Hungary Through Your Lens
Create and share your virtual postcard filled with your unique perspective showcasing your fondest memories of Hungary. Capture the moment when you felt like you found your second home, the people who inspired you the most, and the places where you felt truly amazing.
Apply now and send a picture or a max. 1-minute-long video about your best memories of Hungary and tell the world why studying in Hungary will be a special place in your heart.
The deadline has been extended to 9 June 2024. 23:59 (CET time zone).
Who can apply?
The call for the “Through Your Lens” campaign is open for graduate students who have been studying in Hungary as a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders.
Participants must be over 18 years old.
How to apply
- Fill in the application form and upload your video or photo.
Write a summary of your chosen photo or video in a maximum of 500 words.
Application requirements
To participate in this call, you must upload content in one type of the following content materials:
Photos
Upload a picture taken during your participation in the Stipendium Hungaricum programme. You do not need to send professional photos, but please make sure that the images you send are not blurred, pixelated, or have any logos or other captions. You can send files up to 100 MB, in jpg or png format.
We expect 1 picture.
Please be sure to pay such technical details as the following:
- Format: Horizontal
- Preferred (but not criteria!) size: width: 820 px, height: 360 px
- File format: jpg, png
Suggested topics for the pictures:
- Best experiences in Hungary,
- Your favourite spot at the university where you studied,
- Your most memorable moment with your best friends,
- Famous Hungarian sights you visited and liked,
- Things you will miss from Hungary,
- Hungarian food you tasted,
- Hungarian traditions you experience,
If a photo you submit is found to be disruptive or offensive, the Organizer can exclude the applicant from the call.
Short video
Record your video on any device. We do not expect professional material, you can use your smartphone or any other video recording device. Record your video in the right lighting and sound conditions so the final result is not pixelated. You can send files up to 100 MB in mov, avi or mp4 format.
We expect 1 video. Please also upload the transcripts of the videos in .doc format.
Please be sure to pay attention to such technical details as the following:
Light: Natural light is the best! Daytime is preferred. Find a window or soft light source and record with the light coming from in front of you.
Background: Keep it simple! Try to avoid virtual or chaotic backgrounds. Find a quiet place with no background noise. Try to make sure there are no echoes or background distractions while recording.
Eyes: Look directly into the camera. Try not to look at yourself while you’re speaking and keep the camera at eye level.
Position: You can sit or stand, as long as you are comfortable! Try to keep a slight distance from the camera. We recommend staying around one arm’s length away from the camera.
Language: English
Format: If possible, make your video in a vertical layout.
Duration: maximum 1 minute
Please make sure you upload the transcript of your video.
You can choose any style – be personal, and creative and let your imagination run free. Also, you can tell your message in a poem, in slam poetry, or in any other format, be original! Feel free to use pictures and videos taken during your participation in the Stipendium Hungaricum programme.
We also gathered some suggestions which could be in your video:
- What did it mean to be an international student in Hungary?
- How did you develop during your Hungarian stay both personally and professionally?
- What were your favourite memories and Stipendium Hungaricum moments from your university years in Hungary?
- What did the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship give to you?
- What did you learn about yourself?
- What is your message to other Stipendium Hungaricum students?
The Organizer reserve the right to exclude the applicant from the campaign and not use the submitted video or photo which could be considered discriminatory based on race, and/or religion and/or nationality; is violent, pornographic or of a sexual nature; is defamatory; incites hatred; contains a reference to alcohol, drugs or illegal substances; is contrary to law or contains a reference to ill-treatment of animals.
How and where do we use what you send?
The submitted content will be uploaded to the Alumni Network Hungary Facebook page to take part in the voting process.
Submitted content may be used in offline and online communication about the programme by Tempus Public Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and their partners, to promote the Stipendium Hungaricum programme.
Participant grants a free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and transferable license to use, reproduce, amend, adapt and alter (including but not limited to translating and dubbing), publish, distribute, publicly execute and communicate, broadcast and view the uploaded video (wholly or partially), photo or texts on the websites (stipendiumhungaricum.hu, studyinhungary.hu, alumninetworkhungary.hu) and other forums of the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship including all existing social media platforms of the Study in Hungary and Alumni Network Hungary brands.
The procedure for the photo competition
Photos and videos are invited from 27 May 2024 until midnight on 6* June 2024 via the application platform. Only photos and videos submitted by the platform that correspond to the theme of the competition will be considered. If the Tempus Public Foundation considers a submitted photo and video to be a disturbance of the peace, it may be excluded from the competition.
*The deadline has been extended to 9 June 2024. 23:59 (CET time zone).
From 10 June until 17 June, the public will be able to vote for their favourite. The first 3 photos with the most interactions (including likes, shares and comments) will be rewarded with prizes:
First place: The Hungarian Cookbook and a Stipendium Hungaricum package (Stipendium Hungaricum Booklet, Stipendium Hungaricum Card Case, Stipendium Hungaricum Suitcase Label, Stipendium Hungaricum mini dictionary)
Second place: Periodic Table of the Hungarians and a Stipendium Hungaricum package (Stipendium Hungaricum Booklet, Stipendium Hungaricum Card Case, Stipendium Hungaricum Suitcase Label, Stipendium Hungaricum mini dictionary)
Third place: a Stipendium Hungaricum package (Stipendium Hungaricum Booklet, Stipendium Hungaricum Card Case, Stipendium Hungaricum Suitcase Label, Stipendium Hungaricum mini dictionary)
- The winning photos will be announced by the Tempus Public Foundation on, and the authors of the selected photos will be notified by e-mail.
The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Organizer. No cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted and the prize is non-transferable. No substitution of prize or transfer of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by Winners are permitted.
Odds
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. No purchase or fee is necessary to enter or win.
Winners’ Selection and Notification
The Winners will be announced on the official Facebook page of Alumni Network Hungary on 18 June, 2024, until 17:00 PM. After the announcement, the Winners shall contact the contact person of Tempus Public Foundation via email.
Contact person: Bianka Bozzay (bianka.toth@tpf.hu)
If the Winners do not contact the contact person and fail to claim the prize within 7 days from the time of the announcement, the prize may be forfeited, and no alternate Winners are selected. The Organizer reserves the right not to announce a winner.
Rules of participation
The campaign is open only to natural persons over the age of 18 who can participate and who accept the campaign's conditions of participation and data processing. By participating, the applicant acknowledges that he/she is fully aware of the rules of participation and accepts them unconditionally.
An applicant may submit up to 1 application, which may include at least 1 photo or 1 video. Only photos and videos will be accepted which are taken about the previously mentioned topics (discussed in the "Application Requirements" section). Only self-produced material may be used in the campaign and all rights and responsibilities for the text, image or video submitted belong to the submitter.
By submitting an entry, you warrant that the work is your own intellectual property and that it is not legally binding on any third party and that you acknowledge that the identifiable persons in the photo or video have consented to the use of the photo or video. Tempus Public Foundation staff reserves the right to exclude any uploaded photo or video from the campaign without prior notice if it is deemed disturbing.
Applications must be submitted using the form in the call for entries. By submitting an application, you acknowledge that you wish to participate in the Tempus Public Foundation's campaign "Hungary Through Your Lens” The applicant acknowledges that he/she is a former recipient of a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship programme.
By accepting the privacy notice on the application form, the applicant agrees to the free use of his/her submission on Tempus Public Foundation's online channels (social media and websites), events and publications, with the applicant's name mentioned, for marketing communication purposes. Submitted material may not be subsequently copyrighted or owned by the applicant.
The campaign will not be supported in any way by Facebook.