Rector's scholarship

The Rector's scholarship may be awarded to a student who has achieved outstanding results in learning, academic or artistic achievements, or sporting achievements in a competition on at least national level in the year of study preceding the year for which
the application for the Rector's scholarship is submitted.

Application for a Rector's scholarship may be submitted a student who:

1. has completed at least the first year of study and fulfils all the following conditions:

1. in the academic year preceding the academic year for which the scholarship is to be awarded, completed the year of study by 30 September (for the student to whom
   section 14 applies – until the last day of the winter term),
2. has attained, for the year of study referred to in point a, outstanding academic, scientific or artistic results or sporting achievements in a competition on at least national level;

2. a student who has been admitted to the first year of a second-cycle or uniform Master studies and fulfills all the following conditions:

1. completed the first degree programme within the time limit specified in the JKU Academic Regulations and the Rector's Order on the detailed organisation of the academic year,
2. has attained for the final year of the first-cycle studies outstanding academic, scientific or artistic results or sporting achievements in a competition of at least national level.

 

The Rector's scholarship is awarded to no more than 10% of students in each field of study conducted at JKU. If the number of students is less than 10, the Rector's scholarship may only be awarded to 1 student. Students who receive the Rector's scholarship in their first year of study shall not be taken into account in determining the number of students receiving the Rector's scholarship referred to in the first sentence. When determining the number of 10% of students entitled to apply for the Rector's scholarship, the total number of students in a given field of study as at 15 October of a given year is taken into account. If 15 October falls on a public holiday, the figure shall be determined on the first working day after that day.

In the case of a student referred by JKU to study at another institution of higher education in Poland or abroad in the previous academic year under an agreement or a student exchange programme, the condition for the Rector's scholarship is the completion of a given year of study no later than 15 October of the academic year in which the student may receive the scholarship.

 

The Rector's scholarship cannot be awarded to a student who:

1. repeats a year of study;
2. resumed their studies after being removed roster of students for failing a year.

 

An application for a Rector's scholarship, attached as an appendix to these Regulations, shall be submitted to the Scholarship Committee, through the Dean's Office, by 15 October of a given year, and in the case of students referred to in section 14 – by 15 March each year. The application must be accompanied by originals or certified copies of documents evidencing academic, artistic or sporting achievements, including information about the applicant, date, place and nature of the achievement.

The student is required to provide documentary evidence of the achievement.

In the case of certificates in a foreign language, the student must provide a translation made by an entity authorised to make translations in the Republic of Poland.

An employee of the Dean's Office uses the system to verify the formal conditions for submitting an application, the correctness of the completed application and, on the application submitted to the Dean's Office by the student, confirms the amount of the student's grade point average obtained in the academic year preceding the academic year for which the application was submitted, as well as the date of submission of the application.

The Rector's scholarship is awarded for the duration of an academic year, and in the case of students whose final year of study includes one semester, the Rector's scholarship is awarded for a single semester.

For second-cycle students (3-semester studies) commencing their second-cycle studies from the summer semester, the Rector's scholarship is awarded for the first academic year, covering the first and second semesters of second-cycle studies, and in the following academic year – for the third semester.

For students commencing second-cycle studies from the summer semester onwards, the Rector's scholarship is awarded on the basis of the grade point average for the third year of first-cycle studies (where this lasted two semesters) or on the basis of the grade point average for the final semester of first-cycle studies (where the final year of studies lasted one semester).

Students in the third semester of their second degree programme shall have their grade point average calculated for the results obtained in semesters one and two of their second degree programme.

For students in their first year of second-cycle study beginning in the winter semester, the grade point average is calculated for the final year of first-cycle study (where it lasted two semesters) or for the final semester of first-cycle study (where the final year of study lasted one semester).

The Rector's scholarship for the best students may be applied for by students in the first year of second-cycle study, begun within one year from completion of the first-cycle study.

The student's place on the ranking list determines the awarding of the Rector's scholarship.

