We motivate talented
young people to pursue
their dreams and learn English

About us

Effectus Papilionis Foundation was established in 2005 as the initiative of a group of young Poles in London. For over 15 years, we have been motivating talented and ambitious young people from small towns and villages and supporting their education. During this time, we have provided support to over 1,000 students from the remotest corners of Poland. Our graduates are pursuing their careers at leading Polish and overseas universities (including the University of Oxford, the University of Warsaw, and the Poznań University of Economics and Business) and are fulfilling their professional dreams by pursuing various career paths.

The Effectus Papilionis Foundation is an apolitical, independent and registered Public Benefit Organization. The Foundation is not engaged in any business activity and relies on the work of volunteers.

Activities

We believe that young people’s lives can be changed through small, encouraging impulses given at an early stage of development, and that this can allow them to choose bold and demanding paths. Our goal is to help our pupils realize that believing in their own talents, ambitious goal setting and consistency in action are the key elements which open up new opportunities. Our business is based on three pillars:

1
Scholarship
Programme
2
Motivational
Weekends
3
English
Courses

Patronage

Effectus Papilionis Foundation has been awarding scholarships, organizing motivational trips for its Scholarship Holders and conducting free English classes in rural schools for several years.

We use the institution of patronage known for centuries to support our charges. We have created a program in which individual and institutional donors assume the role of a Patron and with their means help to finance the education of ambitious young people from disadvantaged regions of the country.

Perhaps thanks to you, we will be able to increase the number of people we help.

Partners

Our Scholarship Graduates

Krzysztof

A graduate of law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Finance and Accounting at the Poznań University of Economics and Economics at the Poznań University of Economics.

Kinga

Laureate of numerous art and Polish language competitions (e.g. winner of the nationwide competition "Who will I be"). A student from a school in Tarnów with profile of Advertising Organization Technician. A lover of books, art and computer graphics.

Marek

Medical Doctor, graduate of the Medical University of Łódź, intern at the N. Barlicki University Clinical Hospital in Łódź. Member and activist of the Polish Smog Alert, co-founder of the Łódź Without Smog movement. Passionate about ecology, mountains, hitchhiking and roller skating.

Wiktoria

Laureate of voivodship and finalist of nationwide competitions and olympiads, e.g. Finalist of the VIII and IX editions of the Olympiad of Knowledge about the Third Republic of Poland, participant of the final stage of the I National Competition of Knowledge about Political Science. A student of one of Bialystok's schools with a legal profile. A lover of literature, passionate about sport, law and history.

Support

The activity of Effectus Papilionis Foundation is possible thanks to the Donors (individual and institutional) and the work of Volunteers. We raise funds: (a) during cyclical events for Institutional Partners (e.g. Dodgeball Tournament), (b) from individual Donors and Patrons, (c) thanks to 1,5% income tax payments by individuals. The collected funds are allocated to statutory activities, with minimal administrative burden.