The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces the evaluation results of STAGE A’ for proposals submitted for the PRE-SEED/0823 Call for proposals of the “Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation” programme, the evaluation procedure of which was completed within three and a half (3,5) months of the Call deadline. Specifically, the “PRE-SEED/0823” call was announced on the 10th of August 2023 and the deadline for submission of proposals was on the 3rd of November 2023. The results have been announced through the IRIS poral and are available here. Each proposal was evaluated remotely by two (2) independent evaluators, as described in the RESTART 2016 – 2020 Work Programme.  The best ranked applications according to their Final Evaluation Score, starting with the highest scoring proposal and in descending order requesting an aggregated financial support equal to the double of the available Call budget, and provided that they secure a Final Evaluation Score of at least 12.00/15.00, qualify to the Second Stage of the Evaluation. In the Second Stage of Evaluation, RIF will follow the evaluation method of the Scientific Evaluation Committee. The Committee will consist of experts with a business background. Details on the process of conducting the Second Stage of the Evaluation will be sent to the Project Coordinators of the proposals that proceed to the Second Stage.