Available budget
In the period 2025–2029, a combined budget of HUF 40 billion is allocated from the NRDI Fund for the EXCELLENCE research grant program (EXCELLENCE_25), the ADVANCED research grant program (ADVANCED_25), the STARTING research grant program (STARTING_25), the HIGHLIGHT research grant program (HIGHLIGHT_25), and the research grant programs based on Hungarian-Austrian and Hungarian-Slovenian international cooperation (ANN_25, SNN_25).
Duration of the projects
Projects supported in subprogram 1 (EXCELLENCE_25) can start between July 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026 – the earliest, on the first day of the third month following the submission of the proposal. The maximum project duration is 24 months.
Amount of funding
According to the call, a maximum of HUF 160 million for a maximum of 24 months can be requested per project + 25% (optional material costs for experimental research). If the duration of the project is shorter than 24 months, requested funding should be decreased on a pro rata temporis basis. Apart from remuneration and related taxes payable by the employer, certain tangible costs are also eligible, as well as overhead costs at a flat rate of 20% of the direct project costs. The implementation of the projects may involve participating researchers, technical staff, and students. They do not have to join the proposal but it is recommended to list the participating researchers in a separate part at the end of the research plan. The earliest date for reporting costs is the project start date specified in the funding agreement.
Submission of applications
The proposal has to be prepared and submitted in the Electronic Proposal Review system (EPR) of the NRDI Office (https://www.otka-palyazat.hu/). The proposal has to be submitted only electronically, none of its parts has to be sent to the NRDI Office on paper. Only one proposal can be submitted per subprogram.
A proposal can be considered submitted if it is electronically finalized by the principal investigator and approved by the representative of the host institution by the submission deadline defined in the call for proposals. Furthermore, the electronically signed versions of the documents, required to be submitted with electronic signature in section K of the call, have to be submitted through the EPR as well.
Eligible applicants
Principal investigators can apply jointly with the host institution which has to be a Hungarian-based legal person:
- higher education institution, research centre, research institution, budgetary institution, an institution thereof having a legal personality that qualifies as a research and knowledge-dissemination organization under Commission Regulation 651/2014/EU Article 2 (83)2; or
- business company which has at least two completed business years, maintains double-entry accounting that qualifies as a research and knowledge-dissemination organisation under Commission Regulation 651/2014/EU Article 2 (83) – the applying host institution declares these criteria to the NRDI Office (the criteria of research and knowledge-dissemination organisations and the suitability to host the research project will be verified with regards to the applying business company); or
- non-profit organisation that qualifies as a research and knowledge-dissemination organisation under Commission Regulation 651/2014/EU Article 2 (83).
Non-budgetary research institutions can be monitored on the basis of an institutional questionnaire by the NRDI Office.
Throughout the entire implementation period after awarding the grant, the principal investigator shall be employed at least in 50% by the host institution under an employment contract or civil service contract.
During the implementation of the EXCELLENCE project, another NKKP proposal cannot be submitted.
A principal investigator of a KKP (Research Excellence Program) Frontline project cannot submit another NKKP proposal during the implementation of the KKP.
Eligibility terms for principal investigators
Eligible applicants submitted an ERC Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant or Synergy Grant proposal earlier and received notification on the outcome after July 1, 2024, proving that the proposal reached the second or third round in the evaluation.
Submitting the EXCELLENCE_25 proposal, the principal investigator declares that, in case of funding, he/she submits an ERC Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant or Synergy Grant proposal within the duration of the project with a host institution having legal personality and registered seat in Hungary.3
Eligible objectives and actions
Project proposals can cover discovery research in any fields of science, regardless of thematic priority, if otherwise the application meets the conditions laid down in the call. All activities are eligible in order to attain the primary goals set out in the discovery research plan, with reference to the research plan of the attached ERC proposal, submitted to the NRDI Office.
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1 ERC proposal reached the second stage, detailed criteria in point C.1.3.
