The University Research Scholarship Programme (EKÖP) and, as part of it, the Cooperative Doctoral Programme (EKÖP-KDP) aim to contribute to the growth of the next generation of researchers and creative artists in Hungary by supporting individual excellence and to help doctoral students to achieve their goals who are working on research and development projects that promise concrete practical applications in a university-business cooperation.

The Research Grant Hungary call for proposals, managed by the NRDI Office and launched on 23 May 2024 by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation aims primarily to encourage excellent researchers at their most dynamic creative stage, who are at the forefront of international science and who, as leading researchers in their field, contribute to Hungary’s emergence as a research, development and innovation hub of the region by implementing promising research projects. The programme further seeks to attract to Hungary researchers from the leading international scientific communities working in the industries related to the focus area innovation projects.

The aim of the Call is to provide a predictable source of funding for promoting innovation in the Hungarian economy, facilitate marketable R&D projects, enable the utilisation of domestic and foreign research results and foster the development of the innovation infrastructure and related services. 

Managed by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), the ADVANCED sub-programme under the National Research Excellence Programme, announced on 14 May 2024, aims to provide funding to experienced, talented researchers who have their independent research team, are internationally recognised experts in their field of research and wish to further advance their successful basic research topic and explore new aspects of it.

The main objective of the STARTING sub-programme of the National Research Excellence Programme, announced on 14 May 2024 under the management of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), is to provide funding for postdoctoral researchers to start their independent research careers and to strengthen research creativity and excellence.

For the priority call 2024-1.3.1-AK_INNOV, 2 applications were received until 12 November 2024, with funding request of HUF 2.5 billion in total. Applications for funding were evaluated by external expert reviewers, then the Innovation Board and the President of the NRDI Office made a proposal to the Funder to fund 2 projects worth HUF 2.5 billion.

The aim of the Call is to provide a predictable source of funding for promoting innovation in the Hungarian economy, facilitate marketable R&D projects, enable the utilisation of domestic and foreign research results and foster the development of the innovation infrastructure and related services. 

A decision has been adopted on providing domestic funding to projects implemented in the framework of international science and technology (S&T) cooperation calls.

The aim of the call is to support activities for the protection of intellectual property rights in Hungary and/or internationally.