Call for applications for the Santander Erasmus Scholarships is open

Goal 4 - Quality eduaction
Goal 5 - Gender equality
Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth
Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 17 - Partnerships for the goals

Four universities in Poland participate in the Santander scholarship programme, which promotes gaining experience abroad and increasing professional competences among students.

Students from the Gdańsk University of Technology, the University of Łódź, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the University of Warsaw can apply for 85 scholarships funded by Santander Bank Polska.

Since 2018, the Santander Group has donated EUR 10.5 million to the programme, which will benefit more than 21,500 students by the end of the next academic year.

This is the second edition of the 'Santander Scholarship for Erasmus’ in Poland. The project is aimed at students planning to participate in the Erasmus programme at 32 partner universities across Europe.

The Santander Erasmus Scholarship programme was expanded last year to include new countries in order to further promote international exchange among students, the acquisition of the competences of the future and the enhancement of young people’s chances in the labour market. In Poland, the project offers 85 scholarships of up to PLN 2,500 to study at European universities.

The opportunity to participate in the programme is a form of additional recognition and acknowledgement of the exceptional academic achievements of Erasmus scholarship holders. At the same time, the bank wants to encourage study abroad and gaining skills that are versatile and desirable in the international labour market. In the 2024-2025 academic year, the Santander Group will make a total of 3,000 scholarships available to students from Poland, Spain, Portugal and Germany. Since 2018, Santander has donated EUR 10.5 million to the programme, which will benefit more than 21,500 students by the end of the next academic year.

Applications for the Santander Erasmus Scholarship programme can be submitted until 19 April 2024 at www.santanderopenacademy.com/pl.

Erasmus+ is an EU programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. The programme for 2021-2027 has a strong focus on social inclusion, environmental and digital transformation and promoting young people’s participation in democracy. It supports the priorities and actions set out in the European Education Area, the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Programme.

Santander supports education and entrepreneurship and enhancing employability

The Santander Group has continuously promoted sustainable development aimed at eliminating social exclusion. For 27 years, the bank has distinguished itself from global financial institutions through its work to support education, entrepreneurship and employment. Since its inception, the bank has contributed more than EUR 2.2 billion to these causes, working with almost 1,300 universities and providing support to more than one million individuals and companies. According to this year’s edition of Fortune magazine’s 'Change the World’ ranking, Santander is one of the organisations making the biggest contribution to changing the world for the better (www.santander.com/universidades).