Deadline: September 30, 2025
The National Research, Development and Innovation Office has announced a call to provide national contributions to Hungarian organisations participating in joint international calls under ERA-NET COFUND, EJP COFUND, and other multilateral programmes.
The focus areas of this opportunity encompass a wide range of advanced research and innovation themes, including FLAG-ERA III, which supports flagship programmes in brain and graphene research, and QuantERA, dedicated to quantum technology research. It also covers EJP RD for rare disease research, JPcofuND targeting neurodegenerative diseases, and M-ERA.NET 3 focusing on materials science. Other priorities include FOSC ERA.NET for food systems and climate change, ICT-AGRI-FOOD ERA-NET for ICT-enabled agri-food systems, and NEURON ERA-NET addressing basic, clinical, and translational research in neurological diseases. Additionally, JPI AMR-ACTION promotes new therapeutic options and reducing antimicrobial resistance, TRANSCAN3 supports translational cancer research, CHIST-ERA coordinates European research on long-term ICT challenges, and EJP-Soil fosters climate-smart, sustainable soil use. The opportunity also emphasizes international collaboration through EIG CONCERT-Japan to strengthen science, technology, and innovation between European countries and Japan, as well as V4-Japan, which promotes RDI cooperation between the V4 countries—Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia—and Japan.
The Call is financed by the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund and is implemented in collaboration with the NRDI Office. Its purpose is to strengthen strategic cooperation between Hungarian organisations involved in ERA-NET COFUND, EJP COFUND, and other multilateral programmes, enabling participants to gain international R&D experience and laying the foundations for future scientific and economic partnerships.
Eligible applicants include Hungarian members of consortia in international projects recommended for funding, or Hungarian participants joining such consortia subsequently. Legal entities must have a registered seat in Hungary or in the European Economic Area with a Hungarian branch, including businesses, non-profit companies, accredited higher education institutions, and budgetary bodies or entities qualifying as research and knowledge-dissemination organisations.
Eligible project objectives cover basic research (with PhD/DLA-qualified personnel), applied research, and experimental development, while activities such as independent basic research by certain organisations, procurement of fixed or immaterial assets, R&D support activities, and travel-related activities are not independently eligible for funding.
The total budget available under this Call is HUF 1,277,210,488, with maximum funding per project ranging from HUF 57,825,000 to HUF 115,650,000. Project proposals must be submitted online through the Participant Portal (Pályázati e-ügyintézés) by 16:00 (CET) on 30 September 2025.
For more information, visit NRDI Office.
