Call for Applications  
       for bachelor’s, master’s, one-tier master’s, non-degree 
       programmes and postgraduate specialist training courses 
       2022/2023 
        
        
        
        
                      
                             
       1. The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme ................. 4 
        1.1. Mission of the Programme ........................................................................................................... 4 
        1.2. Available Scholarship Types ......................................................................................................... 4 
         1.2.1. Study Levels ........................................................................................................................... 4 
         1.2.2. Study Modes .......................................................................................................................... 5 
        1.3. Provisions Covered by the Scholarship ........................................................................................ 6 
       2. Eligibility .................................................................................... 6 
        2.1. Eligible Sending Partners .............................................................................................................. 6 
        2.2. Non-eligibility ............................................................................................................................... 7 
        2.3. Available Host Institutions and Study Programmes ..................................................................... 9 
        2.4. Order of Selected Study Programmes .......................................................................................... 9 
        2.5. Language of Study Programmes ................................................................................................. 10 
         2.5.1. Studies in English or Other Foreign Language ..................................................................... 10 
         2.5.2. Studies in the Hungarian Language ..................................................................................... 10 
         2.5.6. Hungarian as foreign language ............................................................................................ 11 
        2.6. Preparatory Courses ................................................................................................................... 11 
       3. The Application Process ............................................................ 11 
        3.1. Application Timeline ................................................................................................................... 11 
        3.2. Application Documents to be submitted to Tempus Public Foundation ................................... 12 
         3.2.1. Basic Application Documents .............................................................................................. 12 
         3.2.2. Additional Documents for Art and Music Applicants .......................................................... 14 
        3.2.3. Additional documents for self-financed applicants who wish to continue their studies with 
        the scholarship .................................................................................................................................. 14 
        3.3. Missing Documents .................................................................................................................... 15 
        3.4. Submitting the Application ......................................................................................................... 15 
         3.4.1. Application to Tempus Public Foundation .......................................................................... 15 
         3.4.2. Application to the Sending Partners.................................................................................... 16 
         3.4.3. Flow Chart of Application Process ....................................................................................... 16 
        3.5. Selection Procedure ................................................................................................................... 18 
         3.5.1. First Round of Selection: technical check and the nomination of Sending Partner (January-
         February 2022) .............................................................................................................................. 18 
         3.5.2. Second Round of Selection: the institutional evaluation (March- May 2022) .................... 19 
         3.5.3. Allocation of Admitted Applicants (May-June 2022) .......................................................... 19 
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        3.6. Acceptance of the Scholarship ................................................................................................... 20 
         3.6.1. Acceptance of Scholarship for Approved Scholarship Holders ........................................... 20 
         3.6.2. Acceptance of Scholarship for Conditionally Approved Scholarship Holders ..................... 21 
       4. Studying in Hungary ................................................................. 21 
        4.1. Visa Applications ........................................................................................................................ 21 
        4.2. Arrival and Enrolment ................................................................................................................ 22 
        4.3. Rights and Obligations ................................................................................................................ 22 
         4.3.1. Operational Regulations, GDPR and Student Contract ....................................................... 22 
         4.3.2. Staying in Hungary ............................................................................................................... 23 
         4.3.3. Other Scholarships and Double Financing ........................................................................... 23 
         4.3.4. Termination of Scholarship Status ...................................................................................... 24 
       5. Contact Details ......................................................................... 24 
       6. Annexes ................................................................................... 25 
        
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       1. The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 
        
       1.1. Mission of the Programme 
        
       The  Stipendium  Hungaricum  Scholarship  Programme  was  launched  in  2013  by  the  Hungarian 
       Government with  the  aim  of  providing  opportunity  for  foreign  students  to  pursue  their  higher 
       education studies in Hungary. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of 
       international students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract 
       top foreign students. 
        
       The scholarship programme is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and co-ordinated 
       by  Tempus  Public  Foundation.  The  programme  is  based  on  bilateral  educational  cooperation 
       agreements  signed  between  the  Ministries  responsible  for  education  in  the  sending 
       countries/territories  and  Hungary.  Currently  more  than  80  Sending  Partners  are  engaged  in  the 
       programme on 5 different continents, and the geographical scope of the programme is widening each 
       year.  
        
       The scholarship program offers both full-degree and partial study opportunities in the three cycle 
       degree  structure  (bachelor's,  master's  and  doctoral  programmes),  mostly  in  English  language, 
       however, other foreign language study programmes are also available in the frame of the Stipendium 
       Hungaricum Scholarship Programme. Students can also apply for a one-year Hungarian language 
       preparatory  training  course,  following  which  they  can  pursue  their  higher  education  studies  in 
       Hungarian language.  
        
       Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders are encouraged to focus on their academic advancement 
       during their stay in Hungary, as all their tuition fees are covered, and their accommodation and living 
       costs  are  supported  as  well.  Upon  finishing  their  studies,  a  European  degree  in  hand  provides 
       graduates with a wide range of opportunities in the global job market.  
        
       Since 2013, the number of Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders has grown significantly, at the 
       same time increasing the ratio of self-paying international students in Hungarian universities. Between 
       2013 and 2019, the ratio of international students studying in Hungarian higher education institutions 
       has  doubled,  and  the  ratio  of  Stipendium  Hungaricum  scholarship  holders  among  them  has 
       quadrupled. As a result, the number of study programmes taught in foreign language(s) has tripled in 
       Hungarian universities since 2015. 
        
       The number of both Stipendium Hungaricum applicants and awardees is continuously increasing, as 
       well as the number of available scholarship places. In 2021,  nearly 50 0000 applications were received 
       and  more  than  4700  scholarships  were  awarded,  showing  that  since  its  launch,  the  Stipendium 
       Hungaricum scholarship has become a  programme of excellence. 
         
       1.2. Available Scholarship Types 
        
       1.2.1. Study Levels 
        
       Stipendium Hungaricum scholarships are available for bachelor’s, master’s, one-tier master’s, doctoral, 
       non-degree programmes (preparatory courses) and postgraduate specialist training courses. Please 
       note  that  this  Call  for  Application  is  for  bachelor’s,  master’s,  one-tier  master’s,  non-degree 
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