Study in Europe - Apply now for the fully funded Romania Government Scholarships 2026.
The Romania Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers Scholarships to foreign citizens to study for Undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral Degrees for the 2025/26 academic year.
The scholarships cover full tuition fees, accommodation, and living stipends, for international students from non-European countries who are selected to study in top Romanian tertiary higher institutions.
Romania Government Scholarships Summary
- Host Country: Romania
- Study Abroad: Study in Europe
- Category: Undergraduate Scholarships | Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | Accommodation | €1020 Stipends
- Deadline: March 31, 2026
Romania Government Scholarships Details:
Each year, the Romanian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides a number of scholarships to citizens from non-EU countries. The scholarship applicant can choose from any of the following three study cycles in accredited higher education institutions in Romania:
Bachelor: these programmes are addressed to graduates of high school studies or pre-university studies at the end of which they obtained a baccalaureate degree or equivalent, as well as candidates applying for further university studies in Romania. The complete programme runs for a period of 3-6 years, depending on the specialization and ends with a Bachelor exam;
Master: these programmes are addressed to undergraduates, run for a period of 1, 1.5 or 2 years and end with the dissertation exam;
PhD: doctoral programmes are addressed to graduate students or equivalent and run for a period of 3-5 years, depending on the profile of the chosen faculty and end with the presentation of a PhD thesis. In order to be admitted to doctoral studies and to obtain the scholarship, it is compulsory that, prior to submitting the application, the candidate should get the written agreement of the Doctoral Tutor, which must be a member of the doctoral school, and also that he/she passes the admission interview.
Eligibility Requirements for 2026 Romania Government Scholarships:
To be eligible for the Romania Government Scholarship, the scholarship applicant must:
- be an international non-EU student
- submit a complete file;
- present study documents issued by accredited/recognized education institutions in the country where they were issued;
- comply with the enrolment deadline;
- have good results in education, respectively an average of the study years, for the last graduated school of at least 7 (seven) corresponding to the scoring system in Romania or the “Good” score, as the case may be.
- comply with the application submission methodology.
- Foreign citizens from all non-EU countries are eligible, with the following exceptions:
- citizens of Romanian origin or who are part of the Romanian historical communities in the proximity of Romania (entitled to different scholarship programmes);
- citizens who have requested or acquired a form of protection in Romania;
- stateless persons whose stay on the territory of Romania is officially recognized according to the law;
- members of the diplomatic and consular corps or family members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Romania; members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions and consular offices accredited to Romania;
- staff members of international organizations based in Romania or family members of staff of international organizations based in Romania;
- beneficiaries of a scholarship from the Romanian state for the same cycle of study.
Benefits of Romania Government Scholarships:
The scholarship, including the preparatory year where applicable, consists of:
- financing tuition fees;
- financing the accommodation expenses in the student dormitories within the limit of the subsidy allocated for this purpose;
- granting a monthly financial aid, as follows:
- the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 65 EURO, for undergraduate and the preparatory year students;
- the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 75 EURO, for Master students,
- the equivalent in ”lei” (the Romanian currency) of the amount of 85 EURO, for PhD students.
Required Documents for 2026 Romania Government Scholarships:
The required documents are:
- Diplomas,
- Transcripts,
- Birth certificate and
- Passport, CV – all described in the application process.
How to apply for Romania Government Scholarships 2026:
To apply for the Romania Government Scholarships, interested and qualified applicants should use the “CLICK HERE TO APPLY” to proceed to the application page.
Application Deadline: 31 march 2026
(Note: Some specific international rounds close as early as March 1, 2026. Always verify the date for your specific reference number.)