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Report on the evaluation of projects
implemented as part of the Scholarship and Training Fund
by Polish higher education institutions

The main objective of the evaluation study was to assess the support given to Polish educational institutions in the framework of the second edition of the Scholarship and Training Fund (projects implemented in the years 2012-2016). The overall scope of evaluation was also accompanied by the following specific objectives:

• evaluation of the extent to which projects accomplished under the second edition of the Scholarship and Training Fund have contributed to achieving the strategic and specific objectives of the Programme;
• an assessment of the impact of projects implemented within the framework of the second edition of the STF on individual Project Promoters and on the institutions accomplishing the STF projects;
• an assessment of the quality and sustainability of the project outcomes achieved by the STF’s institutional Project Promoters.

The following evaluation criteria have been used at the planning stage:

• effectiveness (Have the objectives of the STF Programme been achieved and, if yes, to what extent?);
• relevance (To what extent the objectives of the STF projects are consistent with the needs of the recipients?);
• usefulness (To what extent the results generated by the STF Project Promoters correspond to the needs of target audience of these results?);
• sustainability (To what extent project outcomes are long-lasting and sustainable?).