Call for Proposals for the «European Partnerships – Eurostars-3» Programme (EP/EUROSTARS-3/0823)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new Call for Proposals of the «European Partnerships – Eurostars-3» Programme (EP/EUROSTARS-3/0823). The Call budget is €1.150.000 and the maximum funding per Project is €200.000…

BRIDGE2HORIZON: New €6 million funding programme to strengthen the capacities of the Cypriot R&I ecosystem

True to its mission to support the local R&I ecosystem, the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has announced a new €6M funding programme to further strengthen the capacities of Cyprus' research organisations and businesses, as well…

New Call for Proposals of the «Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications» Programme (CONCEPT/0823)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the “Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications” programme (CONCEPT/0823). The call budget is €500.000, and the maximum funding per project…

Announcement of Evaluation Results for the ENTERPRISES/0223/Sub- Call 1 of the «Research in Enterprises Programme»

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted for the “ENTERPRISES/0223/Sub - Call 1” for proposals of the “Research in Enterprises Programme”, the evaluation procedure of which…

ERC Work Programme 2024 – Announcement of the ERC Starting Grant 2024 and ERC Synergy Grant 2024 Calls

The European Research Council (ERC) officially announced on 10 July 2023 the ERC Work Programme 2024, with the first Calls for Proposals already open: the Call for Proposals ERC Starting Grant 2024 (ERC-2024-StG) with deadline on the 24th of…

One more ERC Starting Grant project for Cyprus!

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), would like to congratulate Dr Fotios Mpekris, post-doctoral researcher in the Cancer Biophysics Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering of the University of Cyprus,…

ERC Proposal Writing Workshop 12 July 2023, 09:00-13:00

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), organises on Wednesday 12 July 2023, 09:00 – 13:00, a proposal writing workshop for the 2024 Calls of the European Research Council (ERC), in Cleopatra Hotel, in Nicosia (room AFRODITI).   The…

Cyprus ERC Info-day “2024 ERC Calls” 11 July 2023, 11:00-13:30

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), in collaboration with the European Research Council (ERC), co-organises an info-day on the upcoming Calls for Proposals in the frame of the 2024 ERC Work Programme (WP), on Tuesday 11 July 2023,…

Announcement of Evaluation Results for the ENTERPRISES/0223/Sub- Call 2 of the «Research in Enterprises Programme»

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted for the “ENTERPRISES/0223/Sub - Call 2” for proposals of the “Research in Enterprises Programme”, the evaluation procedure of which…

Press Release: European Institute of Innovation and Technology announces establishment of Information Hub in Cyprus

A call for National Secretary to run and coordinate the new information centre «EIT Community RIS Hub», to be launched by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Cyprus, was announced during an Info Day co-organised by…

Startup Cyprus and Research & Innovation Foundation invite Cypriot startups to VivaTech on 14-17 June 2023, Paris, France

Startup Cyprus, an International Ecosystem Ambassador of VivaTech, in collaboration with the Research & Innovation Foundation offer Cypriot startups and innovative companies 10 FREE passes for VivaTech 2023, Europe’s biggest annual startup…

Completion of the Submission of Proposals for the 1st Cut-off-date of the DISRUPT/0123 Call of the DISRUPT» Programme

The submission of proposals for the 1st Cut-off-date of the DISRUPT/0123 Call of the DISRUPT» Programme, was completed on the 1st of June 2023. 3 proposals were submitted successfully through the IRIS portal. The RIF will proceed with…