Pandemic preparedness and response: Maintaining and enhancing the preparatory work for a co-funded European partnership for pandemic preparedness

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Code: 33498 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-17-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Health (Cluster 1) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 25/04/2024 | End submission calls: 30/05/2024

This topic aims at supporting activities that are enabling or contributing to one or several expected impacts of destination 3 “Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden”.
The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated how unilateral research initiatives may lead to a fragmented research landscape, with substantial room for efficiency gains in the development of the highly needed evidence to guide policy actions when facing an emergency.
A coordination and support action is working towards improving the EU’s preparedness to predict and respond to emerging infectious health threats by better coordinating funding for research and innovation at EU, national (and regional) level towards common objectives and an agreed Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024

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Code: 33496 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 23/04/2024 | End submission calls: 11/09/2024

The objective of the present call is to provide fellowships to excellent researchers, undertaking international mobility. Applications will be made jointly by the researcher and a beneficiary in the academic or non-academic sector.

MSCA Feedback To Policy 2024

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Code: 33493 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2024-FTP-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 25/04/2024 | End submission calls: 03/09/2024

One of the objectives of this action is to support ongoing and planned Commission initiatives which focus on exploiting and assessing the impact of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects results in relation to thematic and cross-cutting priorities, including the EU Missions. It also aims to assess the extent to which MSCA projects achieve two of the core horizontal policy objectives of the programme: the development of researchers’ training, skills and career and the related promotion of intersectoral collaboration.

MSCA COFUND 2024

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Code: 33490 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2024-COFUND-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 23/04/2024 | End submission calls: 26/09/2024

MSCA COFUND co-finances new or existing doctoral programmes and postdoctoral fellowship schemes with the aim of spreading the best practices of the MSCA including international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research training, as well as international and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers at all stages of their career.

POST DOC

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Code: 33469 | Identifier Code: POST-DOC/0524 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 02/05/2024 | End submission calls: 05/07/2024

The “Post-Doc” Programme aims to integrate young, post-doctoral scientists in the Cypriot RTDI System, to carry out high level research projects, seeking to involve the young scientists in novel research activities, to stimulate critical mass of researchers in cutting-edge scientific areas and to create sustainable, top level specialised job positions for young scientists.

The Programme also aims to address the brain drain challenge which has increased in recent years.

Priority: Competitive, Smart & Digital Economy

Policy Objective: A more Competitive and Smarter Europe

Specific Objective: Strengthening Research & Innovation

Geographical Coverage: Cyprus

Project Type: Grant Scheme

Enterprise Europe Network

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Code: 33455 | Identifier Code: SMP-COSME-2024-EEN-01 | Programme name: 3856 | Start submission calls: 25/04/2024 | End submission calls: 04/02/2025

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) provides business support and advisory services – in particular for SMEs – by offering information, advisory services, feedback and partnering services, innovation, technology and knowledge transfer services. The Network provides services encouraging the participation of SMEs in the opportunities provided by the Single Market Programme (SMP) and Horizon Europe, as well as internationalisation services beyond the Single Market and informs SMEs on access to finance and funding opportunities (InvestEU), including those under the European Structural and Investment Funds.

CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment) Boost Cascade Funding Programme – 1st Open Call

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Code: 33453 | Identifier Code: CoARA Boost | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 26/04/2024 | End submission calls: 26/06/2024

CoARA Boost’s first cascade funding call facilitates institutional change and targets pilot and exchange-of-knowledge initiatives. It will fund +20 projects facilitating knowledge-exchange, piloting new initiatives within institutions, and enabling lasting institutional change. As such, it encourages and supports research organisations to investigate and test what will efficiently work ‘in real life’.

Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment

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Code: 33435 | Identifier Code: ESF-SI-2024-LTU-01 | Programme name: 20859 | Start submission calls: 22/04/2024 | End submission calls: 30/09/2024

The aim of this Call is to encourage applicants to transfer or scale up proven and promising social innovations aimed at facilitating the integration or reintegration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market and/or fostering their social inclusion.

DigitalHealthUptake Call for Training

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Code: 33399 | Identifier Code: DigitalHealthUptake | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 15/04/2024 | End submission calls: 14/06/2024

Digital Health Uptake (DHU) is offering financial support to third parties to support the implementation of technical assistance and training activities aimed at enabling training users to apply and make use of key methods and tools that support digital health implementation and scale up. The assistance and training programme is part of DHU’s overall objective of strengthen capacity building for implementation/uptake by stimulating mutual learning between regions, Member States and countries associated with the Digital Europe Programme, under which DHU is funded.

Transition Open 2024

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Code: 33397 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2024-TRANSITIONOPEN-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/04/2024 | End submission calls: 18/09/2024

EIC Transition funds innovation activities that go beyond the experimental proof of principle in laboratory. It supports both the maturation and validation of your novel technology from the lab to the relevant application environments (by making use of prototyping, formulation, models, user testing or other validation tests) as well as explorations and development of a sustainable business case and business model towards commercialisation.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs – junior call

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Code: 33395 | Identifier Code: SMP-COSME-2024-EYEJR-01 | Programme name: 3856 | Start submission calls: 10/04/2024 | End submission calls: 27/06/2024

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a cross-border exchange programme which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other participating countries, while giving experienced entrepreneurs access to innovative ideas and new partner markets.

