Khaberni - The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in coordination with the Hungarian Embassy in Amman, announces, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation within the framework of the Hungarian Scholarship Program signed between the two friendly countries, the beginning of the application period for scholarships offered by Hungary for Jordanian students for the academic year 2026-2027, starting from Saturday, November 15, 2025, to Thursday, January 15, 2026, in the following academic programs:
- Bachelor's program / all available specializations in Hungarian universities.
- One-tier master (OTM) program / medical and health sciences specializations and all specializations where the period of study exceeds 4 years (equivalent to the bachelor's program).
- Master's program / all available specializations in Hungarian universities.
- Doctoral program / all available specializations in Hungarian universities.
Those interested in applying for these scholarships can view all the conditions and privileges of the scholarships and submit the application on the following website of the granting organization: stipendiumhungaricum.hu
You can also learn about the application filling procedure by visiting the following (YouTube) link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e_c6yEDvkA&list=PLLs7QHC2TiRiCJhjBJ5a8PAaZS7WoCqLU&index=1
Students wishing to benefit from the bachelor's degree scholarships, whether they have successfully completed the requirements to obtain the Jordanian General Secondary Education certificate or its equivalent in previous years, or students expected to successfully complete the requirements of the Jordanian General Secondary Education certificate or its equivalent in 2026, must be at least 18 years old by August 31, 2026. Except for students applying for (Dance study program).
For benefiting from these scholarships at the bachelor's level, the student's grade in the Jordanian General Secondary Education or its equivalent must not be lower than the admission averages specified in the instructions for equivalency of non-Jordanian certificates for the year 2023, as follows:
90% for the specializations of Medicine and Dentistry.
80% for the specializations of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine.
70% for the Nursing specialization, medical allied specializations, Rehabilitation Sciences, Nutrition specializations, Food Science specializations.
65% for other specializations.
The ministry also requires holders of Arab or foreign Secondary Education certificates to have them authenticated or equivalated by the Jordanian Ministry of Education according to its effective instructions.
The ministry emphasizes to all students wishing to benefit from the scholarships for all educational stages the necessity of adhering to the instructions for equivalence of non-Jordanian certificates for the year 2023.
To see the list of recognized Hungarian universities, please visit the following website of the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research: WWW.MOHE.GOV.JO
The ministry also confirms that a student accepted for the academic year 2025-2026 who did not join studies in Hungarian universities after approving the scholarship and did not inform the Hungarian side of the reason for not joining, is not entitled to apply for Hungarian scholarships for three years starting from the academic year in which they were accepted.
Selection will be based among the students applying to benefit from these scholarships based on the result of one of the English language exams (IELTS / General or Academic) or (TOEFL iBT), converting the marks of these exams from (100) to unify the criterion.
The student must therefore provide the ministry with a duly attested document, valid (the document’s validity should not exceed two years from the specified date of receipt), including the result in one of the mentioned exams through the following link: https://rce.mohe.gov.jo/Hungary2026/, with the necessity of attaching the student's (Applicant ID Number) that they applied with at the mentioned link above,
The specified period for uploading an English language exam result document will end on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Therefore, the ministry urges students wishing to benefit from these scholarships who currently do not have such exam documents to take one of them at their accredited centers as soon as possible, with the student bearing the responsibility for the accuracy of the data and documents submitted.
The applicant will undergo an initial interview and exam - to be scheduled later - by the Hungarian universities they chose, confirming that the final acceptance will be communicated by the Hungarian side.
Important notice:
The ministry emphasizes to those wishing to benefit from these scholarships that the application process via the Hungarian scholarship website (stipendiumhungaricum.hu) does not require any payment of fees and that the site is user-friendly, allowing the student to fill out the application themselves with clear and specified steps. It also confirms that the initial nomination process will be conducted by the ministry and the final acceptance will be given by the granting party (Hungarian scholarship) without intervention from any other parties or university service offices.
