How to postpone your scholarship?
So, what are your options if you have already accepted your scholarship offer but you are not going to Hungary?
The scholarship holder may request that the start of their scholarship status be postponed by one or two semesters due to health or other unexpected vis major reasons beyond their control.
The scholarship can only be postponed before the student status is established! Please contact our office at stipendiumhungaricum@tpf.hu to request a postponement.
Documents to submit
To request the postponement of studies you need to submit the following documentation to Tempus Public Foundation:
- detailed and justified explanation of your request
- the number of semesters you would like to postpone (1 or 2 semesters)
- medical certificate or other certificate that justifies the postponement
- declaration of approval from the host institution
- declaration of approval from the sending partner
You must submit the request along with all the documents via email to Tempus Public Foundation, and the Directorate for Study in Hungary (stipendiumhungaricum@tpf.hu). It is the responsibility of the scholarship holder to collect and submit the necessary documents to Tempus Public Foundation by the deadline. The deadline is 30 September. If you have not received a reply from the Tempus Public Foundation within one week of the deadline, please let us know.
How the process works?
- The final decision on your request for deferral will be taken by the Tempus Public Foundation; the host institution’s agreement alone does not mean that your request will be accepted.
- If you receive a positive decision from the Tempus Public Foundation on your postponement request, you will be notified in the DA system where your status will be changed to ‘Postponement approved’ and you will receive information on the new start date of your scholarship status.
- We advise you to contact the host institution a few months before the start of your studies and request a new Letter of Acceptance. Once you have received the Letter of Acceptance from the host institution, the Tempus Public Foundation will issue your new Letter of Award.
If you do not receive approval for your postponement during October, your postponement has not been approved by the Tempus Public Foundation.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER
You can only submit a postponement request once. Please note that the start date of your scholarship status cannot be changed after the Tempus Public Foundation has made the final decision on your postponement request. The decision of the Tempus Public Foundation is final and cannot be appealed. If you do not start your scholarship after postponement, you should withdraw from the scholarship until the next application deadline if you wish to apply for the following year’s scholarship. If you do not withdraw, your scholarship will automatically terminate, and you cannot apply for the scholarship for the next 3 years.
Partial studies must be completed by 30 June in the given academic year and cannot be postponed.