EKÖP Fellowship 2025/2026
The call for University Research Fellowships (EKÖP), which replaces the new National Excellence Fellowship Programme, is currently awaiting approval by the NRDI OFFICE before its official publication. Expected to be launched at Corvinus in mid-May 2025.
The most important preliminary task for applicants is to find a supervisor ((a CORVINUS Supervisor is mandatory for bachelor and master courses !) related to their research topic with whom they can discuss their research idea/plan.
Who can apply?
The following categories are open for applications under the 2025/2026 EKÖP Call for Proposals:
| 5 months 2025.09.01 – 2026.01.31. | 10 months 2025.09.01 – 2026.06.30. | 12 months 2025.09.01 – 2026.08.31. | Amount of Scholarship | |
| Undergraduate studies | yes | yes | HUF 125.000 / month | |
| Master’s programme | yes | yes | HUF 150.000 / month | |
| Doctoral studies | yes | yes | HUF 180.000 / month | |
| Young lecturers, Researchers | yes | HUF 200.000 / month |
The call does not exclude support for students who have applied for admission but have not yet started their training, or for young lecturers and researchers who are not in a legal position when they apply.
*further details in the call for application
How and where to submit applications
All correspondence and requests for information relating to proposals should be sent to the contact e-mail address unkp_bce@uni-corvinus.hu.
- the application documents described in point 12 of the call for application must be submitted to one of the following thematic e-mail addresses, according to the category of the call for application, no later than ………… June 2025:
- for undergraduate studies: ekop_alap@uni-corvinus.hu
- for a Master’s programme: ekop_mester@uni-corvinus.hu
- for doctoral studies: ekop_doktori@uni-corvinus.hu
- for young teachers, researchers: ekop_fiatal_okt_kut@uni-corvinus.hu
The above e-mail addresses are only used for sending (automatic saving) of the application documents.
Documents submitted electronically are accepted in the following format/extension: PDF
Expectations for handwritten or electronically signed documents:
- a document authenticated using an identifiable document authentication service (Client Gateway AVDH, at https://niszavdh.gov.hu/index), Client Gateway, or any other enhanced security qualified electronic signature service, or
- a scanned format of a printed and manually signed document.
For the sake of the readability of your application, we recommend that you use one of the following to complete the annexes:
- File (menu) / Save as PDF (*.pdf) or
- File (menu) / Print by selecting Microsoft print to PDF
Data Processing Notice
The Data Processing Notice for the EKÖP-KDP application is available here.
Call for application and annexes
During upload
ATTENTION! Modifications of the application forms (rewriting, modifying or deleting questions from forms) are not accepted! Please do not attempt to modify the documents! Modification of the forms is not subject to the formal verification of the application and therefore the applicant will not have the possibility to correct them by means of a supplementary application.
The formal check will cover the following:
- the presence of the required annexes, their legibility, the presence of the necessary signatures
- the legibility of supporting documents which may constitute additional points, and in the case of documentation in a language other than Hungarian or English, the existence of a certified translation of the relevant documentation is mandator
IMPORTANT ! The Scientific CV is a compulsory annex to the Research Plan. The Scientific CV recommendation, which is part of the application dossier and which we have prepared, contains all the important points that are part of the evaluation criteria. The CV and any recommendations will not be included within the length limit set out in the Research Plan.