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Information letter for scholarship holders (extension and transfer)
Friday, 11 October 2024
Information for scholarship holders about request for extension of the scholarship period and request for changing institution and/or training programme and/or language for scholarship holders
Dear Student,
if you wish to submit a request in one of the above-mentioned subjects, please read the information below first.
E009 Request for extension for SH/HDS/SCYP students
This request is available between 11 October 2024 and 1 November 2024.
The request can be accepted with the following conditions:
- You are in your last term covered by the scholarship.
- You can get extension two times altogether.
- You are not allowed to extend your scholarship period on doctoral, foundation, preparatory, postgraduate specialist training courses and partial courses, furthermore for short intensive courses.
We would like to draw your attention for the followings:
- You will not receive a scholarship, housing allowance or in the SCYP programme the travel allowance during the extended term(s).
- For students who taking part in the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme or in the Hungarian Diaspora scholarship programme, the provision shall first be applied to students starting their studies in the 2020/21 academic year in an ascending order.
- For students who taking part in the scholarship programme for Christian Young People, the provision shall first be applied to students starting their studies in the 2022/23 academic year in an ascending order.
- The permission for extension does not overwrite the minimum credit requirement (36 credit rule) written in the Operational Regulations of the scholarship programme (III.3. Further Obligations of the Scholarship Holders).
- The permission for extension does not overwrite the status of absolutorium.
- It is recommended to inform the Sending Partner in advance.
- The accepted E009 request does not mean that you will get extension automatically. BME will send the accepted requests to the Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency and they will make the final decision.
Steps of the procedure:
- You submit the E009 request.
- Your E009 request is evaluated by the faculty. (It can take a few days/weeks.)
- If your E009 request is accepted by the faculty, you can download the approval document (Declaration) of BME from the attachment of your E009 request.
- BME forwards the accepted requests to Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency. (Deadline is 1 December, 2024.)
- Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency evaluates the requests. (It can take a few days/weeks.)
- If Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency also accepts your request, they send you the decision on extension. (Expected at the end of January, 2025.)
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that there will be a major change to the rules regarding the scholarship extension from the 2025/2026 term.
E033 Request for changing institution, major or/and language of studies for SH/HDS/SCYP students
This request is available between 11 October 2024 and 1 November 2024.
The request can be accepted with the following conditions:
- You are in your first year covered by the scholarship.
- You can request for changing institution/training programme/language only once during your scholarship period.
- You can change your training programme only at the same study level.
- If you take part in preparatory/foundation programme you can change your major only upon the successful completion of the preparatory programme.
- You are not allowed to change institution/training programme/language on partial studies.
We would like to draw your attention for the followings:
- It is your responsibility to seek a new study programme or higher education institution and gather the required documents on your own.
- It is your responsibility to be informed about the obligations concerning the credit minimum rule at your new higher education institution.
- It is recommended to inform the Sending Partner in advance.
- The accepted E033 request does not mean that you can change institution/training programme/language automatically. Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency will make the final decision.
- After the final decision, no appeal can be made. If you receive the permission to change institution/training programme/language you have to accept and follow it, there is no chance to return to your former institution/training programme/language.
Steps of the procedure:
- You submit the E033 request.
- Your E033 request is evaluated by the faculty. (It can take a few days/weeks.)
- If your E033 request is accepted by the faculty, you can download the approval document (Declaration) of BME from the attachment of your E033 request.
- You submit an electronic request (e-mail) to Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency by your own with the following documents: (Deadline is 1 December, 2024.)
- an approval document (Declaration) of the present institution
- an approval document of the new institution - Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency evaluates the requests. (It can take a few days/weeks.)
- If Tempus Public Foundation/Hungary Helps Agency also accepts your request, they send you the decision on institution/ training programme/language changes. (Expected at the end of January, 2025.)
The related rules and regulations can also be found on our website.
If you have more questions, please contact us on the following e-mail address: sh-cao@bme.hu (for SH/Diaspora students) or scyp-cao@bme.hu (for SCYP students).
Best regards,
BME CAO