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fully funded Scholarships offered by the Romanian State to foreign citizens 2019-2020

fully funded Scholarships offered by the Romanian State to foreign citizens 2019-2020

Romania 15 Mar 2019
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Scholarships offered by the Romanian State to foreign citizens through the MFA

The scholarship program offered by the Romanian state, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to foreign citizens, based on G.D. 288/1993, for the academic year 2019 - 2020

 

METHODOLOGY

1. General conditions for awarding scholarships

 

Number of scholarships: 85 scholarships for under- and post-graduate studies in Romania, by means of selection of application files, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of National Education (hereafter, MNE), in keeping with Romanian current legislation.

 

Qualification criteria:

 

Foreign citizens coming from all the states of the world, except for EU member states. Foreign citizens of Romanian origin and those belonging to the neighbouring historic Romanian communities benefit from other scholarship programs.

The applicant for the scholarship must not hold Romanian citizenship, did not request or did not obtain a form of protection in Romania, is not a stateless person whose residence on Romanian territory is officially recognized according to the law, is not a member of the diplomatic corps accredited to Bucharest or member of family of the diplomatic corps accredited in Romania, has not benefited from a scholarship from the Romanian state on the same course of study.

The applicant for the scholarship must present study papers issued by accredited / recognized educational institutions, have good results in education, respectively an average of the study years of at least 7 (seven) corresponding to the scoring system in Romania or the "Good" score, as the case.

The applicant for the scholarship is not, until 31 December of the year in which he / she was nominated, more than 35 years of age - for bachelor and master studies and 45 years respectively - for doctoral studies or for postgraduate studies.

 

 

The scholarships are awarded for 3 study cycles:

 

a) for the first cycle (undergraduate): This scheme is dedicated to graduates of high schools or of equivalent pre-university studies, as well as to candidates who require the continuation of their studies in Romania. The complete cycle of university studies lasts for 3 to 6 years, according to the specific requirements of the chosen faculty, and ends with a final examination (licență).

 

b) for the 2nd cycle (master): This scheme is dedicated to graduates of university/post-graduate studies; it lasts for 1,5 to 2 years and ends with the defence of a dissertation.

 

c) for the 3rd cycle (doctorate) this scheme is dedicated to the graduates of university/postgraduate studies (i.e. master); it lasts for 3-4 years, in keeping with the specific requirements of the chosen faculty, and ends with a doctor’s thesis. Admission to a PhD course is conditioned by an entrance examination.

The fields of study are the following (indicative list): architecture, visual arts, Romanian culture and civilization, journalism, political and administrative sciences, education sciences, social and human sciences, technical studies, oil and gas, agricultural sciences, veterinary medicine. Scholarships are NOT awarded in the fields of medicine and pharmacy.

Language of study: In order to promote the Romanian language and culture among foreign citizens, the beneficiaries of scholarships granted by the Romanian state should study only in the Romanian language. The candidates who do not know Romanian are offered one supplementary preparatory year to study the language.

 

 

 

The following categories of persons are exempted from the obligation to submit the Certificate of graduation of the preparatory year, when enrolling in Romanian language teaching programs:

 

persons presenting Romanian studies (diplomas and certificates) or educational papers, school situations attesting at least four consecutive years of study followed in the Romanian language, in an educational facility / institution in the Romanian national system;

those who, in order to enrol in university education, promote the Romanian language test organized according to the regulations in force.

those who, for the purpose of enrolling in the university education, have attestations of linguistic competence for the Romanian language, the minimum level B1, issued according to the regulations in force.

2. Steps to submit the application files

 

Application files must be submitted through diplomatic missions. Application files submitted by post or directly to the MFA or to the MNE, as well as application files received after the announced deadline will NOT be taken into consideration.

 

3. Enrolment Calendar

 

The registration period begins on 14 December 2018. The candidate should enquire at the diplomatic mission where he intends to submit the application file about the enrolment calendar. The deadline for submitting the application files is established by each diplomatic mission.

 

 

 

Foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Bucharest will submit their application files to the MFA - Public Diplomacy, Cultural and Scientific Directorate (DDPCŞ), accompanied by a verbal note, by 15 March 2019.

 

Incomplete or non-compliant dossiers with the fields of study and methodology are considered disqualified and will not be evaluated by the MFA committee. The files of the rejected candidates following the evaluation of the MFA and MNE committees are not returned.

 

Dossiers filed directly with the MFA or MNE registration offices are not considered.

4. Documents required for the application

 

The application file must contain the following documents:

 

4.1. Official letter issued by the diplomatic mission of the country of origin accredited to Bucharest or the diplomatic mission of Romania in the country of origin or residence;

 

4.2. The MFA application form (Appendix 1) for a scholarship in Romania, filled in correctly;

 

4.3. The MNE application form (Appendix 2) for the issue of the Letter of acceptance to study in Romania;

 

4.4. Legalized copies of the obtained study diplomas (baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent + bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees, if any) and their legalized translation into one of the following languages: English, French or Romanian, if required;

 

4.5. Legalized copies of matriculation sheets / diploma supplements related to graduate studies and their legalized translation, if applicable;

 

4.6. Legalized copy of the birth certificate and certified translation in one of the following languages: English, French or Romanian;

 

4.7. Copy of the first 3 pages of the passport;

 

4.8. The medical certificate attesting to the fact that the person enrolling in the study does not have contagious diseases or other conditions incompatible with the required studies;

 

4.9. Curriculum Vitae of the applicant;

 

4.10. Recent photos - 2 pieces, passport format.

The application file will also contain the following documents (only for candidates falling within the specific category mentioned for each document):

 

Proof of name change (if applicable) - copy and legalized translation;

 

The certificate attesting the passing of the baccalaureate, bachelor's, master's or doctoral exam, as the case may be, for current year's graduates - copy and certified translation;

 

Certificate of graduation of the Romanian preparatory year or Language Proficiency Certificate, if applicable;

 

Declaration on parental consent in case of juvenile candidates (in one of the following languages: English, French or Romanian).

 

 

 

5. Procedure for file analysis and selection of scholars

 

The MFA checks the application files and presents the files that are eligible to the MFA Selection Board. The files selected by the MFA Commission will be forwarded to the MNE Selection Board.

 

The members of the two commissions evaluate the application files according to the scientific competencies of the candidates, as well as the chosen field of study.

 

The Boards will approve, within the number of places, the list of accepted candidates.

 

 

 

6. Announcement of results

 

The selection results will be announced by 17 June 2019, to each diplomatic mission that has submitted application files to the MFA. See Appendix 3.

Appendix 3.

APPENDIX 4.

Appendix 1.

Appendix 2.

Application link.

 

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