Submitting an individual student mobility application
There are two ways to submit an individual mobility application as a student.
1. Mobilities within the framework of network cooperation
If the sending institution has a CEEPUS network whose topic is relevant to the applicant, a network mobility application can be submitted. The selection of potential scholarship holders is carried out by the local coordinator of the network in accordance with the call for applications issued by the institution.
2. Off-grid, freemover mobilities
If the student does not find a suitable CEEPUS network in his/her own institution, he/she has the opportunity to join the program as a freemover, if the networks have not used up their available funds. In the freemover application type, students and lecturers with active status in any higher education institution in CEEPUS countries can submit an application to any higher education institution in CEEPUS countries. Freemover applications can be submitted for the spring semester. Applications for the autumn semester can be submitted in the event of a separate call, which will be published on our website at the beginning of the summer.
Types of mobility
Student mobility
- Eligible candidates: Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students
- Duration: 1 semester or trimester, 3 -5 months (extendable to max. 12 months)
- Minimum time spent outdoors: full months, last month at least 16 days
- Activity: Attending and completing courses and earning credits during the stay abroad is mandatory, and may be supplemented by professional internship. The planned activities must be explained in the Motivation section of the application.
- Applications can be submitted within the network or as a freemover.
Short Term Student mobility
- Eligible to apply: Bachelor's and Master's degree students and PhD students working on their thesis
- Duration: 1-2 months
- Minimum time spent outside:
- 21 days for 1 month
- For 2 months, 1 full month and at least 16 days
- Activity: mandatory research for a thesis or dissertation, consultation, laboratory work, professional internship. The planned activities must be explained in the Motivation section of the application.
- Applications can be submitted within the network or as a freemover.
Group student professional trip (Short Term Excursion)
- Eligible candidates: Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students
- Duration: 3-5 days
- Activity: participation in a student trip organized by the partner institution
- Applications can only be submitted within the network.
Summer university – any time of year (Intensive course)
- Eligible candidates: Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students
- Duration: minimum 6 days
- Activity: Attending the intensive course, completing assignments and earning credits during the stay is mandatory. The planned activities must be explained in the Motivation section of the application based on the program received from the organizer, including the course title, duration, location and organizer.
- Applications can be submitted within the network or as a freemover.
General conditions for receiving the scholarship
- 2 completed semesters until departure (except in the case of participation in group student professional trips and special courses, where 1 semester is sufficient)
- active student status during the scholarship period
- Citizenship of a CEEPUS country*
- the applicant cannot travel to a country that is the same as his/her own citizenship or place of habitual residence with CEEPUS support
- supporting the institutional coordinator or network coordinator/partner of the given network
- During the stay abroad, it is mandatory to carry out activities appropriate to the type of mobility.
- not receive any other scholarship during the scholarship period (exclusion of double funding)**
- The scholarship holder's obligations can be read on the pages Obligations of a CEEPUS Scholarship Holder – Student and Intensive Courses and Excursions.
In addition to the conditions listed above, the sending institution may also formulate additional criteria, more information about which can be found in the institution's call for applications or requested from the coordinator.
* If the applicant is not a citizen of a CEEPUS country, but is studying at an accredited higher education institution in a CEEPUS country, he/she is entitled to participate in the program under the same conditions. In this case, a so-called "Equal Status" document must be uploaded to the application, which is intended to prove that the applicant is a fully enrolled student of the sending institution (e.g. student status certificate in English or in the language of the host country).
Students participating in the Stipendium Hungaricum program can apply for CEEPUS mobility of a maximum duration of 30 days.
**Students participating in the Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora Higher Education Scholarship Programmes can apply for CEEPUS mobility of a maximum duration of 30 days.
Application deadlines
The deadline for submitting student mobility applications is the same every year, on the following dates:
- network mobility for the fall semester: June 1 .
- network mobility for the spring semester: November 1.
- as a freemover for the fall semester: in case of a separate call, according to the information in the call
- as a freemover for the spring semester: November 1.
Scholarship amount
The winning applicant receives the scholarship from the host country, the amount of which varies from country to country. You can find out more about the current amounts on the website of the Central CEEPUS Office by clicking on the individual country flags.
Outgoing applicants who have received support can also apply for additional outbound support in the travel and equal opportunities categories. You can find more information about the exact conditions of the application on the "Documents for Supported Applicants" page.
Submitting mobility applications
Applications must be uploaded exclusively online to the website of the Central CEEPUS Office: