The University of Pécs Medical School announces a request for application for its Peer Program Scholarship for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic year.
Students eligible to apply for the scholarship: have completed at least two semesters on General Medicine or Dentistry at the University of Pécs Medical School or who have graduated from the University of Pécs Medical School and are currently full-time PhD students.
The scholarship may be granted to students who:
• have an active student’s legal status
• have a Hungarian bank account
• are sufficiently familiar with the issues and procedures of university life (who is to be contacted in certain situations, what is where at the university, etc.)
• are fully aware of the regulations concerning students
• have excellent communication skills
• are empathetic
• are willing to participate in training organized for Peers
• are willing to keep continuous contact with their mentored students until the very end of the actual semester
• are willing to write and submit a detailed report of their mentoring activities
• will pass a personal interview
• student’s status certificate - will be requested internally by the Admissions and Student Service Offices.
Applications can be submitted electronically to the Admissions and Student Service Office of University of Pécs Medical School, through this digital ‘application form’ .
Documents to be attached to the digital application form:
• cover letter, preferably with photo
Deadline for applications for the scholarship is 4pm on 2 October 2020.
Decision on the applications shall be made by a professional committee led by the Vice Dean for Education and the evaluation process is expected to be completed by 16th October 2020.
Payments for the scholarship for successful candidates is 10,000 HUF on a monthly basis, which will be transferred to the students’ Hungarian bank account. Scholarship will be paid for 5 consecutive months.