The aim of the call, financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, is to enable Hungarian applicants to participate in the calls managed by the KDT Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme, through the provision of domestic funding.
Submission of proposals
Project proposals should be submitted online, by logging in and completing the online form on the Participant Portal (Pályázati e-ügyintézés) at www.palyazat.gov.hu. The finalised proposal must be submitted together with a duly signed (authenticated) statement verifying the electronic submission of the proposal, in line with the Guidelines.
Proposals are accepted electronically on a rolling basis from the official opening of the online form until 16:00 (CET) on 15 September 2025.
Eligible applicants
Proposals are only accepted if the applicant is
- the Hungarian member of a consortium of a joint international project approved for funding on the basis of the assessment system of the KDT partnership; or
- a Hungarian participant subsequently joining a consortium of a joint international project approved for funding on the basis of the assessment system of the KDT partnership; or
- the Hungarian member of a consortium of a joint project approved for funding on the basis of the assessment system of the KDT partnership.
Furthermore, the applicant must have a funding agreement for the European funding in place prior to the national decision.
The call is open to legal entities with a registered seat in Hungary or with a registered seat in the European Economic Area and a branch office in Hungary, more specifically:
- businesses and non-profit companies specified in the call, provided that they have at least one completed business year and maintain double-entry accounting;
- denominational or private higher education institutions accredited by the state, qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations under Article 2 (83) of Council Regulation 651/2014/EU;
- budgetary organs and budgetary entities, qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations under Article 2 (83) of Council Regulation 651/2014/EU.
Eligible project objectives
- Activities eligible for funding independently: basic research, applied (industrial) research, experimental development.
- Activities not eligible independently: activities related to the publicity, coordination, market access, IP protection of the project, activities related to travel, purchase of equipment, purchase of intangible assets.
Total budget
Total budget: HUF 2,557,975,000.
Customer service contacts:
email: nkfialap@nkfih.gov.hu
phone: +36 (1) 795 9500
Personal appointments (pree-booked only): H-1077 Budapest, Kéthly Anna sq. 1. (2nd floor)
Customer Service hours of operation: Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m to 4 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.
A decision has been made regarding the call for proposals reopened on 15 April 2025, entitled ”Support for participation in the Horizon Europe Key Digital Technologies (KDT) partnership” with code number 2024-1.2.4-KDT.
By the deadline 21 May 2025, one proposal was submitted with a funding request of HUF 283,742,062, which will receive non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund, based on the decision of the Funder.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 30 July 2025
| Project code |
Name of applicant |
Project title |
Amount of awarded funds (HUF) |
Total eligible project costs (HUF) |
Site of implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-1.2.4-KDT-2025-00003 | HUN-REN Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutatóintézet | PROACTIF |
283 742 062 | 283 742 062 | 1111 Budapest, Lágymányosi utca 11. |
The aim of the Call, is to enable Hungarian applicants to participate in the Key Digital Technologies (KDT) partnership calls managed by the KDT Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme through the provision of domestic funding.
By the deadline two proposals were received with a funding request of HUF 883,192,547. Based on the decision of the Funder, 2 projects will receive a total of HUF 883,192,547 in non-refundable funding from the NRDI Fund.
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 17 December 2024
| Project code |
Name of applicant |
Project title |
Amount of awarded funds (HUF) |
Total eligible project costs (HUF) |
Site of implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-1.2.4-KDT-2024-00001 | HUN-REN Energiatudományi Kutatóközpont | UNLOOC – Organ-on-Chip rendszerek (magyar részvétel a 101140192 Horizon Europe projektben) |
190 186 425 | 190 186 425 | 1121 Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33. |
| 2024-1.2.4-KDT-2024-00002 | HUN-REN Támogatott Kutatócsoportok Irodája NNG Szoftverfejlesztő és Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság Qamcom Research and Technology Central Europe Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság |
SMARTY: Megbízható mesterséges intelligenciát lehetővé tevő skálázódó és kvantumreziliens heterogén peremfelhő | 693 006 122 | 731 986 304 | 1052 Budapest, Piarista 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 szakerto_regisztracio@nkfih.gov.hu