Rector’s scholarship
Detailed information on the rector’s scholarship for the academic year 2026/2027:
The scholarship may be granted:
- at first-cycle studies,
- at second-cycle studies,
- at long-cycle Master’s studies,
however the scholarships for students of the first year of first-cycle studies are granted on a different basis (see Rector’s scholarship for students admitted for the first year of studies)
Legal basis
Ordinance No. 38/2026 of the AMKP Rector of 28 lipca 2026 on introduction of the Regulations on Benefits for AMKP Students
General information
The Rector’s scholarship may be granted to a student who:
- submitted within the time limit a relevant application through the NESOS system,
- passed the examinations by the end of the re-sit examination session and obtained the required in a given year amount of ECTS credit points, however in justified, individual cases the deadline for passing the particular examinations may be prolonged by the dean,
- has his or her credits recognized in accordance with the programme approved by the dean – for students realizing an individual programme of study
- obtained and proved scientific, artistic, or sports achievements – the achievements with no certification/confirmation will not be taken into account,
- has the weighted average grade of at least 4,5 or obtained at least 19 points (according to the grading scale set in the Regulations of Studies being in force from 1 October 2022) and obtained:
- scientific achievements or
- artistic achievements or
- sports achievements at least at the national level of competition.
The applications are evaluated on the basis of the grade average and achievements obtained in the previous year of studies – for students of the first-cycle studies, or the last two semesters – for students of the second-cycle studies.
In case of studying more than one field of study, a student may receive the sholarship only at one, of their choice.
Rector’s scholarship may not be granted to a student with a professional title of Master, even if the title was obtained abroad. Also a student with a professional title of Bachelor who undertakes the first-cycle studies again is not entitled to this scholarship.
The scholarship may be granted at first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies and long-cycle Master’s studies. Students are entitled to the scholarship for the maximum of 12 semesters, regardless if they collected it or not, provided that within this period the scholarship may be granted:
- at first-cycle studies – for no longer than 9 semesters;
- at second-cycle studies – for no longer than 7 semesters.
The abovementioned periods include all the semesters that the student began, including semesters during which leave is taken, and semesters during which the student is awaiting to repeat a semester. The abovementioned periods do not include another first-cycle studies began or continued after the first professional title of Bachelor, Engineer or equivalent was obtained. In the case of learning on several fields of study at once, the semesters taken simultaneously are treated as one semester. The abovementioned limits include the periods of studying abroad and professional titles obtained abroad.
Students who repeat the year of study or resumed their studies after being removed from the list of students due to failure to complete the semester or academic year, are not entitled to receive the rector’s scholarship.
Required documents
- application with appendices confirming the achievements, submitted through the STUDENT module in the Nesos system;
- applicant has the right to report a maximum of 10 most significant scientific and artistic achievements and 1 sports achievement
How to calculate the grade average
- grade average (weighted) shall be calculated according to the formula specified in the study regulations,
- grades transferred from examinations taken in previous years and other fields of study as well as grades from subjects not included in the AMKP curriculum are not taken into account when establishing the average,
- for a person who began a second-cycle programme of study after completing a first-cycle programme at another higher education institution, the average of the last year of first-cycle study at the previous institution shall be taken into account,
- when establishing the average, grades transferred from examinations taken in previous years and at other fields of study as well as grades from subjects not included in the Academy’s curriculum are not taken into account.
Sports achievements
Rector’s scholarship may be granted for sports achievements to a student who:
- a) during the previous year of study – for first-cycle studies and second year of second-cycle studies,
b) during the last two semesters of the first-cycle studies – for the first year of second-cycle studies
obtained sports achievements at least at the national level of competition.
Rector’s scholarship for students admitted for the first year of study in the year of taking the secondary school final examinations
The rector’s scholarship is awarded to a student admitted to the first year of study in the yearof taking the secondary school final examinations who is:
- a laureate of international olympiad or a laureate or finalist of a central-level olympiad, as referred to in the act on the education system,
- a medalist in a competition at least for the title of Polish Champion in a sport mentioned in the act on sports.
To apply for the scholarship, the application and an appendix with confirmation of the achievements must be submitted throught the STUDENT module in the NESOS system.
Deadlines
Applications shall be submitted through the NESOS system until 20 October 2026.
The rector’s scholarship shall be awarded or refused by administrative decision.
Scholarships are paid by transfer to the bank account indicated by the student, monthly, by the 10th of each month, with the exception of the scholarships for October and November 2026, which shall be paid in November, not later than November 30, 2026, provided that the student collected the written decision on the award of the scholarship.
Amount of the rector’s scholarship
According to the Article 414 (1) of the Act Law on Higher Education and Science, the rector in consultation with the student council shall distribute the grant from the financial resources.
The amount of the scholarship in the academic year 2026/2027 will be set with the Rector’s ordinance.
Document templates
The documents shall be submitted IN POLISH.
Appendix No. 4 Declaration on not receiving benefits on more than one field of study
Appendix No. 7A Composition Theory Sound Engineering
Appendix No. 7C Artistic Education Rhyhmics
Appendix No. 7E Instrumental Studies