Master’s Degree Scholarships Hungary in 2009

As of September 2009, two Master’s Degree level courses will be offered in English on a scholarship basis by the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to nationals of a select group of countries
The courses are:
Plant Protection
Agricultural Engineering
See the attached course description documents.

Only nationals from the following countries are eligible for the 2009 Scholarship Programme:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.Conditions The main objective of the scholarship is to further develop courses of study in the agricultural production sector: Agricultural Biotechnology, Crop Production, Plant Protection, Animal Sciences, Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety and Agricultural Engineering.

The Research sector will be covered by a maximum of two applicants.
Scholarship funding will cover the following costs: application and tuition fees throughout the study period, basic books and notes, accommodation in dormitory and subsistence cost. For the duration of the scholarship awarded students are entitled to health care coverage similar to that of their Hungarian counterparts. The scholarship covers costs related to the student only, and does not apply to any family member.

Application and Selection Process: The selection process as described below applies to scholarships beginning in September 2009. Applicants wishing to apply to a scholarship for subsequent years should wait until the next round of selections is officially announced.

Student selection will take place in two steps:
Step 1: FAO will pre-screen candidates and submit recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. FAO will inform all candidates of the outcome of the initial screening and will provide further instructions to candidates that have been favorably pre-screened to guide them through the second step of the selection. It is important to note that a favorable pre-screening in the first step does not guarantee selection.
Step 2: The participating Universities will run a further selection process and inform each of the successful candidates. The final selection will be made by the Universities, with no involvement on the part of FAO. For admission to English-language courses (MSc Plant Protection, and MSc Agricultural Engineering), a language test or oral examination may be arranged as part of the selection, to verify candidates’ adequate mastering of the language.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- Citizenship from one of the selected beneficiary countries according to defined quotas
- Excellent school achievements
- Good health
- Motivation
- Mastering of English language (for courses taught in English)
- Age (candidates under 30 are preferred)