Poland has launched a scholarship program aimed at getting young members of the country’s diaspora involved with the Polish business sector.
The pilot scheme, targeted at people aged 18–35 based in Europe and North America, will give the participants the chance to work for three months in selected Polish companies or local departments of multinational firms.
Dubbed ‘Poland. Business Adventure,’ the project will run from July to November 2025. It aims to give young people of Polish origin, who have been raised and educated outside the country, an opportunity to connect with the land of their ancestors, as well as make connections in the world of business.
Financed by Poland’s foreign ministry and co-administered by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH), the program will provide participants with funding to cover living costs and reimbursement of travel costs to and from Poland.
Andrzej Dycha, head of PAIH, said that Poland has become an attractive location for business, especially in the field of I.T. research and development.
“Poland is getting more and more recognition for its outstanding talent pool, not only in Europe but worldwide,” he said.
“We encourage Poles, people who feel the Polish gene, who maybe have ancestors [from here] or are interested in Polish culture, to come to Poland – and maybe to stay.”
The program will initially be open to citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. If successful, subsequent programs will be expanded to include the Polish diaspora across the world, the government said. Applications are to be handled by Poland’s various diplomatic missions.
Poland has one of the world’s largest diasporas, estimated at around 20 million people.
“We encourage young Poles, and anyone interested in developing their career in Poland, to return to the country,” deputy foreign minister Henryka Mościcka-Dendys said.
“We believe that the internship program presented today, involving one hundred scholarships for a work adventure in Poland, will encourage people to come to the country.”
Dubbed ‘Poland. Business Adventure,’ the project will run from July to November 2025. It aims to give young people of Polish origin, who have been raised and educated outside the country, an opportunity to connect with the land of their ancestors, as well as make connections in the world of business.
Financed by Poland’s foreign ministry and co-administered by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH), the program will provide participants with funding to cover living costs and reimbursement of travel costs to and from Poland.
Andrzej Dycha, head of PAIH, said that Poland has become an attractive location for business, especially in the field of I.T. research and development.
“Poland is getting more and more recognition for its outstanding talent pool, not only in Europe but worldwide,” he said.
“We encourage Poles, people who feel the Polish gene, who maybe have ancestors [from here] or are interested in Polish culture, to come to Poland – and maybe to stay.”
The program will initially be open to citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada. If successful, subsequent programs will be expanded to include the Polish diaspora across the world, the government said. Applications are to be handled by Poland’s various diplomatic missions.
Poland has one of the world’s largest diasporas, estimated at around 20 million people.
“We encourage young Poles, and anyone interested in developing their career in Poland, to return to the country,” deputy foreign minister Henryka Mościcka-Dendys said.
“We believe that the internship program presented today, involving one hundred scholarships for a work adventure in Poland, will encourage people to come to the country.”
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