Call for proposals

The Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia has published the documentation and opened its 1st CfP. You can check here what are the priorities and objectives of the Programme, if your non-profit organisation is an eligible applicant and many other important details.

Overview of the published Call for Proposals

Get familiar with the indicative total funds available, scales of projects, priorities and objectives, submission process and deadlines within the CfP’s. The 1st Call for Proposals is closed, please check the NEWS section for results.

Timeframe of future calls:

The launch of the 2nd CfP will be decided by the MC in due time, but it is roughly projected to second part of 2025 for the entire remaining allocation and for all priorities.

2nd Call 1st Call FAQ

2nd Call

GENERAL DATA REGARDING THE 2ND CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Programme and financing source: 
Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia Programme (the Programme) approved by EC decision C(2022) 7444 on 14 October 2022.

Programme area: 
On the Hungarian side the programme area covers the following counties:

  • Csongrád-Csanád vármegye,
  • Bács-Kiskun vármegye.

On the Serbian side the programme area covers the following regions: 

  • West Bačka (Zapadnobački upravni okrug),
  • North Bačka (Severnobački upravni okrug),
  • North Banat (Severnobanatski upravni okrug),
  • South Bačka (Južnobački upravni okrug),
  • Middle Banat (Srednjobanatski upravni okrug),
  • South Banat (Južnobanatski upravni okrug),
  • Srem (Sremski upravni okrug).

Eligible Applicants:
The following organisations are eligible to apply for the funding allocated to the Programme:

  • public authorities,
  • bodies governed by public law,
  • as a general rule non-profit organisations governed by private law.  
  • For a detailed description of eligible applicants, please consult Chapter 2 of the Guidelines for applicants (GfA).

 

Indicative total funds available, scales of projects and Priorities and Objectives open: 

  • The indicative amount of 12.96 million EUR is available for this call for proposals

The Programme will support projects of different scales. The Applications submitted to different categories will be separately assessed. The scales are defined as follows:

  • Small-scale projects (marked with SSP) are above or equal to 70 and below 200 thousand Euros.
  • Regular-scale projects (RSP) are above or equal to 200 thousand. 
    • For Objectives 1.1 and 2.2 the maximum is 850 thousand Euros
    • For Objectives 1.2, 2.1 and 3.1 the maximum is 500 thousand Euros

The table bellow shows the indicative distribution of the available EU amount between the priorities and objectives within the present call, also specifying the indicative EU contribution available per project scales as well as the project budget (EU contribution) limits.

Priority  Objective     AVAILABLE SSP  AVAILABLE RSP  TOTAL (EUR)

1. A greener region

1.1 Climate change adaptation, risk prevention 450 000 1 100 000 1 550 000
1.2 Biodiversity and reduced pollution 538 000 1 200 000 1 738 000

2. Enhancing the human
and cultural values

2.1 Education and lifelong learning 650 000 2 000 000 2 650 000
2.2 Culture and tourism 635 000 2 000 000 2 635 000

3. Cross-border institutional and civil cooperation

3.1 Harmonious neighbourly relations through cooperation 1 640 000 2 750 000 4 390 000
Estimated Total 3 913 000 9 050 000 12 963 000
  • For the indicative list of activities and their detailed descriptions for each of the priorities and objectives, please read Chapter 1 of the GfA.

Co-financing rate:

On project level, the EU contribution (IPA) is up to 85% of the total eligible expenditure. The remaining 15% will be financed from national sources. Please note, that the sources of funding differ in case of partners from Hungary and from Serbia as described in Chapter 8 of the GfA. Once the Lead Beneficiary concludes the Subsidy Contract with the managing authority an advance in an amount of maximum 15% of the total IPA allocation of a project will automatically be granted.

Selection of projects:

The description of the assessment, selection and contracting process can be found in Chapter 12 of the GfA.

 

The APPLICATION PACKAGE for the 2nd CfP is comprised of the following documents:

The package also contains annexes that are not necessary for the application process but will be necessary at the contracting phase:

To dowload the zip version of this package, go to the download section of our website.

 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

BEFORE SUBMITTING

In the application period, Applicants from both sides of the border may ask for information, guidance and clarification from the designated contact persons of the JS and the JS Antenna by phone or via e-mail. Personal consultations are provided only at pre-arranged appointments at the given office hours.

JOINT SECRETARIAT

Institution:                
Joint secretariat of the Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia 
Address:                
Széchenyi Programme Office Limited Liability Company 
H-1053 Budapest, Szép utca 2., 4.em
E-mail:                    
info@hungary-serbia.eu

Office hours - For personal consultations 

Monday and Wednesday: 9.00-12.00 and 13.30-16.00 

We can accept phone calls:
Monday to Thursday: 9.00-16.00, 
and on Fridays: 9.00-14.00.

Contact persons:
Ms Andrea Szeti-Furka (in Budapest) - tel: +36 1 457 55 96 (ENG / HU)
Ms Olivera Tanacković (in Budapest) - tel: +36 1 457 55 58 (ENG / SRB)
Mr Halász János (in Budapest) - tel: +36 1 457 55 69, +36 62 549 372 (ENG / HU)
   
Pre-arranged personal consultations are also possible in Szeged on Wednesdays.

JS ANTENNA IN SERBIA (JSA)

Institution:        
JS Antenna of the Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia 
Address:        
Subotica, Matije Korvina 17 (HKPC Galleria, 1 floor) 
Phone:            
+381 (0) 24 55 97 97

Contact persons:
Mr Relja Burzan, e-mail: relja.burzan@mei.gov.rs (ENG / SRB)
Mr Dejan Vujinović, e-mail: dejan.vujinovic@mei.gov.rs (ENG / HU / SRB)

NOTE: Questions may be asked over the phone. However, if you prefer to receive a written answer, written questions should be sent (e-mail) not later than 7 calendar days before the deadline of submission. 

 

INFODAYS

  • 6 October 2025 – Szeged - Venue: Hunguest Hotel (Forrás), Szent-Györgyi Albert u. 16-24, Szeged - registration starts at 10.30.
  • The Baja Info Day is CANCELLED, those that registered will be contacted.
  • 8 October 2025 – Subotica - Venue: City Hall – Grand Hall, Trg Slobode 1, Subotica - registration starts at 9.30
  • 9 October 2025 – Novi Sad - Venue: Science and Technology Park Novi Sad – Amphitheatre, Fruškogorska 1, Novi Sad - registration starts at 9.30

Please, register here.

 

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Applications and supporting documents must be submitted electronically via INTERREG+ system on the following link:

https://husrb.interregplus.eu/21-27

When you start filling in the application form, please consult the Manual of the INTERREG+ Application available on our download section.

The language of application shall be English

For full list of supporting documents to be submitted please read Chapter 11.4 of the GfA.

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

The applications must be submitted online via the Application Module of INTERREG+ by

15 December 2025, 15:00 local time (Central European Time). 

Applications submitted after the given deadline will be considered formally non-compliant and will not be considered further.