Press Release

February 5, 2024

 

€45.3 million from the RIF in 2025: Programming of main calls

Including funding programs aimed at further strengthening the ecosystem

 

With a total budget exceeding €45.3 million, the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the programming of the main funding calls for 2025.

These include, for the first time in their category, funding programs for financing production lines of innovative products, as well as funding for the development of innovative Artificial Intelligence solutions to address challenges faced by the Public Sector. Furthermore, the fast-track product/service development program provides support for the rapid development and commercialization of innovative products and services.

The design of the programs has been distributed to cover the RIF’s five key priorities: Research, Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration, Innovation, Internationalization, and Infrastructure and Capabilities.

 

Scheduled Calls by Quarter:

1st Quarter 2025

• Innovate
• Seed
• Innovation Support Structures
• New Product Development-Capacity Building
• STEP – Setting up facilities and production lines for manufacturing new innovative products/services
• Fast Track Innovation
• European Partnership – EUROSTARS
• Vision ERC
• Horizon Europe – 2nd Opportunity – MSCA
• AI in the Public Sector
• R&I Internships
• Events Sponsorships

2nd Quarter 2025

• Research in Enterprises (ENTERPRISES)
• Proof of Concept
• Excellence Hubs (EXCELLENCE)
• Post-Doc
• Cybersecurity Capability Enhancement

4th Quarter 2025

• BRIDGE2HORIZON

Further information about the call announcements and proposal submission procedures is available on the RIF website.