This Call aims to encourage Hungarian applicants to participate in the European Union’s Horizon Europe framework programme for research, development and innovation, as well as in related joint programmes (e.g. partnerships, COST) (hereinafter: “Horizon Europe”) in the highest possible number and share of funding. It also seeks to encourage applicants to take on the role of consortium leader (coordinator) as frequently as possible in these programmes.
Grants awarded under this Call will allow beneficiaries to obtain ex-post funding for costs incurred in the formation of the international consortium required to submit the project proposal, as well as for costs related to drafting the consortium agreement and preparing the proposal. By supporting preparatory activities, the Call aims to enhance the international visibility of Hungarian applicants, strengthen their networking and fundraising capacities, support the proposal preparation process and reinforce the role of Hungarian applicants in emerging consortia. The inclusion of new applicants, particularly SMEs, is also a key objective.
Submission of proposals
To submit your application, log in through the Single Sign-on (SSO) interface at www.palyazat.gov.hu and complete the online form. The finalised application must be submitted together with a duly signed declaration verifying the electronic submission of the application, in line with the Guidelines.
Deadline for submission
Applications can be submitted (electronically) from the activation of the online form until 12:00 (CET) on 30 April 2026.
Proposals are accepted as long as available funds last.
Applications may be submitted on a rolling basis and will be assessed together if received by the following deadlines:
15 July 2025
30 September 2025
30 April 2026
Expected date of funding decision:
For proposals submitted by the 15 July 2025 deadline: Q4 2025
For proposals submitted by the 30 September 2025 deadline: Q4 2025
For proposals submitted by the 30 April 2026 deadline: Q3 2026.
Eligible applicants
Applications may only be submitted individually.
This Call exclusively supports preparatory activities for participation in Horizon Europe proposals implemented in consortia.
If multiple Hungarian partners are involved in the international consortium to be prepared under this Call, each of them is individually eligible to submit an application under this Call.
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.
Eligible activities
As part of the application, the following activities aimed at preparing the submission of a Horizon Europe proposal are eligible for support:
I. Consortium building as a consortium member not leading any work packages
II. Consortium building as a consortium leader or a consortium member leading a work package
In both cases, consortium-building activities may include:
- Participation in international partner search or professional events to find consortium partners abroad
- Participation in preparatory project meetings abroad aimed at drafting the proposal and/or the consortium agreement
- Organisation of preparatory project meetings in Hungary aimed at drafting the proposal and/or the consortium agreement
- For coordinators and/or work package leaders: legal and patent advisory services, drafting of the proposal and/or consortium agreement, proposal writing, language editing, participation in international proposal writing training
- Participation in the activities of a professional organisation (membership fees, travel costs)
Implementation period
One milestone must be planned during the implementation of the application. The milestone must be scheduled for the expected completion date of the project. This milestone must be planned in such a way that the completion of the project takes place within 24 months from the project start date. The project start date may be no more than 24 months prior to the date of submission of the application.
Available budget
For proposals submitted by the 30 September 2025 deadline:
Total budget is HUF 250 million.
Proposals are accepted as long as available funds last.
For proposals submitted from 01 October 2025:
Total budget is HUF 50 million.
Proposals are accepted as long as available funds last.
Maximum amount of non-refundable funding per proposal
Consortium building as a consortium member not leading any work packages: HUF 1,000,000
Consortium building as a consortium leader or a consortium member leading a work package: HUF 2,000,000
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The decision has been made regarding the project proposals received between 16 July 2025 and 30 September 2025 under the “Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union” of code No. “2025-1.2.5-EU_KP”.
The call, funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund aims to provide a predictable source of funding for promoting innovation in the Hungarian economy, facilitate marketable R&D projects, enable the utilisation of domestic and foreign research results and foster the development of the innovation infrastructure and related services. Between 16 July 2025 and 30 September 2025, 18 project proposals had been received applying for a total of HUF 26 million in funding. All project proposals found to be compliant in terms of formal and eligibility requirements, the President of the NRDI Office submitted a proposal to the Funder for their funding.
