In the framework of this scheme, applicants may receive loan on preferential terms to finance the development and marketing of new, marketable products, services, technologies and prototypes with significant intellectual added value. As a requirement laid down by the Managing Authority announcing the loan scheme, applicants have to obtain the endorsing innovation policy opinion of the NRDI Office.

In the 10th round the NRDI Office considered 7 project proposals with a total funding request of over HUF 2.8 billion. The proposals were assessed by evaluators against the assessment criteria set out in the call, then by a group of experts. The expert group recommended the President of the NRDI Office to issue endorsing opinions for the loan requests of HUF 443 million of 3 proposals. Loan requests can be submitted for the project proposals after receipt of the endorsing innovation policy opinion.

So far in the previous rounds, endorsing innovation policy opinion was given to 77 proposals by the NRDI Office, with total loan request exceeding HUF 43 billion.