PhD at the Doctoral School of ICT & Design – Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Education at the Doctoral School takes place on a full-time basis (classes are held on working days) and lasts four years. Doctoral candidates must undergo the recruitment procedure and once recruited, throughout the entire period of their education they enjoy full student rights and receive a doctoral scholarship. The scholarship for the first two years of education equals 37% of the professor’s salary (currently a gross amount of PLN 3 466,90 per month), and for the next two years – 57% of the professor’s salary (i.e. a monthly gross amount of PLN 5 340,90). The doctoral scholarship is subject to social and health insurance contributions (if a doctoral candidate has no other title to health insurance). Under this scheme of study, the doctoral candidate pays no fees to the University, they are tax-exempt but are subject to retirement and pension contributions.
That said, according to Polish Law on Higher Education and Science, a doctoral scholarship is not granted to a doctoral candidate who already holds a PhD degree. There can be also other categories that are NOT eligible to receive the scholarship: it is a good idea to check the institutions’ websites before applying.