National Technology Programme 2009/2

The programme aims at serving the interest of society and economy enhancing the competitiveness of the economy and improving the sustainability of development by promoting application-oriented, strategic research and development activities in the pre-determined field of state-of-the-art technologies. The objective of funding is to promote innovation taking Hungarian R&D strategies - set forth by the Government’s Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Strategy - into consideration for the interest of enhancing the innovation capacity of enterprises.

The primary aim of the Programme is to promote R&D activities which

• set the scene for innovations with significant expected economic and social impact (utilizable by a wider range of users)
• lead to scientific and technological results of international standards
• result in the development of competitive products, technologies and services including high intellectual added value
• are designed and implemented by enterprises as key players, who also exploit the created R&D results,
• are carried out by a cooperation between enterprises and the R&D sector, and lead to strategic partnerships,
• strengthen the mobility and supply of researchers for the researcher-community by involving PhD students and early stage researchers in projects
• are implemented using significant own financial resources
• shall facilitate the Hungarian preparation for the programmes of the European Union and international cooperation

Sub-programmes and priorities of the second call of the year 2009:

1. Life sciences (A1)
2. Competitive Industry (A2)
3. Competitive Agriculture and food industry (A3)
4. Liveable and Sustainable Environment (A4)
5. Security and safety researches (A5)

Budget of Project Funding

To achieve the objectives of the programme, the National Office for Research and Technology allocates HUF 9 billion for the purposes of the second call under the National Technology Programme in 2009 from the Research and Technology Innovation Fund (hereinafter referred to as Fund). Expected number of proposals receiving funding under the two calls in 2009: 30-35. Requested grant for the total duration of the project shall be a minimum of HUF 300 million, while a maximum of HUF 800 million.

Duration of Projects

The duration of projects described in the proposals shall fall between a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 48 months.

Submission and formal assessment of proposals

In order to ensure the preparation of efficient and professional evaluation, please submit a draft of the application form to alap2009@nkth.gov.hu two weeks prior to submission deadline. The data in the form (including the financial plan) are indicative and may be changed by submission deadline. Any new version of the form sent by the submission deadline shall automatically overwrite the old one, thus the latest version before the deadline shall be considered.

The hard copy of the final proposals should be prepared according to the instructions of the previous section and submitted in closed parcels by post to the following address:

MAG - Magyar Gazdaságfejlesztési Központ Zrt.
(Address: 1539 Budapest, Postafiók 684)

Please send as parcel and also display the following on the cover on the parcel: "MAG – Magyar Gazdaságfejlesztési Központ Zrt. 1448 Budapest, Rb.: 684". Please remember putting the name of the call and project acronym on the parcel. Please note that there is no room for personal submission!

Please send the final version of proposal documentation to the e-mail addresses set forth above.

Submission (posting and electronic submission) deadline:

25 January 2010., 24.00 o’clock

Forms:

• Guide for proposers PDF (457 KB)
• Tables DOC (155 KB)

You may ask questions concerning the call and the elaboration of proposals via e-mail sent to technologia@nkth.gov.hu or to info@magzrt.hu. The acronym of the proposal and the name of the programme (TECH) should be indicated in the subject field. Questions are answered within 5 work days.