Poland My First Choice is the National Agency for Academic Exchange's scholarship for master's students from high-income countries, and the counterpart to the Banach Scholarship Programme, which serves a different set of countries.
It pays a monthly scholarship for up to twelve months of each academic year, exempts the holder from tuition at Polish public institutions, and adds a one-off travel payment banded by how far the student is travelling.
As with Banach, NAWA does not arrange university admission. Applicants pick their university and field from the institutions that hold a framework agreement with NAWA, and apply to that university themselves.
Eligibility and graduation requirements verified on 19 September 2026 against section 2.2 of the Poland My First Choice 2026 call. These dates apply to the closed 2026 call; applicants must check the next call for its graduation window.