Grants and Loans in Poland

In most European Union countries, grants and loans are viewed as supplementary injections into students’ pockets that are distinctly different from funds they’ve won from scholarships. In many cases due to rising costs, scholarship funds are not sufficient to cover all of a student’s living costs and need to be augmented by grants, loans and even a job during the summer vacations.

Only one in eight secondary school graduates with good grades apply for scholarships. This is because many have misconceptions about getting funding. Here are some of the common misconceptions.