An application for a Rector's scholarship cannot include achievements obtained
during the period of leave referred to in the JKU Study Regulations, with the exception of short-term leave

Persons who have achieved academic, artistic or high sporting achievements in the period between the diploma examination for the completion of their first-cycle studies, which took place before 30 September of a given year, and 30 September of the same year, may include these achievements among those obtained in the final year of their first-cycle studies.

The grade point average for JKU students is calculated in accordance with the Regulations of the Studies.

Students who have previously studied outside JKU should submit a certificate from the appropriate Dean's Office of their previous university stating their grade point average and any special academic, artistic or sporting achievements from a year of study lasting for at least two semesters.

Conversion of values and grades from the 2-6 scale into values and grades on the applicable grading scale
at the University shall be done in accordance with the model set out in the Annex to the Regulations.

Points obtained for the same type of achievement (outstanding academic performance, scientific, artistic and sporting achievements) do not add up. The highest number of points obtained for a given type of achievement is used for the total score.

The amount of the Rector's scholarship, depending on the number of points obtained, is determined in detailed arrangements according to the table below:

number of points	type of scholarship
10 and above	Grade I
4 – 9 pts.	Grade II
1 – 3 pts.	Grade III

 

The list of students eligible to receive the Rector's scholarship for each field of study is based on a ranking list showing the sum of scholarship points (ranked from the highest to the lowest value) obtained for the achievements taken into account when applying for the Rector's scholarship. Each field of study has its own ranking list covering all years, forms and levels of study.

If students obtain an equal number of points, the scholarship is awarded to the student with the higher grade point average.

In the event that students obtain the same number of points and have the same grade point average, the higher number of points for academic achievement will determine the award of the scholarship.

Where, after applying the criteria referred to above, it is not possible to determine the person entitled to a scholarship, the SC or ASC shall refuse to award the Rector's scholarship.

 

The ranking list is forwarded to the Rector:

1. in the winter semester – by 31 October – for students who have started their studies from the winter semester;
2. in the summer semester – by 31 March – for students who have started their studies from the summer semester.

 

If 31 October or 31 March falls on a public holiday, the ranking list,
referred to above shall be transmitted on the first working day thereafter.

The assessment of a student's application takes into account achievements from 1 October to 30 September of the relevant academic year for students commencing their studies from the winter semester and achievements from 1 March to 28 February of the following year for students commencing their studies from the summer semester. Achievements documented at a later date are not subject to scoring

Criteria for awarding the Rector's scholarship

EXCELLENT RESULTS IN SCIENCE

Outstanding academic performance is considered to be a grade point average of no less than 4.3 adopting the following scoring:

1. 4.91 – 5.0 – 9 points
2. 4.70 – 4.90 – 3 points
3. 4.30 – 4.69 – 1 point

SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

1. The student's academic achievements, related to the field of study, shall be assessed according to the following scoring system, subject to section 6:

1. the cumulative fulfilment of the following conditions set out in a and b – 9 points:

1. authorship or co-authorship of at least one scientific article from the list of journals drawn up in accordance with the rules issued under Article 267 sec. 2 point 2(b) of the Act, or authorship or co-authorship of a chapter in a scientific monograph published by a publishing house included in the list of publishing houses drawn up in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Art. 267 sec. 2 point 2 of the Act, or authorship or co-authorship of a scientific article published in peer-reviewed materials from international scientific conferences included in the list drawn up in accordance with the regulations issued pursuant to Art. 267 sec. 2 item 2b of the Act, or independent participation
   in a research project funded within the framework of a national or international competition as based on an agreement with JKU, a patent or utility model granted, and
2. an active, independent participation in at least two scientific conferences (international or national);

2. meeting at least one of the following conditions – 3 pts:
   1. authorship or co-authorship of at least one scientific article from the list of journals drawn up in accordance with the rules issued under Article 267 sec. 2 item 2b of the Act, or
   2. authorship or co-authorship of a chapter in a scientific monograph published by a publishing house included in the list of publishers drawn up in accordance with the rules issued pursuant to Art. 267 sec. 2 ite 2b of the Act, or
   3. authorship or co-authorship of a scientific article published in the peer-reviewed proceedings of an international scientific conference included in the list drawn up in accordance with the rules issued pursuant to Art. 267 sec. 2 item 2b of the Act, or
   4. in a research project funded within the framework of a national or international competition as based on an agreement with JKU, a patent or utility model granted,
3. meeting at least one of the following conditions – 1 point:

