Extension Request
Extension
Scholarship holders who study on the Bachelor’s or Master’s level may apply for an extension of an additional semester a total of two times during their studies.
Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders who started their studies in 2019/20 or before are eligible to the same benefits as before.
Students who started their studies in the 2020/21 academic year or later will not receive further scholarship payments during the extension period.
Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People students are eligible to scholarship payments during extension. Please note that after 2022/23 starters will not get scholarship payment after extension.
There are no extensions for doctoral students and students participating in preparatory programmes.
The applications are reviewed by the University and if approved, they will be forwarded to Tempus Public Foundation (TPF) for Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora students and to the Hungary Helps Agency (HHA) for Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People students, and these agencies will make the final decision. Students whose applications are refused can finish their programme as self-financed students.
Who can apply
Students can apply if:
- they are scholarship holders in either Stipendium Hungaricum, Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship or Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People programmes,
- they are studying in the Bachelor’s of Master’s level,
- they are in their last financed semester in the 2024/25 academic year's spring semester.
Stipendium Hungaricum students will also need to secure the approval of their sending partner (the organization in charge of organizing the programme in their sending country). Contacting the partner is the student’s responsibility.
Evaluation criteria
The requests will be judged on a set of criteria. The requests of students who do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Please keep in mind, that due to some changes this year (III.4.1.e, h), extention requests will be evaluated more strictly than before, and will only be accepted under special circumstances.
For an application to be forwarded to the TPF or HHA the student will be judged on:
- The number of missing study credits
• Students applying for their first extension cannot miss more than 90 credits.
• Students applying for their second extension cannot miss more than 45 credits.
Credits awarded for the thesis and/or the thesis seminar are not counted in these amounts.
This will be calculated by the Registrar’s Office. - Attendance and commitment to the studies
The confirmation and approval of the programme coordinator will be collected by the International Office of the Faculty, the student doesn’t have to contact anyone for this. - Changed study programme, institution or language of studies
Special consideration will be given to students if they changed their programme, their institution or the language of their students during their first year.
The International Office of your Faculty knows if you are in this category, but you should also mention it in your request. - Reasons for requesting an extension
Your application will be reviewed by the International Office of your Faculty. For ideas download the guide to writing a strong request at the end of the page. Take care to include as much detail as necessary. - Student excellence
Special consideration will be given to students who show academic excellence or participate in extracurricular activities during their studies. Students involved in a research group, presenting in conferences, or participating in scientific competitions, students who won awards or grants, and also students who are volunteering or are a part of an organization of the University should secure proof of these activities and attach them to their application.
How to apply
The student has to submit the application to the University. For this download the template at the bottom of this page. The first part of the template is a data sheet, the second and third parts are text fields. Take care to fill in all the data and write a compelling reasoning in the second and third half. You do not need to fill the third section, if you apply for your first extension. All annexes must be listed at the end. If your Faculty asks for a transcript of records, that does not have to be listed.
The document is supposed to be printed, signed and scanned, however if you do not have access to the necessary equipment it is allowed to type your name at the end. The printed and scanned or photographed application must be legible.
The students can also simultaneously submit an application to their sending partner as well. However, this is not a requirement, unless the sending partner requests it from the student. In that case, you must comply with their deadlines, their documents and procedures. The University is not involved in this process.
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The application and any annexes must be sent as an attachment in PDF format via email to your Faculty Coordinator. The file name must be: FullName_extension.pdf and if applicable FullName_extension_annex1.pdf etc. Application is now open.
Deadline: April 22, 2025. Before submitting your application consult the checklist at the end of this page! |
You will be notified if your application has been approved by the University and forwarded to TPF or HHA. The final decision by these agencies can be expected by the end of June.
Documents
- Template for the request (docx)
- Guide to writing a good request (pdf)
- Checklist before submission (pdf)
Stipendium Hungaricum Operational Regulations (III.4.1.)
1) During the term of scholarship, the scholarship holder may apply for an extension of their scholarship status as follows:
- a) The scholarship holder may extend their scholarship period by a total of two semesters in Hungarian bachelor’s, master’s and one-tier master’s programmes.
- b) Applications for the renewal of scholarship status must be submitted to their host institution.
- c) The institution collects the applications and sends the list of those who receive approval to the Public Foundation.
- d) The Public Foundation forwards the list of scholarship holders whose extension request has been approved by their host institution to the Sending Partners concerned for their opinion.
