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October 2, 2026
Bursa Hungarica Higher Education Municipal Scholarship Programme – 2027
The Municipality of Debrecen has once again joined the annual round of the Bursa Hungarica Higher Education Municipal Scholarship Programme.
The call for applications will be available from 5 October 2026 in the Bursa Hungarica Electronic Application Management and Cooperation System (EPER-Bursa), downloadable from the www.debrecen.hu website, and, from the same date, the information material can also be collected from the customer service area on the ground floor of Debrecen Municipal Government’s City Hall (New City Hall, 11 Kálvin Square, 4026 Debrecen), at customer service desk No. 2. The deadline for submitting applications is 5 November 2026. Further information is available by calling +36 52 517 690 or by emailing intezmenyfelugyeleti@ph.debrecen.hu.
Under the call for applications, young people in disadvantaged social circumstances may apply for two types of scholarship.
• Type “A” scholarship is open to higher education students in disadvantaged social circumstances who have a permanent address within the area of the local authority and are pursuing full-time studies (daytime programme) at a higher education institution, in a bachelor’s programme leading to a bachelor’s degree and professional qualification, a master’s programme leading to a master’s degree and professional qualification, an undivided programme or a higher education vocational programme. The scholarship is paid for 10 months, covering two consecutive academic semesters (the second semester of the 2026/2027 academic year and the first semester of the 2027/2028 academic year).
• Type “B” scholarship is open to young people in disadvantaged social circumstances who have a permanent address within the area of the local authority and are final-year secondary school students preparing for their school-leaving examination in the 2026/2027 academic year, or school-leavers without a higher education qualification who have not yet been admitted to a higher education institution and intend, from the 2027/2028 academic year, to undertake full-time studies (daytime programme) at a higher education institution in a bachelor’s programme leading to a bachelor’s degree and professional qualification, an undivided programme or a higher education vocational programme. The scholarship is paid for 3 × 10 months, covering six consecutive academic semesters (the 2027/2028, 2028/2029 and 2029/2030 academic years).
Of the applicants, only those who are admitted to a higher education institution for the first time through the 2027 admissions procedure and actually begin their studies in the 2027/2028 academic year will be eligible to receive a scholarship.
Source and photo credit: debrecen.hu