2 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty: ‘research and knowledge-dissemination organisation’ means an entity (such as universities or research institutes, technology transfer agencies, innovation intermediaries, research-oriented physical or virtual collaborative entities), irrespective of its legal status (organised under public or private law) or way of financing, whose primary goal is to independently conduct fundamental research, industrial research or experimental development or to widely disseminate the results of such activities by way of teaching, publication or knowledge transfer. Where such entity also pursues economic activities the financing, the costs and the revenues of those economic activities must be accounted for separately. Undertakings that can exert a decisive influence upon such an entity, in the quality of, for example, shareholders or members, may not enjoy preferential access to the results generated by it (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri="CELEX:32014R0651).
3 Researchers affiliated with model-changing universities can also submit an ERC proposal, their proposals will be evaluated. The rules of providing support are affected by the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 in force at the time of publishing the present Call for proposals.
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Managed by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), the EXCELLENCE sub-programme under the National Research Excellence Programme, announced on 14 March 2025, aims to provide an opportunity for researchers who have proven their position at the forefront of the international scientific world with recent significant international competition history, to enable them to realise a successful participation in the funding programmes launched by the European Research Council (ERC).
In the 3rd round, until 10 September 2025, 8 project proposals were received for the call with funding request of HUF 1,438,460,000 in total. The Research Council of Hungary has made a shortlist of proposals to be funded on the basis of the project proposals submitted earlier to the ERC and the evaluations received from reviewers for the same. The funding decision was made on 31 October 2025 by the Scientific Co-President of the NRDI Office granting a total of HUF 939,960,000 in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund to 8 outstanding research proposals.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 31 October 2025
| Project code | Name of applicant | Name of the host institution | Project title | Amount of awarded fund (in HUF thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153829 | Pach Péter Pál | HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet | Algebraic Methods in Combinatorics | 120 000 |
| 153978 | Rózsa Balázs | HUN-REN Kísérleti Orvostudományi Kutatóintézet Neuronhálózat és Dendritikus Aktivitás | Szimultán gyors 3D voltage imaging, fotostimuláció és részleges agykéreg-látás helyreállítása szabadon mozgó egerekben motorizált, rugalmas objektívkar segítségével | 100 000 |
| 153995 | Koók László | Pannon Egyetem BKV Biomérnöki, Membrántechnológiai és Energetikai Kutatócsoport | Szén-dioxid alapú bioelektroszintézisre alkalmas biofilmek kialakulásának vizsgálata innovatív biopoliszacharid vázú kompozit enzimatikus ionogél katódokon | 80 000 |
| 154012 | Rózsa Márton | HUN-REN Kísérleti Orvostudományi Kutatóintézet Neuronális Diverzitás Kutatócsoport | A neurogliaform és canopy sejtek funkciója a motoros kéreg első rétegében | 100 000 |
| 154064 | Szászi Barnabás Imre | Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem OPERÁCIÓ ÉS DÖNTÉS INTÉZET | Hogyan javítható a szubjektív jóllét? Globális Megastudy a boldogságstratégiák összetettségének feltárására | 100 000 |
| 154121 | Matolcsi Máté | HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet | Fourier analízis alkalmazása lineáris programozási becslésekben | 159 960 |
| 154125 | Papp Balázs | HUN-REN Szegedi Biológiai Kutatóközpont Biokémiai Intézet | A humán metabolom változatosságának szerepe az evolúcióban és a betegségekben. | 200 000 |
| 154126 | Szegedy Balázs | HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet | Struktúrák alacsony dimenziós reprezentációi | 80 000 |
The EXCELLENCE sub-programme of the National Research Excellence Programme, announced on 14 March 2025 under the management of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI Office), aims to provide preparation opportunities for researchers who have recently demonstrated their standing among the international scientific elite with recent achievements in prestigious international funding programmes, to help them succeed in programmes announced by the European Research Council (ERC).
