Summer Studies Abroad

2025 Application Updates:

2025 Applications for Summer Studies at the John Paul II Catholic University, Lublin are Open. Application Deadline is May 12th, 2025.

2025 Applications for Wisconsin Study in Poland Scholarships for Summer Studies at the Jagiellonian University are Closed. 

2025 Applications for Tomaszkiewicz-Florio Scholarships for Summer Studies at the Jagiellonian University are Closed. 

KF Summer Study Programs:

Jagiellonian University, Krakow

John Paul II Catholic University, Lublin 

About the Kosciuszko Foundation Summer Studies Abroad Program:

The Kosciuszko Foundation Summer Studies Abroad program provides Polish American students with immersive, short-term academic and cultural experiences in Poland. Each year, the Kosciuszko Foundation Summer Studies Abroad offers competitive scholarships for study at top institutions such as the Jagiellonian University and John Paul II Catholic University. Through the Kosciuszko Foundation Summer Studies Abroad, students strengthen their language skills, connect with Polish heritage, and build lasting international relationships.

Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarships:

In 2024, the Kosciuszko Foundation awarded $42,130 in scholarships to 21 students for summer studies in Poland, including programs at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the John Paul II Catholic University in Lublin.

The Kosciuszko Foundation offers several targeted scholarship opportunities:

TOMASZKIEWICZ-FLORIO SCHOLARSHIPS

for Polish American undergraduate students

WISCONSIN STUDY IN POLAND SCHOLARSHIP

for undergraduate and graduate Polish American students from Wisconsin

Application Process for Non-Scholarship Participants:

If you wish to apply for the Summer Program at the Jagiellonian University as a paying student, you must submit online application and forward registration and program fees to the KF Summer Studies Office in New York City.

Applicants will be informed of scholarship decisions via e-mail by the Summer Study Office in New York City. Scholarship recipients will be required to submit a two page report to the Kosciuszko Foundation after the program is completed. Students who are not chosen to receive a scholarship may attend the program as paying students. Pay-to-go applicants must submit online application and forward registration and program fees to the KF Summer Studies Office in New York City.

If you have any questions please contact Margaret Dymkowska, Scholarship and Grant Officer
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (212)734-2130 ext. 412

Want to explore year-round programs? Check out the Kosciuszko Foundation Exchange Program to Poland.