- e) For the term of the extension, scholarship holders may not receive scholarship grant or housing allowance, and the institutions shall not receive cost allowance.
- f) Scholarships may not be renewed for doctoral, foundation, preparatory, postgraduate specialist training courses and partial courses, furthermore for short intensive courses.
- g) Altogether two extensions for one semester on each occasion are available in bachelor’s and master’s programmes, and in one-tier master’s programmes.
- h) The provisions of point e) concerning scholarship holders shall first be applied to students starting their studies in the 2020/21 academic year, whereas the rule concerning the institutions shall be applied first in respect of students starting their extended study period in academic year 2025/26.
- i) For further details on the terms and conditions of extensions, and the potential reduction related to extensions of the cost allowance of the institutions, see the Implementation Guide.
Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Operational Regulations (IV.4.1.)
1. During the term of scholarship, the scholarship holder may apply for an extension of their scholarship status as follows:
- a) The scholarship holder may extend their scholarship period by a total of two semesters in Hungarian bachelor’s, master’s and one-tier master’s programmes.
- b) Applications for the extension of scholarship status must be submitted to the host institution.
- c) The institution collects the applications and sends the list of those recommended for support to the Public Foundation.
- d) The Public Foundation shall decide on the basis of a proposal from the institution and the available resources.
- e) For the term of the extension, the scholarship holders are no longer eligible for living and housing allowance, and the institutions shall not receive cost allowance. The rule concerning the institutions shall be applied from academic year 2025/26 onwards.
- f) The scholarship holder status may not be extended for doctoral, foundation semester/year (in terms of the foundation stage), preparatory, postgraduate specialist training and short intensive courses and partial studies.
- g) Altogether two extensions for one semester on each occasion are available in bachelor’s and master’s programmes, and in one-tier master’s programmes.
- h) For further details on the terms and conditions of extensions, and the potential reduction related to extensions of the cost allowance of the institutions, see the Implementation Guide.
Scholarship Programme for Christian Young People Operational Regulations (III.3.3.)
III.3.3. A scholarship holder may apply for an extension of their scholarship status during the scholarship period as follows:
- a) Scholarship holders can extend their scholarship period by a total of two semesters in the Hungarian bachelor's and master's programmes, and on two occasions in the one-tier Master's programme they can extend their scholarship period by one semester each.
- b) The application for renewal of the scholarship must be submitted to the Hungarian higher education institution.
- c) A signed request from the scholarship holder must be submitted, with an explanation of the extension. The request for extension of the scholarship holder should be submitted electronically to the Hungarian higher education institution during the final semester of the scholarship status. The request for extension must arrive at least one month before the end of the last study period at the Hungarian higher education institution. It is the scholarship holder's responsibility to submit the application and to collect the documents indicated by the Hungarian higher education institution for the evaluation of the extension application. The costs of the preparation and the submission of the request for extension and the process of extension (e.g. administration fees of the institution) are exclusively incurred by the scholarship holder.
- d) The institution shall aggregate and pre-screen the applications and send to the Agency a summary of the applications proposed for support.
- e) Agency shall decide on the acceptance or rejection of the request for extension on the basis of a proposal from the Hungarian host higher education institution and the available funds.
- f) There is no possibility to file an appeal after the decision is made on the request for extension.
- g) During the extension period, scholarship holders will not receive stipend, accommodation and travel allowance and the Hungarian higher education institution is not entitled to receive tuiton fee . An exception to this is the mandatory preparatory programme for the given study programme, during which the monthly stipend and accomodation allowance is also provided.
- h) Doctoral, preparatory and specialisation programmes may not be extended.
- i) The funding period of the scholarship holder completing preparatory semester or year will be automatically extended by the length of the preparatory period, at the immediate notice of the institution and the scholarship holder is entitled to the scholarship benefits during the preparatory semester.
- j) The provision contained in point g.) must first be applied to those starting their studies in the academic year 2022/23, in an ascending system, the rule for Hungarian higher education institutions will apply from the academic year 2025/2026.
- k) If the request for an extension is rejected, the scholarship agreement will be terminated, and the costs of the extended semesters shall be borne by the scholarship holder.
- l) Further details of the extension condition are set out in the Implementation Guide.
- m) During the period covered by the scholarship agreement, the scholarship holder has the possibility to request a change of study programme and/or institution as described in the Implementation Guide.