The Bethlen Gábor Foundation was established in 2000 and has been supporting the teaching and learning activities at the Bethlen Gábor College in Aiud ever since.
The main objectives of the Foundation are:
Godparent programme
contribution to the costs of boarding students
supporting students’ scientific and literary activities
support for cultural and sporting events
rewarding students who have achieved outstanding academic results
raising the quality of teaching and learning
housing allowance for young teachers
The Foundation’s activities and achievements in 2016:
Supporting boarding students with scholarships: the Godparent Programme, Pro Diaspora Scholarship, Vienna Scholarship, Juhász Mária Scholarship, Molnár Árpád Scholarship, Vienna Scholarship, Berlin Scholarship
Management of the special prizes to be awarded at the 15 March celebrations, graduation and end of year ceremonies
Support for the activities of the Fenichel Sámuel Self-education Circle. The circle coordinates the academic activities of the students of the college.
Financial support for the Folk Dance Group in the college.
Support for Collegium Gabrielense, an early music and dance ensemble.
Support for the college choir
Financial support for the publication of publications about the school.
Covering the costs of travel to scientific meetings and competitions
Sponsored events, competitions:
Competitions – Debrecen – Dvorácsek Ágoston – RON 430
National Talent Support Programme – Budapest – RON 503
Green Fashion – Alba Iulia – Tóth Tünde, Deak Rodika, students – RON 176
World of Legends Competition – Târgu Mures – Tomai Gyöngyi – RON 100
Competition – Szarvas – Dvorácsek Ágoston, Józsa Gabriella, students – RON 230
Physics competition – Hódmezővásárhely – Dvorácsek Ágoston – RON 470
History Quiz – Târgu Mures – Kónya Mária – RON 60
Transport and excursions for children from Pécs – RON 697,60+162
Várad – Choir meeting -Tomai Gyöngyi – RON 1200
Cluj-Napoca – Sapientia University – László Enikő – RON 400
Reward books – RON 2647
Paint for benches in the Hall – RON 1536
Restoration works (pulpit) – RON 3921
Targeted grants managed and implemented by the Bethlen Gábor Foundation:
Godparent programme – RON 70963,98
Molnár Árpád Prize-scholarship – RON 2961,78
Simon László Prize – scholarship – RON 5392,21
Sepsi Noémi Zsuzsanna Prize – RON 1000
Juhász Mária Scholarship – RON 8100
Vienna scholarship – RON 35220,34
BGA – RON 86170
Communitas Pro Diaspora – RON 18360
Berlin Scholarship – RON 12700
Molnar Mackay Scholarship -RON 1800
Donations
2% – RON 3369,96
English book – RON 135
publishing – RON 5000 (Dunai Róbert) – RON 1000 (Horváth István)
Other income
Transylvanian Reformed Diocese – RON 52701,52 – for the inauguration of the renewed dormitory
Veldhausen – RON 13493
Other donations – RON 3876,90
Exchange rate increase – RON 6462,61
Income from other financial investments – RON 5877,14
The donations listed above were made by companies and individuals to support our students’ travel to competitions.
Successful applications of the Bethlen Gábor Foundation in Aiud in 2016
| Sponsor | Objective of the application | Amount awarded | Responsible for the application |
| BGA | Opening ceremony | HUF 600,000 | Turzai Melania |
| BGA | Dancers’ dresses | HUF 400,000 | Turzai Melania |
| BGA | Equipment for boarding | HUF 3,500,000 | Turzai Melania |
| Communitas | Pro Diaspora scholarship | RON 18,360 | Turzai Melania |
| Communitas | Pro Diaspora scholarship | RON 21,424 | Turzai Melania |
| Szőcs Ildikó | Horváth Éva Enikő |
| President of the Foundation | CFO |
