You can now apply for the new call for the Hungarian in the Homeland program announced by the State Secretariat for National Policy of the Prime Minister's Office, which aims to support Hungarian-language education and encourage Hungarian school choice in neighboring countries.

In a statement, the State Secretariat for National Policy announced that, as in previous years, foreign children and young people who complete their studies in their native country, in Hungarian, can apply for support for upbringing, education, textbooks and teaching aids, and student support.

Kindergarten and kindergarten students, as well as primary and secondary school students who meet the criteria in the call, live in neighboring countries and complete their studies in Hungarian, are eligible for the support.

The allowance can be applied for once per academic year, the maximum amount per person is HUF 22,400. From 2021, this amount is also available as student support for students in higher education. The total budget of the program is HUF 4.5 billion.

They also mentioned that, thanks to the program, more than 220,000 Hungarian children and young people from abroad received support from kindergarten to university last school year.

The Motherland program is conducted in Hungarian by the State Secretariat responsible for national policy and the professional partners of Bethlen Gábor Alapkezelő Zrt. abroad:

In the case of Transylvania, the Association of Hungarian Educators in Romania, in the case of the Highlands, the Association of Hungarian Educators in Slovakia, in the case of Vojvodina, the Concordia Minoritatis Hungaricae – Minority Hungarian Unity, in the case of Transcarpathia, the KMKSZ Charitable Foundation, in the case of Croatia, the Forum of Hungarian Educators in Croatia, and in the case of Muravidék, the Hungarian National Cultural Institute Lendva is the organizing partner.

Support applications can be submitted to the current call for proposals until October 20.

The calls for individual regions are available www.bgazrt.hu .

Source: MTI

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