The Hungarian State Scholarship — best known as Stipendium Hungaricum — is funded by the Government of Hungary and managed by Tempus Public Foundation. It is built on bilateral educational cooperation agreements between Hungary and more than 80 partner countries and territories, and it sends thousands of international students to Hungarian public universities each year. The scholarship is full: it waives tuition entirely, pays a monthly stipend (around ~HUF 43,700 per month for bachelor's and master's students and ~HUF 140,000 for doctoral students), provides a housing contribution of about ~HUF 40,000 per month or a dormitory place, and includes medical insurance. It covers bachelor's, one-tier master's, master's, doctoral, and some non-degree and preparatory programmes. Applications run through Stipendium Hungaricum's online system and through the sending authority in your home country, usually closing around 15 January (est.) for the following September. Treat the figures and the date here as estimates and confirm the current amounts, partner-country list, and deadline on the official Stipendium Hungaricum website.
Apply through the Stipendium Hungaricum online system and your home-country sending authority in the same cycle, by the deadline.
You apply through both the Stipendium Hungaricum online system and your home country's sending authority. You may usually choose up to two study programmes in order of preference. The partner-country list is updated each cycle.
80+ partner countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe (see the official list each year)
Host Hungarian universities assess Stipendium Hungaricum applicants on academic merit, motivation, and (for doctoral candidates) the research plan and supervisor fit, within the quota agreed with each partner country. Final awards are confirmed by Tempus Public Foundation in coordination with the sending authorities, so selection reflects both academic strength and the bilateral allocation.
Tempus Public Foundation is a Hungarian non-profit organisation that manages international education and mobility programmes on behalf of the Government of Hungary, including the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship. The programme is built on bilateral educational cooperation agreements with more than 80 partner countries and territories.
Answers below are best-effort estimates from the most recent application cycle. Values marked ~ or (est.) may shift year-to-year — confirm specifics on the official scholarship page.
The Hungarian State Scholarship funded by the Government of Hungary and managed by Tempus Public Foundation, offered to international students from partner countries under bilateral education agreements.
Full tuition exemption, a monthly stipend, an accommodation contribution or dormitory place, and medical insurance for the duration of the programme.
Around ~HUF 43,700/month for bachelor's and master's students and ~HUF 140,000/month at doctoral level, plus an accommodation contribution of about ~HUF 40,000/month (est.).
Citizens of one of Hungary's 80+ partner countries or territories who apply to an eligible Hungarian public-university programme and are processed by their home-country sending authority.
Bachelor's, one-tier master's, master's, doctoral, and some non-degree and preparatory programmes.
Through both the Stipendium Hungaricum online system and the designated sending authority in your home country, in the same application cycle.
Usually around 15 January for the following September; the 2027 date here is an estimate. Confirm the exact date on the official website.
You can usually select up to two study programmes in order of preference within a single application.
The bachelor's/master's stipend is modest and intended to help with monthly costs; combined with free tuition and accommodation support it covers core expenses, but budget carefully.
More than 80 partner countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. The list is updated each cycle, so check whether your country is included.
Places are allocated by quota per partner country and awarded on academic merit, so selection is decided among the strongest eligible applicants from each country.
On the official Stipendium Hungaricum website and through your home-country sending authority, which list current amounts, partner countries, and deadlines.