25 January 2022, Budapest, Hungary  Applications are now being accepted by the FAO–Hungarian Government Scholarship Programme. The two-year scholarship finances post-graduate study in food safety and quality engineering for promising students from developing and middle-income countries.

Now in its fourteenth consecutive year, the Hungary-sponsored FAO scholarship programme offers young professionals the opportunity to widen and deepen their knowledge. Those accepted to the programme will pursue studies at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Budapest.

The scholarship covers application and tuition fees, basic books, dormitory accommodation, subsistence costs, and health insurance.

Deadline for submitting applications is 28 February 2022, for the academic year starting in autumn 2022.

To date, over 380 students have benefitted from the FAO-Hungary scholarship. Returning to their home countries, they have better chances on the job market. They also have access to a global professional network: their fellow scholars and their professors.

Nationals of the following countries, who also reside in their countries, are eligible to apply for the programme:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo1, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, State of Palestine, the Philippines, Republic of Cabo Verde, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.

References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999).

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