Bucharest Summer University (BSU) runs an international summer school of up to 2 weeks in Bucharest, Romania, open to students at bachelor's, master's and PhD level from any country. The program combines classroom teaching on economics and European topics with field trips, Bucharest city tours and sessions on Romanian history and culture, giving participants an international platform to collaborate on economic issues. Applicants choose between three tracks: a fully funded scholarship that covers the program and accommodation, a partially funded option, and a self-funded option, each with an early-bird and a late deadline. The full-scholarship value, covering roughly 14 days of tuition, accommodation and activities, is in the order of ~EUR 1,200 (est.). The application requires the applicant's passport issuing country, passport type and the purpose of the visit. Because track availability, fees and the 3 separate application deadlines change each year, confirm the current-cycle scholarship value, dates and covered items on the official Bucharest Summer University page before applying.
Applicants apply online through the BSU website and select the funding track they are seeking.
Required documents include an updated CV, a passport copy, academic transcripts and a motivation letter. The fully funded and partially funded tracks have separate, earlier deadlines than the self-funded option.
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Organisers review each application after submission, considering the applicant's academic background, motivation letter and chosen funding track. Fully funded places are limited and decided ahead of the self-funded deadline; accepted applicants receive an offer letter setting out the particulars of their participation.
Bucharest Summer University (BSU) is an international summer school programme hosted in Bucharest, Romania, focused on economics and European topics. It brings together students from around the world for two weeks of classroom teaching, field trips and cultural immersion in Romanian history and culture.
Answers below are best-effort estimates from the most recent application cycle. Values marked ~ or (est.) may shift year-to-year — confirm specifics on the official scholarship page.
Students from any country at bachelor's, master's or PhD level may apply.
The summer school runs for up to 2 weeks in Bucharest, Romania.
There are three tracks: a fully funded scholarship covering the program and accommodation, a partially funded option, and a self-funded option.
It covers the summer-school program fee and accommodation, a package worth roughly EUR 1,200 (est.).
Yes, on the fully funded track accommodation for the duration of the program is provided.
The curriculum focuses on economics and European topics, alongside Romanian history, culture and city tours.
An updated CV, a passport copy, academic transcripts and a motivation letter.
It asks for the passport issuing country and the passport type, as well as the purpose of your visit to Romania.
Yes. The partial and self-funded tracks have an early-bird deadline around 1 May (est.) and a late-bird deadline around 20 May (est.).
Historically around 20 May; for the next cycle expect about 20 May 2026 (est.). Confirm the exact date officially.
Organisers review applications and email an offer letter to accepted applicants specifying the details of their participation.
On the official Bucharest Summer University website, which publishes the binding tracks, fees, covered items and deadlines each year.