 8/9/2004
- The American Hungarian Federation supporting scholarships to needy
Hungarian minority students from 4 countries...AHF Member Bela J.
Bognar founded the Hungarian Scholarship Fund (HSF) to finance the educational
needs of needy students of Hungarian descent in Hungary and former Hungarian
lands. In 2003, support for the HSF has grown to over $12,500.00. Help
AHF support this worthwhile cause. [<
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Dr. Bognar also founded the Hungarian Ancestry Scholarship Fund at Wright
State University in the Fall of 1988. The HAS Fund, earmarked for
American students of Hungarian origin, has grown to $60,000. However,
Ohio law states that the person who raises funds cannot influence the
decision as to whom the scholarships are given. It is a committee appointed
by the President of the University Foundation which makes the decision.
Furthermore, since the fund is designed to be an endowment type, only
the interest/gains that accrue are given out each year. The University
Foundation (i.e. its investment committee) invests the funds collected
in stocks, hoping to realize 5 to 6% gain which is released each year.
HSF Founder, Bela Bognar writes:
When I retired on July 1, 2002, the University made me an offer I could
not refuse. If I volunteered to continue raising funds, I could keep my
office, computer and telephone and have unlimited postage privileges.
Here is the downside: From the beginning, I advertised the scholarship
fund in Hungarian newspapers of which there are about two dozen in the
U.S. and on the internet. The applications kept coming in, mostly from
students in faraway places, such as Australia, Brazil, Germany. The majority
of the applications came from Hungarian minority students who live outside
the borders of historical Hungary. These students did not want to come
to the U.S. and even if they did come to Wright State, the yearly 5-6%
from the present fund would only cover a fraction of their tuition. The
realization that our funds for the Wright State Scholarship could not
be used for the most needy students was devastating to me. I was and still
am angry with myself for agreeing to the stipulations for disbursement
of the collected monies. Thus, the logical step was to start a new fund.
The Hungarian Scholarship Fund
In June of 1999 I received a letter from Zsuzsa Biro of Transylvania (Romania).
This 18 year old wrote about her dream to become a teacher with the simple
eloquence and clarity that I would expect from a much older person. She
wrote that she was admitted to the best teacher's college in Hungary,
but needed $950 a year which her parents did not have. I knew from that
day on that we needed a new scholarship fund and put together a list of
friends on whom I could count on for donations. The new Hungarian Scholarship
Fund was born.
The pleasant surprise was that all of the $950 needed for Zsuzsa Biro
came together in a few weeks. Four years later, Zsusza graduated from
Karoli Gaspar Teacher's College in Nagykoros. More students wrote and
our "family" kept growing. Here is a short report of the students
we supported and continue to support.
ZSUZSA (SUSAN) BIRO
Home:
Bogoz, Hargita County, Transylvania (Romania)
School Status:
Graduated in 2003, Karoli Gaspar Teachers College, Nagykoras, Hungary
HSF (Hungarian Scholarship Fund) Contribution:
Total To Date - $4,025
In 2003-2004 - $0
Projection for 2004-2005 - $0
EVA COSTACHE-GEROCZI
Home:
Beszterce, Transylvania (Romania)
School Status:
Graduated Magna Cum Laude (July 2003) from the Technical University of
Budapest, Architecture. Was first in her class for four years. Currently
enrolled in Graduate School (Landscape Architecture) at the Anhalt University,
Bernburg, Germany. Eva does not have to pay tuition. HSF contributes to
her living expenses, books, fees.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $7,200
In 2003-2004 - $2,700
Projection for 2004-2005 - $2,700
REKA DRANIK
Home:
Cluj (Kolozsvar), Transylvania (Romania)
School Status:
Graduated in July 2003 from Babes - Bolyai University in Cluj Transylvania
(Romania) Major: German, Japanese. Reka is considered a linguistic genius;
she learned to read and write both in Hungarian and Rumanian while in
preschool. In addition to those two native languages, she is fluent in
German, Japanese, French and English and has reading knowledge in Chinese
and several Slavic languages. In July of 2004, Reka earned her masters
degree at the Babes-Bolya University in Art and Languistics. Currently
applying for Ph.D. Programs in Vienna and Freiburg.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $4,000
In 2003-2004 - $900
Projection for 2004-2005 - $400 for a computer if she is admitted to a
Ph.D. Program.
ANDOR CSINCSAK
Home:
Bacska-Topolya, Serbia-Montenegro
School Status:
Graduated from high school in July 2004. G.P.A. 4.00. Highest Honor Certificate.
