Bursaries for students in the Doctoral Program in International Politics of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School
at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Pécs
The Doctoral Program in International Politics calls for applications for bursaries for its students to support their research, conference participation, their publications as well as to advance their academic activities.
The bursary is conditional on academic activities and merit, the excellence of the research students pursue, all of which is to be detailed in a max. two-page-long application (consisting of previous research, conference participations, plans for the next semester including actual upcoming scientific events and accepted papers to be presented at conferences/seminars) to be handed in to the scientific board of the program to make the decision.
The scholarship may be awarded to a student enrolled in the program for the academic year of 2024/2025 who continues his/her studies without interruption, and who is deemed worthy by the board on the basis of his/her academic, professional and publication record. The board will support those applications that testify to the applicants’ continuous effort to publish, and those who attend and present at conferences.
The budget of the bursary is between 75,000 to 250,000 Hungarian Forints. The budget of the bursary is based on the ranking established according to the achieved score. The bursaries will be paid in line with the provisions of the Code of Charges and Benefits (Annex 6 of the Statues of the University of Pécs) in one lump sum after the decision of the board.
Applications for the period with events between May 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026 are to be handed in via email, addressed to the program assistant: Dalma Klein (klein.dalma@pte.hu).
The deadlines are March 31, June 30 and September 30. Late submissions and addenda will not be accepted.
The board responsible for the decision will comprise the head of the doctoral program and the two members of its scientific board, one student representative of the doctoral school and the program assistant.
Decisions will be based on
- publications (25 points),
- conference participations (25 points),
- and proposed activities for the second semester of 2024/2025. (25 point).
In order for students to qualify for the bursary, a minimum score of 50 points is required. Bursaries are given in proportion to scores achieved.
Students who receive the bursary are required to write and file a report on their progress in their studies, academic activities and publications, detailing how the bursary contributed to the progress they have made, in particular, connected to the actual scientific conference where they presented a paper. Reports are due in max. 30 days after the event the student attended. If the recipient fails to file the report by the deadline, he/she shall repay the bursary in full, based on the decision of the board.
In case the student’s student status is terminated or temporarily terminated for any reason, the bursary cannot be disbursed for him/her.
The board will make its decision in ten workdays and will notify applicants individually via email.
The applicant shall be entitled to submit an appeal against decisions adopted in the application procedure within fifteen days from the notification of the applicant in question or in the lack of such notification from the date when s/he learns about such decision. The Secondary Educational Committee shall deal with the appeal claim.