Between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2025, five funding applications were submitted to the call, with a total funding request of HUF 878,998,000. The Research Council of Hungary, taking into account the ERC project proposal and the evaluations received from its reviewers, made recommendations for the projects to be supported. Based on Section 14 (2) f) of KIM Instruction 1/2025 (II. 27.) on the Rules of Organisation and Operation of the NRDI Office, the Scientific Co-President of the NRDI Office makes the funding decision regarding the Research Sub-fund of the NRDI Fund, in line with the approved programme strategy.
The funding decision was made by the Scientific Co-President of the NRDI Office, under which 5 outstanding research project proposals will receive a total of HUF 700,000,000 in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 16 September 2025
|
Project code |
Name of applicant |
Name of the host institution | Project title | Amount of awarded funds (HUF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152225 | Halm Tamás András | ELTE Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont | Grammatikalitás, nyelvtan és redukált mondatok a kollokviális regiszterekben | 100 000 000 |
| 153229 | Mátyus Edit | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem/Kémiai Intézet | Relativisztikus kvantumelektrodinamikai fejlesztések molekuláris kvantumállapotok számításához | 160 000 000 |
| 153721 | Welker Ervin | HUN-REN Természettudományi Kutatóközpont/Molekuláris Élettudományi Intézet | Új géneditáló eszközök fejlesztése | 200 000 000 |
| 153976 | Groma István | HUN-REN Wigner Fizikai Kutatóközpont | Lavinák kontrollálása- Egy új módszer a plasztikus instabilitások kezelésére | 80 000 000 |
| 154070 | Littvay Levente | ELTE Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont | A megismerhetetlen megkérdezése: közvélemény-kutatás mesterséges intelligenciával | 160 000 000 |
To ensure value-based professional evaluation of proposals arriving in large quantities from the fields of discovery and applied research and innovation, to assess professional reports of funded projects and to prepare policy opinions, the NRDI Office intends to expand its expert pool in all fields of expertise.
Professionals who have registered in the database of the NRDI Office can become responsible contributors, as independent peer-reviewers, to the evaluation process in which the professional quality, novelty content and commercialisation perspectives of the proposals as compared to the requested funding should be assessed as core considerations.
The registration process can be initiated through the registration form of the NRDI Office’s website. Registration is continuously open.
Requested data within the expert registration form include:
- personal data, contact details (necessary for contracting review assignments);
- classification of professional skills and competencies and research areas (to get review invitations fine-tuned to your field of expertise);
- topics of the previously reviewed proposals;
- present and past jobs, interest networks (in order to pre-screening of conflicts of interest in a given rview assignment), education, scientific titles, most important publications and intellectual works demonstrating your professional experience;
- language skills.
Professionals once registered in the database of experts may be invited by the NRDI Office to review submitted proposals, to assess professional reports of funded projects and to contribute to policy opinions.
Each proposal is reviewed by several independent experts at the same time. Experts selected from the database to review proposals, to assess professional reports and facilitate expert opinions will be contracted by the NRDI Office on a case-by-case basis. When concluding such a contract experts must declare that the review assignment is not obstructed by any conflict of interest whatsoever. Depending on the competition type, written expert reviews must be prepared in 15-28 work days and submitted electronically via the online review portal of the NRDI Office.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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A key objective of the 2026 Programme Strategy is to improve Hungary’s performance in the following areas: human resources (pipeline of researchers, number of doctoral students, number of students in higher education in STEM fields), the number and share of innovative enterprises (number and share of SMEs carrying out product and/or business process innovation), and intellectual property (patents, trademarks, utility model and design protections).
