2025 Bursa Hungarica higher education scholarship programme

The municipality of Debrecen has also joined the 2025 Bursa Hungarica higher education scholarship programme.

The Call for Proposals will be available on the Bursa Hungarica Electronic Application and Cooperation System (EPER-Bursa system) from 4 November 2024 and can be downloaded from www.debrecen.hu.

From the above date, the application forms can be obtained from the Mayor’s Office (New Town Hall, 4026 Debrecen, Kálvin Square 11, ground floor) at the Customer Service Windows 5 and 6.

Applications must be submitted by 4 December 2024. For information, please call +36 (52) 517-863 or +36 (52) 517-695.

There are two types of scholarships for young people from less-favoured backgrounds.

Type “A” scholarship applications may be submitted by socially underprivileged higher education students residing in the territory of the municipality who are studying full-time at a higher education institution (in the framework of a higher education student status) in a bachelor’s degree and professional qualification, master’s degree and professional qualification, or in a split degree programme or higher education professional training.

The scholarship is paid for 10 months for two consecutive academic semesters (the second semester of the academic year 2024/2025 and the first semester of the academic year 2025/2026).

Type “B” applications are open to young people from a disadvantaged social background residing in the municipality who are in the last year of secondary school in the academic year 2024/2025, are about to graduate from secondary school or have not yet graduated from secondary school without higher education and have not yet been admitted to higher education, and are in the final year of secondary school in the academic year 2025/2026, are enrolled in full-time bachelor and vocational education and training, full-time diploma courses or full-time higher education vocational education and training starting from the academic year 2025/2026.

Duration of the scholarship: 3×10 months, six consecutive semesters (academic year 2025/2026, academic year 2026/2027 and academic year 2027/2028).

Only applicants who will be admitted for the first time in the 2025 admission procedure and start their studies in the academic year 2025/2026 will be eligible for the scholarship.

Source: debrecen.hu | Photo credit: Facebook (Debrecen városa)