Scholarship for Christian Young People

• Tuition-free education
  • exemption from the payment of tuition fee
• Monthly stipend
  • bachelor, master and one-tier master level: monthly amount of HUF 166 600 contribution to the living expenses in Hungary, for 12 months a year, until the completion of studies; doctoral level: according to the current Hungarian legislation, for newcomers, it is monthly HUF 140 000 for the first phase of education (first 4 semesters) and HUF 180 000 for the second phase (second 4 semesters) for 12 months a year, until completion of studies;
• Accommodation
  • dormitory place or a contribution of HUF 40 000 to accommodation costs for the whole duration of the scholarship period
• Reimbursement of travel costs
  • HUF 200 000 /year
• Medical insurance
  • health care services according to the relevant Hungarian legislation (Act No. 80 of 1997, national health insurance card) and supplementary medical insurance for up to HUF 65 000 a year/person

Please bear in mind that these provisions are only a contribution to the living expenses of the Scholarship Holders. It means that it does not fully cover all the costs of living and the students need to add their own financial resources in order to cover all living expenses in Hungary. All applicants are highly advised to check the expected living expenses both in Hungary and in the city that they wish to live in before applying.

► NON-ELIGIBILITY

Applications will not be considered in the following cases:

Applications will not be considered in the following cases:

a.) Hungarian citizens (including those with dual citizenships), persons
granted a refugee status (“menekült”), persons enjoying temporary protection
(“menedékes”), persons admitted for subsidiary protection (“oltalmazott”) and
persons granted humanitarian protection (“befogadott”), stateless persons
(“hontalan”), asylum seeker persons (“menedékkérő”) and persons who are
already settled in Hungary.
Please note: this requirement is not only for applicants but for Scholarship
Holders as well; it means that, e.g., if you obtain a Hungarian citizenship or a
refugee status during your studies in Hungary, your Scholarship Holder status
will be terminated automatically.

b.) Those applicants who apply for the SCYP Programme for the first cycle of
education who are not resident or domiciled in the same country of their
nationality or in an Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipient country.
This requirement does not apply to Scholarship Holders applying for the SCYP
Programme for the next cycle of education, e.g. bachelor Scholarship Holders
applying for master’s studies, master’s Scholarship Holders applying for
doctoral programmes.

c.) Applicants born after 31st August 2006 (= applicants under 18 years old as
of 31st August 2024).

d.) Those applicants who are registered self-financed/fee-paying students of a
Hungarian higher education institution at the time of the application deadline.

e.) Those former SCYP Scholarship Holders who were awarded scholarships
for full degree studies and who:

    are now re-applying for full degree in the same cycle of education

(non-degree studies, bachelor’s, master’s, one-tier master’s),
therefore, SCYP Scholarship Holders can apply for the
programme to continue their studies at a different cycle of
education, e.g. bachelor Scholarship Holders can apply for master
studies;

    or who have postponed the starting date of their scholarship

studies and did not withdraw their scholarship before the current
application deadline.

f.) Former Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Holders except if they apply
for the programme for the next cycle of education while they still have a
scholarship status at the time of application if they receive their degree until 31st
August 2024 (eg. a bachelor student may apply for master studies if they gets
the bachelor degree by 31st August, 2024).

Doctoral scholarships are available only for those who have completed their master’s
studies in the frame of the SCYP Programme in Hungary or are registered for the last
semester of their studies in the 2023/2024 academic year as Scholarship Programme
for Christian Young People Scholarship Holders.