The table below presents the calls planned and announced from the NRDI Fund for the period between 2021 and 2026, broken down by year, including budget allocations.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||
| NRDI budget (Bn HUF) |
185,56 | 92,78 | 65,17 | 112,56 | 128,31 (Budget commitment rescheduled for the 2026 Programme Strategy is HUF 32.22 billion) |
150,507 (Budget commitment of the schemes announced in 2025 under the 2026 Programme Strategy is HUF 32.22 billion) |
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| Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2021) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2022) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2023) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2024) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2025) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
Name of the scheme/ Call for proposal (2026) |
Budget (Bn HUF) |
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| Innovation Sub-fund 2021-2026 |
Intellectual property Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2020-1.1.3-IPARJOG, 2021-1.1.1-IPARJOG |
0,40 | Intellectual property Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2020-1.1.3-IPARJOG, 2021-1.1.1-IPARJOG |
0,40 | Intellectual property Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2020-1.1.3-IPARJOG, 2021-1.1.1-IPARJOG |
0,50 | Intellectual property Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2020-1.1.3-IPARJOG, 2021-1.1.1-IPARJOG |
0,50 | Intellectual property tender Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2025-1.1.1-IPARJOG |
0,32 | Intellectual property tender Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2025-1.1.1-IPARJOG (A programme announced in 2025, to be implemented under the 2026 Programme Strategy) |
0,100 |
| Intellectual property tender Support of activities fostering the domestic and international protection of intellectual property with the aim of facilitating the utilisation of such intellectual property 2020-1.1.3-IPARJOG, 2021-1.1.1-IPARJOG (A programme announced in 2024, to be implemented under the 2025 Programme Strategy) |
0,13 | Intellectual property tender (The call will be published at a later date.) |
0,400 | |||||||||
| International programmes Support for participation in the ECSEL joint EU initiative 2019-2.1.3-NEMZ_ECSEL; Support for participation in joint EU initiatives 2019-2.1.2-NEMZ; Funding for Hungarian Summer Internship programmes for hungarian university students studying in the UK, Germany or Austria 2020-1.2.1-GYAK; Support for Hungarian participation in EIT KIC 2021-1.2.1-EIT-KIC; Support to bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperations 2021-1.2.4-TÉT; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Russian cooperation 2021-1.2.5-TÉT-IPARI-RU; Call for proposals: Support of Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international ERA-NET COFUND and EJP COFUND programmes 2019-2.1.7-ERA-NET; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2020-1.2.3-EUREKA; Horizon Europe Accelerator booster call 2021-1.2.2-EU_KKV; Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union 2021-1.2.3-EU_KP; Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Moroccan cooperation 2021-1.2.6-TÉT-IPARI-MA |
3,50 | International programmes Call for proposals: Support of Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international ERA-NET COFUND and EJP COFUND programmes 2019-2.1.7-ERA-NET; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2022-1.2.4-EUREKA; Horizon Europe Accelerator booster call 2021-1.2.2-EU_KKV; Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union 2021-1.2.3-EU_KP; Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian-Turkish cooperation 2022-1.2.6-TÉT-IPARI-TR; Support for summer internships for Hungarian students studying abroad 2022-1.2.3-GYAK; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Uzbek cooperation 2022-1.2.2-TÉT-IPARI-UZ; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Korean cooperation 2022-1.2.5-TÉT-IPARI-KR |
