The University of Debrecen invites applications for long-term research mobility within the framework of the Pannonia Scholarship Programme for the autumn and spring semesters of the academic year 2024/2025.
About the Pannonia Scholarship Programme
The Pannonia Scholarship Programme offers students a wide range of opportunities to study abroad, gain work experience and conduct research in almost any country in the world, from undergraduate to postgraduate studies.
For more information:
https://pannoniaosztondij.hu/about-the-pannonia-scholarship-programme
1. The aim of the call for applications
The aim of the call is to give students of the University of Debrecen the opportunity to carry out research abroad with scholarship support.
2. Eligible applicants
Enrolled students of the University of Debrecen (master, one-cycle and doctoral level, full-time and correspondence courses) who have student status.
Research mobility is only possible at master's and doctoral level, while for students in one-cycle programmes the requirement is 7 completed semesters.
Individuals with doctoral candidate status are not eligible to apply. Students in receipt of a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship are not eligible for long-term mobility during their studies.
3. Eligible activities
Activities eligible under this call for proposals:
- Research mobility (2-3 months): only at Master's and Doctoral level; in the case of one-cycle degree courses, with a minimum of 7 completed semesters
Mobility must take place between 1 November 2024 and 31 August 2025.
4. Countries participating in the programme
I. Country group
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Singapore, Andorra, Monaco, South Korea, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Taiwan, Israel
II. Country group
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Northern Macedonia, Slovakia, Spain, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Syria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Yemen, Russia, Ukraine
III. Country group
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Colombia, Mexico, Algeria, Angola, South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,
5. Conditions of the application
General eligibility criteria
- The student is an active student at the University of Debrecen, i.e. he/she is studying for a degree on a full-time or part-time basis
- The student is a Hungarian citizen, or has a valid residence permit for the duration of the application and the period of the stay.
- The destination of the scholarship mobility can be chosen from among the partner institutions with which the University of Debrecen has a corresponding bilateral inter-institutional agreement.
- The student passed the institutional assessment.
- The student has the required language skills (language of study or research at the partner institution) and can provide credible evidence of this at the time of the assessment of the application.
- The maximum cumulative duration of mobility is 12 months per training cycle. In the case of split training, the maximum cumulative mobility period is 24 months.
- A written study contract, agreed in terms of content, must be concluded before the start of the researcher's mobility abroad. The activities carried out during the mobility must fit in with the student's training plan.
- At the end of the period of study, the host institution abroad must issue a certificate of completion of the study programme and the results obtained.
- After the scholarship period, the student must prepare a research report covering the activities and results of the mobility period. The report will be accepted by the student's supervisor and the head of the department/institute of the host institution.
- The sending institution is obliged to fully accept the activities undertaken, completed and certified in the study contract.
- Students are enrolled as full students at their home institution during the period of study abroad and are entitled to study grants, social benefits or other loans, but must also pay tuition fees and other fees at the home institution.
- Students must be active students at the sending institution until the end of their mobility.
6. Documents required to submit an application
- Attention! Documents must be submitted online in electronic format only (original documents scanned in pdf format).
- Online application: Application from 3 October 2024.
- A certificate of credit for the semesters completed during the course (at least 1 semester). In the case of Master's and doctoral programmes, if the applicant has not yet completed a semester, a certificate of the last semester of the previous Bachelor's or Master's programme may be submitted. The certificate must include the subjects completed and the scholarship index.
- Legalább B2 szintű nyelvtudás igazolása (nyelvvizsga-bizonyítvány a tanulmányok nyelvének ismeretéről, vagy a nyelvi lektorátus igazolása a nyelvtudásról);
- A photocopy of your CV in Hungarian or English;
- A motivation letter stating the applicant's objectives and the university to which he/she is applying (to be submitted in the online application form);
- For research mobility: a research plan pre-approved by the supervisor/supervisor
- Letter of Acceptance
- Proof of academic work / TDK participation (optional);
- Proof of public student activities (optional).
Important! Faculties and departments may impose additional restrictions on applicants. Please check the specific requirements for each faculty or department before submitting your application.
7. Conditions for outgoing student mobility for research purposes:
- A positive decision on the application by the relevant faculty committee, and a positive assessment at institutional level. Documentary evidence of active student status for the semester of the stay abroad.
- A letter of acceptance from the applicant institution abroad.
- ABefore starting a research mobility abroad, a study contract with agreed content must be concluded. The study agreement signed by all three parties (student, sending institution, host institution) contains the details of the planned research and the expected results and how they will be accepted at the University of Debrecen.
- Permission of the Faculty Studies Subcommittee (depending on the faculty).
- A European Health Insurance Card or health and accident insurance and professional liability insurance valid in the host country.
- If required by the country, a valid student visa issued to the student.
8. Grants
Please note that the scholarship does not necessarily cover all the costs incurred during your stay abroad, which may need to be supplemented from other sources.
9. Deadlines
Deadline for submission of applications: continuous
Application deadline: within 2 weeks of submission