Project Initiation Process

UD Catapult’s mission is to provide the community of the University of Debrecen — lecturers and researchers — with a professional, transparent, and efficient project initiation process that supports the successful implementation and real-life application of research and innovation projects.


Project Idea and Initial Contact

  • Formulating a research, innovation, technology, or business idea.
  • Getting in touch with the UD Catapult team.
  • Expert consultation for idea validation and further development.

Needs assessment and opportunity mapping

  • Personal or online meeting.
  • Identifying needs, goals, resources, and potential partners.
  • Mapping available support sources.
  • Examining RDI goals, expected outcomes, intellectual property, and the potential for utilization.

Presentation and exploitation of results

  • Preparing the project’s professional concept.
  • Developing the budget and timeline.
  • Providing grant consulting (e.g., Proof of Concept) and project management services as needed.

Project implementation

  • Continuous business development support.
  • Maintaining contact and project monitoring.
  • Providing professional background to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

Presentation and exploitation of results

  • Supporting the presentation of professional, market, and societal results.
  • Facilitating market and innovation exploitation.

Miért érdemes az UD Catapulthoz fordulni projektindítás kapcsán?

⮞ Átlátható, strukturált folyamat az ötlettől a megvalósításig

⮞ Szakértői segítség projekttervezésben, pályázatban, adminisztrációban

⮞ Hozzáférés támogatási forrásokhoz, innovációs programokhoz, belső ösztönzőkhöz (pl. Proof of Concept)

⮞ Folyamatos támogatás és visszacsatolás a projekt teljes életciklusa alatt

⮞ Piaci és társadalmi hasznosulás maximalizálása


Get in touch with us — from developing your idea to closing your project — and become part of the university’s leading innovation ecosystem!

Last update: 2025. 11. 17. 08:28