Deadline: 28 February 2024, 14:00 

The following categories of researchers with a PhD/DLA degree are eligible to apply to lead a research group on the basis of their age and scientific merit: 

Lendület I “Induló” (Starting) category 

Lendig I. This is a form of support for the establishment of a new independent research group, aimed at attracting and retaining young researchers, for the implementation of promising new research projects. 

Conditions: 

1. Under 40 years old (born after 1 January 1985).
2. PhD degree obtained after 1 January 2015 and before 31 December 2021.
3. has previously been awarded a prestigious national (OTKA/NERP, MTA Bolyai) OR comparable international postdoctoral or research grant with a research topic as an individual or as a research team leader OR has been selected after 1 January 2022 for a Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy grant in a European Research Council (ERC) second round evaluation
4. Has not previously been awarded a Momentum grant as a research team leader.
5. Undertake to apply for an ERC Call for Excellence during the period of the Suspension grant and present this application in your final report. 

Lendület H “Haladó” (Advanced) category 

For applicants aiming to develop a new topic with a promising breakthrough research potential or to continue well-established, excellent research projects. 

Internationally recognised senior researchers with a track record of sustained excellence and increasing performance who have experience as research team leaders are eligible to apply, subject to the following requirements: 

1. have recently been awarded a grant for the development of their own research topic in a recent international grant competition comparable to the Lendület grant (e.g. basic research with a duration of at least 4-5 years and a priority funding amount): 

1. • For ongoing Lendület grants, the three-year peer review evaluation must be rated as “excellent“,
   • for Lendület research completed in the last 5 years (after 31 December 2019), the final evaluation must be ‘excellent‘,
   • or reached the second round of evaluation with an ERC Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy proposal after 1 January 2022.
2. undertake to apply for ERC Consolidator or Advanced before the end of the third year of the Suspension grant and to present this application in its three-yearly report. 

For the winners of both categories, the applicant team leader is expected to form a young researcher team, in line with the objective of the Lendület Programme. 

The amount of funding per grant application is as follows 

The amount of non-reimbursable grant per project: 

Minimum amount for each programme is HUF 25 million per year. 

Maximum amount for Category I: on average HUF 40 million per year. 

Maximum amount for Category H: on average HUF 50 million per year. 

For both categories of Momentum, the grant can only be awarded once! 

Researchers who have won a grant in the National Research Excellence Programme’s EXCELLENCE research call in 2024will not be eligible for a Lendület grant in 2025. 

Applications must be submitted in English! 

Deadline: 28 February 2024, 14:00 

For more information, please click here 

Bence Czombos project manager (bence.czombos@uni-corvinus.hu), will assist in the preparation of the application documents. Please make sure to inform us of your intention to apply by 15 February at the latest!