New Call for Proposals RIF-CKTO/CAP-ENHANCE/0526 and Extension of the Deadline of the Calls for Proposals CKTO/SPOKES/0326
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the launch of the new Call for Proposals “Local KTO Staffing & Capacity Enhancement” under Call Identifier RIF-CKTO/CAP-ENHANCE/0526.
The National Knowledge Transfer System operates…
New Call for Proposals for the «Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation (PRE-SEED)» Programme (PRE-SEED/0526)
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new Call for Proposals of the «Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation (PRE-SEED)» Programme (PRE-SEED/0526).
The Call budget is €1.000.000,…
Cyprus storms into the global Top-35 as the fastest-growing startup environment in the EU
The StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 has been released this morning.
Cyprus features on the 34th place globally, up 6 places from last year and is the country with the highest climb for the third consecutive year.
The ecosystem…
Announcement of Evaluation Results for AIINGOVT/0725 Challenge 4 Call of the «AI in Government – Challenge 4 » Programme
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted for the AIINGOVT/0725 Challenge 4 Call of the «AI in Government – Challenge 4» Programme, the evaluation procedure of which was…
Budget Exhaustion for Call BRIDGE2HORIZON/0326
The Research and Innovation Foundation announces that due to budget exhaustion of the BRIDGE2HORIZON/0326Call, no additional proposals will be accepted. It is noted that the BRIDGE2HORIZON/0326 Call was announced on 26/03/2026 and the deadline…
Internship Opportunities for Students – Research & Innovation Internships Program 2026
The RIF announces the launch of a new online platform created for the R&I Internships Program and the available internship opportunities for students through the Research & Innovation Internships Program 2026.
Through the program,…
Announcement of Evaluation Results for the POST-DOC/0925 Call of the « POST-DOC» Programme
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted in the frame of the POST-DOC/0925 Call of the « POST-DOC» Programme.
Specifically, the “POST-DOC/0925” call was announced on the 18th…
Extension of the Deadline of the Calls for Proposals RIF/CKTO/PATH1&2/1223/ and RIF/CKTO/PATH3/1223/
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has decided to grant a deadline extension for the Call for Proposals RIF/CKTO/PATH1&2/1223/ and RIF/CKTO/PATH3/1223/ for the Provision of Knowledge Transfer Support Services from the Central Knowledge…
Announcement of Evaluation Results for the «SEED/0525» Call of the «Development and Promotion of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services by STARTUPS» Programme
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results for proposals submitted for the «SEED/0525» Call for proposals of the «Development and Promotion of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services…
Completion of the Consultation on RIF’s Rules for Participation and Acknowledgements to Participants
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) warmly thanks all entities that participated in the consultation on the new Rules for Participation in its funding Programmes.
The consultation, which was announced on 21 January 2026 and completed…
Online Survey by Technopolis Group
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) informs that, within the framework of the continuous evaluation of its Programmes (RESTART Programmes) as well as the evaluation of the Cyprus' participation in the European Commission's (EC) Horizon…
Announcement of Evaluation Results for the EXCELLENCE/0925 Call of the « Excellence Hubs» Programme
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted in the frame of the EXCELLENCE/0925 Call of the ‘Excellence Hubs’ Programme, the evaluation procedure of which was completed within twenty…