FAO in Lebanon

FAO-Hungary Scholarship Programme Open to Lebanon

19/01/2017

Beirut 19 Jan 2017

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announces that applications for the FAO-Hungary scholarship programme for the 2017-2018 Academic Year are open, and that students from Lebanon are eligible to apply for agriculture-related studies at Szent Istvan University.

Now in its 10th year, the FAO-Hungary Master’s degree programme offers courses taught in English at the country’s renowned Szent Istvan University. These scholarships will cover the following Master of Science degree courses for the 2017-2018 Academic Year: Rural development and agribusiness; Horticulture; Agricultural water management.

FAO Representative in Lebanon, Maurice Saade, urges students from Lebanon to apply before February 28th to benefit from the available scholarships, noting that one student from Lebanon benefitted from this scholarship in 2016-17.

FAO will inform public and private universities in Lebanon to ensure the highest participation of eligible students and alumni.

Interested, eligible students who are fluent in English and do not exceed 30 years of age, are invited to apply by sending the duly filled application with the necessary supporting documents to [email protected] before the end of February.

The scholarship will cover the application and tuition fees throughout the study period, basic books and notes, dormitory accommodation, subsistence costs and healthcare.

The courses will be attended in the following Hungarian universities:

  • Szent Istvan University, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
  • Szent István University, Faculty of Horticultural Science
  • Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

 

FAO calls upon all eligible candidates to visit the scholarship page on FAO Regional website in order to get the application form and course descriptions.