Application

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Essential requirements	Applicants must have a BA/BBA degree in any of the following fields: Humanities, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences, Economics, Law, Public Governance, International Administration. In case of other bachelor degrees: individual consideration.
Required language competencies	Accepted Certification of English knowledge (both written and oral): B2 (CEFR) IELTS Score: 5.5 TOEFL IBT Band: 46-59 Cambridge English Scale Score: 162 If the applicant does not have any of the above certifications, their English proficiency will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution. If the applicant can prove that they completed their former education entirely in English by submitting a notarized attestation and a detailed academic transcript, no proof of language knowledge will be required throughout the admission process.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Essential requirements

Applicants must have a BA/BBA degree in any of the following fields: Humanities, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences, Economics, Law, Public Governance, International Administration.

In case of other bachelor degrees: individual consideration.

Required language competencies

Accepted Certification of English knowledge (both written and oral):

B2 (CEFR)

IELTS Score: 5.5

TOEFL IBT Band: 46-59

Cambridge English Scale Score: 162

If the applicant does not have any of the above certifications, their English proficiency will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution.
If the applicant can prove that they completed their former education entirely in English by submitting a notarized attestation and a detailed academic transcript, no proof of language knowledge will be required throughout the admission process.

PAYMENTS – TUITION AND OTHER FEES
Application fee	EUR 80 between 01/10/2023-15/11/2023 EUR 100 between 16/11/2023-30/04/2024 EUR 120 between 01/05/2024-31/05/2024 The application fee (non-refundable) needs to be transferred to the following account: Bank: Magyar Allamkincstar Rt. // Hungarian State Treasury Address: 1139 Budapest, Vaci ut 71 Account holder: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem IBAN: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000 SWIFT code: HUSTHUHB While transferring the fees under "comments" please add: your name this code: F10201/23
Tuition fee	EU/EEA Students: 1300 EUR/semester Non-EU/EEA Students: 3000 EUR/semester Please note that if you are a citizen of a non-EU/non-EEA country, you may have to transfer the first semester's tuition fee before your visa appointment takes place. The tution fee is to be paid through our online study system called Neptun. Admitted students will find the exact payment details in the letter of acceptance.

PAYMENTS – TUITION AND OTHER FEES

Application fee

EUR 80 between 01/10/2023-15/11/2023

EUR 100 between 16/11/2023-30/04/2024

EUR 120 between 01/05/2024-31/05/2024

The application fee (non-refundable) needs to be transferred to the following account:

Bank: Magyar Allamkincstar Rt. // Hungarian State Treasury

Address: 1139 Budapest, Vaci ut 71

Account holder: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

IBAN: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000

SWIFT code: HUSTHUHB

While transferring the fees under "comments" please add:

your name
this code: F10201/23

Tuition fee

EU/EEA Students: 1300 EUR/semester

Non-EU/EEA Students: 3000 EUR/semester

Please note that if you are a citizen of a non-EU/non-EEA country, you may have to transfer the first semester's tuition fee before your visa appointment takes place.

The tution fee is to be paid through our online study system called Neptun. Admitted students will find the exact payment details in the letter of acceptance.

