Your Scholarship Journey Starts Here

Signing the contract with the institution must be arranged between the scholarship holder and the university.

Contact your institutional SH coordinator regarding the agreement and its content.

You do. If you are absent for more than 30 days, you will not be entitled to your living and housing allowance until your return, as these allowances are intended to contribute to your costs of living in Hungary. For details related to abroad stays, please check out section III.3.5 of the Operational Regulations (Scroll down to the Rights and Obligations section).

The scholarship holder must habitually reside in Hungary during the study period and must inform the higher education institute in case of leaving for a consecutive period of more than 10 working days during the study period. In case the intended stay abroad for private purposes exceeds 10 working days but does not reach 30 days within a semester, it is the host institution’s responsibility to authorise the absence. In case of failing to meet the requirement of giving information about the stay abroad prior to the travel, the higher education institute has competency to inform Tempus Public Foundation of the fact, and the unauthorised abroad stay may result in the termination of the student’s scholarship status. For details related to abroad stays, please check out section III.3.5 of the Operational Regulations (Scroll down to the Rights and Obligations section).

In accordance with the effective legal regulations, pursuant to Section 54 (8) of Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals, third-country nationals holding a residence permit for the purpose of studies or student mobility, or a student mobility certificate, may engage in work for not more than 30 hours a week during the teaching period, and may work full time for a maximum of ninety days a year outside the teaching period.

Regarding the fact that the SH scholarship covers studies in Hungary, the scholarship holder is not entitled to use financial support for taking part in other scholarship programmes or partial studies outside Hungary. However, for a short stay (not longer than 30 working days), you are allowed to participate at a conference related to research or studies funded by institutional sources or other scholarship programs (e.g. Erasmus +, CEEPUS), and a stay that does not affect the requirement of the habitual residency principle.

The monthly stipend and accommodation contribution must be arranged between the scholarship holder and the university.

Contact your institutional SH coordinator.

The scholarship holder is, unless otherwise provided by the institutional regulation, required to fulfill the study, examination obligation and curriculum development by earning at least eighteen credits (i.e., earns a total of 36 credits) on the average of the last two semesters in which the student status is not suspended (minimum credit requirement).

The host institution, the study programme and/or the language of studies can be changed only once per each study level after submitting a special student request. The deadline for submitting the requests to Tempus Public Foundation is 1 December (for Spring Semester) and 15 May (for Fall Semester) in every school year.

Institutions, study programmes and languages can be changed only at the end of the semester, so that the scholarship holder could start the next semester in the new institution, on the new study programme, in the new language.

Institutions, study programmes and languages can be changed only within one year after beginning the studies.

Please note that you may need to request an extension on your scholarship status due to the change of study programme, however an extension is not guaranteed. If the extension request is granted, scholarship holders will not receive a scholarship or housing allowance. (This rule does not apply to students who started their studies before the 2020/21 academic year.)

Documents to be submitted for changing institutions, study programmes and/or languages:

• a request signed by the student,
• a letter of acceptance by the future host institution,
• a statement by the present host institution.

The student must submit the request for changing institutions, study programmes and/or languages with the compulsory annexes to the Directorate for Study in Hungary electronically.

The Tempus Public Foundation forwards the list of scholarship holders whose changing request has been approved to the Sending Partners for consultation.

Please find all the necessary information related to the change of institution, study programme and/or study language in the following document. Download here!

If you are doing

• a full-time bachelor, master or one-tier master programme → YES
• partial/semester studies → NO
• a doctoral programme → NO
• a preparatory course → NO
• a specialisation course after bachelor or master studies → NO

In the case of doctoral studies, the legal framework does not provide the possibility to extend the time of studies, which is reflected in the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme Operational Regulations (III.4.) as well.

The scholarship holders may extend their scholarship period by a total of two semesters, the request must be submitted to their host institution. The institution sends the list of those who receive approval to the Tempus Public Foundation. The Tempus Public Foundation forwards the list of scholarship holders whose extension request has been approved by their host institution to the Sending Partners for consultation. During the extension, scholarship holders may not receive a scholarship or housing allowance.

It shall first be applied to students starting their studies in the 2020/21 academic year in an ascending order.

Please find all the necessary information related to the extension of the scholarship period in the following document. Download here!

Postponement request

It is possible to postpone exclusively because of health issues or unexpected reasons through no fault of the requestee. If there is such a vis major case, some kind of proof (i.e. a medical certificate) must be submitted to the Directorate for Study in Hungary of Tempus Public Foundation, together with a written and signed request. The host higher education institution and the Sending Partner must also approve of the postponement. Those students who have already arrived in Hungary and enrolled in a higher education institution are not entitled to request any postponement.

(Further information in section II.7 of the Operational Regulations.)

Yes, starting from the 2020/21 academic year, every student studying at a full-time bachelor and master programme (including also one-tier master’s degree) will be required to study Hungarian as a foreign language for two semesters. Those who do not attend the course and do not pass the exam will lose all or part of their monthly stipend.

You can reach the application surface on the Alumni Network Hungary website. After registration/login you can find the open positions here: https://alumninetworkhungary.hu/open-positions

You should submit your application in English.

No, you should not. Companies can reach all the concerning applications directly on the Alumni Network Hungary website.

No, there are not any.

It is usually not a demand or, if it is, it is included in the position’s description.

Pursuant to Section 54 (8) of Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals, third-country nationals holding a residence permit for the purpose of studies or student mobility, or a student mobility certificate, may engage in work for not more than 30 hours a week during the teaching period, and may work full time for a maximum of ninety days a year outside the teaching period.

It is not. If the internship is compulsory to complete the study programme, the host higher education institution determines its duration. The concrete duration of the internship is determined according to the agreement between the student and the company.

If you would like to acknowledge the internship as compulsory internship at your host institution, the company signs a contract with your host institution. In the contrary case the contract is concluded between the company and the student.

Tempus Public Foundation does not provide any extra benefits for the duration of the internship. However, companies can provide benefits if they have the opportunity to do so. Applicants can discuss this question with the companies during the selection process.

We kindly ask you to inform the company of the rejection as soon as possible.

Only if the company provides accommodation. Centrally there is no extra housing allowance for this period.

Try to prepare to introduce yourself very briefly in Hungarian that may be a plus at the interview.