6,00 | International programmes Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union 2021-1.2.3-EU_KP; Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI; Support to bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperations; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2022-1.2.4-EUREKA; Support for participation in the Horizon Europe Key Digital Technologies (KDT) partnership 2022-1.2.8-KDT; EUROSTARS: Support for Hungarian participation in the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs 2022-1.2.7-EUROSTARS; Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international calls for proposals of ERA-NET COFUND, EJPCOFUND and other multilateral programmes 2023-1.2.1-ERA-NET; Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in the joint international calls for proposals of European Partnerships in Horizon Europe 2023-1.2.2-HE_PARTNERSÉG; Call for project proposals implemented in bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation 2023-1.2.4-TÉT |
6,10 | International programmes HU-rizon Programme 2024-1.2.3-HU-RIZONT; Call for project proposals implemented in bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation 2024-1.2.5-TÉT; Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international calls for proposals of ERA-NET COFUND, EJP COFUND and other multilateral programmes 2024-1.2.2-ERA_NET; Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in the joint international calls for proposals of European Partnerships in Horizon Europe 2024-1.2.1-HE_PARTNERSÉG; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2024-1.2.6-EUREKA; Support for participation in the Horizon Europe Key Digital Technologies (KDT) partnership 2024-1.2.4-KDT; EUROSTARS: Support for Hungarian participation in the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs (2024-1.2.7-EUROSTARS); Support for Hungarian participation in the research and development programme in Hungarian–Israeli cooperation (2024-1.2.10-TÉT-IPARI-IL); Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union 2021-1.2.3-EU_KP; Support for international scientific and technical cooperation (2024-1.2.9-NETWORKING); |
15,996 | International programmes Several schemes support domestic participation in Horizon Europe and other international programmes. In this framework, the Innovation Sub-fund will support the participation of Hungarian researchers, companies and other RDI actors in RDI collaborations funded jointly with the European Commission and other Member States. The NRDI Fund’s international programmes support the European networking of Hungarian universities and the consortium building needed for high-quality Horizon Europe calls. In 2025, several schemes will continue to support mobility and joint research projects with international partners in different destinations in the framework of bilateral Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation. Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Korean cooperation 2025-1.2.3-TÉT-IPARI-KR; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2025-1.2.2-EUREKA; Call for proposals to promote Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe and other joint EU programmes 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP; Support for Hungarian participation in the Hungarian-Chinese partner institution programme 2025-1.2.7-HU-CN-PARTNER; Support for Hungarian participation in the Hungarian-Chinese joint laboratory development programme 2025-1.2.6-HU-CN-LABOR; Call for project proposals implemented in bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation 2025-1.2.4-TÉT |
8,03 | International programmes On the one hand, the International Programmes support Hungarian participation in European partnerships and the Horizon Europe framework programme through several schemes: they support Hungarian researchers, companies and other RDI stakeholdres participate in excellence-based collaborations co-financed by the European Commission and other Member States; they support the European networking of Hungarian universities and the consortium building needed for high-quality Horizon Europe applications. On the other hand, several schemes support the mobility and joint research projects of researchers participating in bilateral collaborations with European and non-European countries of outstanding importance to Hungary. Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in the joint international calls for proposals of European Partnerships in Horizon Europe 2024-1.2.1-HE_PARTNERSÉG; Support for Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme 2025-1.2.2-EUREKA; Call for proposals to promote Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe and other joint EU programmes 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP; (Further calls will be published at a later date.) |
