A social scholarship is a benefit for students who are in a difficult financial situation, and their income does not exceed PLN 2099,70 net per family member. An application for a social scholarship can be submitted within 14 days from delivering documents to the Admission Committee if you want to get accepted for studies. Don’t wait! If you decide to submit your application during the academic year, you may not be awarded the scholarship due to the use of available funds. If you are awarded the scholarship remember that it is not paid retroactively and is granted from the month in which a complete application is submitted.


What documents do you need to deliver? You will get all the information from the UL Education and Student Affairs Centre.

e-mail: stypendia@uni.lodz.pl

You submit a filled in and a legibly signed application form with a complete set of documents in the UL Education and Student Affairs Centre (Uniwersytecka 3). 
The way of submitting the application form: in the paper form

Students who may apply for the social scholarship:

1) citizens of Poland,

2) foreigners who have been granted a permanent residence permit or have long-term resident status of the European Union,

3) foreigners who have been granted a temporary residence permit on the grounds referred to in Articles 127, 137a, 159(1), or 186(1)(3) or (4) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners (consolidated text: Dz. U. [Journal of Laws] of 2024, item 769, as amended),

4) foreigners who have been granted refugee status in the Republic of Poland or who benefit from temporary protection or subsidiary protection in the territory of the Republic of Poland,

5) foreigners who hold a certificate confirming proficiency in Polish as a foreign language, referred to in Article 11a(2) of the Act of 7 October 1999 on the Polish Language (consolidated text: Dz. U [Journal of Laws] of 2024, item 1556), at least at C1 level,

6) holders of the Pole’s Card or persons who have been issued a decision confirming Polish origin,

7) foreigners who are spouses, ascendants or descendants of a Polish citizen and reside in the territory of the Republic of Poland,

8) foreigners who have been granted a temporary residence permit on the grounds referred to in Article 151(1) or Article 151b(1) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners, or who reside in the territory of the Republic of Poland in connection with short-term mobility of a researcher under the conditions specified in Article 156b(1) of that Act, or who hold a national visa for the purpose of conducting scientific research or development work.

In exceptional circumstances you can apply for a social scholarship of an increased amount. Our University awards it to students who are orphans, half-orphans, foster children of institutional or family foster care or have a complete birth certificate in which the mother's surname was entered in place of the father's surname.

 

The way of submitting the application form: in the paper form

Scholarship for people with disabilities is independent of income and it is awarded on the basis of a disability certificate. In order to obtain it, first apply with the original certificate of disability to the UL Support and Accessibility Centre, which is located in the Student Campus (ul. Pomorska 152, 91- 404 Łódź). Once your certificate is registered, you will be able to register your application via the USOSweb system.

 

Remember that if validity of your disability certificate ends during the academic year, you can submit a new one within three months. A new one being a continuation of the previous certificate, and the scholarship will be paid with the compensation for the previous months.

The way of submitting the application form: via USOSweb
 

The Education and Student Affairs Centre UL informs that you can submit applications for the Rector’s Scholarship for the academic year 2026/2027 via the USOSweb platform from 12.10.2026 to 06.11.2026.

The Rector’s scholarship is awarded to the best students of the University of Lodz. It is awarded to 10% of people getting educated at individual field of studies. How about high school graduates who join the community of UL? Graduates who have just been admitted to the first-cycle studies may also apply for the scholarship: finalists or laureates of international competitions, central competitions or medal winners in sports competitions for the title of Polish Champion. What is important, the profile of the competition does not have to be related to the field of study!
 
What if you are not successful at getting one? If you had not been awarded a scholarship and you disagree with the decision, you can appeal against it within 14 days of receiving the paper copy. The appeal, including the reasons for the decision, should be submitted to the The Education and Student Affairs Centre UL

Education and Student Affairs Centre at the University of Lodz would like to inform you that in the academic year 2026/2027 applications will be accepted through the USOSweb platform at the following dates:

12/10–06/11/2026: registration applications

16–20/11/2026: compilation of ranking lists (an alphabetical list with division into fields of study, without division into years, mode and form of studies);

25/11/2026: sending the ranking lists to The Education and Student Affairs Centre UL;

30/11/2026-10/12/2026: start of UKSS-S  works.

In order to receive the Rector’s scholarship in the academic year 2026/2027:

You should log on to your USOSweb account, go to For All -> Applications and select the Rector Scholarship Application, depending on the area where you want to apply.

You can submit an application from any area of your study (please note that you can receive scholarship in one chosen area only);

If you are a first-year student admitted as a finalist or winner of an international contest or as a winner or finalist of a central-level contest or as a medallist of at least a sport competition for the title of Polish Champion in the sport, you may also submit an application (when you are completing the application form, you are directed to the contest selection window; tick the relevant field).

