Material assistance

In accordance with the Annex to Regulation No 109 of the Rector of the SGGW of 7 October 2020, a participant of doctoral studies can apply for financial aid in the 2020/2021 academic year on the basis of the Regulations of benefits for students and doctoral students of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

Before submitting your application, please read the full text in detail:

Rules of Procedure and annexes

Please note: applications for the Rector’s scholarship for the best students

for the average grade (only for this achievement) are submitted to the deans’ office of individual fields of study within 7 days of the announcement of the ranking lists
for academic and/or sports and/or artistic achievements and/or average grade shall be submitted to the Office for Students’ Affairs, building 8 room 4, until October 20. Office hours: 9am – 3 pm.

Each student submits one application.

Regulations of benefits for students and doctoral students of the Warsaw School of Rural Farm

Order No 109 od the Rector of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences of October 7, 2020 on the introduction of regulations for benefits for students and doctoral students of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

Regulations of benefits for students and doctoral students of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Annexes for students	Annexes for doctoral candidates who have started their doctoral education before the 2019/2020 academic year
Annex 1 Application for a social scholarship	Annex 13 Application for a social scholarship
Annex 1a Application for an increased social scholarship	Annex 13a Application for an increased social scholarship
Annex 1b International student’s declaration on fulfilling the criteria for receiving a social scholarship	Annex 13b Template of a certificate from the tax office on income subject to personal income tax on the principles set out in art. 27, 30 b, 30c and 30e of the Act of 26 July 1991 on personal income tax (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1387 as amended) achieved in the calendar year preceding the academic year, in which determines the right to benefits.
Annex 1c Student’s statement on not running a joint household with his/her parents.	Annex 13c Template of a declaration of a family member on income not subject to taxation with personal income tax, achieved in the calendar year preceding the academic year.
Annex 2 Rules for determining and documenting income	Annex 14 Application for a scholarship for people with disabilities
Annex 2a Template of a certificate from the tax office on the income of a family member subject to personal income tax on the principles set out in art. 27, 30b, 30c, 30e and article. 30f of the Act of July 26, 1991 on personal income tax (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1387, as amended) achieved in the calendar year preceding the academic year in which the right to benefits is established	Annex 15 Application for an allowance
Annex 2b Template of the certificate of the head of the tax office on the amount of income and the amount and form of income tax paid in the calendar year preceding the period for which the right to family benefits, benefits from the alimony fund, or childcare benefit is determined, respectively, for a person who settles on the basis of the provisions on flat-rate income tax on certain revenues earned by natural persons	Annex 16 Application for the Rector’s scholarship for the best doctoral candidates
Annex 2c A declaration by a family member on the income achieved in the calendar year preceding the academic year in which the right to benefits is determined, other than income subject to personal income tax on the principles set out in art. 27, art. 30b, art. 30c, art. 30e and art. 30f of the Act of July 26, 1991 on personal income tax (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1387, as amended)	Annex 17 Rules for determining and documenting income
Annex 3 Application for a scholarship for people with disabilities	Annex 18 Request for recalculation of income
Annex 4 Application for the Rector’s scholarship	Annex 19 Request to complete documents
Annex 4a Application for the Rector’s scholarship for students accepted for the first year of study in the year of submission of the baccalaureate examination	Annex 20 Declaration of non-joint household with any of the parents
Annex 5 Criteria to be taken into account when awarding the Rector’s scholarship	Annex 21 Procedures for the granting of benefits to Doctoral Students of the SGGW
Annex 6 Application for an allowance	Annex 22 Arrangements of the Rector of WULS-SGGW regarding granting benefits for doctoral students
Annex 7 [doc] Template of the application for delegating the powers of the Rector to the Faculty Scholarship Committee
Annex 8 Template of the application for delegating the powers of the Rector to the Appeal Scholarship Committee
Annex 9 Request for recalculation of income
Annex 10 Procedures for the granting of benefits to SGGW students
Annex 11a Annex 11a [doc] Call for missing documents
Annex 11b Annex 11b [doc] Call for clarification
Annex 12 Findings of the Rector of the SGGW on the granting of student benefits

ACT of 20 July 2018 The Law on Higher Education and Science (OJ 2018, item 1668, as amended) introduces, in the field of material assistance, among other things, the following changes in relation to existing regulations:

Article 93 (1) section 2. point 1

The benefits referred to in Art. 86 sec. 1 points 1-4 and art. 359 paragraph. 1. (i.e. social scholarship; scholarship for persons with disabilities; grants; the Rector’s scholarship and the Minister’s scholarship) are awarded in first-level studies, second-level studies, and uniform master’s studies, for no more than a period of 6 years;

‘The question of the period during which university students are entitled to material assistance and the Minister’s scholarship for significant achievements has been clarified. First of all, students of first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies, and uniform master’s studies are entitled to it, but not longer than for a period of 6 years. This means that the total period during which a person may receive study benefits, regardless of their type and duration, as well as the universities in which they are held, may not exceed 6 years. This period also runs when the person is on leave from classes but remains at the university. In the event of an interruption and resumption of studies, the counting of the indicated period is continued, not restarted. This will counteract the phenomenon of multiple recruits for the first year of first-level studies only for the purpose of obtaining material assistance benefits.