Admitted to Denes Gabor College majoring in Computer Science. The college
is a branch of the main campus in Budapest, located in Szabadka and grants
a Hungarian diploma.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $1,800
In 2003-2004 - $800 (including a computer)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $1,500 ($750 a semester)
BRIGITTA MOLNAR
Home:
Zeteny, Slovakia
School Status:
Brigitta competed for admission to the best high school in Hungary (Sarospatak
H.S.) She graduated with honors in 2001, was admitted to the oldest medical
school in Hungary (Pecs), and started her studies in Fall 2001 with full
scholarship. During the summer of 2001 an agreement was reached between
the Hungarian and Slovak governments that students who graduated from
high school in Hungary but were residents in Slovakia, could not be subsidized
by the Hungarian government. The medical school asked that Brigitta's
parents pay $5,000 to cover the cost of the first year. Since they are
very poor, this was out of the question; Brigitta was dismissed from the
University. Upon contacting me in 2002, I advised Brigitta to go to England
as an au-pair and learn English. She followed through and currently is
in her third year living with a family and going to school in London.
In March 2004 she took the Cambridge Test in English, and is ready to
enroll in college this fall, majoring in Business Administration.
Will start college in England in the Fall of 2004 under the European Union
quota for the students of the new member states.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $250
In 2003-2004 - $150
Projection for 2004-2005 - not yet determined
MELINDA CSAPO
Home:
Besenyszog, Hungary
School Status:
First year medical student at the University of Debrecen, Hungary (Sept.
2003). She works part time as a Nurse's Aid while commuting to school.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $900
In 2003-2004 - $700
Projection for 2004-2005 - $500
IMRE GULYAS
Home:
Pacir, Serbia-Montenegro
School Status:
First year (October 2003) at the Academy of Music, Ujvidek Novi-Sad, Serbia-Montenegro
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $625
In 2003-2004 - $625 (including piano rental and fire wood)
Projection for 2004-2005 Not yet determined. Imre has a job as a music
program director at a local radio station.
KLEMENTINA (TINA) JENEI
Home:
Orom, Serbia-Montenegro
School Status:
Finished second year at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Novisad,
Serbia-Montenegro. Major: Hungarian language and literature; wants to
be a high school teacher.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $750
In 2003-2004 - $750 (including a computer)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $900
To date ten books were sent, mainly Hungarian Classics.
LIDIA MOLNAR
Home:
Bajmok, Serbia-Montenegro
School Status:
Finished second year at the College of Liberal Arts University of Novi-sad,
Serbia-Montenegro, majoring in German language and literature.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $520
In 2003-2004 - $520 ($220 for German books)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $300 ($30 a month for meals)
May 2004: two books of German literature sent from Switzerland. Cost $220.
LASZLO MAJOROS
Home:
Satoraljaujhely, Hungary
School Status:
Laszlo graduated in July of 2003 from the University of Debrecen, Hungary.
Major: Chemistry. He has been admitted to the University of Paderborn,
Germany, and began working toward a Ph.D. in Chemistry in January, 2004.
Laszlo does not have to pay tuition. His fiancée, Edina, has been admitted
to the same university with a major in German. They are getting married
in Fall of 2004.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $1,200
In 2003-2004 - $1,200 (for living expenses)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $1,200
ZSUZSA KAPAS
Home:
Kassa, Slovakia, Ventura, California (since 2002)
School Status:
Finished Ventura Community College (California). Started at UC-Santa Barbara
in the Summer of 2004.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $5,000 All from the Sunshine Lady Foundation
In 2003-2004 - $100 from Rev. Francis Vitez
Projection for 2004-2005 - $0
Note: Zsuzsa's father Peter Kapas, an engineer, obtained employment in
California ten years ago. The family, Mrs. Kapas and three children did
not receive an exit permit from the Slovak Government for eight years,
until 2002. In the 2002/2003 school year I was able to obtain a $5,000
scholarship from the Sunshine Lady Foundation for Zsuzsa who was a 4.0
GPA student at Ventura Community College. She will continue at UC-Santa
Barbara to obtain a BS in Biochemistry and then MS and Ph.D. at Berkeley.
How do I know? She wrote me this from Kassa when she was 17; there is
no doubt she will do it.
ZSOFIA ADORJAN
Home:
Csikszereda, Transylvania, Romania
School Status:
Finished third year at Sapientia University in Transylvania. Majoring
in Social Work. She plans to attend Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest
to earn a Ph.D.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $850
In 2003-2004 - $850 (including $600 for a computer)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $500 ($250 per semester)
ERIKA DANIEL
Home:
Csikszereda, Transylvania, Romania
School Status:
Finished second year at Sapientia University in Transylvania. Majoring
in Business Communication and Computer Science.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $1,050
In 2003-2004 - $1,050 (including cost of a computer)
Projection for 2004-2005 - $500 ($250 per semester)
*Note: Erika has six siblings.
