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Hungarian SMEs can apply for substantial EU funds with the support of experienced mentors
The government is giving Hungarian companies as much help as possible to successfully apply for direct-access EU funds, so the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), in collaboration with the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, relaunches its SME mentoring programme that offers free practice-oriented training for applicants – Tamás Schanda announced on his social media page.
HUF 2 billion funding programme for incubators to boost the Hungarian startup ecosystem
Budapest, 23 July 2020 Thursday (MTI) – The National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), announces the Startup Factory call for proposals. The funding programme supports the expert and mentoring activity of business incubators with HUF 2 billion – the ITM disclosed in a communication this Thursday.
Budget doubled for Covidea idea and startup contest
Budapest, 4 July 2020 Saturday (MTI) – The originally planned approximately HUF 60 million budget has been doubled to over HUF 120 million for the Covidea idea and startup contest – the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) disclosed to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) this Saturday.
2019 Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix awarded
The global reputation of Hungarian science is good, but this cannot always be said about the utilisation of its results – József Bódis, state secretary for higher education, innovation and vocational training of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM) pointed out at the awards ceremony of the 28th Hungarian Innovation Grand Prix this Tuesday in Budapest.
Over HUF 6 billion requested by nearly 400 SMEs in the first stage of the SME START INNOVATION call
More than HUF 6 billion was requested in total by 386 SMEs in the first stage of the SME START INNOVATION call opened in late May and closed on 19 June. In order to ensure continuous access to innovation funds for SMEs, the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), opened the second stage of the call immediately after closing the first one.
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24 June 2020
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More than HUF 6 billion was requested in total by 386 SMEs in the first stage of the SME START INNOVATION call opened in late May and closed on 19 June. In order to ensure continuous access to innovation funds for SMEs, the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office, with the policy support of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (ITM), opened the second stage of the call immediately after closing the first one.
16 June 2020
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At the initiative of its embassies in the V4 countries, Israel launches an educational series called Startup Nation V4 Virtual Startups Bootcamp in Hungary, Slovakia, Czechia and Poland.
11 June 2020
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The HUF 200 million programme for international research partnerships is open again: it provides funding from the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund to increase the mobility of participants and promote the exchange of experts, thus helping international bilateral science and technology (S&T) partnerships to launch new projects and further deepen cooperation.
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11 May 2020
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Up to €100K and free support services for startups in the data domain.
30 April 2020
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Facing the challenges that the current COVID-19 pandemic poses to domestic and international travel, Paris Region and Groupe ADP join forces to invent smart solutions to reshape the airport industry. Together, we aim at restoring passengers’ and employees’ confidence in air travel.
30 April 2020
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More than 4,700 viewers from 45 countries followed the virtual info day organised under these extraordinary circumstances.