The ÚNKP programme supports the training of the next generations of Hungarian researchers and creative artists, helping them to start and stay on a research and artistic career, and providing research funding to internationally outstanding researchers and artists. The scholarship calls promote higher education and research excellence by supporting undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, doctoral candidates, and young researchers and academics who perform effective research and creative activities at the host higher education institution. The programme aims to foster scientific research and innovation on all scientific and artistic areas.
By the end of the application period, a total of 4387 applications had been received by the 25 host higher education institutions participating in the programme. As a result of the institutional assessment of the applications, 2249 applicants are awarded scholarship grants, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation. The total amount awarded is HUF 3,163,467,014, which includes scholarships as well as research and operating grants awarded to the host higher education institutions of the winning applicants, amounting to 20% of the scholarship.
List of institutions funded under the New National Excellence Programme 2023/2024
Funder: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 30 August 2023.
| Name of higher education institution | Number of funded projects (pcs) |
Amount of funding (scholarships+institutional 20%, HUF) |
| Állatorvostudományi Egyetem | 20 | 27 240 000 |
| Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem | 84 | 125 691 706 |
| Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem | 8 | 7 520 794 |
| Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem | 254 | 331 320 000 |
| Debreceni Egyetem | 243 | 373 380 000 |
| Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem | 404 | 588 608 512 |
| Eszterházy Károly Katolikus Egyetem | 20 | 29 040 000 |
| Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem | 27 | 38 940 000 |
| Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem | 27 | 28 080 000 |
| Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem | 122 | 181 620 000 |
| Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem | 33 | 20 033 834 |
| Magyar Testnevelési és Sporttudományi Egyetem | 4 | 4 025 154 |
| Miskolci Egyetem | 50 | 79 560 000 |
| Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem | 18 | 21 120 000 |
| Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem | 51 | 77 040 000 |
| Óbudai Egyetem | 45 | 40 192 460 |
| Pannon Egyetem | 41 | 55 179 278 |
| Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem | 65 | 94 800 000 |
| Pécsi Tudományegyetem | 178 | 285 480 000 |
| Semmelweis Egyetem | 149 | 247 910 233 |
| Soproni Egyetem | 25 | 30 240 000 |
| Széchenyi István Egyetem | 47 | 59 744 989 |
| Szegedi Tudományegyetem | 317 | 395 340 054 |
| Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem | 16 | 20 400 000 |
| Tokaj-Hegyalja Egyetem | 2 | 2 400 000 |
| Total | 2 250 | 3 164 907 014 |