the Ministry of Education and Research reserves the right to propose to the candidate an alternative in the same field of study, subject to the availability of higher education institutions in Romania. Upon receiving the letter of acceptance for studies with this alternative, the candidate is free to accept the scholarship or to give it up.
• After receiving the letter of acceptance, the students will send to the Romanian diplomatic mission to which he/she submitted the application, within the term indicated by it, a response regarding the acceptance/refusal of the scholarship, and in case of acceptance, will request a long study visa. Students who have submitted applications through foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Bucharest and who have been accepted will be contacted by the MFA in order to give a response regarding their acceptance/refusal of the scholarship, following, in case of acceptance, the procedure for obtaining a long-term visa for studies.

Foreign citizens have the following obligations:

• to respect the Romanian Constitution and the laws of the Romanian state;
• to comply with the internal regulations of the educational institution in which they study;
• to present at the time of enrolment at the university where they were accepted a medical certificate stating that he/she is fit for studies and free of contagious diseases, and its authorized translation into English, French or Romanian, if appropriate.

About Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the institution of the central public administration which implements the foreign policy of Romania, in accordance with the legislation in force and with the Government’s Program. For that purpose, the Ministry works closely with other government institutions, with representatives of the civil society, the business community, the cultural and academic institutions. Foreign policy activities outside the country are conducted through the network of diplomatic missions of Romania.

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