University Research Fellowship Programme – Cooperative Doctoral Programme
EKÖP-KDP seeks to ensure the succession of teachers and researchers for higher education institutions and innovative Hungarian businesses, as well as to engage the most talented students in higher education talent management. The support is provided by the National Research, Development, and Innovation Office to the University for the operation of the programme.
Call for scholarship applications timeframe
Date
Description
Date
9 May 2025
Description
Announcement of the call
Date
16 June 2024, 11:59 p.m.
Description
Deadline for application submission; applications should be submitted electronically to kooperativ@mome.hu.
Date
15 August 2025
Description
MOME’s Rector makes a decision regarding the awarding of the scholarship based on the opinion of the expert committee.
Launch of the call for applications
Our scholarship recipients
FAQ
Applicants entering the MOME doctoral programme in 2025 who will be active students in the programme and have not yet taken or will be taking the comprehensive exam in 2025.
No, applicants must have active status to apply.
24-month period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2027
31-month period: 1 September 2025 – 31 March 2028
36-month period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2028
43-month period: 1 September 2025 – 31 March 2029
48-month period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2029.
No, there is no age limit.
KDP Scholarship: HUF 400,000 per person per month
Supervisor fee: HUF 120,000 per person per month
Expert fee: HUF 120,000 per person per month HUF 120,000 per person per month
Title acquisition recognition fee for supervisor and expert: 2 people x HUF 1,000,000 per person per month (if the title is acquired within a year after the scholarship period ends)
The scholarship is tax and contribution-free. The company expert fee, supervisor fee, and degree acquisition contingent fee are gross amounts, and includes all taxes and contributions.
The 2025 EKÖP-KDP programme does not include a separate budget for this.
By 1 September 2025.
No. The employer's partner company employs the expert, who receives a monthly fee under the programme and must employ the scholarship recipient at least part-time.
The reports from the scholarship recipient, supervisor, and expert are evaluated by a committee appointed by MOME, which provides feedback within 30 days. To proceed to the next phase, a rating of at least "satisfactory" or "excellent" is required.
Within 60 days after the scholarship programme concludes, a detailed final report must be submitted to the university (Sponsor), outlining the mandatory commitments and tasks executed as per the research plan.
During the EKÖP-KDP scholarship period, you cannot receive another EKÖP or any other KDP scholarship. With the EKÖP and EKÖP-KDP application periods overlapping, if you apply for and win both, you must choose which one to accept. The scholarship period starts simultaneously for both applications, so a decision needs to be made promptly.
The scholarship status terminates if the underlying eligibility ceases to exist during the scholarship period or on the last day of the semester in which the absolutorium is obtained.
If the scholarship recipient fails to meet or fails to properly meet the scholarship contract terms, the Sponsor may revoke support and determine that the previously received funds were unduly obtained. For unduly received funds, the repayment obligation of the scholarship recipient covers the amount of the unduly received funds. The Sponsor will reclaim the improperly obtained scholarship from the EKÖP-KDP scholarship recipient, the corporate expert, and the supervisor. The scholarship status ends on the day the Sponsor's written notification of support withdrawal is received. A final professional report must be submitted to the rector within 30 days of this notification, evaluated by the Sponsor's experts.