Romanian State Scholarships for Foreign Students

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The Romanian state grants 85 scholarships through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Department of Cultural, Educational and Scientific Relations (DRCES) to foreign students, irrespective of their level of study, by means of selection of files organized by MAE and MECTS in keeping with current regulation.

These scholarships apply only to citizens of non-EU states (even they live in EU member-states).

Scholarships are granted for three categories of students:
a) for the first cycle (licenta): This scheme is dedicated to graduates of high schools or of equivalent pre-university systems, as well as to candidates who require the equivalation of  partial studies and 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 diploma (licenta);
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 a dissertation and a diploma.
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 end with a doctor's thesis.

Priority will be given to the candidates applying for: political and administrative sciences, education studies, Romanian culture and civilization, journalism, technical studies, oil and gas, agricultural studies, human and veterinary medicine, architecture, art. Requests for other fields will also be taken into account.

In order to promote Romanian language and culture, MECTS has decided that the beneficiaries of the offered scholarships 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 selection criteria of the application files, both at MAE and MECTS, take into consideration the candidate's former scholar performances, mentioned in his/her study papers, and in the priority study fields mentioned above.

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