Restart 2016 – 2020 «Nurturing an RTDI Culture» – Competition «Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher 2023»
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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), in the frame of its activities for recognizing and rewarding research excellence, has established an annual Research Award for Cyprus since 2007.
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.
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In 2013, the Award was modified in order to reward young and more experienced researchers separately, in a parallel attempt to support early-career researchers and at the same time promote distinguished scientists in Cyprus.
The “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” is awarded annually, in rotation, in the following thematic areas:
- Life Sciences.
- Physical Sciences & Engineering.
- Social Sciences & Humanities.
In 2023, the Award will be granted to a researcher active in the field of Life Sciences.
ERC Visiting Fellowship
In addition, RIF bearing in mind that funding from the European Research Council (ERC) of the Horizon Europe Programme indicates high quality research and in order to increase the participation and success of Cypriot researchers in ERC Calls, offers the opportunity to the winners of the Cyprus Research Awards to apply for the ERC Visiting Fellowship. Through the ERC Visiting Fellowship, the winner will have the opportunity to travel abroad for a period of between 3-6 months (not necessarily consecutive) 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 following ERC calls: Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant.
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Award
The winner of the “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher 2022” 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, in case of approval for the ERC Visiting Fellowship, a grant of up to €50,000 will be awarded to the Host Organization (HO), depending on the duration of the Fellowship (maximum €8,333 for each month of duration). The ERC Visiting Fellowship grant will be used for the travel expenses of the researcher receiving the award abroad (salary and travel and accommodation expenses) and will be reimbursed for actual costs. In any case, the proof of submission of the proposal to the ERC will be a deliverable of the relevant ERC Visiting Fellowship project.
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.
The HO must be a Research Organisation, Company or other entity legally established and operating in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.
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
- 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 (between the 12th May 2020 and the 12th of May 2023 inclusive).
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.
The researchers should be nominated by another person. There is no restriction on the number of distinguished researchers a person or organization may nominate for the Award. Individuals who have already been awarded under the “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” Competition can not apply again.
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Research and Innovation Foundation
Τelephone: +35722205000
Email: support@research.org.cy