According to the announcement, the call for proposals is expected to be expanded with two new components and will be available under significantly more favorable conditions.
Under component 'A', smaller projects will be eligible for HUF 100-600 million, while component 'B' is expected to provide support of HUF 600-1,200 million for larger projects:
Further changes:
| Further key details of the planned amendment: | A component | B component |
| Eligible applicants | micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as large companies. As consortium partners: research and knowledge transfer institutions (excluding higher education institutions owned by public interest asset management foundations) | small, medium-sized and large enterprises. As consortium partners: research and knowledge transfer institutions (excluding higher education institutions owned by public interest asset management foundations) |
| Submitting a grant application | independently or in a consortium | independently or in a consortium |
| Number of consortium members | maximum 3 members | maximum 4 members |
| Amount of subsidy | 100 million HUF– 600 million HUF minimum: 50 million HUF | 600 million HUF– 1200 million HUF minimum: 400 million HUF |
| Eligible Activities | The scope of eligible activities and eligible costs remains unchanged. | |
The dividend requirement as an eligibility criterion is expected to be removed for both components.
In addition, the stages for submitting grant applications will also change:
Stages 4-6: November 4-18, 2025.
Stages 8-11: February 24-March 10, 2026.
The following activities are eligible for support under the program:
- Experimental development
- Industrial (applied) research
- Supporting activities related to the R&D project (not independently eligible):
The detailed rules of the call for proposals containing the planned amendments and further information are available here.
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