Eighteen proposals were submitted by 29 March 2019, the deadline of the second assessment round, with a funding request of nearly HUF 18.6 million in total. The proposals were assessed and ranked by a designated expert group. Based on their assessment and ranking, the Innovation Board approved to recommend each of the projects for funding to the President of the NRDI Office.

FUNDED PROJECTS

Funding organisation: NRDI Office
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 26 June 2019

In the framework of the call the NRDI Office contributes to the employment costs of the interns. The host business or institution can apply for funding for the fee and related contributions paid under an internship agreement or the salary and related contributions paid under an employment contract to the intern.

The call has a budget of HUF 30 million financed from the NRDI Fund.

Submission of applications

Applications can be submitted by the host institution, electronically on the Participant Portal (Pályázati e-ügyintézés) which can be reached through the www.palyazat.gov.hu website. Along with the application finalised in the online application form, applicants have to submit a duly executed statement certifying the electronic submission of the application. Assessment deadlines:

• 31 January 2019, 14:00 CET
  
• 29 March 2019, 12:00 CET
  

Eligible applicants

• Business companies with registered seat, business premises or branch office in Hungary or the Hungarian branch offices of business companies with registered seat in the European Economic Area, provided that they have at least two completed business years, maintain double-entry accounting and are not subject to the simplified entrepreneurial tax (EVA) or the small taxpayers’ itemized lump sum tax (KATA);
  
• non-profit businesses qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations;
  
• denominational or private higher education institutions accredited by the state, qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations;
  
• budgetary organs and their institutions with legal personality and public higher education institutions qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations.
  

Eligible objectives and actions

Provision of human resources required for research and development projects, education and training of next generation researchers and developers, talent education. Employment as an intern for the summer period in Hungary, of a Hungarian student involved in a BSc, MSc (including undivided) or PhD training programme at a university in the United Kingdom. Student status must be evidenced for signing the grant agreement.

Available funds

The maximum amount of funding is HUF 1.3 million per intern for 3 months (under an employment contract for 40 hour work week schedule). For internships shorter than 3 months and for part-time employments the amount shall be reduced on a pro rata basis. Disbursements are made exclusively in HUF.

Duration of the project

Maximum project duration is 3 months (i.e. the duration of the summer internship is 1 to 3 months between 15 June and 30 September). This means that projects shall be physically completed within 3 months after project start, but no later than 30 September 2019.