If you want to spend a shorter period at a Hungarian university, the CEEPUS mobility programme is a perfect choice. As a teacher, you may also have the opportunity to give some lectures or hold a seminar at a Hungarian university with CEEPUS. Apply now and discover new academic perspectives!
The new application deadline: 31 December 2023
Types of mobility for students
Student mobility
- Eligible applicants: Bachelor, Master and PhD students
- Length of mobility: 1 semester, 3-5 months (full months with min. 16 days in the last month)
- Activity during the mobility period: attending lectures and seminars, obtaining credits is obligatory, which can be supplemented with internship. The proposed activities should be described in the ’Motivation’ part of the application.
- Student mobilities can be submitted in a network or as Freemover applications.
Short-term students mobility:
- Eligible applicants: Bachelor, Master students who are currently working on their thesis and PhD students
- Length of mobility: 1-2 months (min. 21 days)
- Activity during the mobility period: consultation, research activity, laboratory work relating to the thesis/dissertation is obligatry. The topic of the thesis/dissertation and the planned activities should be described in the „Motivation” part of the application.
- Student mobilities can be submitted in a network or as Freemover applications.
Short term excursion
- Eligible applicants: Bachelor, Master and PhD students
- Length of mobility: 3-5 days
- Activity during the mobility period: participating at an excursion organised by the host institutions’ coordinator.
- Short term excursion applications can only be submitted within a CEEPUS network.
Scholarship amounts
- Students (Bachelor, Master, PhD): 170 000 HUF / month
- The scholarship is a comprehensive amount which not necessarily covers all costs of living, travelling and studying.
- CEEPUS scholarship holders are granted exemption of tuition fees at the host institutions.
- The grant is paid at the Hungarian host institution after arrival. The payment method is given by the host institution.
- The same scholarship amounts apply to both Network and Freemover mobilities.
For teachers:
- Mandatory teaching and/or thesis supervising activity at the host institution: minimum 6 teaching/supervising hours (lecture, seminar or consultation)
- Lengh of stay: minimum 5 working days (which technically counts 1 scholarship month in the www.ceepus.info system)
- Timing: teaching activity only during semesters
- Research activities, conference visit or partner meetings, etc. cannot be the only aim of a teacher mobility
Scholarship amount
Teachers:
- Teachers: 190 000 HUF / month
- For teachers in CEEPUS, the unit ’month’ is a technical term, which minimum requirement is 5 working days stay at the host institution.
- The grant is a comprehensive amount which not necessarily covers all costs of living and travelling.
- The grant is paid at the Hungarian host institution after arrival. The payment method is given by the host institution.
- The same scholarship amounts apply to both Network and Freemover mobilities.
Application process
Follow the step-by-step guide for the online application:
Registration: www.ceepus.info / Sign in / Click here to register / fill in the registration form / click on the link received via email
- ATTENTION! You have to register only once! In case you submit further applications, please use the same login.
Filling in the application form: www.ceepus.info login/ Mobility Desktop / Your mobility application / Academic year (dropdown menu) /Action / choosing option (yes → network mobility; no → Freemover mobility) / filling in the online application form
Uploading documents (pdf, jpg):
- Applying within a network and being a citizen of a CEEPUS member country: no documents required
- Freemover:
Letter of Acceptance (issued by the Hungarian host institution)
2 Letters of Recommendation (issued by lecturers of the home institution)
- Teachers:
CEEPUS Freemover Teacher Letter of Acceptance from the host institution
- Not being a citizen of a CEEPUS member country: Equal Status document (e.g. Certificate of Enrolment in English)
Finalising application: click on ’check & submit’
- Online support: in case of technical problems, you can contact the www.ceepus.info website’s IT support by clicking on the question mark button in the site’s upper right corner. The helpdesk service is available in English or German.
All documents have to be signed and stamped. Only the official CEEPUS forms are acceptable. Applications without the required official documents are not acceptable.
The new application deadline: 31 December 2023.
Applications will be proceeded in case of formal eligibility and in the order of arrival.
More information
Tempus Public Foundation / Hungarian National CEEPUS Office: ceepus(@)tpf.hu