Based on the decision of the Funder, 18 projects will receive a total of HUF 26 million in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 1 December 2025
| Project code |
Name of applicant |
Project title |
Amount of awarded funds (HUF) |
Total eligible project costs (HUF)) |
Site of implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00022 | HUN-REN TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Felkészülés a HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01 (MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024) pályázatra | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1117 Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00023 | LASER CONSULT Műszaki-Tudományos és Gazdasági Tanácsadó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | A Laser Consult Kft. részvétele a NORHyWay pályázat előkészítésében, lehetséges partnerek felderítésében,konzorciális tárgyalásokban, konzorcium megépítésében, munkacsomagok előkészítésében valamint a pályázat megírásában és beadásában | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 6723 Szeged, Felső-Tisza part 31-34. IX. em. 24. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00024 | EÖTVÖS LORÁND TUDOMÁNYEGYETEM | A snoRNS-biológia előmozdítása képzésen és kutatáson keresztül | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00025 | Regionális Információs és Fejlesztő Tudásközpont Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | ADAPTUM pályázat előkészítése és beadása (pályázati azonosító:101215422) | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 54. V. ép. 1. em. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00026 | Regionális Információs és Fejlesztő Tudásközpont Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | SiDnet (Science in Diplomacy Network - COST) pályázat előkészítése és a projekt elindítása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 54. V.ép. 1. em. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00027 | Regionális Információs és Fejlesztő Tudásközpont Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | RECAST (COST) pályázat előkészítése és benyújtása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 54. V.ép. 1. em. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00028 | ELTE TÁRSADALOMTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Strengthening Democratic Resilience Through Digital Twins pályázat előkészítése | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00029 | Magyar Egészségügyi Menedzsment Társaság | Talisman: A magas vérnyomás és az elhízás kezelése megvalósítási kutatás segítségével az integrált, betegközpontú ellátás érdekében | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1016 Budapest, Számadó utca 5. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00030 | HUN-REN TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Felkészülés a ReALiSTIC / Rechargable Advanced Li-S Batteries with Tailored Interfaces and Components HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-02-02 pályázatra | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1117 Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00031 | ELTE TÁRSADALOMTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Social Aspects of the Green Transition (SoGreen) pályázat előkészítése | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00032 | Design Terminál Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Részvétel a GroundUp elnevezésű Horizon Europe pályázatban. | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Vár tér 2. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00033 | Design Terminál Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Részvétel az Echoes elnevezésű Horizon Europe pályázatban. | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1122 Budapest, Határőr út 36. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00034 | Széchenyi István Egyetem - University of Győr | Fenntartható vízgazdálkodás és a halak vándorlásának és élőhelyeinek integrált kezelése a Duna vízgyűjtő területén és a Fekete-tenger északnyugati részén pályázat Horizon Europe Projekt előkészítési költségeinek finanszírozása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1122 Budapest, Határőr út 36. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00035 | Széchenyi István Egyetem - University of Győr | Climate Smart Research pályázat Horizon Europe projekt előkészítési költségeinek finanszírozása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 9026 Győr, Egyetem Tér 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00036 | Széchenyi István Egyetem - University of Győr | Regional Union for Startups and High-Tech in automotive sector (RUSH) pályázat Horizon europe projekt előkészítési költségeinek finanszírozása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 9026 Győr, Egyetem Tér 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00037 | Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem | ProPollSoil_A talaj egészségére gyakorolt hatások megértése és kezelése a talajfüggő beporzók védelme érdekében című projekt nemzetközi konzorciumának kialakítása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00038 | MAGYAR AGRÁR- ÉS ÉLETTUDOMÁNYI EGYETEM | AUSO_Az "Afrikai Unió Talajmegfigyelő " című projekt nemzetközi konzorciumának kialakítása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 2100 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00039 | EÖTVÖS LORÁND TUDOMÁNYEGYETEM | A Horizon Europe program keretében beadott MULTI-BRIDGE című magas színvonalú pályázat előkészítésének támogatása | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A |
The decision has been made regarding the project proposals received by 15 July 2025 under the “Call for proposals to foster Hungarian participation in the Horizon Europe programme and other joint programmes of the European Union” of code No. “2025-1.2.5-EU_KP”.
The call, funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund aims to provide a predictable source of funding for promoting innovation in the Hungarian economy, facilitate marketable R&D projects, enable the utilisation of domestic and foreign research results and foster the development of the innovation infrastructure and related services. Until 15 July 2025, 21 project proposals had been received applying for a total of HUF 35 million in funding. Regarding the 19 project proposals found to be compliant in terms of formal and eligibility requirements, the President of the NRDI Office submitted a proposal to the Funder for their funding.