Encourage the reduction of CO2 emissions in businesses

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Code: 33392 | Identifier Code: C2.1I4 | Programme name: 13600 | Start submission calls: 28/02/2024 | End submission calls: 31/07/2024

The objective of the scheme is to bring businesses closer to the country’s energy and climate strategy and goals (NECP), by changing their mindset and actions towards a green economy, free from carbon emissions. For this purpose, it provides financial incentives to businesses/beneficiaries in the form of government grant for the submission of documents and studies including specific actions, the implementation of which contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in their operations and/or domestic supply chains.

CO-DEVELOP

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Code: 33323 | Identifier Code: CODEVELOP/0824 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 01/08/2024 | End submission calls: 27/11/2024

The “CO-DEVELOP” Programme aims to enhance the effective collaboration between enterprises and the research community, with the aim of jointly identifying challenges and jointly designing and implementing research and development projects to develop new cost-effective solutions to address these challenges. In the context of effective collaboration, the sharing of resources and infrastructure and the mobility of staff are expected, among other things, in order to enable the technology transfer and the exchange of knowledge.

The ultimate objective is bridging the gap between academia and industry and the utilization of the existing know-how to meet specific needs and challenges, thus contributing to the strengthening of the competitiveness of the economy and the improvement of the quality of life in Cyprus.

Excellence (Nysides Aristeias)

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Code: 33320 | Identifier Code: EXCELLENCE/0524 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 02/05/2024 | End submission calls: 20/01/2025

The “Excellence Hubs” Programme aims to promote scientific excellence, which is a fundamental part for the sustainable development of the Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) System, through the funding of pioneering research projects in cutting-edge fields.

Additionally, the Programme aims to contribute towards creating growth prospects for the local economy and to tackle social and other contemporary challenges.

Priority: Competitive, Smart & Digital Economy

Policy Objective: A more Competitive and Smarter Europe

Specific Objective: Strengthening Research & Innovation

Geographical Coverage: Cyprus

Project Type: Grant Scheme

Cyprus Award – Commercial Exploitation of Research Results 2024

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Code: 33316 | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 02/05/2024 | End submission calls: 28/06/2024

It is awarded to a scientist or group of scientists, who has/have demonstrated successful commercial exploitation of the results of his/her/their physical or social sciences, engineering, or humanities research as demonstrated by a licensee or start-up which is developing the technology for a commercial application and has at least begun beta testing or the equivalent with intended end-users in terms of functionality, usability and reliability. The Award grant of €60.000 may be used by the winner on a project of their choice to carry out research and development activities (TRL 4-8) maiming to improve the level of his/hers research’s commercialization readiness, at a Host Organisation of his choice.

In addition, the winner(s) will automatically become beneficiaries of the services and knowledge transfer support and tools provided by the Foundation in the framework of the Central Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) and the Innovation Factory.

Vision ERC

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Code: 33314 | Identifier Code: VISION ERC/0524 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 27/05/2024 | End submission calls: 17/12/2024

Priority: Competitive, Smart & Digital Economy

Policy Objective: A more Competitive and Smarter Europe

Specific Objective: Strengthening Research & Innovation

Geographical coverage: Cyprus

Project Type: Grant Scheme

The programme aims to promote scientific excellence, which is a fundamental basis for the sustainable development of the ETAK System, through the financing of pioneering research projects in cutting-edge fields.

ERC Visiting Research Fellowship

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Code: 33312 | Identifier Code: ERC FELLOWSHIP/0524 | Programme name: 2941 | Sub-program: i. “RESTART 2016-2020” Programmes | Start submission calls: 27/05/2024 | End submission calls: 30/09/2025

The “ERC Visiting Research Fellowship” Programme aims to encourage more excellent young and advanced researchers to apply for the European Research Council (ERC) Calls for Proposals of the «Horizon Europe» Programme by giving them the opportunity to travel abroad to an ERC Grantee, with the aim of enhancing his/her research profile and knowledge exchange in an international environment and prepare a proposal (with a Host Organisation in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus) for one of the ERC calls listed below.

Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher 2024

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Code: 33309 | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 02/05/2024 | End submission calls: 28/06/2024

The “Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher” is awarded to young researchers that have demonstrated the ability to perform high quality research.

The Award aims to highlight the research activity, achievements and personality of young scientists undertaking research in Cyprus, who have shown an ability to produce significant and internationally recognized results from the early stages of their career.

In addition, the Award aims to actively support young researchers, facilitating the continuation of their work and research career.

Support for Social Dialogue

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Code: 33307 | Identifier Code: SOCPL-2024-SOC-DIALOG | Programme name: 2923 | Start submission calls: 10/04/2024 | End submission calls: 10/07/2024

This call aims at contributing to the promotion of social dialogue at cross-industry and sectoral level, developing European social dialogue, and building and strengthening the capacity of national social partners.

Scheme Plan to support New Business Activity – 2nd Announcement (2024)

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Code: 33293 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 31/07/2024

The Plan aims to strengthen the sustainable development and competitiveness of SMEs and the creation of jobs in SMEs, including productive investments. In other words, it focuses on the development, support and promotion of entrepreneurship among young people from 18 to 29 years old, men from 30 to 50 years old and women from 30 to 55 years old, who wish to be active in business in any economic activity (excluding those included in Appendix I, which is attached in the “Ineligible economic activities”), making use of their knowledge, experience, training and talents. This purpose is expected to be achieved by utilising incentives in the form of non-refundable financial aid.