As part of HIF’s new Liberty Bridge Program, we are now accepting applications to our first Post-Graduate Visiting Research Fellowship for the 2020/2021 academic year. This 12 month fully-funded research fellowship is established to support in-residence academic research at top US universities in the fields of liberal arts and social sciences, in areas …Read More »

Call for Applications: 2020 Spring John N. Lauer Leadership Training Program The Hungarian American Coalition (Coalition) is now accepting applications for its 2020 Spring John N. Lauer Leadership Training Program (LTP). The program will run March 15 – July 15, 2020. The LTP was established to allow young Hungarian Americans …Read More »

Call for Applications 2020 Summer Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship  Application Deadline – January 21, 2020 Applications are now open for the 2020 Summer Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship – a full scholarship for students from Hungary to participate in The Fund for American Studies summer programs in Washington DC. The program will run June 6 – July …Read More »

On Sunday October 27, acclaimed Hungarian Clarinetist Bence Szepesi made his debut performance at Washington’s Katzen Center for the Arts as part of his 2019 US Tour presented by AGP Agency.  Szepesi is an established performer in Europe who made his Carnegie Hall debut with a unique solo clarinet program …Read More »

Part-time Communications Assistant  HIF is looking to hire a part-time communications assistant in March 2020. This position is a critical addition to the foundation’s management team and is ideal for an organized person with strong writing skills, a knack for social media and graphic design, residing in the DC area …Read More »

István Zoltán Bán from Debrecen, Hungary arrived to Washington this fall and will spend 4 months at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development. With HIF’s support, the Hungarian American Coalition’s John N. Lauer Leadership Training Program (formerly Coalition Internship Program) is hosting seven interns in 2019 to provide first-hand …Read More »

This fall, HIF kicked off its support of CEPA’s James Denton Transatlantic Fellowship, a unique learning experience for Hungarian mid-career professionals to gain first hand knowledge of Washington DC’s think tank and policy-making world.  Antónia Kováts, the first HIF-supported Denton Fellow is a lawyer currently working for the National University …Read More »

Hajnalka Tóth from Budapest, Hungary arrived to Washington this fall and will spend 4 months at Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy (MCCD). With HIF’s support, the Hungarian American Coalition’s John N. Lauer Leadership Training Program (formerly Coalition Internship Program) will be hosting seven interns in 2019 to provide first-hand experience …Read More »

The annual CEPA Forum has become the go-to event for anyone working on US-CEE relations.  This year’s conference, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, focused on the “Unfinished Business of 1989” and challenged all participants to ask: who will win the future—China, Russia, or our Atlantic World? The Forum …Read More »