In 2024, 160 researchers were awarded the János Bolyai Research Scholarship by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), recognising the most outstanding young researchers. The winners received their certificates at the traditional Bolyai Day ceremony held at Pesti Vigadó. A total of 46 researchers from the HUN-REN network were awarded Bolyai Scholarships this year, with five receiving the highest honour—the Bolyai Plaque—and 18 receiving the Bolyai Certificate of Merit.
Source: HAS / Tamás Szigeti
"There is no equality in science. Effective scholarships are designed to select the elite," said Academician Tivadar Tulassay, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the János Bolyai Research Scholarship, at this year's Bolyai Day.
At the initiative of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), the János Bolyai Research Scholarship was established in 1997 by the Government of Hungary to support and encourage young, talented researchers in achieving excellence in research and development. The scholarship is awarded annually by the Board of Trustees, established by the President of HAS, based on rankings compiled by preparatory committees and the number of available fellowships. Funding is provided for one, two, or three years, with the current amount set at HUF 250,000 per month.
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In 2024, 39.4% of all applicants were women, compared to 35% of the awardees. A total of 129 former recipients reapplied for the scholarship, with 23 receiving funding for a second time.
In 2001, the Board of Trustees of the János Bolyai Research Scholarship decided to award the Bolyai Certificate of Merit to scholars who received outstanding ratings for their final research reports. The best among them are honoured with the HAS Bolyai Plaque. Researchers from HUN-REN institutes are also among this year's recipients of the prestigious accolade.
This year's Bolyai Plaque recipients from the HUN-REN network:
Dávid Bajusz (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Márton Bene (HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences), Péter Bozó (HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Zsófia Gaál (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Barna Páll-Gergely (HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research)
Source: HAS / Tamás Szigeti
This year’s scholarship recipients from the HUN-REN network:
Anikó Angyal (meteorology, HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research), Dávid Bajusz (organic and biomolecular chemistry, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Albert Miklós Barth (medicine, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine), Ákos Gábor Bartha (history, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Ákos Bede-Fazekas (ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), Márton Bene (political science, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences), Márton Berki (regional sciences, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies), László Bernáth (philosophy, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Tamás Bozóki (geophysics, HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science), Ildikó Cora (condensed matter physics, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), László Csató (economics, HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control), Szabolcs Dvorácskó (biochemistry and molecular biology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Csaba Fábri (theoretical chemistry, HUN-REN Office for Supported Research Groups), Csaba Farkas (mathematics, HUN-REN Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics), István Fodor (neurobiology, HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute), Anna Gergely (ethology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Imre Hagymási (condensed matter physics, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics), Mária Harmati (immunology, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Zsófia Horváth (ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), Csaba Kerepesi (bioinformatics, HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control), Sándor Koczor (plant protection, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research), Katalin Kolozsvári (geography, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences), Ervin Kovács (organic and biomolecular chemistry, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Krisztina Kovács (analytical and environmental chemistry, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Eszter Erika London-Kozma (organic and biomolecular chemistry, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Ádám Lovas-Kiss (ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), István Márton (general physics, HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research), Zsolt Merényi (genetics, HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Kitti Mezei (law and political science, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences), Péter Mikó (plant breeding, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research), Eszter Mitcsenkov-Horváth (archaeology, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Csaba Molnár (political sciences, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences), Eszter Neumann (sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences), Balázs Pósfai (medicine, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine), Márton Szendrő (condensed matter physics, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Tamara Szentiványi (ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), Zoltán Tajkov (condensed matter physics, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research), Kálmán Tapolczai (hydrobiology, HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute), Gergő Thiering (atomic and molecular physics, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics), Zoltán János Tolnai (agricultural biotechnology, HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research), Dániel Topál (meteorology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences), Csaba Tóth (sociology, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies), Anna Újváriné Tüskés (literary and cultural studies, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Csaba Ferenc Vad (ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), András Virágh (literary and cultural studies, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Béla Weiss (informatics, HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control)
This year’s recipients of the Bolyai Certificate of Merit from the HUN-REN network:
Viktória Bácsiné Béres (HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), János László Boka (HUN-REN HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Orsolya Bubrják (HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Ildikó Egyed (HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies), Zoltán István Farkas (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Balázs Gerencsér (HUN-REN Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics), László Héja (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Mátyás Herein (HUN-REN Office for Supported Research Groups), Zsófia Horváth (HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research), Laura Iancu (HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities), Bálint Kintses (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Levente Kriskovics (HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences), Róbert Lovas (HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control), Valéria Nagy (HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged), Zsófia Sódorné Bognár (HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences), Flóra Mária Szeri (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences), Gergő Thiering (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics), Turiák Lilla (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences)