Borbála Péntek arrived to Washington DC early April and will spend 4 months at Meridian Center for Cultural Diplomacy (MCCD). She is originally from Cluj Napoca (Kolozsvár), Romania. Péntek is the second of seven interns to be hosted as part of the Hungarian American Coalition’s John N. Lauer Leadership Training …Read More »

Balázs Rudinszky, from Eger, Hungary arrived to Washington this spring and will spend 4 months at Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). 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 at various Washington-based institutions. …Read More »

On Sunday March 31st, HIF’s Cultural Ambassador for 2017, the Hungarian pianist, Adam Gyorgy, performed at American University’s Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC. In 2017, Adam Gyorgy was chosen as HIF’s Cultural Ambassador of the Year for his musical talent and his contributions to Hungarian fine arts. Since his …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 Grace Elmore of George Washington University.  Grace Elmore is a third-year student at the Elliott School of …Read More »

Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship – Fall 2019 Application deadline: May 1, 2019 The Hungary Initiatives Foundation together with The Fund for American Studies is now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship – a full scholarship for students from Hungary to participate in TFAS’ Capital Semester Program on Leadership and the …Read More »

“It is always better to be sure that we cannot be harmed,  than to assume that no one wants to harm us.”    – Gyula Andrássy The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), together with The Hungary Initiatives Foundation (HIF), is pleased to announce the fourth call for applications for the …Read More »

The Hungarian American Coalition‘s internship program sponsored eight Hungarian university students’ internships this past year. The Coalition Internship Program (CIP)  – recently renamed John N. Lauer Leadership Training Program – allows young Hungarians to get acquainted with the workings of U.S. government and civil society, to motivate them for public service in …Read More »

This fall semester HIF is supporting Tamás Szkiba to pursue a master of laws (LL.M) degree in financial regulation and corporate law at Harvard Law School. Tamás completed his J.D. studies at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Law in Budapest, where he focused his academic research on financial regulation and …Read More »

This year, HIF proudly launched the Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship, a full scholarship for students from Hungary to participate in The Fund for American Studies’ internship programs in Washington DC. Our fall Széll Kálmán Fellows, Dorka Takácsy and Zoltán Szücs participated in the Capital Semester on Leadership and the American Presidency (LTAP) program …Read More »