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.

Twin Cities to Accelerate Climate Neutrality

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Code: 33288 | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 08/04/2024 | End submission calls: 31/05/2024

The NetZeroCities project (NZC), has opened a Call for Twin Cities.

The NetZeroCities (NZC) project is a four-year project designed to help cities overcome the current structural, institutional and cultural barriers they face to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.

The Twinning Learning programme is based on a hands-on approach of sharing knowledge from the pilot cities to the Twin Cities, while also enabling a peer-to-peer learning framework, allowing the pilot cities to also learn from the Twin Cities’ experiences.

The European Social Innovation Competition 2024

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Code: 33281 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2024-EUSIC-PRIZES-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 09/04/2024 | End submission calls: 11/06/2024

The European Social Innovation Competition aims at raising awareness about social innovation across a wide audience, sparking the creation of new socially innovative ideas, creating a network of like-minded practitioners and supporting finalists to transform their ideas into structured businesses.

National Competence Centres for High Performance Computing

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Code: 33279 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-EUROHPC-JU-2024-NCC-02-01 | Programme name: 24430 | Start submission calls: 09/04/2024 | End submission calls: 14/05/2024

The aim is to support existing or to create up to a new NCC in the EuroHPC JV.
Participating States not currently funded by the EuroHPC JV.
The NCCs will provide HPC services to industry (especially SMEs), academia and public administrations, providing customized/modular solutions for a wide variety of users, with the aim of facilitating and promoting the transition to wider HPC adoption in Europe.

SMEs will be at the heart of NCC activities.
Academic institutions and interested parties can only be addressed to a limited extent and most of the resources of an NCC will be dedicated to supporting local SMEs, industry and public services HPC recruitment.

Common procurement of surface-to-surface ammunition

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Code: 33277 | Identifier Code: EDF-EDIRPA-2024-FNLC-AMMO-S2S | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 27/03/2024 | End submission calls: 25/07/2024

The Instrument for the reinforcement of the European defence industry through common procurement (EDIRPA) aims to reinforce European defence industrial capabilities and support Member States’ cooperation on common procurement of the most urgent and critical defence products, especially those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

The objectives of the Instrument are to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the EDTIB by speeding up its adjustment to the new security environment and to foster cooperation in defence procurement processes between participating Member States and associated countries.

NGI TALER 2nd Open Call – “Privacy-preserving digital payments”

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Code: 33275 | Identifier Code: TALER | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2024 | End submission calls: 01/06/2024

NGI TALER  is a project funded by the European Commission and the Swiss State to roll out a new electronic payment system that benefits everyone: people, merchants, banks, financial authorities, auditors and anti-corruption researchers. Under this call project proposals are invited to help reshape the state of play of digital payment systems, and to help create an open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all.

NGI Mobifree 2nd Open Call – “Working towards mobile freedom”

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Code: 33273 | Identifier Code: MOBIFREE | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 01/04/2024 | End submission calls: 01/06/2024

NGI Mobifree is a pilot programme designed to push beyond the status quo of mobile software and create a virtuous cycle of innovation through free and open source software, libre hardware and open standards. Under this call, project proposals are invited to contribute to help reshape the state of play of mobile software and give European citizens and organisations more choice in, and access to, human-centered and ethical mobile software.

European Partnerships – Accelerating farming systems transition (AGROECOLOGY)

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Code: 33268 | Identifier Code: EP/AGROECOLOGY/0424 | Programme name: 2799 | Start submission calls: 11/04/2024 | End submission calls: 26/09/2024

Participation in the “Accelerating farming systems transitions” (AGROECOLOGY) European Partnership, aims to encourage local enterprises and other organisations to participate in transnational research and development projects to support the agroecological transition of farming systems.

Scheme for Modernisation and Digitalisation of Enterprises engaged in Manufacturing and Trading of Agricultural Products (2nd Call)

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Code: 33263 | Identifier Code: C3.1I6 | Programme name: 13602 | Start submission calls: 09/04/2024 | End submission calls: 30/09/2024

The Scheme is included in the Cyprus Recovery and Resilience Programme and will be funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility. The Scheme aims to support existing and newly established SMEs engaged in the manufacturing and / or trading of agricultural products.The Scheme is adjusted and will be implemented under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2831 of 13thDecember 2023 (De Minimis) and (EC) No. 2022/2472 of 14th December 2022 (ABER). 

Interested parties will be able to submit their applications through the online Grant Scheme System of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry.

Town-Twinning

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Code: 33261 | Identifier Code: CERV-2024-CITIZENS-TOWN-TT | Programme name: 2926 | Start submission calls: 09/04/2024 | End submission calls: 19/09/2024

The objective of this call is to promote exchanges between citizens of different countries, in particular through town twinning, to give them practical experience of the wealth and diversity of the common heritage of the Union and to make them aware that these constitute the foundation for a common future.

Call for proposals: action grants on the safety and quality of new Substances of Human Origin (Breast milk, faecal microbiota transplants) (b) HS-g-23-50.02 Faecal microbiotic transplants (HS-g-23-50.02)

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Code: 33258 | Identifier Code: EU4H-2023-PJ-2-1 | Programme name: 10993 | Start submission calls: 09/04/2024 | End submission calls: 11/06/2024

This action aims to bring together sector professionals, for Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT), and to facilitate the implementation of new SoHO Regulation (guidelines and legislative requirements as well as the compliance with oversight tasks), in order to allow the safe, effective and qualitative preparation and use of these substances of human origin (SoHO)-based therapies.

EIT Urban Mobility – Business Plan 2023 – 2025 – Main Innovation Open Call 2025 – Mobility for more liveable urban spaces

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Code: 33256 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) | Start submission calls: 04/04/2024 | End submission calls: 04/06/2024

At EIT Urban Mobility, the mission is to accelerate change towards a sustainable mobility model for liveable urban spaces. In the current context of climate emergency, the objective is to support the community of innovators to develop solutions that help mitigate and adapt to climate change and, at the same time, improve the quality of life in our cities, create jobs and strengthen the European mobility sector. To this end, the primary emphasis of Innovation Programme for 2023-2025 is to radically advance commercially viable solutions/services/products that support this mission and these goals.

The aim for this call is to strategically select projects that complement the existing portfolio by addressing new sectors, business models, technological advances or market demands.

Common procurement of platforms and replacement of legacy systems

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Code: 33250 | Identifier Code: EDF-EDIRPA-2024-FNLC-LSP-PRLS | Programme name: 3564 | Start submission calls: 27/03/2024 | End submission calls: 25/07/2024

The Instrument for the reinforcement of the European defence industry through common procurement (EDIRPA) aims to reinforce European defence industrial capabilities and support Member States’ cooperation on common procurement of the most urgent and critical defence products, especially those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

The objectives of the Instrument are to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the EDTIB by speeding up its adjustment to the new security environment and to foster cooperation in defence procurement processes between participating Member States and associated countries.