Next, you are directed through consecutive screens of the application: follow the messages on the screens.

It is your duty to verify your personal data extracted from the USOS system. If your residence details are outdated or not completed, you should go to the Dean’s Office of your faculty to complete them.

You must provide the bank account number to which the scholarship is to be transferred. If the account number extracted from the USOS system into the application form is correct, you do not take any steps. If the account number is missing or you want to change the account number, you must enter it in My Studies – Scholarships – Student Bank Account. If you do not give the account number, you will not be passed through the system to successive screens of the form. Additionally, note that you can give account numbers during application registration only to 06/11/2026. All scholarships paid out by the University of Lodz will be transferred to one account you gave.

If you apply for the Rector’s scholarship, you must obtain all credits and pass all exams provided for in study plans and programmes for the completion of the year by 30/09/2026, in accordance with the Scholarship Regulations.

You must enter the weighted average for the academic year 2025/2026 to four decimal places e.g. 4.0000. You are eligible for the Rector’s scholarship, if you received a minimum average grade of 4.0000 for the year preceding the year for which you apply. The average grade you entered is the basis for the application, but only the average calculated by the Dean’s Office, after you submitted the application, will be considered in the application assessment. You must complete the average grade field in the application according to the information on the screen. The weighted average grade is calculated in accordance with the Scholarship Regulations.

In addition, you choose additional scientific, artistic or sport achievements; the system marks the high grade average field automatically. Achievements are added to the application form according to the instruction included on the achievement definition screen. The achievements in the academic year preceding the academic year for which you submit the application are only considered, i.e. for the period from 01/10/2025 to 30/09/2026. The USOSweb platform contains Annex 15 to the Regulations which lists the achievements to be considered and the documents confirming particular achievements to be attached to the application (achievements or documents inconsistent with Annex 15 will not be considered: the Commission will award 0). You must complete the Description field correctly (model description is on the screen in the USOSweb platform) and Date on each achievement.

After you completed all the fields, you must Register the application. Then, you will not be able to make any changes to the application. Changes, if any, are only possible in applications that contain additional achievements (if you completed the required fields incorrectly) and only if the application coordinator does Back to Correct with information on what to correct.

If a Dean’s Office employee identifies any missing elements in the application where you indicated additional achievements, scientific, artistic or sport, the application will be back to correct through the USOSweb platform. You will receive an e-mail notification with the same content as in the USOSweb.

After you did corrections, as required, when received the Back to Correct application, you must again Register the application in the USOSweb.

According to the Scholarship Regulations, if you submit the rector scholarship application after 06/11/2026, the applications will be rejected if no funds are available.

Additionally, the scholarship is not available in another field of study when:

You hold a bachelor’s, engineer’s or equivalent degree and apply for the scholarship again on first degree studies;

You hold the professional title of master, master engineer or equivalent.

On Screen 0, you will be asked to enter all fields of study previously completed at other universities in the country. Every field of study at the University of Lodz will be automatically extracted by the system. If you are not able to apply for a scholarship for a field of study to the same degree as you currently study, you will not be redirected by the system to subsequent application forms.

The pool of 10% of the number of students entitled to receive a rector’s scholarship in particular fields of study is defined by the Rector of the University of Lodz in Annex 16 to the University of Lodz Student Scholarship Regulations.

 

If you have outstanding scientific or artistic achievements related to your field of study or significant sports achievements you can apply for the scholarship of the Minister of Education and Science. Please remember that only the Rector can apply for such a scholarship on your behalf and procedures related to the internal selection of potential scholarship recipients are defined at each University, so please contact your Dean's Office for more details.
 
Read (text in Polish) information on how specific scientific, sports or artistic achievements can give you a ticket to the ministerial scholarship.

 

If you have suddenly found yourself in a temporarily difficult financial or life situation you can apply for a non-repayable allowance, which is granted by the Faculty Social Scholarship Committee or the Rector. Both students can apply for the social benefit.

 

How to do it? Fill in an application form in the USOSweb system, print it out. The application should contain attachments that confirm circumstances that force you to apply for the allowance. The set of documents is to e delivered within 3 months from the occurrence of the difficult situation. You can receive this type of support no more often than twice a year (unless the Rector's announcement says otherwise) and its one-time amount can be up to PLN 4000.  
Remember that you can apply for the allowance only in one field of study, which means that if you are studying in two fields of study at the same time you cannot apply for it twice. 

The way of submitting the application form:

 

• via USOSweb

When: within 3 months after the circumstances arise