{"id":27586,"date":"2026-03-24T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/?p=27586"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:28:51","slug":"new-call-for-proposals-of-the-proof-of-concept-for-technology-knowhow-applications-programme-concept-0326","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/en\/new-call-for-proposals-of-the-proof-of-concept-for-technology-knowhow-applications-programme-concept-0326\/","title":{"rendered":"New Call for Proposals of the \u00abProof of Concept for Technology \/ Knowhow Applications\u00bb Programme (CONCEPT\/0326)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the \u201cProof of Concept for Technology \/ Knowhow Applications\u201d programme (CONCEPT\/0326). The \u201cProof of Concept for Technology \/ Knowhow Applications\u201d programme aims at the preliminary investigation of possible industrial applications of a technology\/knowhow.<\/p>\n<p>The call budget is \u20ac1.000.000, and the maximum funding per project is \u20ac40.000.<\/p>\n<p>Proposals have to be submitted through the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firis.research.org.cy%2F%23!%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Camchristoforou%40research.org.cy%7C912e2427987a4719a95908de810e1543%7C9288f3de15d245a8bec99473fb4a7e09%7C0%7C0%7C639090094638041625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mAzl8h3sz8dwKPLjKvsM%2FjVeJEMSfnspzK3sAJbwrVc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">IRIS portal<\/a> and the deadline for proposal submissions is the <strong><u>26<sup>th<\/sup> June 2026, 13.00 local time<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u00ab\u0398\u0391\u03bb\u0395\u0399\u0391\u00bb 2021-2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>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 <u>Tusday 21 April 2026<\/u>, time <u>12:00-13:00<\/u> (local time). Interested parties should register <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_-UOxUJQfS2-7rhxF8AJ2SQ&amp;data=05%7C02%7Camchristoforou%40research.org.cy%7C912e2427987a4719a95908de810e1543%7C9288f3de15d245a8bec99473fb4a7e09%7C0%7C0%7C639090094638089798%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W97lIz5ZpD%2FtJV8ZZ5V6XcHyRf5k6Deg846Nb%2FPOX%2Fo%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>. Participants may submit any enquiries in advance, during their registration.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information interested parties can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firis.research.org.cy%2F%23!%2Fcalls&amp;data=05%7C02%7Camchristoforou%40research.org.cy%7C912e2427987a4719a95908de810e1543%7C9288f3de15d245a8bec99473fb4a7e09%7C0%7C0%7C639090094638065003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=E3WA8oAeCxHfWodnc8oXINwERQ5hEEdCG8HoXCq5mv4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">IRIS portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, interested parties may contact the RIF\u2019s Partner Support Center by phone on 22205000 or via email at call<a href=\"mailto:support@research.org.cy\">support@research.org.cy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1.png 415w, https:\/\/www.research.org.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picture2-1-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new call for proposals for the \u201cProof of Concept for Technology \/ Knowhow Applications\u201d programme (CONCEPT\/0326). 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