Fully Funded Scholarships in Romania: Opportunities for Foreign Citizens, Academic Year 2025-2026

Fully Funded Scholarships in Romania: Opportunities for Foreign Citizens, Academic Year 2025-2026
- Open to: Bachelor’s degree, master, postgraduate/residency and PhD studies
- Fully funded
- Medical Assistance
- Free Accommodation
- Free Transport
- Deadline: May 15, 2025
Romania offers fully funded scholarships for foreign citizens for the 2025-2026 academic year. These scholarships aim to promote international education, fostering cultural exchange and enhancing academic collaboration in diverse fields of study. The Romanian Agency for Investments and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Education and Research grant each year a number of 40 scholarships to the foreign citizens by an application evaluation-based competition organized according to Romanian regulations, for bachelor’s degree, master, postgraduate/residency (emergency medicine or cardiology specializations only) and PhD studies in accredited state institutions of higher education in Romania.
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Level of studies covered by this scholarship:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Master
- Postgraduate/residency (emergency medicine or cardiology specializations only).
- PhD. For doctoral scholarship the agreement in principle of the scientific coordinator is required. Admission of candidates opting for doctoral studies is conditional on passing the entrance exam.
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Benefits
- Free registration or any other fees required by application processing,
- Financing the tuition expenses for the Romanian language preparatory year;
- Financing the tuition expenses for the actual studies;
- Granting a monthly scholarship, for students enrolled in the Romanian language preparatory year;
- Granting a monthly scholarship, for students enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral studies;
- Financing the accommodation expenses in the student dormitories, within the allocated subsidy granted through the budget of the Ministry of Education and Research;
- Medical assistance in case of medical-surgical emergencies and diseases with endemic-epidemic potential, in accordance with the legislation in force;
- Local, public, ground, naval and underground transport, as well as domestic car, railway and naval transport, in the same conditions as those offered to Romanian students.
Priority Study Areas:
Applications of candidates wishing to study economics and business administration, agricultural sciences, technical sciences, oil and gas will be promoted as a priority. Applications covering other areas will be taken into account, to the extent of the places available.
Eligibility Criteria
- All foreign citizens with the exception of the EU and EFTA member states.
- Priority is given to citizens of non-EU and non-EFTA states that don’t have an agreement with Romania for cultural and educational cooperation.
Documents Required
- Online Application Form
- Passport scanned copy
- Academic transcripts scanned copies
- Letter of Recommendation
- Declaration of Non- Benefit(Annex 3)
- Identity Documents (Birth Certificate, ID, Passport)
- Medical Certificate
- Updated Curriculum vitae (CV)