Levels: Bachelor, Master, PhD
Tuition: Full coverage
Deadline: Feb 16, 2027
Duration max: 99  months

The Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme was established by the Hungarian Government to promote the internationalisation of the Hungarian higher education and to attract top foreign students from all around the world who can establish personal and professional attachments to Hungary while enjoying high quality education in the heart of Europe.

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Antarctica
  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Azerbaijan
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Armenia
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • Belize
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Solomon Islands
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Myanmar
  • Burundi
  • Belarus
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Sri Lanka
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Mayotte
  • Congo
  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Benin
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • Eland Islands
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Djibouti
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Gambia
  • Palestine
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Kiribati
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Vatican
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • North Korea
  • South Korea
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Latvia
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Midway Islands
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Oman
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Curacao
  • Aruba
  • Sint-Maarten
  • Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • Norway
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Timor-Leste
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Anguilla
  • Saint Lucia
  • St. Maarten
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Vietnam
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Spain
  • Southern Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Western Sahara
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • North Macedonia
  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Isle of Man
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • United States
  • Virgin Islands, U.S.
  • Burkina Faso
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Samoa
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • South Ossetia
  • Kosovo
  • Vanuatu
  • Aland Islands
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Accounting
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
  • Animation
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Sciences & Professions
  • Art
  • Art & Art History
  • Astronomy
  • AuPair
  • Behavioral Science
  • Bio & Biomedical Engineering
  • Biology
  • Biomedicine
  • Business
  • Business & Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil & Private Law
  • Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
  • Climate Studies & Meteorology
  • Communications
  • Computer Science & IT
  • Criminal Law and Criminology
  • Dentistry
  • Design
  • Development & Social Policy and Planning
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
  • Econometrics
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics & Embedded Technology
  • Energy Engineering
  • Engineering & Business
  • Engineering & Technology
  • Engineering Physics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Biotechnology
  • Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
  • Environmental Economics
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Impacts & Human Health
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Systems Analysis
  • Ethnic Studies
  • European Law
  • Family and Consumer Science
  • Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
  • Film and Theatre Studies
  • Finance
  • Gender Studies
  • Geo-information
  • Geography
  • History
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Human Medicine
  • Human Resource Management
  • Humanities
  • Hydrology & Water Management
  • Information Science
  • International Law
  • Internship + English
  • Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
  • Law
  • Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
  • Management
  • Management & Organisation
  • Marketing studies
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Science
  • Music
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Political Science & International Relations
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Public Law
  • Religious Studies and Theology
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Soil Science & Soil Ecology
  • Sport
  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics
  • Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
  • Veterinary Medicine

Bachelor’s, master’s, one-tier master’s and non-degree programmes

  • Tuition-free education – exemption from the payment of tuition fee
  • Monthly stipend – non-degree, bachelor’s, master’s and one-tier master’s level: monthly amount of HUF 43,700 (cca EUR 120) contribution to the living expenses in Hungary, for 12 months a year, until the completion of studies
  • Accommodation contribution – free dormitory place or a contribution of HUF 40,000/month to accommodation costs for the whole duration of the scholarship period (Please note that if the student does not live in the dormitory, the HUF 40,000/month is a contribution to that rental costs, and in bigger cities – especially in the capital city – this contribution would not cover the full amount of rental costs.)
  • Medical insurance – health care services according to the relevant Hungarian legislation (Act LXXX of 1997, national health insurance card) and supplementary medical insurance for up to HUF 65 000 (cca. 180 EUR) a year/person

Doctoral programmes

  • Tuition-free education – exemption from the payment of tuition fee
  • Monthly stipend – doctoral level: according to the current Hungarian legislation, the monthly amount of scholarship is HUF 140,000 (cca EUR 390 for the first phase of education (4 semesters) and HUF 180,000 (cca EUR 500) for the second phase (4 semesters) – for 12 months a year, until completion of studies.
  • Accommodation contribution page 6 / 24 – free dormitory place or a contribution of HUF 40,000/month to accommodation costs for the whole duration of the scholarship period (Please note that if the student does not live in the dormitory, then the HUF 40,000/month is a contribution to that rental costs, and in bigger cities – especially in the capital city – this contribution would not cover the full amount of rental costs.)
  • Medical insurance – health care services according to the relevant Hungarian legislation (Act LXXX of 1997, national health insurance card) and supplementary medical insurance for up to HUF 65 000 (cca. 180 EUR) a year/person

Required Documents:

  • Hungary Scholarship Online Application Form
  • Motivation Letter: Minimum 1 page, typed with Times New Roman 12 point font size letters
  • Proof of language proficiency and their translations in the language of the selected study programme or in Hungarian
  • Scanned copy of the original proof of language proficiency, with a minimum level determined by the Host Institution AND their translations
  • In case the student has completed his/her previous level of studies in the language of the selected study programme, a proof can be uploaded about the fact that the language of education was the same as the language of the study programme that the applicant is now applying for.
  • School certificates and their translations in the language of the selected study programme or in Hungarian

Bachelor level full-time programs: scanned copy of the original secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent AND their translations

Master-level full-time programs: scanned copy of the original bachelor degree certificate or equivalent AND their translations

One-tier master level full-time programs: scanned copy of the original secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent AND their translations

Doctoral level: scanned copy of the original master degree certificate or equivalent AND their translations

Non-Degree, Hungarian language preparatory programmes: scanned copy of the secondary school graduation certificate AND their translations

Non-degree, specialisation programmes: scanned copy of degree certificate required by the host institution AND their translations

Partial (exchange) study programmes on all study levels: scanned copy of the original certificate about student status issued by the current higher education institution where the applicants is registered in AND their translations

Translations only have to be attached if the copy of the original document is not in the language of the selected study programme or in English Transcript of Records and its translations in the language of the selected study programme or in Hungarian Copy of the original transcript of records regarding all academic semesters or school years completed during previous studies (in the highest level of education that the student have participated in) AND their translations

Translations only have to be attached if the copy of the original document is not in the language of the selected study programme or in Hungarian Medical Certificate Scanned copy of a medical certificate of satisfactory health condition issued not earlier than 15 November 2018

Certificates has to be issued and signed by a physician to prove that the applicant does not have the following illnesses: AIDS, Hepatitis A, B, C or any other epidemic conditions

Please note that despite the applicants need to upload this document, the Host Institutions might require the student to take a medical test at the time of enrolment (free of charge for the Scholarship Holders) Copy of Identification Document Provided that the applicant already has a passport, the scan of the passport should be uploadedIn case the applicants do not yet have a passport, the applicant should upload the scanned copy of any document which may be used to prove the applicant’s identity (e.g. national ID card) Acceptance of Statement for Application in the online system all applicants need to accept the “Statement for Application”

The statement can only be accepted in the online system, therefore scanned and signed copies should not be uploadedthe statement appears in the online application system after registration – all applicants need to click on accepting it in order to be able to submit their application