Scope of applicants
As per the amendment of Act CCIV of 2011 On National Higher Education (hereinafter reffered to as ANHE) in force from July 10, 2016, the scholarship is to be named the ‘National Higher Education Scholarship’.

The regulations pertaining to awarding the National Higher Education Scholarship —based on the ANHE and Government Decree 51/2007. (III. 26.) on the benefits of, and certain fees payable by students partaking in higher education — remain unchanged in the 2023-2024 academic year.

The National Higher Education Scholarship is for a full academic year, i.e. for 10 months, and amounts to HUF 40,000 per month pursuant to Section 114/D (1) c) of the ANHE.

Students taking part in a state-funded (including scholarship and part-scholarship) or fee- paying full-time undergraduate, master’s or undivided training program who have been, or were - during earlier studies - enrolled for at least two semesters and have earned at least 55 credits, may apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship.

In accordance with the provisions of the ANHE, students who pursue their master's degree after undergraduate education, provided that they meet the other conditions for obtaining a National Higher Education Scholarship, may apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship in line with the call.

Under the provisions of the ANHE, the option to apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship is available on a continuous basis to all students who intend to countinue their higher education studies as degree changing students in the semester following the application, during the disbursement period.

Conditions for application
A National Higher Education Scholarship may be awarded to students with outstanding achievement in studies or outstanding professional work performed in the relevant training period of the academic year 2023-2024, maintaining a high level of study or professional achievement.

104 student applications is expected to be accepted by the University of Szeged.

Conditions of the application according to the National Higher Education Scholarship Rules of the University of Szeged (hereinafter referred to as Regulation):: a) outstanding academic achievement, b) outstanding work in a professional field, c) public, sport and other activities.

1. For the assessment of outstanding academic performance, the student must achieve at least 90% of the 100% academic achievement recorded for the Faculty concerned.
2. For the assessment of outstanding work in the professional field the student will be evaluated according to the specificities of the faculty by the following: scientific and artistic activities, scientific conference placements, demonstrator activities, publications, participation in research, Only the results described on the application form and supported by a copy of the documents attached to the application may be evaluated. The faculty committees may evaluate achievements beyond the language examination required for the award of the degree.
3. In addition, performance concerning social life, sports, and other activities may be included in the assessment of overall student performance to an extent not exceeding 10%.

Overall student performance is established on the basis of study achievement, professional output and, at the discretion of the Faculty, performance of the student in areas related to social life, sports, and other activities.

Evaluation of the applications received will proceed in line with the provisions of the Regulation:

• enrolling for and failing to complete a compulsory course during the application period (academic year 2023-2024) is considered an exclusion criterion.
• a student regarding whom an effective disciplinary decision has been passed may not apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship during the effect of that decision.

Disbursement of the scholarship
A scholarship awarded for the academic year 2024-2025 may be disbursed only during the academic year 2024-2025. In case a student completes studies – in line with the training period – in an odd academic semester (i.e. at the end of the first, autumn semester of the academic year 2024-2025), he or she will be entitled to receive scholarship only if he or she continues studies in the following semester (i.e. in the second, spring semester of academic year 2024-2025).

In the event of the termination or suspension of student status as foreseen in Article 45 and Section (1) and (3-4) of Article 59 of the ANHE, the student may not receive the National Higher Education Scholarship any longer. An exception shall be made if, following the termination of the student status, the student establishes a new student status in the academic year 2024/2025 in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 10 of Government Decree 57/2007 (26.III.).

Application procedure
The deadline for submitting student applications for a National Higher Education Scholarship is 8th July 2024 (Monday), 11:59 p.m.

Applications must be submitted by filling in the application form. The application form is valid only together with a detailed and validated evaluation of the institution.

Applications for a National Higher Education Scholarship may be submitted only electronically, via the Modulo by filling in the application form and attaching the enclosures. (The location of submission is the virtual office named University of Szeged.)

Application forms filled in defectively will be rejected.

It is the responsibility of the students that their marks (including the retake examination marks) are registered in the Student Information System in time, and if necessary, they have to request the finalization of their semester records at the Academic Office of the Faculty.

Remedies
The applicant student may appeal against the rejection of the faculty committee's recommendation to the Dean of the Faculty within three days of the publication of the ranked list.

The decision of the National Commission for Higher Education Scholarships, which determines the institutional ranking, is published in the usual way in the faculty after being sent to the deans. The applicant may submit an appeal against the Commission's negative decision within 15 days of publication to the university body (person) that made the decision challenged by the appeal or failed to make the decision. The request must be submitted to the Dean, but must be addressed to the Rector.

Parallel applications – premium educational scholarship
Students may apply for a National Higher Education Scholarship and a premium educational scholarship simultaneously (using the National Higher Education Scholarship application form).

Regulations regarding the premium educational scholarship are specified in Article 2 of Chapter II of the Regulation of the University of Szeged on the conditions and determination of ad hoc student benefits. According to this, a premium educational scholarship may be awarded to as many students as the number of students receiving a National Higher Education Scholarship. A precondition for applying for a premium educational scholarship is that the applicant submit an application for a National Higher Education Scholarship in the semester concerned; the other conditions are the same as those for a National Higher Education Scholarship.
A condition for awarding a premium educational scholarship is a rejected National Higher Education Scholarship application. Otherwise, the same conditions apply.

Publication
The call for application is available on the website of the University of Szeged (www.u- szeged.hu) as well as on Neptun (www.neptun.u-szeged.hu) and can be downloaded from the dedicated CooSpace scene. The order and conditions of the institutional evaluation of the application are detailed in the Regulation of the University of Szeged on Awarding a National Higher Education Scholarship, available under the Szabályzatok (Regulations) menu of the website of the University of Szeged.

Szeged, 24th May 2024

Prof. Dr. Klára Gellén sgd.
Vice-rector for education