Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme

Tuition-free study at a Hungarian university, a monthly stipend, an accommodation contribution and medical insurance. Check the current HUF amounts in the Call for Applications on stipendiumhungaricum.hu.

Fields: Any field

Citizens of 34 listed countries

Eligible country codes: DZ, AO, BW, BF, BI, CV, TD, CD, EG, GQ, ER, ET, GM, GH, GW, KE, LR, LY, MG, ML, MU, MA, MZ, NA, NG, RW, ST, SC, SL, ZA, SD, TZ, TN, UG

• You must be a citizen of a country with a Hungarian cooperation agreement. Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and about 30 other African countries are listed as sending partners.
• Only candidates nominated by their country's sending partner (a ministry, council or embassy) can proceed to the entrance stage.
• You apply for up to two programmes from the Study Finder, and the fields open to you depend on your country. For Nigeria these include engineering, health, agriculture, computing, law, economics and doctoral study in any field.
• Entrance exams are held in spring, with a minimum of 56 out of 100 points in the 2026/27 round.
• Doctoral applicants may need a supervisor's statement before the doctoral school deadline.

Opens in autumn and closes in mid January. 2026/27 round: closed 15 January 2026, 2 pm CET. The 2027/28 call is expected to follow the same pattern but was not yet published on 17 October 2026.

Deadlines move a little every year and some close early. Confirm the date on the official page before you plan around it.

• Valid passport (a national ID plus signed declaration is accepted until 1 August in the 2026/27 round)
• Signed medical certificate on the mandatory template
• Previous diplomas and transcripts, with translations where required
• Motivation letter and CV
• Proof of English language level for English-taught programmes
• Checklist and Statement for Application PDFs from the Call, plus extra items for art applicants and doctoral applicants

1. 1

   Step 1: Check your country

   Open the Partners page on stipendiumhungaricum.hu and confirm that your country is listed and which fields and levels are open to you.
2. 2

   Step 2: Contact your sending partner

   Ask your national sending partner (in Nigeria and Ghana this is a government scholarships body or ministry) about its own nomination steps and earlier internal deadline.
3. 3

   Step 3: Choose programmes

   Use the Study Finder to pick up to two programmes at Hungarian universities, and read the Call for Applications and its annexes.
4. 4

   Step 4: Apply online

   Register at apply.stipendiumhungaricum.hu, fill in the form and upload all documents before the deadline. Applying is free.
5. 5

   Step 5: Entrance exam and results

   Nominated applicants sit the university entrance exam in spring. Results are announced around late June or early July.

• You must live in Hungary during your studies.
• Full-time bachelor's and master's holders must take the compulsory Hungarian course (rule stated for students who began in autumn 2020 or later).
• You must keep passing credits, averaging at least 18 credits over the last two semesters.

• Contact your national sending partner early, because its deadline can be earlier than the 15 January portal deadline and nomination is compulsory.
• Do not pay any agent. The Hungarian programme says applying is free and warns against paid agencies.
• Get the medical certificate on the official template, since a different format can be rejected.
• Prepare your passport early, as it must be uploaded before 1 August if you applied with an ID.

Winning the award does not include the visa. Plan your application with our guide for the host country.

• Hungary student visa

Checked against these official pages on 17 Oct 2026.

• Stipendium Hungaricum: Apply (2026/27 call) (opens in a new tab)
• Stipendium Hungaricum: Partners and available programmes (opens in a new tab)