Romania gives scholarships every year to students from outside the EU who want to do a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD at one of its public universities The programme is run by the Romanian government through its Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, and it covers your tuition and gives you a monthly allowance.
The call for 2027 hasn’t been announced yet The last one (for the 2026-27 year) opened on 16 February 2026 and closed on 31 March 2026, and results came out around mid-July. If the pattern holds, the next call should open in early 2027, but that is a guess until the government publishes it.
What you get
Tuition and registration fees are waived, and that includes the preparatory year if you need it. You also get a monthly stipend, paid in Romanian lei, and a place in a university dormitory at a reduced rate, if there’s room. The amount of the stipend wasn’t stated in the sources I checked, so look it up on the official site. The scholarship doesn’t cover your flight, health insurance or personal expenses.
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Who can apply
You need to be a citizen of a non-EU country. People who already live in Romania with a residence right, EU citizens, and current holders of a Romanian state scholarship can’t apply. You must have finished the previous level with an average of at least 7 out of 10, or “Good” in your own system. That means a high school diploma for a Bachelor’s, a Bachelor’s degree for a Master’s, and a Master’s degree for a PhD.
For a PhD, you’ll also need a written agreement from a doctoral tutor before you apply, and you’ll have to pass an interview. Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy aren’t part of the programme.
What about the language?
Most courses are taught in Romanian. If you don’t speak it, you can do a free one-year preparatory course first. PhD programmes can sometimes be taught in another language, depending on the doctoral school. No specific test score was named in the sources I checked.
How to apply
Applications go through the official platform, scholarships.studyinromania.gov.ro. You create an account when the call is open, fill in the form (level, field and the universities you prefer), upload your documents and submit. In the last round, the documents included:
- authenticated diplomas and transcripts
- a birth certificate
- your passport
- a CV
- a recent medical certificate
- certified translations when your documents aren’t in Romanian, English, French or Spanish
A committee reviews the applications and proposes who gets the scholarships. If you’re chosen, you’ll arrange your enrolment and visa with your assigned university.
Be careful with agents who say they can get you a place for a fee. The official platform warns against this, and you don’t need anyone to apply.
