Hungary Scholarship Program for Christian Young People 2022/2023: The Hungarian Deputy State Secretariat for the Aid of Persecuted Christians through the Hungary Helps Program are offering scholarships available for bachelor, master and one-tier master programmes.
The Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People (SCYP) was founded in 2017 by the Government of Hungary.
The Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People is managed by the State Secretariat for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and for the Hungary Helps Program. The Hungary Helps Agency is in charge of coordinating the Scholarship Programme since August 2020.
The core mission of the Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People is to provide the possibility of studying in Hungary for young Christian students living in the crisis regions of the world and/or being threatened in their country because of their faith.
After completing their studies, the scholarship holders will return to help their home community with their gained knowledge, and thy will participate in the reconstruction of war-destroyed countries and contribute to improvement of social situation and preservation of culture of Christian communities.
Eligibility Criteria
The Hungary Scholarship Program for Christian Young People is based on the cooperation between the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary and churches, pursuing humanitarian activities in crisis regions.
- The applicants may not have Hungarian citizenship.
- Local Churches are to verify and prove that the applicant belongs to their religious community. Only those applications can be awarded with scholarship, which also possess the recommendation from the local Church along with the approval of the Deputy State Secretariat for the Aid of Persecuted Christians.
- Scholarship holders must possess the relevant language and education certificates, degrees requested by the host university of the selected degree programme.
- The scholarship holders commit themselves in the scholarship agreement that after the scholarship agreement ends they return to their home countries, if the local security and political conditions allow it so.
- Scholarships are for young applicants who are older than 18 years of age by the time their education starts
- An individual may win the scholarship only one time at a study level.
Selection Criteria: Applications are considered formally eligible if all criteria are met:
- The applicant is eligible for participation in the Scholarship Programme;
- The applicant has applied for a scholarship type and study programme available within the framework of the Scholarship Programme;
- The applicant has submitted the application and all documents as required no later than the application deadline (except for cases listed in section 3.3.);
- The applicant has proved his/her language proficiency and the language skills meet the requirements of the Host Institution.
Applicants with an eligible, formally correct application can proceed to the institutional entrance examinations. Each applicant can participate in up to two institutional entrance examinations – based on the submitted application form.
Application Process
Go to Government of Hungary on apply.scyp.hu to apply
Please study the Call for Applications and the Operational Regulations for the 2022/2023 academic year available on the official website of the Programme: https://hungaryhelps.gov.hu. If you have any questions or need further information regarding the Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People, please contact Hungary Helps Agency at the following e-mail address:
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The applicants must fill out and save all requested information on the online application form in English language and also present all relevant documents.
To apply, you will first need to find your study opportunity, if found, then click apply to take you to the correct application form.