1. authorship (sole) of a scientific article published in a peer-reviewed journal other than those mentioned in the list of journals referred to in Art. 267 sec. 2 item 2b of the Act, or
2. authorship (sole) of a chapter in a scientific monograph published by publishing houses not included in the list of publishers referred to in Art. 267 sec. 2 item 2b of the Act, or
3. at least two independent publications published in post-conference material (e.g., scientific notebooks) or
4. an active, independent participation in at least two scientific conferences.

2. The following are not included in the evaluation of academic achievements: membership and leadership positions in student research clubs or other student organisations, publications of a non-scientific nature, articles or scientific publications that have not been published (e.g., in review or in print), language certificates, internships, courses, volunteering, non-scientific internships (professional), papers, presentations or posters of a non-scientific character and papers listed under authorship/co-authorship of a scientific publication, papers, presentations delivered at scientific seminars, participation in research activities of scientific clubs and non-research projects (e.g., training, teaching), presentations following demonstration of abstracts, participation in debates, study visits of a non-scientific character, participation in a research project involving administrative or technical tasks in the realisation of a research project, participation in training courses and workshops, acting as a camp/camp leader, participation in competitions organised as part of the Education Quality Days organised at UJK, assistance in the organisation of conferences, scientific seminars, other scientific and non-scientific events at the University.
3. Method of documentation:
   1. a photocopy of the pages of the scientific monograph or scientific journal containing the names of
      and surname of author/authors, title of the scientific monograph or article, name of the publishing house, place of publication, month and year of publication, ISBN, eISBN, ISSN, eISSN, ISMN or DOI;
   2. a certificate or certificates from the organiser of the scientific conference/session confirming the student's participation, including the name of the author(s), the title of the paper/poster, the name and date of the scientific conference/session, the scope of the conference/session (international, national);
   3. a certificate issued by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland or the Patent Attorney on the possession of a patent/utility model or a certificate issued by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland or the Patent Attorney on the application for a patent/utility model;
   4. a certificate from the institution conducting the project or the project manager stating that the student participated in the project, including: the name of the unit conducting or participating in the research project, the student's function in the project, a brief description of the tasks and the period of participation in the project.
4. To recognise a student's academic achievement, affiliation with JKU is required, except for students who studied at another university during the assessed period.
5. In cases where:

1. in the scientific achievements referred to in § 24 sec. 2 item 1, co-authorship of a publication with another person (e.g., a student or academic teacher) occurs, the number of points awarded is reduced to 3;
2. in the scientific achievements referred to in § 24 sec. 2 item 2, co-authorship of the publication with another person (e.g., a student or academic teacher) occurs, the number of points awarded is reduced to 1;

In the scientific achievements referred to above there a joint presentation of a paper with another person (e.g. a student or academic teacher) occurs, the number of points awarded will be reduced to 3.

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

1. The student's artistic achievements, related to the field of study, are assessed according to the following scoring, subject to sec. 9:

1. independent participation in international competitions, reviews, art and design festivals
   (awarded places) or awarded participation in national competitions, reviews, art and design festivals or implementation of a project into a production selected through an international competition or an exhibition, concert, performance in a foreign professional centre for the promotion of the arts or other such achievement or
   at least 15 text publications on the JKU website and at least 10 broadcasts in the university media in a given academic year – 9 pts;
2. independent participation in national art review competitions, art design festivals (scoring places) or implementation of a project into a production selected in a national competition or an exhibition, concert, performance in a national professional art promotion centre or other such achievement, or at least 10 text publications on the website of the Jagiellonian University and at least 7 broadcasts
   in university media in a given academic year – 3 pts;
3. winner of regional competitions, reviews, art and design festivals or implementation of a project into production selected through a regional competition

or exhibition, concert, performance at a regional professional arts promotion centre or other such achievement or at least 5 text publications on the JKU website and at least 5 broadcasts in the university media
in a given academic year – 1 point.

