The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the new Call for Proposals for the «Development of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services by  STARTUPS (SEED)» with Id SEED/0525. The Call budget is €3.000.000, and the maximum funding per project is €500.000. Proposals have to be submitted through the IRIS portal. The deadline for proposal submissions is the 12^th September 2025, 13:00. The Programme «Development and Promotion of Internationally Competitive Innovative Products and Services by Existing Enterprises (INNOVATE)» aims to support the rapid development of dynamic and innovative STARTUPs which intend to develop internationally competitive products or services, as well as to mobilize private investment funds for this purpose. The present Call will be co-financed by the Republic of Cyprus and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). For information regarding the RIF’s open calls, as well as useful documents and guides, 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 support@research.org.cy The Call is available here.