RESTART 2016-2020 «NURTURING AN RTDI CULTURE» «Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher 2025»
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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).
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Summary
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) launches the Call for Nominations for the “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” of the Programme “Nurturing an RTDI Culture” within the framework of the “RESTART 2016-2020” Programmes for Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) and invites all interested parties to submit nominations for the award.
Detailed Call Description
The “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” is granted to excellent scientists with extensive research experience, who conduct research in Cyprus and can demonstrate recent, significant and internationally recognized research results. The Award aims to appraise and promote the work and personality of these distinguished scientists who honor Cyprus through their high-quality research and its impact.
The “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” is awarded annually, in rotation, in the following thematic areas1
• Life Sciences.
• Physical Sciences & Engineering.
• Social Sciences & Humanities.
In 2025, the Award will be granted to a researcher active in the field of Social Sciences & Humanities.
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The winner of the “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher 2024” competition and the rationale of the EEC, will be announced during the Cyprus Research and Innovation Awards ceremony and will receive a work of art, specially made for the Awards.
In addition, the Host Organization will be granted a grant of €60,000 for the employment of a doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher for a project lasting between twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) months. Part of the grant may be used to cover other expenses related to the implementation of the research project. It should be noted that the researcher who is hired will be paid an hourly rate at least equal to that applied in the Standard Cost Scales Method of the RESTART Programs during the period of employment, regardless of the Remuneration Calculation Method chosen by the Host Organisation. The signing of the Contracts must be completed within 3 months from the date of the call for the preparation of the Contract. Otherwise, the RIF reserves the right to terminate the contract preparation process. The Project must start no later than 6 months after the contract preparation call.
Please note that if the Committee selects two persons for the award, the prize will be shared equally.
The winner of the Research Award becomes automatically eligible for the “ERC Visiting Research Fellowship”. It is expected that the winner of the Award will participate in events for the promotion of the “Cyprus Research Awards”.
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Nominees
The nominated researchers must:
• hold a PhD degree,
• have a minimum of 7 years of research experience since the completion of their PhD and up to the announcement date of the Call,
• have been working and living in Cyprus on a permanent basis for the last three (3) years.
The nominated researchers may be of any nationality and must have been working in any Research Organization, Enterprise or other public or private entity legally established and active in the areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Τelephone: +357 22 20 50 00
Email: support@research.org.cy