The ÚNKP supports the training of the next generations of Hungarian researchers and creative artists, helps them to start and stay on a research and artistic career, and provides research funding to internationally outstanding researchers and artists. The scholarship opportunities promote higher education and research excellence by supporting undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, doctoral candidates, and young researchers and academics who perform effective research and creative activities at the higher education institution. The programme aims to foster scientific research and innovation taking researcher and creative excellence into consideration on all scientific and artistic areas.
Before the call deadline, a total of 4,285 applications were received by 24 host higher education institutions involved in the programme. Following the assessment of the applications by such institutions, scholarships were granted to 1,869 applicants with the approval of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology. A total of HUF 3,496,758,798 was granted in funds covering the scholarships and an operating and research funding corresponding to 40% of the total of scholarships granted to the winning applicants of host higher education institutions.
Institutional decision list for the New National Excellence Programme 2021/2022
Funding organisation: Ministry for Innovation and Technology
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 16 August 2021
| Name of higher education institution | Number of funded projects (pcs) |
Amount of funding (scholarships+institutional 40%, HUF) |
| Állatorvostudományi Egyetem | 19 | 35 000 000 |
| Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem | 52 | 107 940 000 |
| Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem | 6 | 8 408 733 |
| Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem | 182 | 378 280 000 |
| Debreceni Egyetem | 221 | 422 100 000 |
| Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | 348 | 663 320 190 |
| Eszterházy Károly Egyetem | 16 | 29 260 000 |
| Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem | 21 | 36 820 000 |
| Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem | 24 | 37 380 000 |
| Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem | 121 | 192 080 000 |
| Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem | 22 | 23 380 000 |
| Miskolci Egyetem | 42 | 71 097 783 |
| Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem | 18 | 21 840 000 |
| Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem | 45 | 81 900 000 |
| Óbudai Egyetem | 25 | 43 386 196 |
| Pannon Egyetem | 34 | 57 205 893 |
| Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem | 55 | 93 240 000 |
| Pécsi Tudományegyetem | 150 | 316 260 000 |
| Semmelweis Egyetem | 122 | 284 220 132 |
| Soproni Egyetem | 15 | 19 180 000 |
| Széchenyi István Egyetem | 31 | 56 879 871 |
| Szegedi Tudományegyetem | 282 | 485 380 000 |
| Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem | 15 | 27 160 000 |
| Testnevelési Egyetem | 3 | 5 040 000 |
| Sum: | 1 869 | 3 496 758 798 |