7,787 | |
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International programmes Domestic participation in Horizon Europe is supported by the Partnership Programmes launched in 2024. In this framework, the Sub-fund will support the participation of Hungarian researchers, companies and other RDI actors in excellence collaborations funded jointly with the European Commission and other Member States. The 2025 Programme Strategy will support the Israeli, Turkish and Chinese research cooperation programmes launched in 2024, as well as the French and Slovak mobility call. Call for proposals to support Hungarian organisations successfully participating in the joint international calls for proposals of European Partnerships in Horizon Europe 2024-1.2.1-HE_PARTNERSÉG; Call for project proposals implemented in bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation 2024-1.2.5-TÉT; Support for Hungarian participation in the research and development programme in Hungarian–Israeli cooperation 2024-1.2.10-TÉT-IPARI-IL; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian-Turkish cooperation 2024-1.2.11-TÉT-IPARI-TR; Support for Hungarian participation in the applied research and development programme in Hungarian–Chinese cooperation 2024-1.2.8-TÉT-IPARI-CN. (A programme announced in 2024, to be implemented under the 2025 Programme Strategy) |
3,10 | International programmes The International Programmes support Hungarian participation in European partnerships and the Horizon Europe framework programme, and ensure support for the mobility and joint research projects of researchers participating in bilateral cooperation with European and non-European countries of outstanding importance to Hungary. In line with the schedule of international cooperation, commitments for certain schemes are made in the year following their announcement. Call for project proposals implemented in bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation 2024-1.2.5-TÉT; (A programme announced in 2025, to be implemented under the 2026 Programme Strategy) |
0,120 | |||||||||
| Life Sciences Catalyst Program / I. From target to proof of concept 2025-1.1.3-LIFE SCIENCES I. |
Budget commitment of a scheme rescheduled for the 2026 Program Strategy. | Life Sciences Catalyst Program / I. From target to proof of concept 2025-1.1.3-LIFE SCIENCES I. (A programme announced in 2025, to be implemented under the 2026 Programme Strategy) |
5,00 | |||||||||
| Life Sciences Catalyst Program / II. From proof of concept to clinical trials 2025-1.1.4-LIFE SCIENCES II. |
Budget commitment of a scheme rescheduled for the 2026 Program Strategy. | Life Sciences Catalyst Program / II. From proof of concept to clinical trials 2025-1.1.4-LIFE SCIENCES II. (A programme announced in 2025, to be implemented under the 2026 Programme Strategy) |
5,00 | |||||||||
| MED_TECH hospital incubator programme | Budget commitment of a scheme rescheduled for the 2026 Program Strategy. | MED_TECH hospital incubator programme 2026-1.1.1-MEDTECH |
2,00 | |||||||||
| SEED co-investment fund | Budget commitment of a scheme rescheduled for the 2026 Program Strategy. | SEED co-investment fund | 10,00 | |||||||||
| Business Angel Guarantee Programme | 0,500 | |||||||||||
| Life Sciences Catalyst Venture Capital Fund | 20,000 | |||||||||||
| Development of Technology Transfer Company (TTC) network 2026-1.1.2-TTC |
6,000 | |||||||||||
| Government Guarantee Fund 2026-1.2.1-KÖA |
8,000 | |||||||||||
| Incubator Support Scheme STARTUP FACTORY 2023 2023-1.1.3-STARTUP |
5,75 | STARTUP FACTORY (The call will be published at a later date.) |
6,000 | |||||||||
|
HU-rizon Programme 2024-1.2.3-HU-RIZONT Announced in 2024 in the International programmes. |
HU-rizon Programme HU-RIZON international research excellence cooperation programme 2025-1.2.1-HU-RIZONT |
