Dear Students,
We are pleased to inform you that Babeș-Bolyai University is launching through its STAR-UBB Institute the annual competition for Special Scholarships for Scientific Activity (SSSA) for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The SSSA are granted to students with outstanding academic activity, who have a good track of academic achievements in their research field.
The competition is open to undergraduate students (starting with year II) and graduate (Master’s) students (starting with year I). The scholarship is awarded only once per cycle of study, for the duration of teaching activities, which include courses, seminars, laboratories, projects, practical activities, and exam sessions.
Application and evaluation procedure:
Candidates will submit a file containing the following documents:
a) Application form, available here;
b) Description of the proposed research project;
c) Letter of recommendation from the scientific coordinator of the research project including a statement of responsibility and commitment to provide mentorship;
d) The candidate’s prior relevant scientific publications and presentations at conferences (if any), in extenso.
The submitted applications will be assessed by the Evaluation Committee of the Faculty.
Competition calendar:
– October 6th to 20th (4 pm), 2025: Submission of the applications(https://inscrieri.ubbcluj.ro/burse/);
– November 10th, 2025: Deadline for the submission of the applications to the Rectorate by the faculties. The application files must be accompanied by a priority list/ranking proposed by the Evaluation Committee;
– November 11th to 21st, 2025: the UBB Research Council evaluates the submitted files;
– November 25nd, 2025: publication of the results of the evaluation;
– November 28th, 2025: signing of the scholarship contracts.
Information regarding this competition can be found at the following address:
https://cercetare.ubbcluj.ro/ro/burse-speciale-pentru-activitatea-stiintifica-competitia-2025-2026
Recipients of the scholarship will have the following obligations:
• to disseminate the results of their research by publishing at least one article in a scientific journal with a classification level at least equal to that of journals published by UBB, indexed in international databases (Web of Science, SCOPUS or ERIH Plus) under the guidance of the scientific coordinator (editorial confirmation certifying that the manuscript has been submitted and accepted for publication is also acceptable);
• to present the results of their research in at least one scientific conference during the duration of the scholarship (proof of registration at a scientific conference held after the scholarship period has ended is also acceptable);
• to present the results of their research at least once in the Next Generation Virtual College meetings at STAR-UBB;
• to present the final results of their research within their faculty, preferably in a pre-existing framework (e.g., local conference);
• to submit a final report approved by the scientific coordinator and by the Faculty’s Evaluation Committee.
The regulations regarding the awarding of Special Scholarships for Scientific Activity can be found in Annex 5 and Annex 5.1 of the Senate Decision no. 146/25.09.2025 and are available here.