About the Erzsébetváros Higher Education Scholarship
At the time of the call, the Erzsébetváros Local Government, District VII, Budapest awards students who have had a registered permanent or temporary address for at least one year and actually live in District VII,, and who are full-time students in higher education, for 10 months, from September 2025 to June 2026, a scholarship, provided they meet the conditions.
The amount of the scholarship is set on the basis of the monthly per capita income of the household. Monthly amount of the scholarship:
a) 25.000,- forints if the monthly per capita income of the household does not exceed 360% of the social reference base,
b) 21.000,– forints if the monthly per capita income of the household does not exceed 410% of the social reference base,
c) 17.000,- forints if the monthly per capita income of the household does not exceed 460% of the social reference base.
Students at higher education institutions in Hungary outside Budapest who demonstrably live in a dormitory or rent accommodation under a lease agreement are entitled to a scholarship increased by 10%.
Who can apply
Eligible to apply are persons who have had a registered permanent or temporary address in District VII, Budapest, for at least one year at the time of the call, actually live in District VII, and are full-time students in higher education.
Also eligible are full-time students at higher education institutions in Hungary outside Budapest who, because of their studies, demonstrably live in a dormitory or rent accommodation under a lease agreement.
Where to apply and what you need:
Applications must be submitted on Erzsébetváros’s e-Grant Management (e-Pályázatkezelő) platform , where you first need to register → https://palyazatkezelo.erzsebetvaros.hu
Applications can only be submitted after registration has been approved.
The following documents must be attached to the application:
· the summary table of income data annexed to the call
· income-related declarations and certificates,
· proof of the applicant’s student status,
· an official certificate issued by the Budapest Government Office listing the persons registered at the applicant’s address, by name,
· other declarations:
– to prove divorce: the court judgment,
– to prove child support or maintenance: the court decision establishing it, or a certificate that proceedings to establish maintenance have been initiated
– if the applicant is a full-time student at a higher education institution in Hungary outside Budapest: proof of dormitory accommodation or a copy of the lease agreement.
Please upload certificates of the same type as one file where possible.
If the applicant does not yet have a student ID valid for the semester when applying and cannot prove their student status in any other way, the application can only be assessed if they present a document proving their student status by the 15th day before the Committee’s decision.
Application deadline
The Applications can be submitted until September 30, 2025 (Tuesday); however, please complete your registration in the grant management system by September 20, 2025 at the latest, as approval of the registration takes 2-3 working days.
Procedural rules
Detailed rules on the scholarship are set out in Local Government Decree 20/2015 (IV.30.) on the Erzsébetváros Higher Education Scholarship .
Missing items may be supplied once. The request is sent electronically to the email address registered on the e-Grant Management platform; missing items may be supplied within 8 days of the electronic notification.
Applications received are assessed by the Education, Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Council of the Erzsébetváros Local Government, District VII, Budapest, which decides on the scholarship holders and the amount of the scholarship. There is no appeal against the Committee’s decision.
The Committee notifies applicants of its decision via the e-Grant Management platform within 20 days of the assessment.
To pay the scholarship, the Local Government concludes a support contract with the winning applicant (hereinafter: Scholarship Holder).
For the second semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, the Scholarship Holder must, by April 15, 2025 at the latest, prove their student status, which is a condition for paying the scholarship.
Obligations of the Scholarship Holder
While the scholarship is being paid, the Scholarship Holder must notify the Mayor’s Office in writing if any of the following data change:
a) change of permanent address;
b) change of study status, schedule or form of training;
c) change of place of study, stating the new higher education institution, faculty, major, schedule and form of funding;
d) deferral of studies;
e) starting studies in a new major while keeping continuous student status, or enrolling at another higher education institution as well.
Entitlement to the scholarship ends automaticallyif the Scholarship Holder moves out of the administrative area of District VII, or fails to meet the above notification obligation.
Information
Further information is available from Katalin Prógli at the Culture and Education Department of the Mayor’s Office at +36-1-462-3399 or Progli.Katalin@erzsebetvaros.hu.
ePályázatkezelő – detailed guide
Budapest, August 29, 2025
District VII, Budapest
Erzsébetváros Local Government