8,00 | Announced in the Missions Sub-fund | |||||||||
| Announced under international programmes. (Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI) |
Announced under international programmes. | Announced under international programmes. | Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI; |
0,10 | Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2025-1.1.5-NEMZ_KI (Announced in the Innovation Sub-fund in 2021-2024 Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2021-4.1.2-NEMZ_KI) |
0,08 | Announced in the Missions Sub-fund | |||||
| Fast track programme Fast track 2020-1.1.5-GYORSÍTÓSÁV |
3,00 | Fast track programme Fast track 2021-1.1.4-GYORSÍTÓSÁV |
12,85 | Fast track programme Fast Track 2023-1.1.2-GYORSÍTÓSÁV |
2,00 | Spin-off Programme: bringing research results to market Fast track 2023-1.1.2-GYORSÍTÓSÁV |
6,00 | Fast track programme Fast Track 2025-1.1.2-GYORSÍTÓSÁV |
5,00 | |||
| Large Company Focus Area Innovation Programme Large Enterprise Focus Area Innovation Program2024-1.1.2-NAGYVÁLL_FÓKUSZ |
A programme announced in 2024, to be implemented under the 2025 Programme Strategy |
Large Company Focus Area Innovation Programme Large Enterprise Focus Area Innovation Program 2024-1.1.2-NAGYVÁLL_FÓKUSZ (A programme announced in 2024, to be implemented under the 2025 Programme Strategy) |
14,30 | |||||||||
| HUN-REN Centre service development 2025-1.3.2-HUN-REN |
1,25 | |||||||||||
| Proof of concept: development potential assessment Proof of Concept 2024-2.1.3-POC |
3,45 | |||||||||||
| In 2022, the development of the Selye János Student Laboratory Network was announced from the Research Sub-fund under code 2022-3.1.1-DIÁKLABOR. | Continuation of the Selye János Student Lab programme, as well as small-scale support for other STEM career incentive programmes 2025-1.3.1-DIÁKLABOR Implementation of services for entrepreneurial skills development, startup founding, culture shaping and ecosystem support |
5,43 | ||||||||||
| Support for market-driven RDI projects Support for market-driven RDI projects 2020-1.1.2-PIACI KFI |
59,06 | Support for Innovation Projects in Focus Areas Support for Innovation Projects in Focus Areas 2023-1.1.1-PIACI_FÓKUSZ |
30,149 | SME Focal Area Innovation Programme SME Focal Area Innovation Programme 2024-1.1.1-KKV_FÓKUSZ |
50,00 | |||||||
| Development of applied research and innovation services Development of applied research and innovation services 2024-1.3.1-AK_INNOV |
2,50 | |||||||||||
| Investment in the future Fund Investment in the future 2020-1.1.6-JÖVŐ |
7,00 | |||||||||||
| Development of an applied research network Participation in the National Network of Applied Research Institutes 2021-1.1.2-AKH |
1,63 | |||||||||||
| University Innovation Ecosystema University Innovation Ecosystema 2019-1.2.1-EGYETEMI ÖKO |
2,46 | |||||||||||
| KKV Start programme KKV Start Innovation 2020-1.1.1-KKV START |
12,00 | |||||||||||
| Centres of excellence Establishing and developing centres of excellence 2022-1.1.1-KK |
20,70 | |||||||||||
| Startup Programme Startup Programme 2022-1.1.2-STARTUP |
4,06 | |||||||||||
| Research Sub-fund 2021-2026 |
Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") PD_21, FK_21, K_21, ANN_21, SNN_21 |
12,90 | Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") PD_22, FK_22, K_22, ANN_22, SNN_22 |
13,50 | Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") Postdoctoral and Young researchers’ excellence programme and Call for thematic research projects ("OTKA") PD_23, FK_23, K_23, SNN_23 |
13,50 | Excellence-based research funding Call for EXCELLENCE research proposals EXCELLENCE_24 Call for ADVANCED research proposals ADVANCED_24 Call for STARTING research proposals STARTING_24 Call for proposals for research projects based on Hungarian-Austrian and Hungarian-Slovenian cooperation ANN_24, SNN_24 |
19,00 | National Research Excellence Programme (NKKP) Excellence-based research funding Call for STARTING research projects STARTING_25; Call for ADVANCED research projects ADVANCED_25; Call for EXCELLENCE research projects EXCELLENCE_25; Call for HIGHLIGHT research proposals HIGHLIGHT_25; Call for research projects based on Hungarian-Austrian and Hungarian-Slovenian cooperation ANN_25, SNN_25 |
