Minimum Viable Project (MVP)

I. Eligible Applicants

Applications for the MVP Program may be submitted by researchers, lecturers, students with an active university status, or teams led by them, who have already achieved promising results within their university-based research and development activities and possess a novel, promising R&D idea. The implementation of such an idea requires bridging support and mentoring in order to demonstrate market potential and technological feasibility, thereby enabling the attraction of external funding for further development or direct market utilization.

Each applicant team must include at least one full-time student currently enrolled at Óbuda University. One applicant may participate in a maximum of two applications.

II. Application Submission Process

The application form is available via the provided link and must be completed and submitted by e-mail to:
innovacio@uni-obuda.hu

Minimum_Viable_Project-adatlap_OE_2026_H1-2-1 (4)Letöltés

Required submission format: PDF.

For further guidance on preparing the application, applicants are encouraged to read Guy Kawasaki The Art of the Start or the short guide available at the provided link.

Application forms must be submitted by May 20, 2026, 23:59.

III. Type of Support and Conditions

In the first round, submitted applications will be evaluated by a Professional Committee (hereinafter: the Committee). Applicants will then be informed by e-mail which teams have advanced to the second round.

Teams selected for the second round will present their projects to an invited professional jury during the 16th INNOMEET event, held on May 27, 2026, from 18:00. The winning applications will be announced at the 16th INNOMEET event.

In addition to financial support, the winning applicants will receive active professional mentoring from university experts for a period of two months.

Under this program, supported applicants will receive project-related funding based on an individual agreement.

PROFESSIONAL and FINANCIAL support for winners:

Up to HUF 1 million in funding,
Mentoring,
Business development and intellectual property consultancy,
Coverage of intellectual property protection costs.

IV. Evaluation and Decision-Making

Applications will be evaluated by the Committee within 5 days following the submission deadline.

The Committee will first examine the formal compliance of the submitted applications:

If the application form is formally compliant, the applicant will be notified electronically by e-mail.
If the application form is incomplete or lacks information necessary for substantive evaluation, the applicant will be requested via e-mail to submit corrections/supplementary materials. The deadline for submitting missing information is 2 days; submissions received after this deadline will not be considered during evaluation.
Applications submitted after the deadline specified in Section II, applications that remain formally non-compliant after supplementation, or applications where the requested supplementation was not completed will be rejected.
Notifications must be sent within 2 working days following the submission of supplementary materials or the expiry of the supplementation deadline.

For formally compliant applications, Committee members will prepare a professional evaluation, assigning scores supported by written justification. The Committee may request an online interview with the applicant or the submission of a personal video presentation. Applicants will be informed in writing/by e-mail about the approval or rejection decision.

V. Disbursement of Funding

Funding for selected projects will be disbursed according to an individual schedule and agreement.

VI. Funding Conditions

Under this program, projects may be supported if they meet the following conditions:

a) The idea/result underlying the project qualifies as intellectual property under the currently effective Intellectual Property Management Regulations and has not yet been commercially utilized.

b) By submitting the application form, the applicant accepts that the Intellectual Property Management Regulations of Óbuda University apply to them. These regulations also apply to students pursuant to Section 1 § (1) f.

c) The project is suitable for attracting public/private development or business development funding, or aims to create a result directly marketable on the market.

d) The granting of support does not require the filing of an industrial property protection application within the project framework.

The Privacy Notice is available at the provided link.

For questions, applicants may contact the Innovation Office at: innovacio@uni-obuda.hu

Website: Óbuda University Innovation Office