In this post from the Study Abroad series, I am writing about Stipendium Hungaricum, which is highly competitive but provides tremendous opportunities for international students.
About Stipendium Hungaricum
The most prominent higher education scholarship program offered by the Hungarian government, Stipendium Hungaricum, offers a variety of courses to international students with strong academic records. The scholarship aims to encourage the globalization of Hungarian higher education and its ongoing growth, to improve the relationships between the academic and research communities internationally, and to advance the standing and competitiveness of Hungarian higher education globally.
The program, which was established by the government of Hungary in 2013, is administered by the ministry of foreign affairs and trade and managed by the Tempus Public Foundation.
Based on bilateral education agreements between Hungary and the sending countries, it is already offered in about 90 countries. More than 600 full-degree programs, including part-time and doctorate programs, are available to applicants, encompassing all areas of higher education.
Requirements, Applications, and more
Before applying for a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship, applicants should consider both the university’s requirements and the requirements of their home country. As an example, let’s look at the requirements for Azerbaijani students and the application procedure.
- Applicants applying for post-baccalaureate levels of education are advised to have a higher education diploma qualification relevant to both majors they choose to study abroad.
- Those who want to study at the bachelor’s level of education, within the framework of the tests conducted for student admission to higher educational institutions of the country, at least 350 in technical and technological, nature, agriculture, health, welfare, and service in other fields they must score at least 450 points.
- Applicants (graduates of previous years) applying for a bachelor’s degree must have a certificate (or a certificate indicating that they are currently studying in the last year of high school with grades) or a secondary specialty diploma with a current average score of 4 grade on a 5-grade system;
- Applicants applying for master’s or doctorate levels of education must not have a CGPA lower than 65 on a 100-grade scale for their previous level of education.
- The candidate’s certificate of language proficiency according to the selected program must have an IELTS certificate score of at least 6.0 at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral education levels or other certificates equivalent to this indicator.
In the selection process, the applications of those who submitted their documents through the electronic application systems of both the Hungarian scholarship program and the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan will be considered.
Details: Stipendium Hungaricum for 2023-2024 entry
- Host Country: Hungary
- Degree: Bachelor, Master’s, Doctoral,
- Financial Benefits: Fully Funded
- No of Scholarships: 5000 (200 for Azerbaijan)
- Deadline: 15 January 2023
Benefits of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship
- Full Tuition Fee Covered for BS, MS, PhD
- Monthly Stipend: For undergraduate and graduate programs: HUF 43,700 per month; For doctoral programs: HUF 140,000 per month during the training and research period and HUF 180,000 per month during the dissertation period.
- Accommodation
- Health Insurance
