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).

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), in the frame of its activities for recognizing and rewarding research excellence, established an annual Research Award for Cyprus in 2007. In 2013, the Award was modified in order to separately reward young and more experienced  researchers, in a parallel attempt to support early-career researchers and promote distinguished scientists active in Cyprus.

Award – Funding

The winner for each thematic area is announced during the Cyprus Research and Innovation Awards Ceremony, where the rationale for the decision for each area is also announced.
Winners will receive a work of art, specially made for the Awards.

Moreover, the Young Researcher’s Host Organisation (HO) will be granted an amount of €60.000 for the continuation of his/her research work as Project Coordinator, which should be used in the framework of a project of duration between twelve (12) and twenty four (24) months. The signing of the Contracts must be completed up to 3 months from the date of the invitation to the Contract Preparation procedure. Otherwise, RIF reserves the right to terminate the Contract Preparation process. In the case of a group of natural persons, one person will assume the role of Project Coordinator. The Project must start no later than 6 months after the call for contract preparation.

Please note that if the Committee selects two persons for the award, the prize will be shared equally.

The HO should be a Research Organization, Enterprise or Other Organization legally established and active in the areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.

The winners of the Research Award automatically becomes eligible for the ERC Visiting Research Fellowship.

It is expected that the winners of the Award will participate in events for the promotion of the “Cyprus Research Awards”.

• Research, Technological Development and Innovation

• Educational Institutions
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions

Nominees
The nominated researchers should:
• hold a PhD degree on the announcement date of the Call,
• have a maximum of seven (7) years of 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 during the last three (3) years up to the announcement date of the Call.

Extensions are possible under certain circumstances for career breaks for maternity or paternity leave, military service or documented sick leave.

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.

Research and Innovation Foundation

Τelephone: +357 22 20 50 00
Email: support@research.org.cy

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