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Are you ready to elevate your education and discover your ties to Hungary? Apply today and take the next step towards your future!

Begin by exploring the call for applications, which provides an in-depth overview of the scholarship details and eligibility criteria.

Read through the application guidelines carefully to prepare all documents needed and be aware of all the deadlines! When you are ready, click on APPLY NOW to access the application system and submit your application.

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Review the detailed call for application, understand the process, and submit your application in the DreamApply system!

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CALL FOR APPLICATION

You can find here the Call for application and its annexes

PÁLYÁZATI FELHÍVÁS

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Application timeline

  • FEBRUARY 2026

    1st selection point

    Technical check of the application 

  • 28TH FEBRUARY 2026

    2nd selection point

    Validation of recommendations 

    Check out your DreamApply account regularly for information! 

  • MARCH – MAY 2026

    3rd selection point

    Institutional admissions

    Prepare for your institutional exam and check your DreamApply account for information when and where your exam takes place. For more information, contact your host institution’s coordinator!

  • APRIL 2026

    4th selection point

    Evaluation of Motivation Letters

    Check out your DreamApply account regularly for information! 

    • MAY 2026

      5th selection point

      Diaspora Scholarship Committee session 

    • JUNE 2026

      Notification about selection results

      Check out your DreamApply account regularly for information! 

      Did you get your scholarship offer? Congratulations! Check out our guide especially prepared for incoming students! 

      Student guide

    • JULY- AUGUST 2026

      Visa application process and submitting missing documents

    • SEPTEMBER 2026

      Arrival to Hungary

    Useful documents

    kinyitott könyv földgömbbel (Large)
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    Application guide

    Download

    Checklist of the application documents

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    Dos and don’ts

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    Letter of recommendation

    Download

    Mandatory Medical Certificate Template

    Download

    Student guide

    Download

    Statement for application

    Rights and Obligations, Scholarship Agreement

    We advise that you check back regularly for any updates the Operational Regulations of the scholarship programme, as the changes might affect your scholarship holder status.
    When reading the Regulations, please pay special attention to obligations of scholarship holders, such as the so-called minimum credit requirement (IV.3.7) or the obligation of learning Hungarian as a foreign language (III.2.1.g)).

    Documents

    Operational regulation

    English

    Hungarian

    Implementation Guide

    Hungarian

    Scholarship Agreement

    English / Hungarian

    Annexes

    General Terms and Conditions

    Data Sheet of the Scholarship Holder

    Privacy Policy

    Privacy Notice

    Summer University Course

    Scholarship Agreement for Summer University Course

    Previous Operational Regulations


    Operational Regulation, 20 November 2020

    Operational Regulation, 16 September 2021

    Operational Regulation, 2 August 2022

    Operational Regulation, 11 August 2023

    Operational Regulation, 7 February, 2024

    Operational Regulation, 27 March, 2024

    Operational Regulation, 2 October, 2024

    Operational Regulation, 27 December, 2024

    Operational Regulation, 24 March 2025

    Previous Implementation Guide(s)


    Implementation Guide,  11th August, 2023

    Implementation Guide,  7th February, 2024

    Implementation Guide,  2nd October, 2024

    Implementation Guide, 25th March 2025

    Frequently Asked Questions

    EligibilityApplication ProcessRequired DocumentsLearning Hungarian LanguageVisa

    Yes, applicants holding dual-citizenship are eligible to apply for the scholarship, also in case one of the citizenships is Hungarian.

    No. You can apply with your other citizenship and fill your Hungarian citizenship to the dual citizenship section.

    Residing in Hungary and having a permanent address in Hungary is not an exclusionary reason.

    The applicant is not eligible to receive the Scholarship Programme for the Hungarian Diaspore in case they have another concurrent scholarship from the Hungarian central budget. If the scholarship holder was awarded more than one scholarship, they have to choose one of the scholarships and renounce from the other ones.

    Yes, applicants can apply if they turn 18 (or 16 in the case of Dance study programmes) by December 31 in the year of receiving the scholarship. In this case, the declaration of their legal representative must be submitted as part of their application.

    Yes. The knowledge of Hungarian language is not amongst the application requirements, except for study programmes in Hungarian language. If you still want to study in Hungarian, it is possible to apply for and complete a one-year Hungarian language preparatory course within the framework of the scholarship programme, before applying for the desired study programme in Hungarian.

    You can find the available study programmes in the online application system (https://apply.diasporascholarship.hu/).

    Entry requirements may vary between the host institutions regarding their provided study programmes. Therefore, you are kindly asked to check these requirements regarding your selected study programme(s) in the online application system.

    No, the online application (registration) and the participation in the admission examinations are free of charge. Do not apply through any unknown agencies and do not pay for their services regarding the application.

    Here you can find the Application guide:

    https://diasporascholarship.hu/wp-content/uploads/hungarian-diaspora-scholarship-guide-for-applicants-compressed.pdf

    Please do not forget that you need to submit your Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship application on this online platform, starting with a registration:

    https://apply.diasporascholarship.hu

    If you get stuck at any point of the process, contact our office via e-mail, skype or telephone.

    No, they can’t. You must upload your documents in the Hungarian Diaspora online application system, and those materials will be forwarded later to the universities by our office. Please, only contact the universities if you wish to know more details about the academic content of a certain course or about the admission requirements and you cannot find that information in the online application system.

    Yes, the recommendation letter is a very important part of the application process.

    No, they don’t. They can see it in the online system that the status of their application has changed to “Submitted” – or if they make any modifications it changes to “Resubmitted”.