APPLICATION
Application deadline	for prospective students applying via Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 15 January 2024, 2 pm (CET); for prospective students applying via Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme 31 January 2024; for prospective self-financing students applying via apply.elte.hu 31 May 2024; however, prospective students who have (only) Hungarian citizenship must apply via felvi.hu before 15 February 2024.
Application form	https://apply.elte.hu/
Application / examination procedure	First the applicant should fill in the online application form and submit the following documents through our online application surface: Bachelor-level degree Transcript of records Motivation letter Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid) Copy of application fee transfer Language certificate (if the applicant has one) Prospective students who hold Hungarian and/or dual citizenship must apply through https://www.felvi.hu/.
Entrance examination and selection process	The application starts on the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process. After considering the applications, we will inform the applicants about the exact date of the examination that will be organized via Skype. For the September intake, there are three application periods: Early Bird Period: October 1, 2023, to November 15, 2023, 23:59 (CET) Regular Period: October 16, 2023, to April 30, 2024, 23:59 (CET) Last Call Period: May 1, 2024, to May 31, 2024, 23:59 (CET) These distinct periods allow applicants the flexibility to submit their applications at their convenience. All applicants within each period have an equal chance of gaining admission to the program. After each application deadline, the Admission Board reviews the application. After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month. Admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of June. For February intake and Early Bird applications, admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of December. Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August.
Type of entrance exam	oral
Entrance exam location	online
Entrance exam description	Applicants with a full application package will be notified about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via Skype or Ms Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side. Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended readings for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative. The application interview via Skype or via Ms Teams will include a discussion on the following topics:
Recommended Readings	State of Civil Society Report 2018. Year in Review: Top Ten Trends. CIVICUS 2018 → https://www.civicus.org/documents/reports-and-publications/SOCS/2018/socs-2018- overview_top-ten-trends.pdf Arapovics Mária – Vercseg Ilona (ed.): Community Development Methodological guide. Hungarian Open Air Museum Museum Education and Methodology Centre NMI Institute for Culture Nonprofit Ltd. National Széchényi Library 2019. → https://cselekvokozossegek.hu/wp- content/uploads/community_development_methodological_guide.pdf Gyenes Zsuzsa (ed.): In the Service of Communities – in Small Local Communities. Collection of case studies. 2020. → https://kofe.hu/wp-content/uploads/Dokumentumok/efop-2018-2020/eStudySeries_final.pdf
Preparatory year available	No
Specialisation year available	No
Link	studyinhungary.hu/institution/eotvos-lorand-university-66.html

CONTACTS
Program director	Dr. Mária ARAPOVICS arapovics.maria@tatk.elte.hu
Program coordinator	Ágnes GERTHEIS Department Administrator gertheis.agnes@tatk.elte.hu Phone/ext.: 372-2500/6630
	International Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences international@tatk.elte.hu Address: 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Hungary Phone: +36-1/372-2500/6779

CONTACTS

Program director

Dr. Mária ARAPOVICS

arapovics.maria@tatk.elte.hu

Program coordinator

Ágnes GERTHEIS

Department Administrator

gertheis.agnes@tatk.elte.hu

Phone/ext.: 372-2500/6630

International Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences

international@tatk.elte.hu

Address: 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Hungary

Phone: +36-1/372-2500/6779

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Program provided by	Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Social Studies
Scholarships	Stipendium Hungaricum Program The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students; currently more than 50 sending partners are engaged in the programme. * * * Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship programme The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship was established by the Hungarian Government for those who live in a Hungarian diaspora outside of Europe and wish to study at a Hungarian higher education institution to develop their personal, professional and cultural relations to Hungary. The programme aims to support the professional advancement of the scholarship holders with high-quality Hungarian higher education while improving their Hungarian language skills and strengthening their Hungarian identity. After graduation, scholarship holders return to their home country with competitive skills and knowledge that enables them to support their community, preserve Hungarian values and reinforce the relations between the diaspora and Hungary.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Program provided by

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Social Studies

Scholarships

Stipendium Hungaricum Program

The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students; currently more than 50 sending partners are engaged in the programme.

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Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship programme

The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship was established by the Hungarian Government for those who live in a Hungarian diaspora outside of Europe and wish to study at a Hungarian higher education institution to develop their personal, professional and cultural relations to Hungary.

The programme aims to support the professional advancement of the scholarship holders with high-quality Hungarian higher education while improving their Hungarian language skills and strengthening their Hungarian identity. After graduation, scholarship holders return to their home country with competitive skills and knowledge that enables them to support their community, preserve Hungarian values and reinforce the relations between the diaspora and Hungary.