FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships for Developing Countries' Students to study at participating universities. List of government scholarships for international students.

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships

The following Master of Science degree courses are being offered in English for the 2018-2019 Academic Year:

1. Animal Husbandry Engineering (University of Debrecen)
2. Agricultural Water Management Engineering (Szent István University)
3. Environmental Engineering (Szent István University)

Universities

The following universities are participating on the FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships Programme:

University of Debrecen, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management

Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships - Conditions

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

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships Cover

Application and tuition fees throughout the study period with basic books and notes;

Dormitory accommodation;

Subsistence costs;

Health care.

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.

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships Eligibility

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

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

FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships Application and Selection Process

The selection process as described below applies to scholarships beginning in September 2018.

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 COMPLETED 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 Universities 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)

Application Procedure for the FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships

Interested applicants should prepare a dossier to be sent by e-mail consisting of:

Application form duly completed

A recent

curriculum vitae

A copy of high school/college diploma and transcript/report of study or copy of the diploma attachment

A copy of certificate of proficiency in English

Copies of relevant pages of passport showing expiration date and passport number

A letter of recommendation

Statement of motivation

Health Certificate issued by Medical Doctor

Certificate of Good Conduct issued by local police authority.

All submitted documents must be in English.

Documents submitted in any other language will not be accepted.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that documents are duly translated and certified by a competent office; and that each document is saved with a name that identifies what it is.

Deadlines

Applications by interested candidates should be submitted by e-mail to FAO between 8 January 2018 and 28 February 2018

Paper copies of dossiers received by post or courier or any other way, will not be taken into consideration.

Important notes

As the number of scholarships is limited, interested applicants are strongly encouraged to E-MAIL their applications as soon as possible.

Applicants who were not selected in previous years may re-apply to the 2018-2019 Programme. These applicants will have to submit the complete dossier once again (by e-mail only).

Please note that the duration of the scholarship cannot be extended or postponed.

A Scholarship Study Contract will be signed between the selected student and the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary (MoAH), which is the donor of the program, at the time of first semester registration.

Applicants wishing to explore external funding opportunities to cover the travel costs may do so at their own initiative.

However, in view of the length of the process, applicants wishing to apply for 2018 scholarships are strongly encouraged to E-MAIL their application while they endeavour to identify funds or pending confirmation that such funds will be granted.

All queries concerning the programme or the application process should be sent by e-mail to:

REU-Scholarship@fao.org

For more information and scholarships application details, see; FAO - Hungarian Government Scholarships

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