Art & Design Incubation
MOME has set itself the ambitious goal of becoming the leading creative industries and innovation center in Central and Eastern Europe by 2030. To support this goal, in 2022 we launched an art and design-centric incubation program to support young creators, researchers, designers and emerging entrepreneurs in Hungary.
Applications are invited from recent graduates of MOME. Selected applicants will receive personalized mentoring and financial support to further develop their master’s project.
Categories
1.Art and Innovation
Outstanding art projects that push the boundaries of traditional art forms to create unique experiences or engage audiences in new and innovative ways.
2.Research and Innovation
Promising scientific and applied research projects whose further development provides a solid basis for academic or market exploitation.
3.Product Innovation
Innovative products or services with strong market potential that address the most pressing problems of today and tomorrow, significantly improve the user experience or integrate sustainable practices.
Program benefits
Personal mentoring
Connect with MOME's network of national, international and interdisciplinary mentors to get personalized advice from outstanding design, innovation and creative entrepreneurs.
Access to research and design expertise
MOME's design researchers, lecturers, teachers and students can provide value-added creative support for your projects.
Access to the university infrastructure
Participants can use the MOME infrastructure, such as the TechPark and a dedicated coworking space.
Networking opportunities
Participants can build their network of contacts within MOME and meet professionals, curators and entrepreneurs experienced in the local and regional creative industries and arts ecosystem.
Interdisciplinary sessions
Workshops, open discussions and interdisciplinary (peer-to-peer) learning sessions that collectively contribute to the further development of your project.
Funding opportunities
Students participating in the program will receive financial support to develop their project and achieve the objectives set out in the project plan. Details on the level of funding are available in the current call for proposals.
In the MOME incubation programme, I plan to further develop the demo for my narrative point-and-click adventure game, NOAH. My goal is to polish the existing content for pitching to publishers, giving the game a stronger chance of moving into production.
The aim of the project is to progress from a developed programme to distribution during the incubation period. This phase will see the team expand, the curriculum enhanced, and development begin on the most vital aspect of ensuring project accessibility: the website, where materials will be readily available for download.
I have set the goal of improving the quality of threads, focusing on enhanced water-repellent properties for better ease of cleaning and broader usability, as well as increasing the durability of the natural dyes used in the threads.
I am exploring the role of critical design in catalysing discussion and facilitating dialogue. For the first dinner, I will invite scientific experts, researchers, and designers specialising in the Balaton region and our broader environment, the biosphere, to share intersections of their knowledge or differing perspectives.
My two main objectives are to design a product chain for the accumulation of sail waste at Lake Balaton and Lake Velence, with a particular focus on the procurement and collection system, and to further develop my lamp collection, created as my Master's project, into a production-ready prototype.
During the programme, I will continue my research conducted at the meteorological institute, this time focusing on various daily weather maps that I plan to recreate using embroidery techniques. My aim is to draw parallels between traditional folk observations and complex technology-based forecasting.
Mentors
Team
The application form must be completed and submitted by 11:59 PM on 1 July 2024 (Monday).
The evaluation of applications will take place between 1 and 10 July, after which the most promising candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which will be sent to the e-mail address provided on the application form. The personal interviews will take place between 15 and 19 July at an individually agreed time.
The personal interviews will focus on the nature and feasibility of the candidate's objectives and motivation.
Project leaders selected for the program will be notified by 22 July via the email address provided on the application form.
During the program, you can meet external mentors, experts and representatives of different companies who can help you develop your project and career in a next step after the program. Funding for incubated projects is an opportunity for participants
- to cover the cost of a Design Award and receive professional support in putting together a proposal,
- to build a team for creating a major installation,
- to join a research team,
- to build manufacturer/partner relationships with national and international companies,
- to establish a legal basis for the future of your product/service,
- to give more visibility to your creation, your project, your work to date.
Currently only recent MA graduates of MOME are eligible to apply.
We welcome applications from motivated, recent MA graduates who are sufficiently committed to developing their master's thesis and maximizing the opportunities offered by incubation, who have a long-term vision and who have clear and achievable goals for how our incubation program can support their project, research and product development.
We are looking for applicants who can attend all individual and collective consultations and can commit to a minimum of 20 hours per week of development as required by the program.
Teamwork and English language skills are an advantage but not a prerequisite for application.
No, and your application will not be adversely affected if you apply individually. However, we always encourage individual idea generators to proactively seek out similarly motivated individuals with additional skills who can contribute to the successful development and implementation of the project in the long term.
The program invites artists, curators, researchers, designers and entrepreneurs from the creative industries and the field who are committed to nurturing the talent of the participants and who will provide expertise, networking and opportunities to support the project and the career path of the graduating student. Most of our mentors are part of the successful alumni team of MOME and have reconnected with the university in the last few years as mentors, tutors, experts or other collaborations.
Our aim is to ensure that each participant receives the most appropriate mentoring and peer support. If this process can be best supported by the previous supervisor or thesis advisor, we will do our best to ensure that the collaboration can continue.
The currently active application is open only to recent MA graduates from MOME. The primary objective of the program, which will start in the fall, is to provide graduate students with the opportunity to further develop and implement their master thesis or project and to establish their career.
The knowledge and experience gained in a Business to Design course or in HSUP can be a great advantage for students applying in the 'Product Innovation' category, but the program does not only aim at market exploitation and creative business creation, but also aims to support autonomous career builders and researchers who prefer artistic or scientific careers.
Currently, only recent MA graduates from MOME are invited to apply for an active call to further develop their master thesis. An information session will be held at the end of August for the successful graduate students to learn more about the program.
The prograe will run from 2 September to 13 December. The milestones set out in the development plan developed in early September will be presented in a collective consultation at regular intervals. The program will end with a presentation of the development process and the product/project in mid-December.
All collective consultations and joint programmes take place face-to-face on the university campus (1121 Budapest, Zugligeti út 9-25, 1121 Budapest). The nature of the individual consultations with the mentor (face-to-face/online) in the incubation program is decided jointly by the mentor and the participant.
The program is primarily in Hungarian, but there is the possibility of English language consultations during individual mentoring. Knowledge of English is important but not essential to complete the program.