Leaders of Change Foundation Scholarships Program

Fields

• Economics and Management
• Administration/Management in business, NGOs, culture, education and healthcare
• Public Administration (Central and Local Government Administration)
• Law (including Human Rights with Issues of Migration)
• Social Sciences (Social Psychology, Sociology)
• Political Science, Journalism, and International Relations
• Environment and Climate Protection
• Security and Cybersecurity
• Crisis management
• Development Policy and Humanitarian Aid
• Fields related to the reconstruction of areas destroyed by the war, e.g., urban planning, civil
• engineering, forensic science, etc.

Funding Information

• The Lane Kirkland Scholarships Program
  • Free access to university classes and support from an academic advisor
  • A stipend of PLN 22,500 (paid in 9 installments over 9 months).
  • In addition, the Program administrator provides the following (worth approx. 5000 PLN/month):
    • accommodation during the whole stay in Poland
    • health insurance for medical outpatient care, treatment costs in case of emergency, and civil liability insurance
    • one return ticket to Poland (up to an agreed amount)
    • public transport cards
    • visa costs
    • research materials
    • participation in an introductory course, and in grantees’ conventions,
    • Polish language course (October–June).
• Kirkland Research scholarships
  • stipend paid for four months (2,700 PLN per month)
  • scientific and didactic package up to PLN 3,500
  • In addition, the Program administrator provides:
    • accommodation provided during the four months stay in Poland
    • reimbursement of travel expenses (arrival in Poland and return) according to limits set annually
    • reimbursement of public transport costs
    • health insurance for medical outpatient care, treatment costs in case of an emergency, and civil liability insurance

Eligibility Criteria

• The Lane Kirkland Scholarships Program
  • The Kirkland scholarships are addressed to individuals who represent the following professional groups:
    • civil servants, employees of central and local government institutions
    • lawyers
    • entrepreneurs
    • managers in NGOs, culture, education, media, environmental protection, healthcare, business
    • leaders of non-governmental organizations, animators in culture and civic activity
    • academic teachers
    • journalists
  • Preferences
    • candidates actively working in their professional and social fields
    • candidates who have significant achievements
    • candidates who have not yet studied in Poland
• Kirkland Research scholarships
  • You must
    • have citizenship and permanent residence in one of the countries covered by the Kirkland Research Program: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan; the competition is also open to citizens of Belarus residing in Poland for political reasons, and to Ukrainian citizens who found themselves in Poland after 24 February 2022
    • be under 45 years of age;
    • have experience in research and scientific work – minimum 4 years;
    • have at least two years break from participation in any previous scholarship abroad that was longer than 6 months; this criterion does not apply to candidates from Ukraine, or, in individual cases, from Belarus
    • have scientific achievements, including publications;
    • have a knowledge of Polish or English at minimum B2 level. (In the case of having English at B2 level, Polish must be at least at A1 level)
  • Preferences
    • The Program offer is addressed to candidates who have not participated in the Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program; have not completed their doctoral studies in Poland; during the scholarship period are not bound by an employment contract with any Polish university/institution.

For more information, visit Leaders of Change Foundation.