CFPs: Supporting Hungarian Organisations Successfully Participating in the Joint International Calls of European Partnerships

Deadline: 30-Jun-25

The aim of the Call financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund is to provide the national contribution for Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international calls for proposals for European Partnerships co-funded by the EU Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme and in which the NRDI Office is involved.

The call for proposals will:

• strengthen strategic cooperation between national organisations involved in projects supported by the European Partnerships;
• contribute to the Hungarian participants of projects funded in the framework of European Partnerships gaining experience in the field of international R&D cooperation and in meeting the requirements of Horizon Europe calls for proposals (e.g. stakeholder engagement, open science techniques, data management process, impact-oriented approach), which can contribute to the strengthening of Hungarian participation in Horizon Europe in the relevant technological fields;
• help Hungarian participants in projects supported by European Partnerships to access networking and capacity building opportunities organised by the Partnerships;
• contribute to laying the foundations for future scientific and economic cooperation through the partnerships established in the projects.

Topics

• Project proposals under the sub-programmes of this call are invited for the following topics:
  • Biodiversa+: research (and innovation) on biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
  • Water4All: water safety research (and innovation)
  • CETP: Clean Energy Transition Partnership
  • DUT: Driving Urban Transitions
  • ERA for Health: pre-clinical and clinical biomedical research, health promotion and disease prevention, development of new technologies and digital solutions to better understand, diagnose and treat diseases.
  • EP PERMED (European Partnership for Personalised Medicine): support for translational and interdisciplinary research to translate personalised solutions into clinical practice.

Funding Information

• The total budget of the Call in 2025 is HUF 3,369,944,075
• Maximum funding per project:
  • The amount of funding per project varies per sub-programme according to the call notice.
• Project duration: max. 36 months

Eligible Activities

• activities eligible for funding independently: basic research, applied (industrial) research, experimental development.

Ineligible Activities

• activities not eligible for funding independently: basic research, research and development project support activities, travel-related activities, purchase of equipment and intangible assets.

Eligibility Criteria

• The funding request is only accepted from an applicant who is
  • a Hungarian member of the consortium of a joint international project recommended for funding under the relevant European Partnership evaluation scheme, or
  • a Hungarian participant subsequently joining a consortium of a joint international project recommended for funding on the basis of the relevant European Partnership evaluation system.
• 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:
  • businesses and non-profit companies specified in the call, provided that they 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, as well as organisations classified under GFO 529;
  • budgetary organs and budgetary entities, qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations under Article 2 (83) of Council Regulation 651/2014/EU, as well as organisations classified under GFO 321;

For more information, visit NRDI Office.