2. 1 point is awarded for artistic achievements unrelated to the field of study.
3. 1 point is awarded for group artistic achievements at international or national level. Group artistic achievements at regional level are not scored.
4. The following shall not be taken into account when assessing artistic achievements: the student's artistic output obtained in connection with the performance of duties resulting from employment under an employment or civil law contract or professional practice, students' reporting exhibitions, post-exhibitions, publications in the local press and university magazines, taking 6th or lower place in an international competition and 3rd or lowe place in a national competition, participation in workshops, creation of podcasts, organisation/conducting of artistic events.

5. How to document: certificate or attestation from the organiser stating the date and scope of the competition (international/national), name and date of the competition, festival, place taken, list of links to publications or recordings.

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMPETITION AT LEAST ON A NATIONAL LEVEL

1. Sports achievements in competitions at least at the national level of the student representing the JKU evaluated according to the following score:

1. member of the Olympic or Paralympic team, representative of the JKU at the Universiade
   or in the Academic World Championships or in the Academic European Championships or the European Student Games, a medallist of the World Championships or European Championships, a medallist of the Polish Academic Championships in team disciplines or an individual medallist of the Polish Academic Championships in individual disciplines, a medallist of the Polish Senior Championships, a competitor representing the JKU team in a competition
   at least at the second national league - 9 points;
2. medallist of the Polish Academic Championships in the team classification in individual disciplines, medallist of the Polish Academic Championships in the university category, medallist of the Polish Championships in the youth category, medallist of the Polish AZS Championships in team classification in team disciplines, medallist of the Polish AZS Championships in individual classification in individual sports - 3 points;
3. a competitor gaining promotion to the Polish Universities Academic Championships in team disciplines, a finalist of the Polish Academic Championships classified in the first 50% of the rate of competitors in the competition in individual disciplines, a competitor representing the JKU team in the 3rd national league - 1 point
   2. When assessing sports achievements, the results in sports in which Polish sports associations operate, referred to in the Act on Sport of 25 June 2010, shall be taken into account. The results obtained in connection with the performance of obligations arising from employment under an employment contract or a civil law contract are not subject to verification and assessment.
   3. The requirement of the JKU representation indicated in sec. 12 does not apply to students who, at the time of assessment, were students at other universities or members of the Olympic and
      Paralympic team.

STUDENTS ADMITTED T THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDIES

The Rector's scholarship is awarded to a student admitted to the first year of study, in the year of taking the matriculation examination, who is:

1. a laureate of an international olympiad or a laureate or finalist of a central-level olympiad, as referred to in the regulations on the educational system;
2. a medallist in at least a competitive sport for the title of Polish Champion in a given sport,
   referred to in the sports legislation.

 

Formal-legal eligibility for the Rector's scholarship

 

Benefits are available for first-cycle studies, second-cycle studies and long-cycle master studies.

 

A student studying in more than one field of study may receive the Rector's scholarship in only one field of study indicated by the student.

 

The total period for which benefits are available is 12 semesters, regardless of the student's intake, with the proviso that within this period benefits are available for:

1. first-cycle studies - no longer than 9 semesters;
2. second-cycle studies - no longer than 7 semesters.

 

The total period referred to in sec. 4, shall be extended by 2 semesters where the student has undertaken a long-cycle master degree programme, the duration of which is 11 or 12 semesters as stipulated in the regulations.

 

All semesters of studies started by the student, including semesters falling within the period of use of leaves of absence, shall be included in the period for which benefits are granted, with the exception of semesters of further first-cycle studies started or continued after the first bachelor's, engineer's or equivalent degree has been obtained. In the case of studying in more than one field of study, semesters taken concurrently are treated as one semester.

 

The above provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to students who have studied or obtained their degrees abroad

Scholarship benefits are not available to a student holding a Master, Master of Engineering or equivalent degree, regardless of when and in which field of study it was obtained.

The right to these benefits is also deprived of the holder of a bachelor's, engineer's or equivalent degree if he/she resumes his/her first-cycle studies.

Detailed criteria for granting benefits to students are described in the Benefits Regulations for JKU students.