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Fellowship and Grants
for Polish Citizens The Kosciuszko Foundation annually awards a number of Fellowships/Grants to Poles for advanced study/research or teaching at universities and other institutions of higher learning in the United States. The Foundation provides a cost-of-living stipend which includes: transatlantic travel, housing allowance, health and accident insurance coverage, and, when warranted, domestic travel. There is no allowance for dependents (spouse or child) support. Awardees are solely responsible for all expenses of accompanying dependents. Award Categories: Teaching Fellowshipsare for university faculty members with teaching assignments at the United States universities in addition to individual research project. Fellowshipsare awarded to postgraduate scholars, professionals or artists with doctoral degrees. Grantsare awarded to those without doctoral degrees. Awards range from $7,650 to $30,500 depending on the duration and award category. In determining awards, in addition to overall excellence, consideration is given to number of other factors such as scholarly affiliation or geographic location in order to achieve fair and reasonable diversity among awardees. There are no restrictions as to fields of study/research ELIGIBILITY: Only Polish citizens residing permanently in Poland. This program is NOT for Poles residing outside of Poland, nor those residing temporarily outside of Poland, whether or not engaged in research/study. Dual citizens (United States and Poland) as well as individuals applying or holding United States permanent residency status (green card ) are not eligible. There are no exception to this requirement. Applicants must hold an M.A. or M.S. degree prior to the commencement date of the award. Preference is given to doctoral or postdoctoral candidates and scholars. Current academic affiliation is required in all cases and must be documented with a certificate from the place of academic employment. Applicants must have strong English language proficiency to communicate and to carry out proposed projects. The level of English proficiency will be determined during the personal interviews in Warsaw. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: A thorough and well-defined typewritten proposal (not less than 2 pages in length) for conducting studies/research in the United States with specific study/research plans. A current invitation form a United States educational institution where applicant plans to conduct his/her research/studies. Applicants must secure their own placement or affiliations. The Foundation does not assist in establishing contacts. A detailed curriculum vitae, including a list of important and recent publications of which the applicant is the principal author. Three letters of reference (at least one must be from the outside of your academic affiliation). Literary writers, journalists, and critics must support their research proposal with significant samples of their work. Visual artists are required to submit (together with their applications) catalogs, photographs or slides of their work. All materials submitted are nonreturnable. Note: As a condition to the actual receipt of an award, all successful candidates must submit a completed Physician's Certificate form which will be supplied by the Foundation along with the award notification during the month of May. All research proposals are reviewed by the Kosciuszko Foundation Academic Advisory Committee. Based on the Committee's recommendations, selected candidates are invited for personal interviews in March at the Foundation's Warsaw Office before a joint American and Polish Academic Commission. Award announcement are made at the end of May. Please Note Since the Foundation grants do not provide for tuition costs, those applicants who are accepted by universities for Ph.D. programs should apply for a Kosciuszko Foundation grant only in cases where their tuition has been waived totally or substantially. All Fellowships/ Grants are for the academic year following submission of the application. They range from 3-10 months as determined by the Foundation. The Kosciuszko Foundation has a right to revoke any grant/fellowship in the event the grantee is found to have violated laws of the United States, failed to maintain high academic or professional standards and in cases of mental incapacitation. Fellowships/Grants recipients may reapply after a period of five years. Applications of unsuccessful candidates are valid for 2 years only. In order to reapply, applicants must submit: a letter requesting consideration; a letter confirming the applicant's continued institutional academic affiliation in Poland and an updated invitation from a United States academic institution. Warsaw Office: New York Office: Applications can be downloaded from our web sites: Click here to download the application form (104K). This application file is 104K and you may experience extended download times on slower internet connections. You will need Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader to open the download. If you do not have this free software click here to download it. Applications must be completed in all respects and submitted in duplicate, one copy to the New York office and one copy to the Warsaw office, by the deadline date. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION OR REAPPLICATION IS OCTOBER 15th Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be considered.
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