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…

Signing of agreement for the development of a new grants management platform for RIF

7 April 2026   Signing of agreement for the development of a new grants management platform for RIF   The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the signing of an agreement with NetU Consultants Ltd for the…

MatchMe Programme

The Research and Innovation Foundation announces the MatchMe Programme, through which businesses are given the opportunity to identify suitable research teams, learn about their technological capabilities, and explore collaboration opportunities…

NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS OF THE «PRIMA» PROGRAMME (P2P/PRIMA/0326)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the “PRIMA” programme. The PRIMA programme aims to face common challenges of the Mediterranean region such as climate change, food security, water scarcity…

NEW CALL FOR PROPOSALS OF THE « BRIDGE2HORIZON » PROGRAMME (BRIDGE2HORIZON/0326)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the “BRIDGE2HORIZON” programme. The Call is open until 29 May 2026 or until the available budget is exhausted deadline. Submission of Proposal is done…

New Call for Proposals of the «Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications» Programme (CONCEPT/0326)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the “Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications” programme (CONCEPT/0326). The “Proof of Concept for Technology / Knowhow Applications”…

New Call for Proposals of the «Research in Enterprises» Programme (ENTERPRISES/0326)

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the “Research in Enterprises” programme (ENTERPRISES/0326). The call budget is €2.400.000, and the maximum funding per project is €150.000. Proposals…

New Call: Research and Innovation Internships Programme 2026

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the Research & Innovation Internships Programme 2026.   🔹 The programme at a glance Research and Innovation enterprises in Cyprus may employ one university student for…

Completion of Proposal Submission for the AI in Government Program Call for Proposals – Challenge 4.

On Friday, March 13, 2026, the proposal submission process for the AI in Government Program Call for Proposals - Challenge 4 was completed.  Challenge 4 by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works had a budget of €0.65 million…

Announcement of Evaluation Results for the 2nd Cut-off for BOOST/1224(B) Call of the «BOOST» Programme

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of proposals submitted under the second deadline for submission of the BOOST/1224(Β) Call of the «BOOST» Programme, the evaluation procedure of which was completed…