Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
In this section you may find information on National Schemes published by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation (formerly know as the Research Promotion Foundation – RPF).
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
EIG CONCERT-Japan (Connecting and Coordinating European Research and Technology Development with Japan) aims to promote scientific cooperation, knowledge exchange and innovation between Japan and Europe.
Submission Deadline to the EIG CONCERT-Japan: 22 July 2025, 10:00 (CEST)
Deadline for Proposal Submission to the RIF: 29 July 2025, 13:00 (Local Time)
Detailed Call Description
The “European Initiatives – National Development” Programme aims at enhancing the extroversion of the national Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) system which is one of the horizontal priorities of the Smart Specialisation Strategy for Cyprus (S3Cy).
Cyprus, through the RIF, participates in a series of European Initiatives (Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET COFUND and Programmes under the Article 185 of the EU Treaty), which aim at coordinating the funding of research activity and the establishment of research priorities at a pan-European level, through the design and implementation of Joint Research Programmes.
The “European Initiatives – National Development” Programme is the institutional framework for announcing the Transnational Calls for Proposals, in which the RIF participates and their content being relevant to the S3Cy Priority Sectors.
It is a continuation of an ERA-NET project funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme for Research and coordinated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The programme involves collaborative research projects between Japanese and European research teams in specific areas.
This call relates to proposals to be submitted under the thematic area “Oceans: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation”.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
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Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Consumer Organisations
- Educational Institutions
- Farmers Unions
- Financial Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Parliamentary Bodies
- Private Bodies
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
BENEFICIARIES: Research Organisations, Enterprises, Other Organisations
SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: Participation conditions and requirements for the International Consortium, are described in the relevant Call for Proposals 2025 of the EIG CONCERT-Japan.
Host Organisation (of the Cypriot Consortium) could be an Enterprise, a Research Organisation or an Other Organisation.
Research Organisations, Enterprises and Other Organisations can participate as Partner Organisations (in the Cypriot Consortium).
Maximum number of organisations in the Cypriot Consortium should be between one to three (1-3).
It is noted that Organisations from foreign countries are funded by their respective national funding organisations/agencies.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research & Innovation Foundation
Partner Support Centre
Τelephone: 22205000
Email: support@research.org.cy