Scholarship Opportunities for Students from Ukraine
The Hungarian Government has made it a priority to support those displaced by the war in Ukraine.
With this objective in mind, the Tempus Public Foundation developed the Students at Risk Program (STaR) in March 2022 (as a sub-programme of the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship), which is specifically designed for persons from Ukraine who are studying in higher education, in order to enable them to start and/or continue their studies in the Hungarian higher education system.
Students at Risk Program:
- This is a Hungarian governmental program developed for students studying in full-time programmes.
- It covers tuition fees for the programme which the student gets admitted to, for the full duration of the programme.
- It grants a monthly stipend and housing allowance which both are transferred on a monthly basis.
- As a guest student, you can receive the stipend and a housing allowance once you are admitted to the program and the Tempus Public Foundation granted you the Scholarship.
- With this scholarship, you are entitled to use the Hungarian Social Securtiy and private insurance.
- Hungarian citizens and persons with dual citizenship (Hungarian included) cannot apply for this specific scholarship.
- For more information for Ukrainian citizens, please click here: https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/uploads/2020/03/StaR_Call_for_Applications_Ukrainian_citizens.pdf
- For more information for other citizens, please click here: https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/uploads/2020/03/StaR_Call_for_Applications_third_country_citizens.pdf
You can submit your application to the STaR program on the following link: https://apply.stipendiumhungaricum.hu/
If you are not eligible to get the STaR scholarship or if you are not awarded the STaR scholarship, you will still be able to apply for an other scholarship which will be funded by the Erasmus+ program.
Extraordinary Erasmus+ scholarship:
- Guest students who have already been admitted (as a guest student) can apply for this exceptional scholarship for a limited period of time.
- This scholarship is limited to the guest student status.
- This program covers education costs as a guest student and provides a monthly grant to help with living expenses.
- It is granted on a first come first serve basis within the limits of the available budget.
- This program does not cover the costs of social security.
If you have already been enrolled as a guest student, to apply for the Erasmus+ scholarship or if you want to know more details regarding this, please contact our college via email at: zilahi.tibor@szte.hu
Any question should arise, please feel free to contact us via e-mail on: international@szte.hu
SZTE Experience
Olney Rodrigues - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
My name is Olney Rodrigues de Oliveira and I am from Brazil. I am currently pursuing my PhD studies in the Doctoral School of Education at SZTE. I chose the University of Szeged because it’s one of the best universities in Europe, especially in the field of education. I personally love Szeged because it is safe and I love the architecture, the cultural events, the local Market Mars Tér and so many other beautiful destinations. For my studies I wanted to have an excellent university in a good quality life city and Szeged offers me that. It’s neither too big nor too small, I can ride my bike to go to my classes and practically everything is within a walking distance. I would advise the prospective students to enjoy the city during their stay, the cultural and historical events, know other international students and make a lot of friends, visit other cities in Hungary and make good memories. I am pretty sure that you will be proud of this priceless experience. Before coming to Hungary I worked several years as a teacher. I love the academic environment, the libraries, relationship with students and the feeling to be involved in the acquisition of new knowledge. That is why I plan to be part of a University as a professor as well as to keep researching in different aspects of the process of education. I am so thankful to be here and I believe that the Universe brought me to Szeged because the city and the University are the experience that I need in my life now.
Tamerlan Mendybayev – Faculty of Agriculture
My name is Tamerlan Mendybayev. I am from capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan. Currently I am first year student at the Faculty of Agriculture. I chose the University of Szeged as my study destination for several reasons: firstly, it is a well-known applied science institution in Europe and the best in Hungary. Secondly, the program is designed with a significant focus on the developing practical skills of the students and there is a University pilot farm where students keen their skills and implement their knowledge in practice. Undoubtedly, University of Szeged is a place where students become professionals in their academic field.
