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ERASMUS+
ADDITIONAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES GRANT

Corvinus University of Budapest

Corvinus University of Budapest is inviting applications for supplementary financial support to promote equal opportunities for students in higher education who have applied for the main scheme for partial study abroad in the 2026/ 2027 academic year.

The aim of the equal opportunities grant is to use this supplementary support to ensure that outgoing students facing health, cultural, social, economic or geographical barriers have an equal opportunity to participate in Erasmus+ higher education mobility.

The amount of the supplementary equal opportunities grant is €250 per month for both study mobility and work placement mobility, as specified in the Erasmus+ application guidelines.

The equal opportunities grant may be claimed concurrently with the supplementary grant for students with disabilities or chronic illnesses. (Although the latter is available under a separate call for applications.)

  • Health-related barriers
    • Students with a disability or a long-term illness
  • Barriers related to education and training systems
    • Evening or part-time students
    • Students who, at the time of application, are awarded extra points as students from disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged backgrounds
  • Socially vulnerable groups
    • Students belonging to a nationally or ethnically recognised minority (e.g. Roma) in Hungary
    • Hungarian students living across the border who are part of a minority in their country of origin
    • Students with refugee status recognised by the Hungarian state
  • Social barriers
    • Students who have at least one parent or guardian who does not hold a secondary school qualification
    • Students whose parents or carers
    • Students who are part of, or have left, the state care system: students who were brought up in children’s homes, residential care homes or with foster parents, or who have received aftercare support
    • Orphaned or half-orphaned students
    • Students living in large families (the applicant has two or more siblings living in the same household)
  • Financial hardship
    • Students who are currently receiving or have previously received the Bursa Hungarica Academic Scholarship
    • Students currently receiving or who have previously received a regular or special social scholarship
    • Students who are (or were) beneficiaries of the HÖOK Mentoring Programme
    • Students who are beneficiaries of the ‘Path to Higher Education’ – ‘Path to a Degree’ scheme
    • (Former) members of the Roma vocational college
    • Students receiving basic support for starting higher education on social grounds
    • Students who have received support under the János Arany Talent Development Programme
    • Students who have experienced a sudden change in their social circumstances (e.g. death of a dependant, loss of employment, long-term illness, accident)
    • Students in paid employment who are likely to experience a loss of income whilst studying or undertaking a work placement abroad during the mobility period
    • Students enrolled on self-funded courses at the time of application
  • Geographical barriers
    • Permanent residents of one of the eligible localities as defined by Government Decree No. 105/2015 (23 April)

Students studying at Corvinus University of Budapest who have been awarded a long-term study mobility grant under the main call for applications for study abroad in the 2026/2027 academic year.

For long-term study programmes, the fee is 250 euros per month.

Applications can be made via the Neptun system.

  • Name of the NEPTUN application to be submitted: P502 – Application for supplementary funding for the Erasmus+ grant on the basis of equal opportunities.
  • The electronic version (.xls file) of the fully completed Erasmus+ equal opportunities individual needs declaration application form can be downloaded from the website
  • The individual application form for equal opportunities, in signed, scanned form
  • Mandatory supporting document(s) in signed, scanned form

Missing information may be submitted before the application deadline; failure to meet the deadline will result in disqualification. No other supplementary grant applications (e.g. green travel) may be submitted under this call for applications.

Important information! If the applicant is eligible for more than one of the criteria listed, this must be indicated, but it is sufficient to provide evidence for just one in order to establish eligibility for the supplementary grant.

2 March 2027, 10:00 – 16 April 2027, 16:00

Applications will be assessed by the sending higher education institution, in consultation with the Tempus Public Foundation.

Corvinus University of Budapest will decide on the funding of the assessed applications, subject to the availability of funds, in the order in which the applications are received. A decision on applications submitted by the specified deadline is expected within 60 days. The sending institution will inform applicants of the outcome in the form of a decision. In the event that applications exceed the available budgetary allocation, the organiser reserves the right to suspend the call for applications with immediate effect, to amend the selection criteria, or to reject the application.

  • Call for applications on the website
  • Call for applications (EN), soon
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