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National Research, Development and Innovation Office

Administers Hungary's national research portfolio through competitive grants that support universities, centres, and international collaboration.

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Annual funding—
Programs5
Active grants4
Total grants10
About

The National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) is Hungary's national strategic and funding agency for scientific research, development, and innovation. It administers the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund and works under the John von Neumann Programme, whose target is to place Hungary among the top 25 most innovative countries by 2030 and the top 10 by 2040.

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Programs & grants under this funder
EUREKA — Hungarian Co-funding for International Industrial R&D Cooperation

Funds NKFIH domestic co-funding Hungarian companies research organisations participating EUREKA Network projects Eurostars Clusters Globalstars.

1 grant
NKFIH EUREKA Co-funding
Open
— pool
Hungarian Co-funding for Horizon Europe Partnerships

Provides matching funds for Hungarian entities in Horizon Europe Partnership projects.

1 grant
NKFIH Horizon Europe Partnership Co-funding
Open
HUF 2.7B pool·Rolling submission
HU-RIZONT International Research Excellence Cooperation Programme

Supports Hungarian universities leading international research consortia on innovative solutions.

1 grant
HU-RIZONT — International Research Excellence Cooperation
Closed
HUF 8B pool
IPARJOG — Intellectual Property Protection Support

Helps IPARJOG - Intellectual Property Protection Support NKFIH's long-running IP protection route Hungary's National Research Development Innovation.

1 grant
IPARJOG — IP Protection Support
Open
HUF 500M pool·6 days
National Research Excellence Programme (NKKP)

Runs Hungary's flagship research grant programme fundamental applied research across all disciplines the renewed successor OTKA.

6 grants
NKKP ADVANCED_26 — Advanced Research Projects
Closed
HUF 40B pool
NKKP ANN_26 — Hungarian-Austrian Bilateral Research Projects
Between cycles
HUF 40B pool
NKKP EXCELLENCE_26 — Excellence Research Projects
Open
HUF 40B pool·17 days
NKKP HIGHLIGHT_26 — Highlight Research Projects
Closed
HUF 40B pool
NKKP SNN_26 — Hungarian-Slovenian Bilateral Research Projects
Between cycles
— pool
NKKP STARTING_26 — Starting Research Projects
Closed
HUF 40B pool
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: nkfih.gov.hu