Scholarship

Students

Pannonia Program
Scholarship of Excellence
Application 2025/26
Spring Semester

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

21st September 2025, 11:59 p.m.

SCHOLARSHIP DURATION

Maximum 6 months

Call for application for Pannonia Program Scholarship of Excellence for the 2025/2026 spring semester (outgoing students).

The International Relations Centre at HUSS announces the Pannonia Program for study abroad mobility application.

About the program

The purpose of mobility is to enable high-achieving Master and PhD students in specific fields of study and do their mobility at one of the top 250 universities in the world. In addition to a monthly grant, participants also receive financial support for their accommodation, travel, and tuition fees.

The total mobility period within one study cycle can be a maximum of 6 months. The selected students can study at the host institution free of charge and receive a living allowance awarded within the framework of the Pannonia Program for one semester.

This opportunity is not available for students participating in Stipendium Hungaricum program.

Application deadline:

21st September 2025, 11:59 p.m.

  • You must pursue your Masters or PhD studies aimed at obtaining a diploma at HUSS and must have an active student status during your mobility.
  • You must meet the formal requirements of the application. The ranking is based on the GPA and the sports and public activity (proof have to be uploaded to your application).
  • You must have at least B2 language skills in the language of instruction, or you must be participating in HUSS’s foreign language program. If you do not have a language exam, THIS document have to be signed the Department of Sport-Specific Languages.
  • In one training cycle (MSc, PhD), the total mobility period can be a maximum of 6 months.
  • Before starting your mobility abroad, you must fill out and submit a written study contract with previously agreed on content (Learning Agreement).
  • Your mobility activity must fit into your training plan and be related to your current studies.
  • At the end of the mobility period, the foreign host institution must issue a certificate of the completed study program, as well as the results (Certificate of Study Period/Transcript of Records).
  • In the case of academic mobility, a minimum of 15 ECTS credits must be completed at the host institution.
  • We don’t encourage going on exchange during your graduation semester.
  • HUSS is obliged to fully accept the activities undertaken, completed and certified in the study contract (Grant Agreement).
  • You are entitled to a study scholarship or other loan disbursement received at HUSS during the mobility period spent abroad as well.
  • If a student successfully applies twice in consecutive semesters and withdraws their application both times after being nominated, they can only resubmit an application after skipping one application cycle.

The Pannonia Program study mobility application can be submitted via HUSS online application portal.
The deadline to submit applications is 21st September 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Documents required to submit an application:

  1. Proof of relevant language skills: Please attach your language certificate(s) to your applications. If you do not have one, a certificate must be issued by the language department.
  2. Proof of your GPA: Showing your last semester’s results, and GPA.
  3. Motivation letter: convincing, meaningful, relevant to the university, relevance to your studies, professional reasons for choosing the country/city/university, professional language skills

Your motivation letter will be scored but we will consider your answers if you have explained all your previous experiences. In the absence of a justified motivation letter, your application cannot be supported. By submitting your application, you authorize the relevant HUSS associates to read your motivation letter and use it anonymously for research and/or as a tool for improving the application process.

You can apply for study mobility at HUSS’s Pannonia Program partner institutions. You can find the list of currently eligible institutions HERE. You can only choose from the institutions marked with an asterisk (*).

  • The list of partners was determined at the institutional level, what matters is that subjects taken during the study abroad period shall be connected to your studies at HUSS.
  • The applicant must study the partner’s profile and make a decision based on the available relevant courses.
  • You must have at least B2 or equivalent language skills in one of the teaching languages of the given institution, which you can prove with a language test, a language school certificate.
  • You can select one mobility destination; the decision if you have won the scholarship is made based on the ranking and the number of available places.
  • In the current application round, applications can only be submitted for the 2025/2026 spring semester.

You can calculate the approximate amount of your scholarship in advance. The scholarship is a contribution to the implementation of your mobility plan, but it does not necessarily cover all your costs. Excellence Program grants range from HUF 450,000 to 500,000 per month, depending on the country of destination. Scholarship holders can apply for additional allowances to cover tuition, travel, and accommodation fees. Before you jump in, make sure to prepare a budget. The amount depends on the destination country and the period spent abroad. For these additional allowances you will need proof of these costs such as contracts with 3rd party or other documentation. You must prove the completion of the mobility as per your scholarship contract. After signing the contract, you will receive the scholarship in one amount in HUF.

TARGET COUNTRY STUDY-ORIENTED STUDENT MOBILITY
High maintenance cost countries
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cook Islands, Denmark, Finland, South-Korean, Faroe Islands, France, Fiji, Netherland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, New-Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, Monaco, East Timor, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, San Marino, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
500,000 HUF /month
Medium maintenance cost countries
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Syria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Yemen, Russia, Ukraine
475,000 HUF /month
Low maintenance cost countries
Albania, Azerbaijan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrein, Bahamas, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi-Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Columbia, Mexico, Algeria, Angola, South-Africa, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Chad, South Sudan, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, United Arab Emirates, El Salvador, Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Cameroon, Kenya, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cuba, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cabo Verde
450,000 HUF /month

You can find the scoring system sheet HERE.

The applications will be evaluated by the International Committee and they will make the final decision on the application. All applicants will be informed by their decision through the online application portal and through that via automated email by 30th September.

You can download the learning agreement HERE.

In case of any questions, you can find us at:
mobility@tf.hu