    No, they don’t. They can see it in the online system that the status of their application has changed to “Submitted” – or if they make any modifications it changes to “Resubmitted”.

    No, there is only one application round each year.

    In this case, you can only apply one year later. Applications are not accepted after the deadline.

    Certain modifications are possible. For instance, you can upload those documents that you did not have before the application deadline and it is a missing document and you uploaded a declaration beforehand. However, it is not possible to edit your priorities in your online application. You cannot add new courses and you cannot edit the order of the priorities. Also, please do not delete any of the selected courses. In this way, you would only lessen your own chances to get into a university.

    Yes, in principle, but those applicants who are registered self-financed/fee-paying students of a Hungarian higher education institution at the time of the application deadline AND who are now applying for the same study level are only eligible to apply for Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship programme if – they are recommended by their Hungarian host universities where they are studying at the time of application, AND – if their cumulative, corrected sum average (“összesített korrigált kreditindex”) is higher than the students’ average performance at the particular study programme (“szakátlag”).

    The scholarship programme does not offer traineeships. There are full degree study programmes which include the traineeship as part of the course. In case you wish to apply for partial studies, you will need to consult with the university you are interested in about the possibility to take part in a traineeship during the study period.

    Only the representative of a Diaspora Organisation or the Hungarian Representation of the respective territory. A private individual cannot provide the recommendation letter, it is required to be an official document.

    In this case you have the possibility to ask for accepting your application ex aequo et bono and upload a certificate issued by the ministry responsible for education in your country. The certificate has to state that the school certificate necessary for your further education is not yet available.

    Yes, it is, or you can also contact a Hungarian Diplomatic Representative to obtain your Letter of Recommendation. Please note, that if the Letter of recommendation is not issued in the country of residence of the applicant, it should explain the connection.

    Here you can find the list of contacts:

    https://diasporascholarship.hu/programme-countries/

    Yes, because with this you prove that you meet the requirement of finishing your secondary school studies in a foreign country (not Hungary).

    You need to write a Motivation letter to the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme and an other one you address to the institution you interested in to study at. (In case you apply to two different universities you need to write 2 motivation letters and address to the Institution). Please do not forget to fill out the “motivation section” in the online application form and address it to Tempus Public Foundation.

    The academic and language certificate requirements can differ in every Host University. Please contact the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme Coordinator of the universities which you are interested to study at.

    Here you can find the contact list:

    https://diasporascholarship.hu/higher-education-institutions/

    In case your mother tounge is English, please upload your transcript of records or/and your school certificate and please fill in the note section, that your mother tounge is English. During the institutional entrance exam, the university will check your language proficiency.

    No, we also accept the recommendation letter from other Hungarian Diaspora Community.

    You can start and submit your application without a passport. Instead of the passport copy, you can upload the scanned copy of any document that may be used to prove your identity (e.g. your national ID card). In case you do not have any identification document before the application deadline, you can upload a signed declaration in which you state that you will obtain and upload the required document before 1 August.

    The medical certificate is mandatory only for applicants who do not hold citizenship of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) member country and who are awarded the scholarship.

    Do not upload the medical certificate to the online application system.

    If you are awarded the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship, you must bring the certificate with you to Hungary and present it during the compulsory medical examination upon arrival.

    Use of the official form is compulsory: https://diasporascholarship.hu/wp-content/uploads/medical.pdf

    Please refer to the Call for Applications for further details:

    • We strongly advise applicants to begin this process promptly after receiving the notification email confirming that their Diaspora Recommendation Letter has been approved by the responsible Hungarian diplomatic representation.
    • The certificate must confirm a satisfactory health condition and be issued and signed by a licensed physician, based on the list of diseases specified in the form.
    • The template also outlines required attachments that must be presented.
    • The certificate must be recently issued, meaning the date of issue cannot be earlier than 1 November 2025.

    Yes. For more information, please study section 3.3 „Missing documents” of the Call for Applications https://diasporascholarship.hu/wp-content/uploads/call_for_application.pdf.

    They should click on the following link to access the Tasks Section: https://apply.diasporascholarship.hu/tasks

    They also have to make sure that they are logged in to the online application system before clicking on the above link. After accessing the Tasks Section, they may upload the document(s) to the corresponding Task.

    Yes, taking part in Hungarian language and culture course is compulsory for everyone studying in a foreign language study programme. There will be courses organized at different levels for students with a different level of language proficiency.

    No. The obligation to pass a Hungarian as a foreign language exam does not apply for students taking part in short term study programmes (1 or 2 semesters) or in partial studies.

    Yes. In case the applicant’s knowledge of Hungarian language is not sufficient, his/her application can be forwarded to the one-year Hungarian preparatory programme.

    Scholarship holders who have passed the required intermediate or higher level Hungarian as a foreign language exam and can prove this by presenting a certificate at their institution are exempted from the obligation to study and take language exam. The scholarship holder’s obligation to study Hungarian language ceases if the scholarship holder obtains the required intermediate or higher level Hungarian as a foreign language exam during his/her studies, before obtaining the diploma, and proves this by presenting a language examination certificate at his/her institution.

    It depens, which dual citizenship you have. If one of them is Hungarian, you do not have to get a visa.

    You need to choose your foreign passport, in this case use the Brazil passport when you enter to Hungary.

    The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship office does not provide visa, administrative services (e.g.supporting letters) or any additional contribution (e.g.financial support) to family members or accompanying persons.

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