Application

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Essential requirements	Applicants must have a BA degree in any of the following areas: social work and social pedagogy. In case of other bachelor degrees: individual consideration. If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfill these requirements upon acceptance.
Required language competencies	English Minimum level of language proficiency (both written and oral): B2 • IELTS Score: 5.5 • TOEFL iBT Band: 46-59 • Cambridge English Scale Score: 162. If the applicant is unable to prove their knowledge of English with any of the above certifications, their English knowledge 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 degree in any of the following areas: social work and social pedagogy.
In case of other bachelor degrees: individual consideration.

If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfill these requirements upon acceptance.

Required language competencies

English

Minimum level of language proficiency (both written and oral): B2

• IELTS Score: 5.5
• TOEFL iBT Band: 46-59
• Cambridge English Scale Score: 162.

If the applicant is unable to prove their knowledge of English with any of the above certifications, their English knowledge 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 50 (non-refundable) between 01/10/2024-15/11/2024 EUR 100 (non-refundable) between 20/11/2024-30/04/2025 EUR 180 (non-refundable) between 05/05/2025-31/05/2025
EU/EEA Students	1300 Euro/semester + 250 Euro/Semester English language curriculum development fee
Non-EU/EEA Students	3500 Euro/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 50 (non-refundable) between 01/10/2024-15/11/2024

EUR 100 (non-refundable) between 20/11/2024-30/04/2025

EUR 180 (non-refundable) between 05/05/2025-31/05/2025

EU/EEA Students

1300 Euro/semester + 250 Euro/Semester English language curriculum development fee

Non-EU/EEA Students

3500 Euro/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 2025, 2 pm (CET); for prospective students applying via Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme 31 January 2025; for prospective self-financing students applying via apply.elte.hu 31 May 2025; however, prospective students who have (only) Hungarian citizenship must apply via felvi.hu before 15 Ferbuary 2025.
Application form	https://apply.elte.hu/
How to pay?	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
Application / examination procedure	First the applicant should fill in the online application form, then he/she also has to submit the following documents: Bachelor-level degree Transcript of records Motivation letter Copy of application fee transfer Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid) The application deadline refers to the final submission of the complete application package through the online system. For the September intake, there are three application periods: Early Bird Period: October 1, 2024, to November 15, 2024, 23:59 (CET) Regular Period: November 20, 2024, to April 30, 2025, 23:59 (CET) Last Call Period: May 5, 2025, to May 31, 2025, 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 applications. 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.
Entrance exam	Type of entrance exasmination: oral Place of examination: online at ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences
	Further details of the entrance exam: 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: Required reading for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative. The application interview will include a discussion on the following topics:
Required reading for the entrance exam:
Bent Greve (ed.): Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State. Second Edition, Taylor & Francis 2019, p. 5-80 Public welfare Welfare State Fiscal welfare and occupational welfare Poverty Benefits in kind and in cash


Students who hold Hungarian and/or dual citizenshipm must apply through www.felvi.hu.

APPLICATION

Application deadline

for prospective students applying via Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 15 January 2025, 2 pm (CET);
for prospective students applying via Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme 31 January 2025;
for prospective self-financing students applying via apply.elte.hu 31 May 2025;
however, prospective students who have (only) Hungarian citizenship must apply via felvi.hu before 15 Ferbuary 2025.

Application form

https://apply.elte.hu/

How to pay?

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

Application / examination procedure

First the applicant should fill in the online application form, then he/she also has to submit the following documents:

Bachelor-level degree
Transcript of records
Motivation letter
Copy of application fee transfer
Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid)

The application deadline refers to the final submission of the complete application package through the online system.

For the September intake, there are three application periods:

Early Bird Period: October 1, 2024, to November 15, 2024, 23:59 (CET)
Regular Period: November 20, 2024, to April 30, 2025, 23:59 (CET)
Last Call Period: May 5, 2025, to May 31, 2025, 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 applications. 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.

Entrance exam

Type of entrance exasmination: oral
Place of examination: online at ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences

Further details of the entrance exam: 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: Required reading for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative.

The application interview will include a discussion on the following topics:

Required reading for the entrance exam:

Bent Greve (ed.): Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State. Second Edition, Taylor & Francis 2019, p. 5-80

Public welfare
Welfare State
Fiscal welfare and occupational welfare
Poverty
Benefits in kind and in cash

Students who hold Hungarian and/or dual citizenshipm must apply through www.felvi.hu.

CONTACTS
Program director	István SZIKLAI (sziklai.istvan@tatk.elte.hu)
Program coordinator	Ágnes GERTHEIS Department Administrator E-mail: gertheis.agnes@tatk.elte.hu International Office, ELTE 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

István SZIKLAI (sziklai.istvan@tatk.elte.hu)

Program coordinator

Ágnes GERTHEIS
Department Administrator
E-mail: gertheis.agnes@tatk.elte.hu

International Office, ELTE 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 Relations
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. * * * Citizens of the following countries may apply at Visegrad Fund for a scholarship to provide support for their studies: Albania (AL), Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Belarus (BY), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Czech Republic (CZ), Georgia (GE), Kosovo (XK), Macedonia (MK), Moldova (MD), Montenegro (ME), Poland (PL), Russia (RU), Serbia (RS), Slovakia (SK) and Ukraine (UA).

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Program provided by

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

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.

* * *

Citizens of the following countries may apply at Visegrad Fund for a scholarship to provide support for their studies:

Albania (AL), Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Belarus (BY), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Czech Republic (CZ), Georgia (GE), Kosovo (XK), Macedonia (MK), Moldova (MD), Montenegro (ME), Poland (PL), Russia (RU), Serbia (RS), Slovakia (SK) and Ukraine (UA).