On November 30, more than 100 members of the Hungarian American community attended the traditional Mikulás Dinner hosted by Ambassador Dr. László Szabó at the Embassy of Hungary. HIF Chairman of the Board Ambassador April Foley, HIF Board Members Edith Lauer, Governor George Pataki, and HIF Executive Director Anna Smith Lacey …Read More »

This semester, Gábor Márki began studying toward a Master of International Affairs at the Austin W. Marxe School at Baruch College in New York. He has been selected from a distinguished pool of applicants, to join the College with a Marxe Excellence Scholarship. Baruch College, ranking  #1 in social mobility …Read More »

Call for Applications 2019 Summer Széll Kálmán Public Policy Fellowship  Application Deadline – January 15, 2019 Applications are now open for the 2019 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 two month summer program includes an internship …Read More »

2018 HIF Cultural Ambassador of the Year Hungarian National Dance Ensemble performed an exclusive dance and music show for over 5,000 people to commemorate the spirit of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution against oppression of the Austrian, Habsburg Monarchy and to celebrate the vibrant and energetic folklore of the Hungarians in …Read More »

Konrád Ferenczy from Budapest, 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 Internship Program will be hosting eight interns in 2018 to provide first-hand experience at various Washington-based institutions. Internship participants are …Read More »

This fall the Graduate Scholarship program of HIF is supporting Janka Deli, a fellow at Stanford Law School, to pursue her master’s degree in law by participating in the one-year long ‘Stanford Program in International Legal Studies’ focusing on empirical legal research. At Stanford, Janka is analyzing the relations between …Read More »

Balázs Kiss from Verseg, Hungary arrived to Washington this fall and will spend 3 months at International Tax and Investment Center’s (ITIC) Energy Growth and Security (EGS) Program. 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 …Read More »

Liza Eleonóra Borovoj from Budapest, Hungary arrived to Washington this fall and will spend 4 months at Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). 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 participants are also expected …Read More »

Miklós K. Lázár joined the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) this fall, as the second Andrássy National Security Fellow in 2018. His main research interests lie in geopolitics, market power, standards regimes, economic nationalism, and EU energy security. As the next CEPA-HIF Andrássy National Security Fellow, Miklós will expand his …Read More »

The Hungary Initiatives Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018 Fall HIF Graduate Scholarship. The Scholarship supports talented Hungarians who pursue graduate studies in the United States in the Fall semester of 2018. HIF selected 6 scholars from a highly competitive pool of candidates for the scholarship, …Read More »