NKKP SNN_26 — Hungarian-Slovenian Bilateral Research Projects
Supports bilateral Hungarian-Slovenian research collaboration through national excellence co-funding initiatives.
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SNN_26 is the Hungarian-Slovenian bilateral sub-programme of the National Research Excellence Programme (NKKP), jointly administered by Hungary's National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) and ARIS, the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency. Like ANN_26 (the parallel Hungarian-Austrian track), SNN_26 is designed to strengthen international embeddedness of Hungarian research under the John von Neumann Programme's goal of placing Hungary among the world's top 25 most innovative nations by 2030. SNN_26 is one of six NKKP sub-programmes within a combined HUF 40 billion envelope for 2026–2030.
Under SNN_26, the Hungarian partner may receive up to HUF 51 million from NKFIH for a project lasting up to 36 months — a shorter maximum duration than the 48-month ceiling for ANN_26 and the core NKKP domestic tracks — with projects starting 1 January 2027. The experimental-research 25% material cost supplement is available. Eligible Hungarian applicants must be researchers at Hungarian universities or recognized research organizations; for-profit entities are excluded. The 2026 submission deadline was 24 February 2026 at 16:00, so this cycle is closed, with the next expected in 2027.
A distinctive evaluation feature of SNN_26 is the Lead Agency principle: if the Hungarian partner requests a larger budget than the Slovenian partner, NKFIH administers the evaluation; if the Slovenian partner's budget is larger, ARIS leads. This means the choice of budget split has procedural consequences, and teams should agree on that split before submitting. Hungarian-side applications go through palyazat.gov.hu, and teams should coordinate submission timing across both national platforms to ensure simultaneous, compatible applications.
Bilateral fundamental and applied research in cooperation between Hungarian and Slovenian researchers.
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