Hungarian scholarships for researchers and students from CELAC

• Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme for bachelor, master, doctoral, and non-degree programmes (preparatory and specialisation courses) in Hungary.

The programme was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students. It is based on bilateral educational cooperation agreements signed between the Ministries responsible for education in the sending countries/territories and Hungary or between institutions. Currently more than 50 Sending Partners are engaged in the programme throughout 4 different continents.

In Latin America, the call is open to citizens of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador Mexico, Paraguay and Peru.

Apart from the tuition-free education, the Programme provides monthly stipend, medical insurance and housing allowance. The call is currently open, with a deadline on 16 February 2018.

• Hungarian State Scholarships for researchers to perform short or long-term research in Hungarian higher education institutions or any research institutes. Eligible countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico.

Deadline: 30 January 2018.

Read our Focus on Hungary HERE to find out more about research, technology and innovation in this Central European country.