Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Eötvös Loránd University 2025-2026

The Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship, established by the Hungarian Government in 2013, offers foreign students the opportunity to study in Hungary, promoting cultural exchange and enhancing economic and cultural relations between Hungary and other countries. This prestigious scholarship covers all tuition fees and provides support for accommodation costs, allowing students to fully focus on their academic journey. With an increasing number of programs available in English, students can pursue degrees in various fields at Hungary’s top universities. The scholarship offers a unique opportunity to gain competitive knowledge and international experience while living in a country rich in history, culture, and innovation.

Scholarship:

• Exemption from paying application and tuition fees,
• Place in a dormitory depending on the capacity of the higher education institution or HUF 40,000/month accommodation allowance for 12 months of the year during the whole period of full-time programmes or for the duration of the partial studies,
• Health care services (social services) and supplementary private health insurance,
• Free visa and residence permit administration,
• Use of the services of the library free of charge.

The amount of the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship as of 2020 is HUF 43,700 for students in preparatory, bachelor’s and master’s programmes, and HUF 140,000/month during the first two years (during the training and research period) and HUF 180,000/month during the second two years (the research and dissertation period) of doctoral studies.

ELTE offers a wide range of degree programs to international students, and almost all of them are available for Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders in the fields of Education Sciences and Psychology, Humanities, Informatics, Science, Social Sciences, Primary and Pre-School Education and also Business.Studies are offered on the following levels:

• preparatory course in the Hungarian language (non-degree; 1 year)
• Bachelor’s programmes (undergraduate; 3 or 3 and ½ years)
• Master’s programmes (graduate; 2 years)
• Doctoral programmes (2+2 years)

Eligibility Criteria:

All of the following documents are compulsory and need to be submitted to the online application
system by all applicants until 15 January 2025, with the exception of the medical certificate which
must be submitted only by the nominated applicants until 15 April and the Statement of the
Supervisor (only for doctoral applicants, if required by the doctoral school) which must be submitted
until 15 March 2025.
We require an official, notarized translation of all your original applications documents, which are
not originally written in English, Hungarian or in the language of the selected study programme.
Please note that only files with a maximum size of 4 MB can be uploaded to the system. If the size of
the portfolio is larger than 4 MB, please upload a document that contains the link(s) where the
portfolio file(s) can be downloaded from.

Please, note that no hard copies are required of any of these documents by Tempus Public
Foundation at the time of application, but your Sending Partner might require hard copies.
Each required document must be uploaded to the “Tasks” section, only additional documents can be
added to the “Documents” section.
In the next part you may find useful information regarding each required document:

• School certificates
• Proof of Language Proficiency
• Copy of Identification Document
• Transcript of records
• Mandatory Medical Certificate

How to Apply:

In the following introduction, you will find useful information about the 2025/2026 application cycle.
To ensure a successful application, we strongly advise you to read our application guide carefully.
Please make sure to read the Call for Applications that contains all the necessary and useful
application information, before starting the application process. You can reach the Call for Applications
here: https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/apply/
Call for Applications for bachelor’s, master’s, one-tier master’s and non-degree programmes:
https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/documents/stipendium_hungaricum/Call/BA_MA_OTM_Call_f
or_Applications.pdf
Call for applications for doctoral programmes:
https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/documents/stipendium_hungaricum/Call/PhD_Call_for_Applic
ations.pdf

If you are applying for the Students at Risk Subprogramme, please read paragraph 4 of the Call for
Applications to see the differences between the application process of the Students at Risk
subprogramme and the main programme (Stipendium Hungaricum).
The educational cooperation agreements in effect between Hungary and the Sending Partners
determine which fields of study and scholarship types applicants are eligible for. Under no
circumstances may applicants apply for a programme that is not available for their country.

Deadline:  January 15, 2025