Students at Risk

The Students at Risk Subprogramme is an addition to the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme and is supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and managed by the Tempus Public Foundation. Its goal is to provide assistance to students and doctoral candidates whose studies or research are interrupted because of war, catastrophe, prosecution etc. For students fleeing the war in Ukraine, the subprogramme provides higher education scholarships supporting the students in continuing their studies that they started in Ukraine or starting their higher education studies and earning a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in Hungary. 

The Calls for Applications are now open for students fleeing the war in Ukraine. All applications shall be submitted through the online application system of Tempus Public Foundation until the application deadline. 

Eligibility 

The Students at Risk Programme is available for students who had a student status at any recognised higher education institution in Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and fled to Hungary because of the war in Ukraine. There are two different Calls for Applications announced: 

•  one for Ukrainian citizens (including dual citizenship, except for Ukrainian – Hungarian dual citizens), and
• one for international students with third-country citizenship from – currently 81 – countries listed in the Call for Application, from the partner countries of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme.

Provisions 

The scholarship holders starting their studies in the Academic Year 2022/23 are entitled to a tuition-free education, a monthly stipend (HUF 43,700 at non-degree, bachelor’s, master’s and one-tier master’s level and HUF 140,000/180,000 at doctoral level), accommodation allowance or free dormitory place, and medical insurance. 

Study fields, study programmes and host universities 

Applicants with Ukrainian citizenship can choose any study field and study programme offered in the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme. Applicants with third-country citizenship can select study programmes offered in the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme in the field of Economic Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Computer Science and Information Technology, Natural Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Medical and Health Sciences and they are eligible to apply for the Conductive Education study programme as well. Similarly, the applicants can apply to study at those Hungarian higher education institutions that are involved in the Stipendium Hungaricum Programme. 

The available study programmes of the University of Miskolc are listed under the menu ‘Studies‘. 

All applications shall be submitted through the online application system of Tempus Public Foundation until the application. The online application system can be accessed by clicking the link below.

The evaluation of the applications is continuous. This means that places are filled on a first come, first served basis! We strongly suggest submitting the application as soon as possible.