Romania Government 2025 Undergraduate, Masters & PhD Scholarships For International Students

Every year, the Romanian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, awards a certain number of scholarships to citizens from non-EU countries.

Applicants for these scholarships can select from three different levels of study available at accredited higher education institutions in Romania.

Bachelor: These programs are intended for individuals who have completed high school or pre-university education, obtained a baccalaureate degree or an equivalent qualification, and wish to pursue further university studies in Romania. The full program lasts between 3 to 6 years, depending on the chosen specialization, and concludes with a Bachelor’s exam.

Master: These programs are designed for undergraduate degree holders, have a duration of 1, 1.5, or 2 years, and conclude with a dissertation exam.

PhD: Doctoral programs are open to graduate students or those with an equivalent qualification, lasting between 3 to 5 years depending on the faculty’s academic profile, and culminate in the defense of a PhD thesis.

To gain admission into doctoral studies and qualify for the scholarship, the applicant must first obtain written approval from a Doctoral Tutor, who must be a member of the doctoral school, and successfully pass the admission interview before submitting their application.

Benefits of Romania Government Scholarship Program

• Financing tuition fees;
• Financing the accommodation expenses in the student dormitories within the limit of the subsidy allocated for this purpose (accommodation will be provided to the extent of available places, scholarship holders having the obligation to contact the host university to find out the accommodation conditions);
• Granting a monthly financial aid, as follows: the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 65 EURO, for undergraduate and the preparatory year students; the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 75 EURO, for Master students, the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 85 EURO, for PhD students.

Requirements for Romania Government Scholarship Program

Foreign citizens from all non-EU countries, with the following exceptions: 

• Citizens of Romanian origin or who are part of the Romanian historical communities in the proximity of Romania (entitled to different scholarship programmes);
• Citizens who have requested or acquired a form of protection in Romania;
• Stateless persons whose stay on the territory of Romania is officially recognized according to the law;
• Members of the diplomatic and consular corps or family members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Romania; members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions and consular offices accredited to Romania;
• Staff members of international organizations based in Romania or family members of staff of international organizations based in Romania;
• Beneficiaries of a scholarship from the Romanian state for the same cycle of study. 

Application Documents

• Diplomas,
• Transcripts,
• Birth certificate and
• Passport, CV – all described in the application process.

Application Deadline

March 12, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Romanian Government on scholarships.studyinromania.gov.ro to apply

For more details,visit Romania Government webpage