Stipendium Hungaricum
The Hungarian Government’s most prestigious scholarship: free tuition, a monthly stipend, accommodation and medical insurance.
- Institution
- Hungarian Government scholarship
- Country
- Hungary · Budapest and other cities
- Level
- Bachelor’s · Master’s · Doctoral
- Admission cycle
- 2027/2028 academic year
- Deadline
- 15 January 2027
Applications for the 2027/2028 academic year are accepted until 15 January 2027. Confirm the deadline on the official website before you apply.
Stipendium Hungaricum
Stipendium Hungaricum was founded by the Hungarian Government in 2013. It is supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Tempus Public Foundation.
It is based on bilateral education agreements between Hungary and the sending countries, and offers around 900 full degree programmes across all levels.
What the scholarship provides
Tuition-free education
GuaranteedFull exemption from the tuition fee.
Monthly stipend
GuaranteedHUF 43,700 a month (about EUR 110) at bachelor’s and master’s level, 12 months a year. HUF 140,000 at doctoral level, HUF 180,000 in the second phase.
Accommodation
GuaranteedA free dormitory place, or HUF 40,000 a month (about EUR 100) towards rent.
Medical insurance
GuaranteedHealth care under Hungarian legislation plus supplementary insurance of up to HUF 65,000 a year.
ImportantThe official site is explicit: these payments are a contribution to living costs. They do not cover everything, especially in Budapest, so you will need funds of your own.
Who can apply
- Citizens of sending countries that have an education agreement with Hungary. Uzbekistan is one of them.
- Nomination by the responsible authority of the sending country.
- Secondary education for a bachelor’s, a bachelor’s degree for a master’s, a master’s degree for doctoral study.
- Proficiency in the language of the chosen programme, with proof.
- Hungarian citizens and former scholarship holders at the same level cannot apply.
Required documents
- Online application form
- Motivation letter
- Proof of language proficiency
- School certificate or degree, with translation
- Transcript of records
- Medical certificate on the prescribed form
- Copy of passport
- Signed statement for application
- For doctoral study: a research plan and two recommendation letters
How to apply
- Choose a programme and university through the Study Finder.
- Register in the Tempus Public Foundation online system and upload the application and documents.
- Submit to the sending country’s authority as well; that is where nomination is decided.
- Take the university’s entrance examination or interview.
- Wait for the result, then apply for the visa.
Checked against the official source: 10 November 2026. Official website
Host universities
University of Debrecen
Debrecen
University of Szeged
Szeged
University of Pécs
Pécs
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Budapest
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Budapest
Corvinus University of Budapest
Budapest
Semmelweis University
Budapest
Óbuda University
Budapest
University of Miskolc
Miskolc
Széchenyi István University
Győr
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)
Gödöllő
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