TAMAS KOVACS
Home:
Ozd, Hungary
School Status:
Fourth year medical student at the University of Debrecen, Hungary.
HSF Contribution:
Total To Date - $200
In 2003-2004 - $200
Projection for 2004-2005 - Not yet determined
BALINT TOPSI
Home:
Klezse, Csango Land, Romania
School Status:
Graduated from the Roman Catholic Seminary in Szeged, Hungary. Ordained
to the priesthood on June 12, 2004.
HSF Contribution:
In April 2004 Balint requested funds to cover expenses for his ordination
and first mass in his hometown, Klezse. His letter was supported by Bishop
Endre Gyulai. Needed items were: invitations, holy pictures, chalice,
ordination robe, travel expenses for his family from Kkezse to Szeged.
Total To Date - $1,900
In 2003-2004 - $1,900
Projection for 2004-2005 - $0
In addition to the above presented students, I am corresponding with more
than 100 students throughout the world. Although I cannot give them money,
I can help them find colleges and financial resources and offer my friendship.
The students we help are talented, hard working and very poor. As their
stories depict, some lost a parent, others need help with the basic survival
needs of food, shelter or expenses not covered by the universities, such
as books, lab fees and transportation. As our student population grows,
we need your help.
Thank you for your support.
For more information on the HAS Fund:
Prof. Bela J. Bognar
7919 E. St. Rt. 55
Casstown, OH 45312
Tel: 937-857-9704
Email: bela.bognar@wright.edu
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How
to Help the HAS Fund?
12/28/2004 - A letter from Scholarship
recipient
Forró Krisztián:
"Tisztelt Dr. Szilágyi Pál!
Elöször is KELLEMES KARÁCSONYI ÜNNEPEKET kívánok
önnek,az egész
családjának és mindenkinek,akinek a segztséget
köszönhetem! Nagyon sokat jelentett az iskoláztatásomhoz
az a pénz összeg, amit Bélabácsival gyujtöttek.Vagy
jobbanmondva segítségként ajánlottak fel.
Mind ahogy az önéletrajzomból kiderül Vajdasági
magyar diák vagyok. Erre mifelénk elég ínséges
idok járnak. Kormányválltás az elmúlt
idoben rengetegszer történt, ígéretek is elhangzottak
rengeteg helyrol még az anyaországból is. Sajnos
a kettös állampolgársággal kapcsolatos népszavazás
is
megbukott. Nehéz az a tudat,hogy sehol nemvagyunk igazán
otthon.Vajdaságban
a szerbek nem fogadnak el minket, az anyaországban szintúgy.
Ezért is köszönöm,hogy ilyen távol is vannak
segítokész emberek. Remélem egyszer adódik
egy olyan helyzet, amikor ezt a segítséget meg tudom majd
hálálni! Mégegyszer Békés Szeretet
teli Karácsonyt kívánok!
ÖNÉLETRAJZ
Bácskossuthfalvi lakos vagyok,vagy ismertebb
nevén Ómoravica. A mit el kell mondanom a szüleimrol,
hogy mindketten az egészségügyben
dolgoznak. Édesanyám, Éva egészségügyi
novér, édesapám László egészségügyi
technikus. Mindketten az ,,Otthon,, nevu állami intézményben
dolgoznak, ahol szellemileg fogyatékos emberek gondozásával
foglalkoznak.
A családi helyzetemet nézve,szüleimmel élek.Egyke
vagyok.1985 november
19-én születtem Bácska Topolyán. Az idén
töltöm be a tizenkilencedik életévemet. Az általános
iskolát Ómoravicán fejeztem kituno tanulmányi
eredménnyel. Majd a középiskolát a topolyai
Dositej Obradovic
Gimnáziumban, 4,07-es jeles tanulmányi eredménnyel.
Angol nyelvbol, magyar
nyelvbol és képzomuvészetbol érettségiztem.
Jelenleg a Szabadkai Óvóképzobe íratkoztam
be, önkölcségire.Amit még rólam tudni kell,
hogy nagyon szeretek sportolni, jártam küzdosportra is, és
imádok festeni, rajzolni, zobrászkodni, a képzomuvészet
minden részét. Ezért régi álmom, hogy
rajztanár legyek. Szeretnék gyerekekkel foglalkozni, átadni
minden tudásom, tapasztalatom és remélem sikerül
majd ezt valahogy megvalósítani. Sokmindent az ómoravicai
muvésztelepen tanultam meg. Korongozást agyagozást.
