Call for Proposals for the “Horizon Europe – 2nd Opportunity MSCA” Programme / OPPTY-MSCA/1122
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
THALIA: Foundations of Change, Prosperity, Equality and Development
Programme “THALIA 2021-2027” constitutes a multi-annual, multi-fund development Programme that was drawn up in accordance to the Article 22 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (Common Provisions Regulation – CPR), outlining the development strategy for the utilisation of the resources allocated to Cyprus through the Cohesion Policy Funds, for the period 2021-2027.
The total budget of the Programme amounts to €1.81 billion, of which €968 million comes from the EU Cohesion Policy Funds, while the remaining €842 million is the national contribution.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The Programme’s objective is to provide a second opportunity to entities and natural persons (researchers) who attempted to receive a grant under Horizon Europe Programme, and whose proposals despite of being of high quality did not manage to secure funding due to budget exhaustion.
Detailed Call Description
The “Horizon Europe – 2nd Opportunity – MSCA” Call for Proposals offers a second opportunity to researchers who attempted to obtain a grant under the “Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships” Action of the Horizon Europe, whose proposals were eligible for funding, but did not manage to secure a grant due to budget exhaustion and received a Seal of Excellence.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
60% / €150,000 maximum funding per Project
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Host Organisation is the Cypriot Research Organisation, Enterprise or Other Organisation that would have been responsible for hosting the Researcher for the implementation of the Project in Cyprus, on the condition the proposals under the “Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships” were eligible for funding, but were not funded due to budget exhaustion (Seal of Excellence).
All general rules and procedures for the participation of organisations and individuals, the eligible activities and costs, as well as the specific information regarding the RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes, are included in the RESTART 2016-2020 Work Programme, which is the basic reference document and an important information source for interested parties and can be found on the Research and Innovation Foundation’s IRIS (Innovation Research Information System) Portal (https://iris.research.org.cy/#/documentlibrary)
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Partner Support Centre
Email: support@research.org.cy
Telephone: +357 22 205 000