Károli Gáspár University Hungary

Scholarship opportunities for international students

1. Stipendium Hungaricum

Founded by the Hungarian Government in 2013, the programme is supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It is based on bilateral education agreements between Hungary and the governments of the sending countries, and is already available on five continents in approximately 70 countries, attracting more than 5000 international students each year.

Provisions Covered by the Scholarship: Tuition-free education, Monthly stipend, Accomodation contribution, Medical insurance

2. Scholarship for Christian Young People

The Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People was founded in 2017 by the Government of Hungary.The core mission of the SCYP is to provide opportunities to pursue higher education studies in Hungarian host institutions for Christian youth living in crisis regions of the world or being threatened in their countries because of their faith.

Provisions Covered by the Scholarship: Tuition-free education, Monthly stipend, Accomodation contribution, Medical insurance

3. Károli Christian Scholarship

Our University founded this scholarship in 2019 to provide the opportunity of studying in Hungary for young Christian students from certain countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Provisions Covered by the Scholarship: Tuition-free education, Monthly stipend, Accomodation contribution, Private medical insurance

4. Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship

The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship was established by the Hungarian Government in 2020 for those who live in a Hungarian diaspora outside of Europe and wish to study at a Hungarian higher education institution to develop their personal, professional and cultural relations to Hungary.

Provisions Covered by the Scholarship: Tuition-free education, Monthly stipend, Accomodation contribution, Medical insurance

• Special enrolment and orientation
• Religious Facilities - Christianity
• Social Activities
• Sporting facilities - variety of clubs

The University offers International students a place in one of our dormitories located in Budapest: 

• Óbuda Student Hostel
Location: 1037 Budapest, Nagymihály street 1-9 (Kunigunda útja 25)
Price: HUF 35.000/month (approx. Euro 120)
Rooms: 2 bedded

• Bethlen Gábor Dormitory
Location: 1116 Budapest, Temesvár street 16-18
Price: HUF 35.000/month (approx. Euro 120)
Rooms: 4 bedded

Private accommodation costs:
If you rent an apartment is approximately: 90,000 - 140,000 HUF/month (280 - 400 EUR)
If you rent a room is approximately: 60,000-90,000 HUF/month (180 - 250 EUR)

Our university is a young and dynamic institution with rapidly developing international relations. Today, the university maintains bilateral contacts and cooperation agreements with close to 160 partner institutions in 37 countries in the World. Our partners are mostly European institutions, though we have an increasing number of partnerships with universities in Japan, Korea, Canada and the USA.

Within Europe, the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union plays a key role in the cross-border cooperation while the university is also a member of the regional CEEPUS mobility programme. It also joined the International Credit Mobility programme of the European Union, receiving exchange students from, and sending Károli students to, overseas universities.

As a Christian university, we actively seek contact and cooperation with other Christian institutions of higher education. Károli Gáspár University is a member of the INCHE (International Network for Christian Higher Education) and an international affiliate of the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities). With other like-minded universities and colleges we would like to uphold and spread Christian values in higher education.

• Year institution founded: 1993
• Total enrolled: 8200
• Men to women ratio: 25/75
• Number of academic staff: 500

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