NRDI Fund

Altogether 239 project proposals were submitted for the second round of the call “Support of business RDI activities” (VÁLLALATI KFI_16) in 2017, between 15 February and 17 July.

Decision has been made to grant funding to research projects implemented in Hungarian-Serbian cooperation within the framework of international scientific and technology (S&T) cooperation in various bilateral relations. Calls for such applications funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund promote the mobility of researchers participating in funded research collaborations, increasingly focusing on project-based cooperation of a larger volume.

The funding scheme provides domestic funding required for participation in international collaborations in order to foster the participation of Hungarian stakeholders in the following joint programmes and initiatives financed partly under the EU H2020 framework programme and partly from member states contributions:

The National Brain Research Programme launched in 2013 with a total budget of HUF 12 billion has two sub-programmes. Sub-programme “A” is aimed at the strengthening of already functional neuroscience research teams at universities and research institutions and the development of university-industry relations.

The HUF 400 million call announced in August 2016 aims to support Hungarian SMEs in participating in the EU-funded EUREKA programme which promotes international R&D cooperation projects.

The call announced in April 2016 aims to promote Hungarian participation in the Horizon 2020 framework programme, other joint RDI programmes and regional collaborations of the European Union; and to strengthen the international networking and fundraising capacity of Hungarian participants. The budget of the call is financed from the NRDI Fund in the following focus areas: