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” programme aims at the preliminary investigation of possible industrial applications of a technology/knowhow.
The call budget is €1.000.000, and the maximum funding per project is €40.000.
Proposals have to be submitted through the IRIS portal and the deadline for proposal submissions is the 26th June 2026, 13.00 local time.
The present Call will be co-financed by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), in the frame of the Operational Programme «ΘΑλΕΙΑ» 2021-2027.
In order to support interested parties and to provide information about the national funding rules and conditions for participation, RIF, will organise an informative Webinar, on Tusday 21 April 2026, time 12:00-13:00 (local time). Interested parties should register here. Participants may submit any enquiries in advance, during their registration.
To facilitate the development of partnerships between research organizations and enterprises, the Foundation offers the MatchMe Program and the RIF Partner Search Tool to interested parties.
For more information interested parties can visit the IRIS portal.
For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF’s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at call[email protected].
