Research Excellence Discount/Scholarship

General Rules of Discounts/Refunds/Scholarships

All discounts/refunds/scholarships under this Regulation shall be fixed at one amount per semester.
The School’s Committee for Grants and Scholarships (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) shall be responsible for determining those students and applicants receiving discounts/refunds/scholarships based on this Regulation.
The School’s Study Department shall inform the student and the Central Study Department about the discounts /refunds/scholarships awarded by the Committee.
The student may appeal against the decision of the Committee in accordance with Article 5(2) of the Code of Charges and Benefits of the University of Pécs.
The total amount of financial aid awarded to a fee-paying student may not exceed 80% of the semester tuition fee applicable to that student.
The Dean has the right to override the financial aid rates and budgets laid down in this Regulation, taking into account the School’s budgetary position.

Student Research Excellence Discount applies to fee-paying students, its scholarship form applies to Stipendium Hungaricum, Diaspora or Scholarship for Christian Young People scholarship holder students of the School.

Students entering the programmes through the central application system (felvi.hu) may not receive this support. Students registering but not appearing (without justification) at professional (educational, scientific, etc.) events organized by the School in a semester may be excluded from the support in the subsequent semester.

Student Research Excellence Discount/Scholarship is offered to students with exceptional research outcomes during their studies at our School. Showing the best research performance means meeting the following criteria, among others:

publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals,
presenting scientific research results at conferences (TDK in Hungary)
other scientific achievements.

Students Research Excellence Discount/Scholarship can be given to the three best students in each programme (all cohorts) at the end of each semester.

The amount of Students Research Excellence Discount/Scholarship is determined as follows:

15%, 10%, 5% of the student's tuition fee for the given semester in order of ranking for fee-paying students;
€500, €300, €100 for Stipendium Hungaricum, Diaspora or Scholarship for Christian Young People scholarship holder students

Students who wish to get a Students Research Discount / Scholarship have to apply for it at the end of the semester through Neptun. The Committee decides after consulting with the Programme Director and the Director of Research.