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Institutional excellence programmes will continue in 2020
In 2020 the Excellence Programme for Higher Education Institutions (FIKP) and the Thematic Excellence Programme (TKP) will be integrated into a single programme called Thematic Excellence Programme 2020 (TKP2020), financed from the NRDI Fund. The main objective remains the same: to create a funding system for more effective and rewarding professional work in higher education institutions and research institutes by focusing RDI activities in these institutions.
The NRDI Office introduces flexible disbursement rules for advances, simpler administration and a new RDI Hotline channel to support all stakeholders of the domestic innovation ecosystem
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, applicants, evaluators and financing institutions of pub-licly funded R&D and innovation projects are all facing new challenges. The NRDI Office comes up with eased rules for disbursement of advances to alleviate cash-flow difficulties of ongoing pro-jects and supports beneficiaries of funded proposals with simpler administrative procedures and prolonged submission deadlines.
Information on the temporary modification of the rules of disbursement of advances in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
In consideration of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the state of danger declared in Hungary, and the expected economic and social consequences of the situation, the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Office has adopted measures to simplify and facilitate the financing of research, development and innovation projects funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation (NRDI) Fund.
RDI secific information related to the coronavirus pandemic
The current coronavirus pandemic raises lots of issues also for the funding of R&D and innovation projects: applicants, evaluators and financing organisations are all facing new challenges. Observing the extraordinary circumstances, the NRDI Office supports proposers and beneficiaries with eased administration procedures and prolonged submission deadlines. For first-hand information on these measures you can visit the thematic webpage of the Office, where updates on coronavirus-focused research projects and other relevant news of the RDI ecosystem are also displayed from Hungary and worldwide.
Notice in relation to the pandemic caused by COVID-19
Notice in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic on the extension of the duration of projects funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, on the performance of mandatory commitments and monitoring indicators and on the extension of certain deadlines set out in the funding agreements.
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08 April 2020
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Information on the extension of deadlines for the utilisation of funds awarded under the Thematic Excellence Programme and the New National Excellence Programme.
18 March 2020
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Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the NRDI Office informs the beneficiaries of projects funded from the NRDI Fund as follows:
16 March 2020
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To avoid public health hazards, in relation with Government Decree 40/2020. (III. 11.) on the Declaration of State of Danger, the National Research, Development and Innovation Office implements the following interim measures on the OPERATION OF ITS CUSTOMER SERVICES FROM 16 MARCH 2020 until further notice:
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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.