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Long-term research mobility

for PhD students

GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ABROAD!

While preparing your dissertation, you can conduct professional research abroad in cooperation with the host institution, which will allow you to achieve valuable scientific results and experience. 

The aim of the programme is to promote the scientific advancement of doctoral students, the acquisition of contemporary knowledge, the creation of new results, and the establishment of international research cooperation. Mobility contributes to the expansion of professional competencies, the acquisition of new research methods, and can lay the foundation for long-term international cooperation with the host institution. You will have the opportunity to gain insight into projects supported by foreign sources, learn about them, get involved, and work together with members of the research group. The experience and contacts gained as a result of the research will be directly incorporated into doctoral research and may also be useful to the domestic research community as co-authors of joint publications and further collaborations. 

Long-term research mobility is for a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 150 days 

Important informations

Duration: 2–5 months (60–150 days)
 
Scholarship: HUF 350,000 – 400,000 / month
 
Partner Institutions: Corvinus partner universities, as well as any other institutions/companies that meet the criteria of the University and the Doctoral School
 
Evaluation: No specific scoring system; the application requires a research plan, work plan, supervisor’s recommendation, language certificate, and approval by the Head of the Doctoral School
 
Application: Via the Neptun system by uploading the required documents (research plan, work plan, language certificate, supervisor’s statement, etc.)
 
Next Application Period: September 10, 2025 – May 4, 2026, with continuous submission possible, but no later than 8 weeks before the planned mobility starts
Corvinus University of Budapest
Corvinus University of Budapest

Application requirements

  • Active student status 
  • 1 completed semester at doctoral level before starting the mobility, 
  • minimum B2 level complex language exam in the language of the planned studies, 
  • a letter of support signed by the doctoral student’s supervisor, 
  • Learning agreement for research setting out the research plan and the results to be achieved.

Further academic requirement 

Research mobility must be part of the doctoral student’s study programme leading to a degree. Within the framework of research mobility, students may carry out research work related to the preparation of their doctoral dissertation. 

Partners/target countries

Research mobility is possible: 

  • at the University’s partner universities (list of partner universities available on the website) 
  • at any other company/host institution where the activity carried out can be integrated, corresponds to the curriculum, is acceptable as part of the training programme, meets the University’s criteria (Study and Examination Regulations, Annex 2) and is approved by the head of the Doctoral School. 

Please note: The selection of the host research location is the responsibility of the doctoral student!  

Important informations

The amount of the scholarship for long-term research mobility can vary between 350,000 and 400,000 forints per month, depending on the destination country. According to the rules of the programme, each month is calculated as 30 days. 

For countries with a high cost of living: 400,000 HUF/month 

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cook Islands, Denmark, South Korea, United States, United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Canada, East Timor, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Germany, Niue, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, San Marino, Switzerland, Sweden, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Vanuatu   

For countries with a medium standard of living: 375,000 HUF/month 

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iraq, Yemen, Cambodia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Laos, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Maldives, Malta, Myanmar, Moldova, Montenegro, Nepal, Italy, Russia, Armenia, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Syria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

For countries with a low standard of living: 350,000 HUF/month 

Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Chad, South Africa, South Sudan, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, El Salvador, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Cameroon, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cuba, Kuwait, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde

  • Research report – signed by the doctoral student’s supervisor and the programme director of the Doctoral School 

If you have any questions, please contact us at phd.office@uni-corvinus.hu . 

Documents required to prepare for travel abroad

FAQ

You can apply using the form available in the Neptun study system within the period specified in the current call for applications. 

For long-term research mobility, a minimum of 60 days and a maximum of 150 days. 

Doctoral students with active student status studying full-time, starting from their first completed semester. 

Any research work that fits into the student’s training, achieves new research results that can be used and presented in a dissertation or publication. 

Submitted Research and Work plan, supervisor’s recommendation, and appropriate language exam. Detailed conditions can be found in the call for applications. 

No. Within the framework of research mobility, students can carry out research work related to the preparation of their doctoral dissertation. 

Research mobility can be carried out anywhere in the world, provided that the company/host institution meets the University’s criteria (Study and Examination Regulations, Annex 2) and is approved by the head of the Doctoral School by signing the mandatory form. 

A minimum B2 level complex language exam is required in the working language of the mobility program applied for. 

The amount of the scholarship can be found above on this page. 

No, not for long-term research mobility. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at phd.office@uni-corvinus.hu 

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