Subsequently, university material assistance and the Minister’s scholarship for significant achievements are not awarded to a student with a master’s degree, master’s degree in engineering or equivalent – regardless of the date when it was obtained and the program. The right to these benefits shall also be denied to a person holding a bachelor’s degree, an engineer, or an equivalent if s/he re-enrolls in first-cycle studies. These restrictions also apply to professional titles obtained abroad.” [Przewodnik po systemie szkolnictwa wyższego i nauki Warszawa 2019 Część I]

Article 88 section 4

The Rector or the scholarship or appeal committee shall refuse to award a social scholarship to a student whose monthly income per person in the family does not exceed the amount referred to in Article 8 section 1 point 2 of 12 March 2004 for social assistance (currently pln 528), if a/he does not attach to the application for a social scholarship a certificate from the social welfare center about the income and property situation of the family.

Attention should be paid to the content of a possible certificate from the social welfare centre (OPS, MOPS). The certificate is intended to relate to the income and property situation of the student and the student’s family. Thus, information from ops containing only a statement that the student/family is using or not using OPS is not sufficient.

Article 88 section 5

The Rector or the scholarship or appeal committee may award a social grant to the student in the case referred to in paragraph 4. if the reasons for not attaching the certificate from the social assistance center on the income and property situation of the student and the student’s family to the application for a social scholarship were justified, and the student documented the family’s sources of income.

The applications according to the template set out in the Regulations shall be:

Applications must be completed electronically. Handwritten applications will not be considered.

Changes in the financial aid, in relation to previous regulations

information about changes
The ACT of July 20, 2018 The Law on Higher Education and Science (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1668, as amended) introduces, in the field of material assistance, the following changes in relation to the existing regulations:
Art. 93 sec. 2. point 1)
The benefits referred to in Art. 86 sec. 1 points 1-4 and art. 359 paragraph. 1 (i.e. social scholarship; scholarship for disabled people; allowance; rector’s scholarship and minister’s scholarship) are available for first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies and uniform master’s studies, but no longer than for a period of 6 years;
‘“The issue of the period in which students are entitled to university financial aid and the Minister’s scholarship for significant achievements has been clarified. First of all, they are granted to first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies and long-cycle studies, but not longer than for a period of 6 years. This means that the total period in which a person may receive benefits under the studies – regardless of their type and duration, as well as the universities where they are held – may not exceed 6 years. The deadline also runs when the person is on leave from classes, but remains at university. In the event of an interruption and resumption of studies, the counting of the indicated period is continued, and not restarted. This will counteract the phenomenon of multiple enrollment in the first year of first-cycle studies only in order to obtain financial assistance benefits. In turn, university financial aid benefits and the Minister’s scholarship for significant achievements are not awarded to a student holding the professional title of magister, magister engineer, or equivalent – regardless of when it was obtained and in what field. The right to these benefits is also deprived of a person holding a bachelor’s, engineer, or equivalent professional title if he resumes first-cycle studies. The indicated restrictions also apply to professional titles obtained abroad. ” [Przewodnik po systemie szkolnictwa wyższego i nauki Warszawa 2019 Część I/A guide to the system of higher education and science, Warsaw 2019 Part I]

Art. 88 Sec. 4
The Rector or the scholarship committee or the appellate scholarship committee refuses to grant a social scholarship to a student whose monthly income per person in the family does not exceed the amount specified in art. 8 sec. 1 point 2 of the Act of March 12, 2004 on social assistance (currently PLN 528), if he does not attach to the application for a social scholarship a certificate from s/the social welfare center about the income and property situation of himself/herself and his/her family.

Attention should be paid to the content of a possible certificate from a social welfare center (OPS, MOPS). The certificate is to cover the income and financial situation of the student and the student’s family. Thus, information from OPS containing only a statement that the student/student’s family uses or does not use the assistance of OPS is not sufficient information.
Art. 88 Sec. 5
The Rector or the scholarship or appeal committee may award a social grant to the student in the case referred to in paragraph 1. if the reasons for not attaching the certificate from the social assistance centre on the income and property situation of the student and the student’s family to the application for a social security scholarship were justified, and the student documented the sources of income of the family.

Material assistance

Rules of Procedure and annexes

Regulations of benefits for students and doctoral students of the Warsaw School of Rural Farm

The applications according to the template set out in the Regulations shall be:

Changes in the financial aid, in relation to previous regulations

information about changes