The Granting of study grants in Romania for foreign citizens 2026

An annual competition based on application evaluation is held by the Romanian Agency for Investments and Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Education to award 40 scholarships to foreign nationals. The competition is governed by Romanian regulations.

Eligible Criteria:

• Citizens of nations that are not members of the EU or EFTA and do not have an agreement with Romania for cultural and educational cooperation are given priority.
• The level of studies covered by this scholarship is Bachelor’s degree, Master's, Postgraduate/residency, and 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.
• Applications from students interested in studying business administration and economics, technical sciences, agricultural sciences, and oil and gas will be given preference. As long as spaces are remaining, applications from other areas will be considered. 
• The Romanian language will be used in all of the courses that the students chosen to win the scholarship take, according to a decision made by the Romanian Agency for Investments and Foreign Trade. Thus, among the foreign citizens, the Romanian language and culture will be fostered.
• The selected candidates that don’t know the Romanian language are entitled to a preparatory year, previous to the requested academic level.

Benefits of the scholarship:

• An exemption from paying registration fees or any other payments associated with the application processing, including testing for Romanian language proficiency, participating in the doctorate admission contest, and paying for particular aptitude tests.
• Financing the tuition expenses for the Romanian language preparatory year
• Financing the tuition expenses for the actual studies, but not more than the duration of a university cycle, corresponding to the study program followed.
• 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, but not more than the duration of a university cycle
• financing the accommodation expenses in the student dormitories, within the allocated subsidy granted through the budget of the Ministry of Education
• medical assistance in case of medical-surgical emergencies and diseases with endemic-epidemic potential, following 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, according to the legal provisions

Note: This scholarship does not cover the costs of domestic or international transportation from the place of arrival in Romania to the university. All admitted students must be able to pay for the costs that the scholarship does not cover.