Attention! According to Senate Resolution 36/2022 (12.08.), the amount of tuition fees will change starting from the 2023/2024 academic year! (Changes highlighted in red.)
Under Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education (Nftv.), students may pursue higher education studies (in higher education vocational training, bachelor’s, or master’s programs) in two types of financing: with Hungarian state (partial) scholarship or on a self-funded basis. Hungarian citizens and non-Hungarian citizens as defined in the Nftv. may be admitted to programs supported by Hungarian state scholarships.
According to the Nftv., applicants are admitted to either a Hungarian state (partial) scholarship-based or a self-funded program. However, this does not constitute a final and unchangeable financing category for anyone throughout their studies. If a student supported by a Hungarian state scholarship does not meet the specified conditions, the higher education institution is required to reassign them to a self-funded status at the end of the academic year, while their place may be taken by the best-performing self-funded students.
January 1, 2020 – Change in obligations related to Hungarian State Scholarships
Congratulations on your successful admission to a program funded by a Hungarian state scholarship!
To establish your student status in this funding form, you must enroll at the higher education institution by completing the enrollment form. At the time of enrollment—by signing this form—you must also declare that you understand and accept the conditions of the Hungarian state scholarship-funded program. Please allow us to briefly inform you of these conditions.
This guide is primarily intended to help you navigate the rules related to the scholarship and, based on current legislation, it covers only the most important questions.
2023 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students (and appendix)
2022 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students (and appendix)
2021 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students (and appendix)
2020 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students
2019 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students
2018 Information for Hungarian State Scholarship Students
To assist orientation, the Educational Authority has prepared detailed materials regarding the Hungarian state scholarship.
These informational materials—prepared by the Authority—about the specific terms of the state scholarship program, electronic communication with scholarship recipients, and key details related to the scholarship-based student status can be accessed via the following links:
[Information on the Hungarian state scholarship – Educational Authority website]
[Request templates for administrative procedures related to the state scholarship]
Contact Information:
Hungarian State Scholarship Department
Educational Authority
1363 Budapest 502, P.O. Box 19
Customer service: 1122 Budapest, Maros utca 19–21
Phone: (+36-1) 374-2100
Email: allamiosztondij@oh.gov.hu
According to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, a person may—by default—pursue higher education studies (in higher-level vocational training, bachelor’s or master’s programs) in a Hungarian state (partial) scholarship-funded form for a total of twelve semesters. This is referred to as the funded period. Once a student has exhausted this funded period, they may continue their studies only in a self-funded form.
The form of funding for an applicant is determined based on:
their individual eligibility criteria;
the application submitted concerning the preferred funding form;
and their ranking in the admissions process.
In the case of admission into a self-funded program, this placement applies only for the duration of the first academic year. However, the classification is subject to review at the end of every academic year for as long as the student maintains their enrollment status—this includes any previously modified classifications. These provisions apply within the funded period defined by the student’s personal eligibility.
Students admitted into a self-funded program must sign a student training agreement. The form of this agreement is regulated by a Rector’s directive. On behalf of the College, the agreement is signed by the Rector. A student may only pursue higher education studies at the College in a self-funded program based on this training agreement. The concept of the tuition fee, as well as its determination, payment, and use—and the rules governing reclassification between Hungarian state (partial) scholarship-funded and self-funded programs—are set forth in Section 3.3.2.1 of the Student Fees and Grants Regulation.
Tuition fees:
Higher-level vocational training: 135,000 HUF/semester (duration: 4 semesters)
Bachelor’s program, full-time: 180,000 HUF/semester (duration: 6 semesters)
Bachelor’s program, evening: 180,000 HUF/semester (duration: 6 semesters)
Bachelor’s program, correspondence: 220,000 HUF/semester (duration: 6 semesters)
Bachelor’s program, distance learning: 220,000 HUF/semester (duration: 6 semesters)
Master’s program, full-time: 240,000 HUF/semester (duration: 4 semesters)
Master’s program, evening: 240,000 HUF/semester (duration: 4 semesters)
Tuition fees must be paid via Neptun by the end of the registration period each semester.
Reclassification from Hungarian State Scholarship-Funded to Self-Funded Study Programs
If a student enrolled in a program supported by the Hungarian state scholarship fails to meet the following conditions, the higher education institution is required to reclassify the student into a self-funded study program at the end of the academic year:
the student has earned, on average, fewer than 18 credits per semester over the last two active semesters (i.e., a minimum of 36 credits in total across two semesters),
the student has not achieved the grade point average defined in the institution’s organizational and operational regulations, in accordance with the Government Decree,
the student withdraws their declaration of acceptance of the terms of the state scholarship-funded program,
the student has exhausted their available funded period.
These conditions apply to students who began their studies in the first semester of the 2016/2017 academic year and are enforced for subsequent cohorts as well.
Naturally, reclassification may also occur in the opposite direction: if state-funded places become available, the institution will, upon request, reassign the best-performing self-funded students pursuing studies in the same program to these scholarship-funded places, based on academic performance.
The institution is required to make the reclassification decision once per academic year, no later than July 31.
Students who are not affected by reclassification will continue their studies in the same funding category in the next academic year as in the previous one.
Students who have studied at the College for only one academic term, or who were unable to complete their semester due to illness, childbirth, or other circumstances beyond their control—or whose semester is not to be counted according to legal regulations—are exempt from the annual reclassification process.
