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2025 Romania Government Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarships For International Students

Each year, the Romanian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides a number of scholarships to citizens from non-EU countries. The scholarship applicant can choose from any of the following three study cycles in accredited higher education institutions in Romania:

• Bachelor: these programmes 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 programme runs for a period of 3-6 years, depending on the specialization and ends with a Bachelor exam;
• Master: these programmes are addressed to undergraduates, run for a period of 1, 1.5 or 2 years and end with the dissertation exam;
• PhD: doctoral programmes 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 PhD thesis. In order to be admitted to doctoral studies and to obtain the scholarship, it is compulsory that, prior to submitting the application, the candidate should get the written agreement of the Doctoral Tutor, which must be a member of the doctoral school, and also that he/she passes the admission interview.

Benefits of Romania Government Scholarship Program

• Financing tuition fees;
• Financing the accommodation expenses in the student dormitories within the limit of the subsidy allocated for this purpose (accommodation will be provided to the extent of available places, scholarship holders having the obligation to contact the host university to find out the accommodation conditions);
• Granting a monthly financial aid, as follows: the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 65 EURO, for undergraduate and the preparatory year students; the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 75 EURO, for Master students, the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 85 EURO, for PhD students.

Requirements for Romania Government Scholarship Program

Foreign citizens from all non-EU countries, with the following exceptions:

• Citizens of Romanian origin or who are part of the Romanian historical communities in the proximity of Romania (entitled to different scholarship programmes);
• 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.

Application Documents

• Diplomas,
• Transcripts,
• Birth certificate and
• Passport, CV – all described in the application process.

Application Deadline

March 12, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Romanian Government on scholarships.studyinromania.gov.ro to apply