Our vision for the future is to have a scientific and educational ecosystem that provides equal opportunities for all young researchers.

Funding calls

Magyar-Tudomanyos-Akademia

Momentum Starting (“Lendület Induló”)

Who can apply

Researchers who meet all of the following criteria:
– are younger than 40 (born after 1 January 1986),
– obtained their PhD degree after 1 January 2016 and before 31 December 2022,
– have been earlier awarded a prestigious national (OTKA/NKKP, MTA Bolyai, MTA Premium postdoctoral) or international postdoctoral or research grant,
– have never won a Momentum Grant as Principal Investigators.

FunderHungarian Academy of Sciences
Funding period5 years
Amount of grant

max. HUF 60 M per year

Expected period of announcementJanuary, december
Date of last announcement19/12/2025
Typical submission periodend of February
Age-related eligibility extensionyes
Language of callEnglish
Further information on funder’s websitehttps://mta.hu/aktualis-palyazati-kiirasok/a-lendulet-program-2026-evi-palyazati-felhivasa-114990