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Government Guarantee Fund
Date of announcement: 17 march 2026
Modified:
Next deadline for submission:
Deadline for E-submission: 30 october 2026 12:00
30 october 2026
Deadline for application via post office: only electronic submission
Submitter of proposal
Enterprise, Non-profit organisation
Beneficiary groups
Institution of higher education, Education institution (outside higher education), Enterprise-based research organisation, Enterprise (non-research type), Non-profit research organisation, Other non-profit organisation (outside research), Other, e.g. a private person
Budget
HUF 8 000 000 000
Number of applications
20-60
Field of research activity
Fundamental research, Industrial research, Experimental development, Innovation
Evaluator of proposals
NRDI Office
The objective of the call to be financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund: Pursuant the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15 December 2022, no legal commitment may be entered into under the Horizon Europe Programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other EU-funded RDI-relevant and educational programmes under direct or indirect management, with a public interest asset management foundation or with a legal entity maintained by a public interest asset management foundation. Therefore, the Government undertakes to provide Hungarian higher education institutions maintained by public interest asset management foundations established under Act IX of 2021 (hereinafter: “model-changed higher education institutions”), as well as other legal entities with the opportunity to participate as consortium partners in the implementation of projects awarded under the Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme, the Erasmus+ Programme and other RDI-relevant or educational programmes directly or indirectly funded by the EU, by providing Hungarian funding (guarantee) to substitute their funding from the European calls. Applications under this Call may be submitted for the purpose of securing domestic funding to substituting for the EU funding specified in the relevant EU call, taking into account the funding intensity specified therein.

Submission of proposals

To submit an application for funding, log in to the single access point entitled “Egységes Beléptető Felület” at www.palyazat.gov.hu and complete the online application form. The finalised application form must be submitted together with a duly signed statement verifying the electronic submission of the application, in line with the Call.

Applications for funding are accepted (electronically) from the official opening of the online application form until the following deadline: 12:00 CET 30 October 2026

Who can apply

Under this Call, applications for funding may only be submitted independently.

This call is open to legal entities with registered office in Hungary or with registered office in the European Economic Area and a branch office in Hungary, more specifically:

  1. (a) higher education institutions maintained by public interest asset management foundations established under Act IX of 2021 (entities with GFO code 563) or
  2. (b) other legal entities maintained by public interest asset management foundation established under Act IX of 2021 (entities with GFO code 811, as well as those belonging to main GFO code groups 1 – undertakings with legal personality, 2 – undertakings without legal personality, 5 – non-profit organisations with legal personality, 6 – non-profit organisations without legal personality, 7 – transitional and discontinued forms of economic activity, and 9 – technical codes, with the exception of entities with GFO code 961) may submit applications, provided that they:
    • have submitted a successful proposal within a consortium under the Horizon Europe Programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other RDI-relevant or educational programmes funded directly or indirectly by the EU, planning to participate as a beneficiary or affiliated partner, and take part in the implementation as an affiliated partner; or
    • have submitted a consortium proposal under the Horizon Europe Programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other RDI-relevant or educational programmes funded directly or indirectly by the EU, planning to participate as a beneficiary or affiliated partner.

Model-changed higher education institutions or other legal entities shall be eligible for funding provided that the proposal submitted with their participation is awarded funding under the Horizon Europe Programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other RDI-relevant or educational programmes funded directly or indirectly by the EU, and such model-changed higher education institution or other legal entity participates in the implementation of the awarded project as an affiliated partner

Description of eligible activities

Activities eligible for funding independently:

Sub-programme I: Activities carried out within projects awarded funding under the Horizon Europe Programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other RDI-relevant or educational programmes funded directly or indirectly by the EU:

  • Basic research
  • Applied (industrial) research
  • Experimental development
  • Feasibility study
  • Activities relating to publicity (Information)
  • Project coordination activities
  • Market entry-related activities
  • Activities related to industrial property rights
  • Public procurement activities
  • Overheads
  • Travel-related activities
  • Educational, training and in-service training activities
  • Flat rate determined as a percentage based on the international project
  • Lump-sum based on the international project
  • Unit cost based on a flat-rate for the international project

Sub-programme II: Activities aimed at the implementation of a COST project:

  • Travel-related activities

Duration of the project

In the case of eligible activities under Sub-programme I, the start and end dates of the application for funding shall correspond to the start and end dates of the EU collaborative project. 

In the case of eligible activities under Sub-programme II, applications for funding may be submitted for the implementation period from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026.

Total budget and maximum amount of funding

Total available budget: HUF 8 billion

For eligible activities under Sub-programme I, the amount of funding that may be applied for shall not exceed the amount budgeted by the Hungarian applicant in the successful EU proposal submitted under the Horizon Europe research programme, the Erasmus+ Programme, or other RDI-relevant or educational programmes funded directly or indirectly by the EU. If, during the preparation stage of the EU grant contract, the Hungarian partner’s workload is reduced compared to the planned one, the amount of funding that can be applied for will be reduced proportionally.

The amounts in the application for funding must be converted into HUF. For the purposes of conversion, the applicable date shall be the date of the funding decision by the Ministry of Culture and Innovation; accordingly, in the case of decisions taken in 2026, the exchange rate to be applied is HUF 403.4 per EUR 1.

For eligible activities under Sub-programme II, the amount applied for in funding must also include an estimate of travel costs related to COST projects that may be awarded in the future.

Funding schedule

An advance may be requested as a lump sum for 100% of the amount of funding awarded to the project, to be requested in alignment with the project’s first milestone.