Based on the decision of the Funder, 19 projects will receive a total of HUF 33 million in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 3 November 2025
| Project code |
Name of applicant |
Project title |
Amount of awarded funds (HUF) |
Total eligible project costs (HUF)) |
Site of implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00001 | Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem | FLUXES | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rkp. 3 |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00002 | HUN-REN KÖZGAZDASÁG- ÉS REGIONÁLIS TUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Restoration of agricultural lands in the context of food security and sustainable development (HumResLand) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01 projekt előkészítésének utólagos támogatása | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 7621 Pécs, Papnövelde 22. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00003 | HUN-REN KÖZGAZDASÁG- ÉS REGIONÁLIS TUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | ’TRANSFORMATION TO JUST AND CLIMATE RESILIENT EUROPEAN REGIONS (JUST-TRANSILIENT)’ című, HORIZON-MISS-2024-CLIMA-01 c. felhíváshoz kapcsolódó kutatási pályázat előkészületi munkálatainak utólagos támogatása | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 5600 Békéscsaba, Szabó Dezső u. 42. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00004 | TERMÉSZETTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | Felkészülés a HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01 Horizont Európa pályázatra | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1117 Budapest, Magyar Tudósok körútja 2. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00005 | Pécsi Tudományegyetem | Az időskori testmozgással foglalkozó, bizonyítékokon alapuló hálózat (PhysAgeNet) c. pályázat előkészítése | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 7621 Pécs, Vörösmarty utca 3. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00006 | Pécsi Tudományegyetem | ecoFABULands - Gilvánfa „Élő Laboratóriuma” c. pályázat előkészítése | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 7624 Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00009 | Bay Zoltán Alkalmazott Kutatási Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Támogatási kérelem az ASCEND pályázat előkészítési költségeire | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1116 Budapest, Kondorfa u. 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00010 | Bay Zoltán Alkalmazott Kutatási Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024-CSA-02 c. CBE JU felhívásra benyújtott "BIO-INSPIRE" pályázat előkészítésének és szerződéskötésének támogatása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 6726 Szeged, Derkovits fasor 2. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00011 | Bay Zoltán Alkalmazott Kutatási Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-03 Talent ecosystems című Horizont Európa felhívásra benyújtott "Talent Hub" pályázat előkészítésének támogatása | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1116 Budapest, Kondorfa utca 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00012 | Bay Zoltán Alkalmazott Kutatási Közhasznú Nonprofit Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-02-03 Talent ecosystems című Horizont Európa felhívásra benyújtott "SECURE2" pályázat előkészítésének támogatása | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1116 Budapest, Kondorfa utca 1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00013 | ABUD Mérnökiroda Kft | Konzorciumépítési tevékenység munkacsomag vezetőként a BLUEPRINT azonosítójú Horizont Európa pályázatban | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1114 Budapest, Orlay utca 2/B 4.em./1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00014 | ABUD Mérnökiroda Kft | Konzorciumépítési tevékenység munkacsomag vezetőként a FORESITE azonosítójú Horizont Európa pályázatban | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1114 Budapest, Orlay utca 2/B 4.em./1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00015 | ABUD Mérnökiroda Kft | Konzorciumépítési tevékenység munkacsomag vezetőként a OpenSpace azonosítójú Horizont Európa pályázatban | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1114 Budapest, Orlay utca 2/B 4.em./1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00016 | ABUD Mérnökiroda Kft | Konzorciumépítési tevékenység munkacsomag vezetőként a DR RUBICON azonosítójú Horizont Európa pályázatban | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1114 Budapest, Orlay utca 2/B 4.em./1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00017 | ABUD Mérnökiroda Kft | Konzorciumépítési tevékenység a FLUXES azonosítójú Horizont Európa pályázatban | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 1114 Budapest, Orlay utca 2/B 4.em./1. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00018 | HUN-REN TÁRSADALOMTUDOMÁNYI KUTATÓKÖZPONT | MORES konzorciumépítés és konzorciumi megállapodás kialakítása | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00019 | BioTalentum Tudásfejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Utólagos támogatás kérése a BrainPurinesNet pályázatra való felkészüléshez | 1 000 000 | 1 000 000 | 2100 Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00020 | BioTalentum Tudásfejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Utólagos támogatás kérése a STEM-CORE pályázatra való felkészüléshez | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 2100 Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4. |
| 2025-1.2.5-EU_KP-2025-00021 | BioTalentum Tudásfejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Utólagos támogatás kérése a ChronoBridge pályázatra való felkészüléshez | 2 000 000 | 2 000 000 | 2100 Gödöllő, Szent-Györgyi Albert utca 4. |
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) |
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||