Pannonia Scholarship Programme

Diversify & internationalize your study experience

The Hungarian Government’s scholarship programme provides opportunities for higher education institutions to establish meaningful international partnerships with leading higher education institutions and legal entities (training and research centres, public and private organizations, etc.) through bilateral agreements. The programme is coordinated by the Hungarian Erasmus+ National Agency, Tempus Public Foundation.

If you have any questions at all about finances, tuition fees or payment options, please contact our Student Recruitment Team

Study Types and Grants

The Pannónia Scholarship Programme offers both short and long-term mobilities for higher education students and staff to study, research, teach, or do traineeships abroad in every country of the world at leading universities!

Long-term Student Mobility:

Study period or traineeship (2-12 months), and research (2-3 months).
Grants range from HUF 350,000 to 400,000 per month.

Short-term student mobility:

Study period or research (2-30 days), conferences, and summer universities.
Grants range from HUF 5,000 to HUF 35,000 per day.

Staff mobility: Teachers, researchers, university staff.

Training period, teaching period, or research (2-60 days)
Staff grants range from HUF 16,500 to HUF 70,000 per day.

In addition to the outgoing mobility, higher education institutions have the possibility to provide teachers scholarships for incoming short-term mobility.

WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAMME UNIQUE?

Full recognition of credits:

The programme guarantees the full recognition of credits earned abroad. Every course completed during the student’s study mobility will be accepted by the sending institution to avoid study delays.

Diverse learning and teaching opportunities around the world:

Due to the many mobility types offered by the programme, every participant can find the one that best suits their needs. The programme supports popular short-term mobilities such as conference attendances or summer universities.

A chance to study at the world’s best institutions:

The Pannónia Scholarship Programme offers students who have shown academic excellence the opportunity to study at one of the top 250 higher education institutions. The Excellence Programme is open to students pursuing a master’s and doctoral degree or studying in an integrated, one-tier master program.

Full Recognition of Credits

Diverse Learning and Teaching Opportunities

Study at the World’s Best Institutions

How to apply

Simply follow MU’s regular application procedure for an exchange semester – funding eligibility will be assessed for every student who applies and decided on a case by case basis, depending on the volume of applications per institution. MU has partners in Europe, the USA, Mexico and Asia across all study programs.

Recommend time for an exchange:

Undergraduates: 3rd, 4th, or 5th semester
Graduates: any semester (except the first)

Students who apply for exchange at any one of MU’s existing exchange partners will have the opportunity to receive Pannonia Program funding. The exact amount of funding will depend on where the student applies to study.

For students wishing to participate in an internship abroad with a participating employment partner, they can apply to receive funding.

*In some cases, and depending on application volume and interest, funding may be divided between students.

Deadlines

It is important to apply for nomination well in advance, especially for partners outside of the EU. Deadlines vary and are subject to change, but usually follow this pattern:

For exchange in the following FALL semester

For global partners: March to mid-April
For EU partners: March – June

For exchange in the following SPRING semester

For global partners: September to early-October
For EU partners: October – November

Background

The programme was developed in partnership with Hungarian universities to strengthen international relations in the higher education sector. It is similar to the Erasmus+ Programme as a lump-sum grant is provided to model-changed universities that can be used from 1st June 2024 to implement student, teacher, researcher and staff mobilities and teacher exchanges on the basis of new bilateral contracts.

The Hungarian Government is committed to reach 20,000 outgoing mobilities until 2030, and this can only be achieved if more funding is allocated to the higher education sector. As the Council Implementing Decision is still in effect, it was imperative to provide outgoing mobility opportunities to the model-changed universities. As a consequence of the Council Decision, 21 Hungarian universities, which comprise 60% of students and staff of the Hungarian higher education sector, are limited in international mobility.