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Government Guarantee Fund (2026-1.2.1-KÖA) – funded projects, 1st round

A decision has been adopted regarding the call of the Government Guarantee Fund with code 2026-1.2.1-KÖA, in the 1st round.

Announced from the National Development, Research and Innovation Fund, this call serves to support Hungarian participation in the EUREKA programme, which promotes international R&D cooperation between businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.

Announced from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, the Government Guarantee Fund aims to support higher education institutions and other legal entities maintained by public interest asset management foundations established under Act IX of 2021, to participate as consortium partners in the implementation of projects awarded under the Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme, the Erasmus+ Programme and other RDI-relevant or educational programmes directly or indirectly funded by the EU, by providing Hungarian funding (guarantee) to substitute their funding from the European calls.

The budget of the call with code 2026-1.2.1-KÖA serves to provide funding also for proposals submitted to the 2026-1.2.1-KÖA application portal between 10 September 2025 and 20 March 2026, those being in accordance with the document titled “Guidelines for the purpose of applications for and utilisation of public funding to be provided for the model-changed higher education institutions and other legal entities excluded from European funds under the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15 December 2022” but have not yet received a funding decision.

Between 10 September 2025 and 20 March 2026, 19 applications were submitted to the call of the Government Guarantee Fund, with funding request of HUF 1,014,937,714 in total. The President of the NRDI Office proposed 19 applications for funding to the Funder.

In accordance with the Funder's decision, 19 projects receive total of HUF 1,014,937,714 in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund.

FUNDED PROJECTS

Funding organisation: Ministry of Science and Technology
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 3 July 2026

Project code
Name of applicant
Project title
Amount of awarded funds
(HUF)

Total eligible project costs
(HUF)

Site of implementation
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00023 Budapesti Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Global Business Nexus: Rövid üzleti képzési program az EU és Latin-Amerika közötti fenntartható üzleti diplomácia témájában 30 743 114 30 743 114 1055 Budapest, Markó utca 29-31.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00024 Pannon Egyetem Vulkánok Női Együttműködés – Nők támogatása a munka világába történő visszatérésben és a vállalkozói létben való elindulásban 28 952 018 28 952 018 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00025 Debreceni Egyetem Indo–Csendes-óceáni–Európai Digitális Partnerségi Központ: Megbízható digitális technológiák a fenntartható jólétért 78 098 240 78 098 240 4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00026 Pécsi Tudományegyetem Data-EDIH 2.0. 68 981 400 137 962 800 7622 Pécs, 48-as tér 1.
7624 Pécs, Rókus utca 2.
7633 Pécs, Szántó Kovács János utca 1/B.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00028 Pécsi Tudományegyetem PTE COST pályázatai 50 000 000 50 000 000 7622 Pécs, Vasvári Pál utca 4.
7621 Pécs, Vörösmarty utca 4.
7623 Pécs, Rákóczi út 2.
7624 Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20.
7624 Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6.
7624 Pécs, Szigeti út 12.
7633 Pécs, Szántó Kovács János utca 1/B.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00029 Pannon Egyetem Globális Tehetségközpont: Digitális Központ a Nemzetközi Diáktámogatáshoz 32 272 000 32 272 000 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2025-00030 Pannon Egyetem Európai Mesterképzés Nagy Teljesítményű Számítástechnikából-2 (EUMaster4HPC-2) 13 272 868 13 272 868 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00031 Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem ENLARGE - Az EU bővítése kormányzásának tanulmányozásával, értékelésével és kutatásával foglalkozó európai hálózat 15 395 680 19 244 600 1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00032 Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem A Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem kutatóinak Cost Action pályázatokban való részvétele 20 000 000 20 000 000 1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00033 Pannon Egyetem A Pannon Egyetem COST akciókban való részvétének támogatása 2025-2026 18 343 000 18 343 000 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00034 Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem A MATE COST pályázatokban való részvételének támogatása 2025-2026 18 171 556 18 171 556 2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00035 Debreceni Egyetem Data-EDIH 2.0: Adatvezérelt innováció kis- és középvállalkozások és a közszféra számára 62 969 328 125 938 656 4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00036 Debreceni Egyetem Kibervédelem és digitális kompetenciák_DigitalTech EDIH 69 707 520 139 415 040 4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00037 Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem Személyre szabott gyógyszerek 7 261 200 7 261 200 2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00038 Semmelweis Egyetem Theranosztikai ökoszisztéma a személyre szabott ellátásért 121 020 000 121 020 000 1085 Budapest, Üllői út 26.
1083 Budapest, Korányi Sándor utca 2
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00039 Óbudai Egyetem Fejlett geomatika és távérzékelés a precíziós mezőgazdaságban a felsőoktatásban (AGROPATH) 23 806 476 26 451 640 1034 Budapest, Bécsi út 96/B
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00040 Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem POLICY ENLARGE _ Kutatási és innovációs politikai támogatás az EU bővítésében részt vevő országok számára 121 120 850 121 120 850 1121 Budapest, Zugligeti út 9-25.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00041 Semmelweis Egyetem Személyre szabott porózus szerkezetek fejlesztése és tesztelés ortopédiai implantátumokhoz 205 656 644 205 656 644 1085 Budapest, Üllői út 26.
2025-3.1.2-KÖA-2026-00042 Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem NextGenVET: Erőforrások és kapacitások kiépítése a drónok és drónpilóták következő generációja számára 29 165 820 29 165 820 2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1.
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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

For further information contact at phone +36 1 795 9500 or email at kfiszakvelemeny@nkfih.gov.hu

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)
  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)
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
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)
     
    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
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