Zsófia Baumann was a recipient of the HIF Graduate Scholarship, receiving the award to cover her tuition at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, where she completed her Masters degree in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies. Thank you again for the valuable opportunity provided by the 2016 HIF Educational …Read More »

With the support of HIF, the Hungarian Settlement Historical Society in Árpádhon, Louisiana acquired new equipment and materials to enhance the exhibits at the Hungarian Settlement Museum. The Museum will be opened officially on September 27, 2017.  The Hungarian Settlement Museum was established to preserve the history of the largest rural Hungarian …Read More »

The Kodály Center at Holy Names University in Oakland, California, continues to teach and promote the methodology of Zoltán Kodály with the appointment of Hungarian Master Teachers for their summer institutes, as well as translating the choral works of Lajos Bárdos for English audiences. Named after the famous Hungarian composer, …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 capital. This summer HIF is hosting Andrew Juhasz of Lexington, MA.  Andrew Juhasz is currently an undergraduate at McGill University in Montreal, …Read More »

HIF awarded Conference Support Scholarships to Éva Petrás Mártonffyné, Judit Mária Gábos, Tamás Kovács, and Árpád Hornyák to attend the American Hungarian Educators Association’s annual conference, which focused on “Sovereignty, Compromise, and the Making of Modern Hungary: 1867 and Beyond” at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. The American Hungarian Educators …Read More »

This year, HIF awarded Conference Support Scholarships to Ms. Anna Boldog, Ms. Katalin Budainé Balatoni, and Ms. Ágnes Nagy to attend the annual conference AMIT (Amerikai Magyar Iskolák Találkozója) of the American-Hungarian Schools Association held on June 10th at the Consulate General of Hungary in New York. The AMIT (Amerikai …Read More »

Ms. Krisztina Krizsán, research associate at the Laboratory of Fungal Genomics and Evolution, Biological Research Centre, in Szeged, Hungary spoke at the 29th Fungal Genetics Conference with assistance from the HIF Conference Support Scholarship. The 29th Fungal Genetics Conference, hosted by the Genetics Society of America, offers the opportunity for …Read More »

With the support from the HIF Conference Support Scholarship, Mr. Gábor Tóth, predoctoral fellow at the Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, University of Debrecen presented at the Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York, New York. The Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy conference brings together researchers active in the …Read More »

Orsolya Gazsó from Bačka Topola (Topolya), Serbia arrived to Washington this summer and will spend 3 months in the United States. With HIF’s support, the Hungarian American Coalition’s Internship Program will be hosting seven interns in 2017 to provide first-hand experience at various Washington-based institutions. Internship participants are also expected …Read More »

Dr. Tamás Novák, Director of International Affairs at the Budapest Business School, University of Applied Sciences and recipient of the HIF Conference Support Scholarship, presented at the International Studies Association’s 58th Annual Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The International Studies Association’s Annual Convention is where scholars, practitioners, and students from around …Read More »

Thank you for your interest in HIF’s grant and scholarship opportunities. We have received a total of 100 grant and scholarship requests for a total of $568,148 in requested funding. This cycle we received: 35 grant applications for conference support totaling $62,938 30 grant applications for cultural and educational programs totaling $137,820 36 scholarship applications for graduate school study support totaling $367,390 The proposals will be reviewed by Board …Read More »

Mr. Ákos Zulik, writer and editor for Összkép Magazine of the HÉTFA Research Institute and recipient of the HIF Conference Support Scholarship, attended the South-By-Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. South-By-Southwest, or SXSW as it is better known, is an annual conference and festival held in Austin, Texas that …Read More »

Dr. Nándor Gábor Than, senior research fellow at the Research Center for Natural Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, gave a presentation at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Reproductive Investigation, and also visited institutions such as the University of Southern California and Zymo Research Corporation. …Read More »

With support from the HIF Conference Support Scholarship, Dr. Miklós Sebok, head of the Department of Government and Public Policy, Centre for Social Sciences at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences  presented and served as a chair of the panel on “The Broad Contours of Legislation” at the Annual Conference of …Read More »

Éva Lukonits from Budapest, Hungary arrived to Washington this summer 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 seven interns in 2017 to provide first-hand experience at various Washington-based institutions. Internship participants are …Read More »

HIF scholarship recipient Ms. Virág Csejdy, Director of the Hudec Cultural Foundation presented at the 14th World Congress on Art Deco on her research subject, world famous Hungarian – Slovak architect László Hudec, and also visited Berkeley, California to continue her research at the University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley at the …Read More »

With the support of HIF, Mr. Márton Gömöri, junior research fellow at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences held talks on relativity and electromagnetic fields with the Southern California Philosophy of Physics Group and the Center for Philosophy of Science. The opportunity to present research findings and receive feedback from intellectual and …Read More »

Our first Annual Report provides a record of our efforts to celebrate our Hungarian heritage and also to invest in the future.  Read More »