FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2022/2023 for study in Hungary (Funded)


Applications are now been received for the FAO/Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme for study in Hungary for the 2022/2023 Academic Year

The following Master of Science degree course is offered in English for the 2022–23 academic year:

  • Food safety and quality engineering (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences)

University          

The following university and faculty is participating:

  • Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Buda Campus, Budapest.

Benefits


Courses will be offered provided the minimum number of students is reached.

The scholarship will cover:

  • application and tuition fees throughout the study period with basic books and notes;
  • dormitory accommodation;
  • subsistence costs;
  • health insurance.

All of the above mentioned costs are financed by the Hungarian Government, according to the Agreement between FAO and Hungary in 2007.

The scholarship covers student costs only; family members are not supported within the frame of this programme.

List of eligible countries

Residents (who must be nationals) of the following countries are eligible to apply for the Scholarship Programme:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo1, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nigeria, North Korea, State of Palestine, the Philippines, Republic of Cabo Verde, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.

1References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

Application Procedure:

The selection process as described below applies to scholarships beginning in September 2022.

Student selection will take place in two phases:

Phase 1: FAO will pre-screen candidates and submit applications to the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary that will send them to the corresponding University as chosen by the applicants. Students must submit only COMPLETE dossiers. Incomplete dossiers will not be considered. Files without names will not be processed.

Phase 2: Selected candidates may be asked to take a written or oral English examination as part of the admission procedure. The participating University will run a further selection process and inform each of the successful candidates. Student selection will be made by the Universities only, without any involvement on the part of FAO. Selected students will also be notified by the Ministry.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Citizenship and residency of one of the eligible countries 
  • Excellent school achievements
  • English language proficiency (for courses taught in English)
  • Motivation
  • Good health
  • Age (candidates under 30 are preferred)

Deadline:
Applications should be submitted via email from 15 January to 28 February 2022

For more details, please read the related documents

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme 2022/2023