Ezenkívül résztvettem egy 20 órás számítástechnikai
tanfolyamon, haladó szinten.Az idén egy második és
egy harmadik helyezést értem el kerámia illetve festmény
kategóriában a MIRK-en. Illetve a négy
év középiskola alatt két évben én
kaptam az elso helyezést az iskola versenyen. Ezenkívül
sokat tevékenykedek a faluban, Teleházban.
Megpróbáltam a felvételit Pécsen a képzomuvészeti
akadémián, de úgylátszik, hogy oda a tehetségem
nem volt elég, de nem szeretném abbahagyni a rajzolást.
Rengeteg tanulni valóm van még csak szinte
lehetetlenség állami támogatásra bejutni itt
Szerbiában a képzomuvészeti akadémiára,mert
többnyire azok jutnak be akik az ottani tanárokhoz járnak
felkészítore és kifizetik az órákat.
Persze a szüleim anyagilag azt nem bírnák ezért
íratkoztam ovóképzobe,majd
onnan tanárképzobe szeretnék menni és így
rajztanár lenni. Ez az álmom már kis elsos korom
óta.Ezmellet szeretnék megtanulni angolul mert szerintem
a mai világba már nélkülözhetetlen. Most
a helyzetem
olyan, hogy bent kell laknom Szabadkán, és mivel önkölcségin
vagyok mindenért kell aránylag sokat fizetni. Ezért
is nagyon köszönöm a segítséget, mivel e
nélkül nehéz lett volna.
Tisztelettel: Forró Krisztián
Interested in Studying in Hungary?
10/21/2004 - The
Hungarian Scouts Association and Paul Teleki Foundation in Cooperation
with with the Hungarian Ministry of Education's Hungarians Beyond the
Borders Division announce Scholarship and Study Abroad Opportunities in
Hungary!
ÖSZTÖNDÍJPÁLYÁZATOK ÉS TANULMÁNYI
LEHETOSÉGEK
MAGYARORSZÁGON
A Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség -- Teleki
Pál Alapítvány – hivatalos felkérésre
– köszönettel és örömmel tájékoztatja
a nyugati diaszpórában élô magyar származású
fiatalokat a Magyar Köztársaság Oktatási Minisztériumának
Határon Túli Magyarok Foosztálya által meghirdetett
ösztöndíjpályázatáról.
I. Magyar nyelvi és hungarológiai képzés
A magyar állami ösztöndíj célja: a nyugati
diaszpórában élô magyar származású
fiatalok magyar nyelvtudásának és magyarságismeretének
fejlesztése.
A Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség tájékoztatja
tagjait, hogy a nyelvi és hungarológiai tanfolyam sikeres
elvégzése megfelel a segédtiszti illetve cserkésztiszti
táborok magyarságismereti követelményeinek.
Ezzel kapcsolatos részleteket a KMCsSz központi irodájánál
lehet megérdeklodni
A képzés és az ösztöndíj idotartama
9 hónap
( 2005. február–jún./ szept.-dec.), a program 2005.
febr.1-én indul.
Az érdeklôdôk az alábbi módokon kaphatnak
további részletes információkat:
1. Szórád Gábor (Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség
irodája, hétfo-szerda-péntek)
2850 Rt. 23
N. Newfoundland, NJ 07435 USA
Tel.: 1 (973) 208-0450
Fax: 1 (973) 208-1451 E-mail: Gabona@aol.com
2. Dr. Némethy Kesserü Judit
(Teleki Pál Alapítvány)
Tel.: 1 (212) 505-9658 (az esti órákban)
Fax: 1 (212) 995--4149 E-mail: jn2@nyu.edu
A pályázatok beküldési – postai beérkezési
– határideje: 2004. nov. 820
A pályázatokat az alábbi címre kérjük
beküldeni:
Dr. Judit Kesserü Némethy
(Teleki Pál Alapítvány)
1 Washington Square Vlg. Apt 3L New York, NY 10012 USA
Az érdeklodok fenti két címtol kérhetnek
jelentkezési ívet.
A PÁLYÁZATOK KÉT HONLAPRÓL IS LETÖLTHETOK:
www.om.hu és www.bbi.hu
How to Help the HAS Fund?
Contribute or join online!
(1) Click 
2) Follow the easy instructions and add a note to earmark your donation
for this fund. Be sure to indicate what percentage of your donation is
for the HAS Fund vs. AHF general funds.
OR
3) You can also send a check payable to "American Hungarian Federation"
indicating membership, HAS Fund, or General Contribution
in notes to:
American Hungarian Federation
C/O Sandor Murray, Treasurer
2805 56th Place
Woodside NY 11377
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