Recognising the international visibility of scientific performance, measured by innovation scoreboards, university rankings and the citation index of scientific publications, is gaining importance worldwide.

With the excellence programme titled “Funding for research teams with significant achievements of internationally outstanding impact” (KH_17), having a total budget of HUF 1 billion, the NRDI Office urges domestic research groups to achieve new results which greatly advance their field of science and lay the groundwork for further research, and to present them in the most visible international scientific fora. The call is open to researchers whose publication achieved an international citation index accounting for the top 5 percent in the given field of science within two years from the date of publication.

In the second assessment round of the KF_17 call, 30 out of the 33 proposals met the formal requirements. The decision preparation body has recommended 25 proposals for funding and 5 proposals to be rejected due to lack of funds to the President of the NRDI Office.

The call is planned to be announced again next year, where the proposals rejected due to lack of funds can be resubmitted.

FUNDED PROJECTS

Funding organisation: NRDI Office
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 15 November 2017