Within the framework of the Call, 3 sub-programmes are being launched, as follows:

• Sub-programme ‘A’ “Involvement of enterprises in complex innovative technology development”
  Within the sub-programme, the mission of the members of the Network is to support the competitiveness of the Hungarian national economy through the coordination of the applied research and development and, more broadly, innovation activities of the member institutions. In the context of strengthening the competitiveness of the national economy, it aims directly at supporting knowledge and technology transfer, developing industry-focused R&D activities, increasing the innovation added value of domestic enterprises; and indirectly at strengthening the RDI services of its members, and strengthening the network’s position in the RDI ecosystem.
  In this context, members are responsible for:
  1. Providing innovation sensitivity trainings for SMEs
  2. Managing and implementing the call for proposals to support network member RDI services for SMEs
  3. Providing RDI services to applicant SMEs
• Sub-programme ‘B’ “Operation of the Network Centre”
  The Network Centre coordinates the Network’s strategy by monitoring the professional activities of its members. It helps Members to strengthen the Network’s position in the national and international ecosystem by representing it in external and internal fora, assessing and registering competences and infrastructures and coordinating these resources.
• Sub-programme ‘C’ “Valorisation: collecting and mentoring Hungarian innovations”
  The sub-programme aims to ensure that no Hungarian invention with high innovation content and market potential is lost. The aim is to support the exploitation of these innovation projects mentored by members with a high innovation content and market potential, in cooperation with the Network of Applied Research Institutes, which provides valorisation. The results should contribute in a demonstrable way to increasing Hungary’s gross domestic product and to taking them from the idea to the business exploitation phase.
  In this context, members are responsible for:
  • collecting Hungarian innovations
  • pre-qualifying the innovations collected
  • examining the level of intellectual property protection of innovations
  • ensuring the evaluation of innovations
  • mentoring Hungarian inventions and innovations from the inception of an innovative idea through to market penetration, following positive, supportive reviews, and in this context:
    • Building innovation chains
    • Developing a process-based support model
    • Providing a customised toolkit, methodology and guidance
    • Preparing for the call for proposals
    • Providing guidance on intellectual property protection
    • Validation
    • Fund raising
    • Providing sales support

Submission of project proposals

Project proposals should be submitted online, by logging in and completing the online application form on the Participant Portal (Pályázati e-ügyintézés) at www.palyazat.gov.hu. The finalised application form must be submitted together with a duly signed statement verifying the electronic submission of the application, in line with the Application Guidelines. Applications are accepted electronically from the official opening of the online application form until 12:00 CET on 22 October 2021.

Eligible applicants

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

Enterprises with legal personality, if they

• enterprises with a GFO code as defined in the call for proposals, keep double-entry accounts and are not subject to small business tax (KATA),
• have at least one closed, approved, full (365 days) financial year,
• its equity according to its published annual accounts for the last closed financial year must not be negative,

The Call is open only to individual applicants.

Eligible project objectives

• Activities eligible for funding independently: experimental development
• Activities not eligible for funding independently: applied (industrial) research, basic research, procurement of material and immaterial assets, publicity activities, project coordination, general costs, activities related to market entry.

Additional important terms

Applications for funding may only be submitted individually by organisations that have joined the Network by the date of submission of the application and have a signed Network Accession Agreement, and for sub-programme ‘C’, applications for funding may be submitted individually by state-owned companies - with experience in the field of gathering Hungarian innovations (at least 50 projects qualified and 10 projects mentored in the field of innovation).

Timeframe for project implementation:

• under Sub-programme ‘A’: minimum 12 - maximum 36 months
• under Sub-programme ‘B’ only projects of 24 months duration can be planned
• under sub-programme ‘C’: projects of a minimum duration of 12 months and a maximum duration of 36 months

Total available budget and maximum funding per project

The call has a total budget of HUF 1.63 billion financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund.