New Call for Applications of the Sponsorships Programme 2025 SPONSORSHIPS/COMP/0325 and SPONSORSHIPS/EVENTS/0325
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new calls for proposals for the Sponsorships Programme 2025.
The RIF’s Sponsorships Programme promotes the Foundation’s strategic goal of nurturing a Culture of Research and Innovation (R&I) in the ecosystem and the wider public through actions that support R&I, including skills development.
The Call with identifier SPONSORSHIPS/EVENTS/0325 aims to support entities for the organisation of high-quality events with significant impact, with a central theme that aims to promote research, technological and innovation, as well as the promotion of digital skills and STEM to the general public.
The Call budget is €340.000 (for two periods), with maximum funding for each period and category as follows:
1st Implementation period
€170.000
- Category Α (Large scale events): €100.000
- Category Β1 (Medium scale events): €30.000
- Category Β2 (Medium scale events for promotion of digital skills): €20.000
- Category Β3 (Medium scale events to disseminate results to the general public): €20.000
2nd Implementation period
€170.000
- Category Α (Large scale events): €100.000
- Category Β1 (Medium scale events): €30.000
- Category Β2 (Medium scale events for promotion of digital skills): €20.000
- Category Β3 (Medium scale events to disseminate results to the general public): €20.000
1st Implementation Period: 17/06/2025 – 16/12/2025, deadline 09/05/2025.
2nd Implementation Period: 17/12/2025 – 16/06/2026 deadline 07/11/2025.
The Call with identifier SPONSORSHIPS/COMP/0325 supports the participation of groups of students in International Competitions.
The Call budget is €60.000, with maximum funding €10.000 per Competition and €500 per person.
The implementation period is 17/06/2025 – 16/06/2026 with deadline 17/03/2026 or until budget exhaustion
The applicants must use the relevant application for each Call and submitted at sponsorship@research.org.cy.
The Calls and relevant application forms can be found in RIF’s website.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at support@research.org.cy.