Information for new PhD students

PRACTICAL GUIDE for International PhD Students (NCU Toruń & Bydgoszcz) *Note that the health insurance regulations have been changed since the publication of the Guide. New regulations can be found here.

Scholarship system

• Each student accepted to the doctoral schoool will receive a scholarship.
• The period of receiving the scholarship cannot be longer than 4 years.
• The base scholarship per month before the mid-term evaluation amounts:
  • 3 466,90 PLN gross
• The increased scholarship per month after the mid-term evaluation amounts:
  • 5 340,90 PLN gross
• Doctoral students with disabilities at doctoral schools will receive a 30% higher scholarship (at least 4506,97 PLN gross until the mid-term evaluation, at least 6380,97 PLN gross after the mid-term evaluation).
• The scholarship is exempt from tax, but is subject to pension and retirement contributions.