Martin Takács will spend two months in the summer program of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) in Washington, DC as Széll Kálmán Fellow, supported by HIF. Besides taking courses at George Mason University, he is interning at LNG Allies.  Martin is halfway through his Master’s program at the Sciences Po …Read More »

“Live, learn, and intern.” These three main attributes of the summer program of The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) guide Bálint Varga, Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellow, during his time in Washington DC, where he will be interning for the International Technology and Trade Associates while taking courses at George …Read More »

On June 8th, HIF joined sixteen embassies, four delegations, and representatives from thirty-nine ethnic and human rights organizations, at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s (VOC) 11th Annual Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom & Roll Call of Nations Wreath-Laying Ceremony on Capitol Hill honoring the memory of the victims of communist …Read More »

Tatjána Turányi from Orosijevo (Sárosoroszi), Ukraine arrived to Washington this summer and will spend 3 months interning at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). With HIF’s support, the Hungarian American Coalition’s Internship Program will be hosting eight interns in 2018 to provide first-hand experience at various Washington-based institutions. Internship …Read More »

Mátyás Mervay is a History PhD candidate at New York University (NYU) in East Asian and Central European fields, where he has successfully completed the first academic year of his doctorate program. He received financial assistance from The Hungary Initiatives Foundation (HIF) during the Spring semester 2018 to ease the …Read More »

The Embassy of Hungary hosted Regional Diaspora Meetings in Washington over the weekend of May 19. Over 40 Hungarian-American organizations participated in the day-long discussions on current and brand new projects shaping the future of the Hungarian diaspora in the U.S. The program, hosted by Ambassador László Szabó included presentations by …Read More »

Krisztián Jójárt is the second participant of the Andrássy National Security Fellowship and has started his work at CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) this June. During his six-month research Krisztián intends to provide a thorough analysis on Russia’s asymmetric warfare strategy based on the critical evaluation of the writings of …Read More »

Every semester, HIF offers the opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to intern with the foundation gaining substantive work experience while enjoying the bustling life of the US Capitol. This spring HIF is hosting Csongor Bajnóczki of Wright State University. Csongor Bajnóczki is a recent graduate from Wright State University, …Read More »

On May 10, HIF joined an intense half day off-the-record dialogue hosted by the Atlantic Council on “Revitalizing the Atlantic Alliance” involving the Council’s Ambassadorial Advisory Council and key stakeholders shaping US-CEE relations. The discussions, which focused on America’s strategy towards Europe, were spearheaded by Ambassador Dan Fried, distinguished fellow …Read More »

The Hungary Initiatives Foundation is committed to strengthening the exchange of knowledge and skills between the United States and Hungary. Therefore we would like to provide an opportunity for talented, ambitious young Hungarians to pursue studies in the United States. (more…)Read More »