Can Palestinian students get scholarships in Eastern Europe?

Yes. Countries like Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia list Palestine as eligible for their government scholarship programmes.

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Eastern Europe Scholarships for Palestinians and Arabs 2026

Eastern Europe offers a growing number of fully funded scholarships for developing-country students, with lower competition than Western European awards.

Scholarships in Eastern Europe

Poland NAWA, Czech Government, Hungary Stipendium Hungaricum, and more.

36 scholarships, grouped by level
Scholarship	Level	Funding	Usually closes
Bachelor's (8)
Polish Government Bilateral Scholarships for Palestine For Palestinians	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Not confirmed
Classical Musical Instrumental Performance [Specialisation: Piano] — University of Pécs	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Classical Musical Instrumental Performance [Specialisation: Viola] — University of Pécs	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Communication and Media Studies — Budapest University of Economics and Business	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Communication and Media Studies — University of Debrecen	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Computer Science Engineering — Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Computer Science Engineering — John von Neumann University	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Classical Musical Instrumental Performance [Specialisation: Violin] — University of Pécs	Bachelor's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Master's (10)
International Visegrad Fund — Visegrad Scholarship at the College of Europe For Palestinians	Master's	Fully funded	Not confirmed
Cultural Anthropology — Eötvös Loránd University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Design — Széchenyi István University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Chemical Engineering — University of Debrecen	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Classical Musical Instrumental Performance [Specialisation: Flute] — Széchenyi István University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Computer Science MSc course [Artificial Intelligence] — Eötvös Loránd University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Computer Science Engineering — Obuda University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Erasmus Mundus: European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR)	Master's	Fully funded	Usually October (estimated)
Stipendium Hungaricum – Shaping Futures Together	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Data Science — Obuda University	Master's	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
PhD (18)
Visegrad Fund Research Mobility Grants For Palestinians	PhD	Fully funded	Not confirmed
Doctoral School of Business and Management [Social Science] — Corvinus University of Budapest	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Informatics — University of Debrecen	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Plant Science Doctoral Program — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Applied Informatics and Applied Mathematics [Natural Sciences] — Obuda University	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Business and Management [Social Science] — Budapest University of Technology and Economics	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Chemistry [Natural Science] — University of Pécs	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
SAIA Scholarships for Foreign Academics and Researchers	PhD	Fully funded	Not confirmed
Doctoral School of Chemistry — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of History and Ethnology — University of Debrecen	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Linguistics (German Linguistics in German) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Linguistics (Uralic Studies in English or in Hungarian) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Linguistics (English Applied Linguistics in English) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Linguistics (Theoretical Linguistics in Hungarian) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Literature (German language literature and culture) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Psychology [Arts and Humanities] — Eötvös Loránd University	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Literature (Literatures and Cultures in English) — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)
Doctoral School of Philosophy — University of Szeged	PhD	Fully funded	Usually January (estimated)

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Programmes like NAWA Łukasiewicz (Poland), Stipendium Hungaricum (Hungary), and Czech Government scholarships are fully funded with monthly stipends.

Poland NAWA: tuition + PLN 1,700–2,200/month
Czech Government: tuition + CZK 7,000–12,000/month
Hungary Stipendium: full funding including housing

Eastern Europe application tips

Eastern European scholarships are less competitive than UK/US equivalents — apply broadly
Poland, Czech Republic, and Hungary have large Palestinian student communities
Language preparatory courses are often included in the scholarship package

Frequently asked questions

Can Palestinian students get scholarships in Eastern Europe?: Yes. Countries like Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia list Palestine as eligible for their government scholarship programmes.

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