About the Csoma Sándor Kőrösi Program

The Kőrösi Csoma was launched in 2013 as an initiative of the State Secretariat for National Policy
Sándor Program, the purpose of which is to address the Hungarianness of the diaspora, as well as the
organizing the community and cultural life of the diaspora, developing Hungarian language skills and
keeping it at the same level with the help of incoming scholarship recipients.
In strengthening the identity of the Hungarian nation, the Kőrös Program is next to the Petőfi Program
occupies a prominent place and plays a significant role in the Hungarian community life abroad
gained strength.
The Kőrösi Program affects 29 target countries. Scholarship holders traveling to the southern hemisphere in the program 6
they can spend a month in one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Latin America
countries and South Africa. The deployment of travelers to the northern hemisphere lasts nine months, Europe,
In Canada and a country in North America, as well as in Israel, it is also ecclesiastical
scholarships are also announced.
Scholarship recipients are interviewed by the State Secretariat in the context of a personal interview
colleagues, the needs of the host organizations play a major role in the selection. The listing
According to
has a secondary or higher education, outstanding and for the Hungarian diaspora
has usable professional training and/or is a community organizer,
actively participates in other traditional community activities."

Our scholarship recipients and their works