40,00 | National Research Excellence Programme (NKKP) Excellence-based research funding Call for STARTING research projects STARTING_26; Call for ADVANCED research projects ADVANCED_26; Call for EXCELLENCE research projects EXCELLENCE_26; Call for HIGHLIGHT research proposals HIGHLIGHT_26; Call for research projects based on Hungarian-Austrian and Hungarian-Slovenian cooperation ANN_26, SNN_26 |
40,00 |
| Forefront – Research Excellence Programme Forefront – Research Excellence Programme KKP_21 |
3,00 | Forefront – Research Excellence Programme Forefront – Research Excellence Programme KKP_22 |
3,00 | |||||||||
| New National Excellence Programme ÚNKP-21-1, ÚNKP-21-2, ÚNKP-21-3, ÚNKP-21-4, ÚNKP-21-5, ÚNKP-21-6 |
3,496 | New National Excellence Programme ÚNKP-22-1, ÚNKP-22-2, ÚNKP-22-3, ÚNKP-22-4, ÚNKP-22-5, ÚNKP-22-6 |
3,668 | New National Excellence Programme ÚNKP-23-1, ÚNKP-23-2, ÚNKP-23-3, ÚNKP-23-4, ÚNKP-23-5, ÚNKP-23-6 |
3,164 | University Research Scholarship Programme (EKÖP) (scholarships announced by higher education institutions) 2024-2.1.1-EKÖP |
5,00 | University Research Scholarship Programme (EKÖP) (scholarships announced by higher education institutions) 2025-2.1.1-EKÖP |
2,509 | University Research Scholarship Programme (EKÖP) (scholarships announced by higher education institutions) 2026-2.1.1-EKÖP |
5,000 | |
| Cooperative Doctoral Programme Cooperative Doctoral Programme KDP-2021 |
4,116 | Cooperative Doctoral Programme Cooperative Doctoral Programme KDP-2023 |
4,007 | University Research Scholarship Programme (EKÖP-KDP) (scholarships announced by higher education institutions) 2024-2.1.2-EKÖP-KDP |
5,00 | University Research Scholarship Programme (scholarships announced by higher education institutions) 2025-2.1.2-EKÖP-KDP |
3,490 | |||||
| Patronage Programme Science Patronage Programme MEC_21 |
1,00 | Science Patronage Programme Science Patronage Programme MEC_24 |
2,46 | Science Patronage Programme Science Patronage Programme MEC_26 |
2,000 | |||||||
| Research Grant Hungary Research Grant Hungary RGH_S_24, RGH_L_24 |
6,00 | |||||||||||
| Pension Matching Fund 2025-3.1.3-MF |
0,30 | Pursuant to Government Resolution 1242/2023. (VI. 21.), in addition to the 2026 Programme Strategy budget, the Doctoral Student Pension Matching Fund will be provided with a budget of HUF 0.300 billion from the NRDI Fund. | ||||||||||
| Proof of concept: development potential assessment Proof of Concept 2024-2.1.3-POC |
A programme announced in 2024, to be implemented under the 2025 Programme Strategy | Proof of Concept: development potential assessment (2024-2.1.3-POC moved to the Innovation Sub-fund) |
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| Building the Selye János Student Lab network Building the Selye János Student Lab network 2022-3.1.1-DIÁKLABOR |
2,00 | Continuation of the Selye János Student Laboratory Programme under the “Development of entrepreneurial skills and STEM career motivation services” programme, which is included in the Innovation Sub-fund in 2025. | ||||||||||
| Thematic Excellence Programme (National-Health-Defence) Thematic Excellence Programme 2021 TKP2021 (The budget includes the HUF 1 billion budget of the National Defence Subprogramme of the Cooperative Doctoral Programme (NDPCP-2021), which is closely linked to the National Defence, National Security Subprogramme of the 2021 Thematic Excellence Programme.) |
75,00 | |||||||||||
| National Laboratories Sub-fund 2022 |
National Laboratories Establishment and complex development of the National Laboratories 2022-2.1.1-NL |
26,60 | ||||||||||
| Mission fund 2025-2026 |
Development of neuromodulation technologies 2025-1.3.3-NEURO |
0,50 | ||||||||||
| Support for mission-driven research | Budget commitment of a scheme rescheduled for the 2026 Program Strategy. | Further development of mission-driven national laboratories 2026-4.1.1-MISSZIÓK |
20,0 | |||||||||
| HU-RIZON international research excellence cooperation programme 2026-4.1.2-HU-RIZONT |
8,000 | |||||||||||
| Support for the use of international and national research infrastructures 2025-1.1.5-NEMZ_KI |
0,100 | |||||||||||
| ELI-ALPS RDI development (The call will be published at a later date.) |
4,500 | |||||||||||