Program Description:
Title: 2025 Romanian Government Scholarships | Fully Funded
Application deadline: 12 March 2025
Each year, the Romanian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides several scholarships to citizens from non-EU countries. Only candidates having good results in education, respectively an average of the study years, for the last graduated school, of at least 7 (seven) corresponding to the scoring system in Romania or the Good score, as the case, are eligible.
For further details regarding the eligibility conditions, please check the Programme information.
Applicants may select their study program of interest in all fields, except Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Pharmacy. For Bachelor and Master, only study programs in Romanian are available, thus promoting the Romanian language and culture. However, at PhD level, applicants can also opt for a program in English or a foreign language set by the doctoral school. A preparatory year in Romanian is also granted before enrolling in the study program of choice, for those not speaking Romanian. The required documents include diplomas, transcripts, birth certificates, passports, and CVs – all described in the application process.
Applications can be submitted only via the online platform, between 29 January 2025 and 12 March 2025, with the selection results being announced around 30 June 2025. Upon selection, additional formalities, such as obtaining a visa, will be required.
General conditions for awarding scholarships
Scholarships for studies in accredited higher education institutions in Romania are awarded through a competition of files based on the regulations in force, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Education and Research.
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 programs);
- 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.
2025 Romanian Government Scholarships | Fully Funded Eligibility
To be eligible, the scholarship applicant must:
- submit a complete file;
- present study documents issued by accredited/recognized education institutions in the country where they were issued;
- comply with the enrolment deadline;
- have good results in education, respectively an average of the study years, for the last graduated school of at least 7 (seven) corresponding to the scoring system in Romania or the “Good” score, as the case;
- comply with the application submission methodology.
Please note that scholarships are NOT awarded in the fields of MEDICINE, DENTAL MEDICINE, and PHARMACY.
What level of study does the scholarship cover?
The scholarship applicant can choose from any of the following three study cycles in accredited higher education institutions in Romania:
- 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 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 1 year, 1.5 years, or 2 years, and end with the dissertation exam;
- PhD: doctoral programs are addressed to graduate students or equivalent and run for 3-5 years, depending on the profile of the chosen faculty, and end with the presentation of a PhD thesis. To be admitted to doctoral studies and to obtain the scholarship, it is compulsory that, before applying, the candidate should get the written agreement of the Doctoral Tutor, who must be a member of the doctoral school, and also that he/she passes the admission interview.
What is the language of study?
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 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 before the actual university studies, except 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 enrolling in the Romanian language preparatory year:
- those who present Romanian study documents (diplomas or certificates) or study documents, school records attesting at least four consecutive years of studies attended in Romanian in an educational unit/institution from the Romanian national system;
- those who, to enroll in university education, pass the Romanian language test, organized according to the regulations in force;
- those who, enroll in university education, present a certificate of linguistic competence in Romanian, minimum level B1, issued according to the regulations in force.
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