Rules for granting the scholarship in the first year of the first-degree studies (undergraduate/engineering):
- Available for full-time and part-time students.
- The Rector’s scholarship is awarded to a student who has been admitted as a first-year student in the year of taking the high school final exam and who is:
- a winner of an international Olympiad or a winner or finalist of a central-level Olympiad, referred to in the regulations on the educational system;
- at least a medalist in a sports competition for the Polish Championship title in a given sport, as referred to in the regulations on sports.
- It is granted for a semester period.
- The scholarship is granted upon written application by the student.
- More detailed rules are specified in the Regulations on benefits for students of WSZiB in Cracow.
Rules for granting the scholarship in the second, third and fourth years of the first-degree studies (bachelor’s/engineering), and the first and second years of the second-degree studies (master’s):
- Available for full-time and part-time students.
- The Rector’s scholarship may be awarded to a student who:
- has achieved outstanding academic results, or
- earned scientific or artistic achievements, or
- has earned achievements in competitive sports at least at the national level.
- A maximum of 10% of students in a particular field of study may receive the scholarship.
- It is awarded for a semester to students who have obtained credits and passed examinations within the statutory deadline.
- The scholarship is granted upon written application by the student.
- The Rector’s scholarship is offered for first degree studies, second degree studies, long-cycle Master’s degree programme, for a total of 12 semesters, regardless of the student’s any other benefit collection. Within this period, the Rector’s scholarship is eligible for:
- first degree – for no longer than 9 semesters,
- second degree – for no longer than 7 semesters.
The period of 12 semesters during which a student is eligible for the Rector’s scholarship begins when the student enters university and is first granted rights as a student (for the first-degree program). The period of eligibility for the Rector’s scholarship includes all semesters started by the student at the university, including semesters falling during the period of taking a leave of absence from classes. The exception to this rule are the semesters of any further first-degree studies started or continued after the first bachelor’s, engineer’s or equivalent degree (any other first-degree studies are not counted in the Rector’s scholarship eligibility period).
- The scholarship is not available to a student who holds a professional degree such as:
- Master of Science, Master of Engineering or equivalent,
- Bachelor’s degree, engineer’s degree or equivalent if they are retaking their first-degree program,
- obtained abroad.
- More detailed rules are specified in the Regulations on benefits for students of WSZiB in Cracow.