Government of Hungary Bilateral State Scholarship 2026

Bilateral state scholarships are based on scientific and educational cooperation agreements signed by the governments of two countries. Similarly to the foreign partner, the Hungarian side offers scholarships for foreign students, researchers or lecturers in higher education institutions or in scientific or art institutions. Each foreign partner has a national scholarship office which is responsible for nominating potential outgoing scholars to foreign partner(s), as well as arranging their and the potential incoming foreign applicants’ application process. These offices work within or related to the particular ministries of education. In Hungary, the national scholarship office is Tempus Public Foundation, a background organisation of the Hungarian Ministry of Culture and Innovation (KIM).

• Table of Content
• About Government of Hungary
• Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship

• Accepted applicants are entitled to participate in courses free of charge, as well as to receive a stipend. The stipend may be completed by a supplement, an accommodation contribution, etc. all depending on the type of scholarship.
• The stipend is paid either by the receiving institution, by Tempus Public Foundation, or by the sending country, also depending on the type of scholarship.

Requirements for Government of Hungary Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• Eligible countries and scholarship types.
• For information about bilateral state scholarship types available in Hungary please, click HERE.

Documents Required for Application

Appendix:

• Acceptance letter template
• Workplan template
• Motivation letter template

Should you need more information, you may contact your bilateral state scholarship officer according to your country of origin.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Scholarships can be applied for in two ways:

1) Being nominated by the home country

In this case, applicants first submit their applications to their national scholarship office, as required by the office. (The national office assesses them along a number of criteria and prepares a nomination list of the successful applicants.) The scholars also need to submit an application into Tempus Public Foundation’s online system. Tempus Public Foundation receives its foreign partner office’s list of nominated scholars. 

2) Submitting an individual application

If not being nominated by the home country, applicants simply need to submit their applications into Tempus Public Foundation’s online system.

In both of the above cases, after submission, applications are assessed by the Hungarian side: first, a formal eligibility check is made, then Tempus Public Foundation’s external experts score the applications along several professional criteria. As a result, applicants (and in the case of country nomination, the national offices, as well), are informed about the decision (acceptance/rejection) directly by email. Tempus Public Foundation also sends other necessary information in order to help organise and start the stay in Hungary.

For more information, kindly visit Government of Hungary scholarship website.