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Hungary: Scholarships

Scholarship programmes you can apply for in Hungary and their application routes.

Scholarships

non-degree preparatory, bachelor, master, one-tier master, postgraduate specialist training, doctoral (separate call), partial/exchange studiesBy nomination

Stipendium Hungaricum (SH)

Hungarian Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), coordinated by Tempus Public Foundation

Coverage
Tuition-free; monthly stipend HUF 43,700 (bachelor/master/one-tier master/non-degree) or HUF 140,000 (first 4 semesters) then HUF 180,000 (doctoral); dormitory place or HUF 40,000 per month accommodation contribution; health care per Hungarian law plus supplementary insurance up to HUF 65,000 a year; residence-permit fees exempt; no travel funding. Stipend falls to HUF 30,000 if the Hungarian-as-a-foreign-language exam is failed; stipend withheld if the course is not attended.
Deadline
2026/27 call: 15 January 2026, 14:00 CET (closed). Sending-partner deadlines differ (e.g. Russia 12-16 Jan 2026, Ukraine 30 Jan 2026). 2027/28 call not found as of 2026-10-23 (Tempus sites under maintenance); the 2026/27 call was published Oct 2025 with system opening mid-Nov 2025.
Eligibility
Eligible full-time sending partners in the 2026/27 call include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Türkiye and Ukraine. Programme fields per country are listed on the partners page.
Source
same levels as SH except Professional Pilot BSc and aviation programmesdirect-application-to-tempus (no sending-partner nomination)

Stipendium Hungaricum - Students at Risk Subprogramme

Tempus Public Foundation / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Coverage
Same package as SH (see above).
Deadline
Same call timetable as SH 2026/27 (15 January 2026); no 2027/28 call found.
Eligibility
Ukrainian citizens only (dual Hungarian-Ukrainian citizens excluded); designed for students whose studies were interrupted by war.
Source
higher education (see Tempus)direct application via the Diaspora scholarship website (diasporascholarship.hu)

Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship

Hungarian Government, managed by Tempus Public Foundation

Coverage
Not detailed in fetched pages.
Eligibility
For young people living in Hungarian diaspora communities; geographic scope per Semmelweis: every country except EU member states, Serbia and the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine. Descent requirements not verified in this pass.
Source
not statedvia Hungary Helps Agency

Scholarship for Christian Young People

Hungarian Government (Hungary Helps Agency)

Coverage
Not detailed in fetched pages.
Eligibility
Founded in solidarity with persecuted Christian minorities (BME description). Eligibility rules not verified.
Source
enrolled studentsuniversity

University tuition reductions and merit awards (examples)

Individual universities

Coverage
Debrecen: up to 20% tuition reduction from year 2 (average 4.0+ for two semesters; capped at 20% of eligible students) and 10% alumni discount; Semmelweis: Pannonia In Excellence merit scholarship (12 monthly instalments, renewable); Corvinus: 20% first-year discount text for nominated SH/Diaspora applicants following the self-funded route.
Deadline
Varies
Eligibility
See each university page.
Source

What to watch for in Scholarships

  • For each scholarship, identify the route: direct, nomination or via the university?
  • Check deadlines together with the year.
  • Prepare several scholarships and a backup plan.
  • Be careful with intermediaries that charge application fees.

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