Grants

The HESP Mobility Program is designed to support visits to/from a HESP Network Institution (one of the institutions, sending or receiving, must be a HESP Network Institution).

Applications may be submitted at any time but must be received at least three months (student mobility) or two months (faculty and administrative mobility) prior to the proposed visit.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the mobility grant will be used to enhance the educational experience at the home institution and that the mobility grant will be used for purposes related directly to the studies undertaken at the home institution. Potential applicants should note the level of studies (undergraduate, master's, doctoral) offered at the respective institution, and consider applying only to a program that corresponds to the level of study at the home institution.

Applications may be submitted at any time. Please note that applications for study during the last academic year of undergraduate study will not be considered.

While at the host institution, the students are expected to fulfill the academic requirements (i.e. earn the number of credits) equivalent to those normally applied to full-time students at the home institution in the given semester. Students who fail to fulfill this requirement may be requested to repay OSI the full amount of the grant.

Eligible Regions/Countries

Students enrolled at higher education institutions in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe; the former Soviet Union; and Mongolia who intend to spend a visiting semester in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe; the former Soviet Union; and Mongolia are eligible to apply.

Eligible Disciplines

Humanities, social sciences, business, and management.

Length of Visit

Up to one semester (five months).

Ineligible Activities

• travel to and from Central European University; travel to an institution in the home country; travel from an EU country (except from HESP Network Institutions);
• study at summer schools;
• short course and seminar attendance;
• participation in any kind of conference and congress.

Eligible Expenses

• travel-related expenses (travel, visa, insurance);
• living expenses (stipend);
• accommodation;
• book allowance.

Up to ten grants per academic year may be awarded for visits to/from each HESP Network Institution.

Instructions to Applicants

• All application materials must be in English or accompanied by an English translation.
• Individuals may receive a mobility grant only once.
• Simultaneous application to different institutions is not allowed.

Application Deadlines

Applications may be submitted at any time, but applications must be submitted at least three months prior to the proposed visit.

For the 2008/09 academic year, the following deadlines have been set for student applications to:

• American University in Bulgaria (AUBG): fall semester applications are due on May 1 and spring semester applications are due on October 1. Further information on the application to AUBG is available at www.aubg.bg.


• European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP): fall semester applications are due on May 1; spring semester applications are due on November 1. Further information on the application to EUSP is available at www.eu.spb.ru.


• Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE, Riga): fall semester applications are due on April 1 and spring semester applications are due on October 1. Further information on the application to SSE, Riga is available at http://www2.sseriga.edu.lv.

Contact Information

Complete applications should be sent to:

Open Society Institute
Higher Education Support Program / HESP Mobility Program
P.O. Box 519
1397 Budapest
Hungary
Tel: 36-1-327-3850
Fax: 36-1-411-4401
Email: hespmobility@osi.hu