Welcome to EURAXESS in Cyprus
We provide information and assistance to mobile researchers – by means of this portal and with the support of our national EURAXESS Services Centre. This portal contains practical information concerning professional and daily life, as well as information on job and funding opportunities.
The Services Centre helps researchers and their family to plan and organise their move to a foreign country, providing assistance in all matters related to mobility. All services of the EURAXESS Network are free of charge.
Cyprus
Situated at the north-eastern end of the Mediterranean basin, Cyprus is the third largest island in the region, with an area of 9,251 square kilometres (3,572 square miles).
The history of Cyprus is one of the oldest recorded in the world and its historical significance is disproportionate to its small size. Considerable resources of copper and timber found in the island combined to make it a highly desirable territorial acquisition.
Cyprus became a member of the European Union on the 1st of May 2004.
Funding Opportunities in Cyprus
The Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus has launched the new Framework Programme RESTART for the period 2016 - 2020, that was based on the Smart Specialisation Strategy for Cyprus completed in 2014.
The total budget of the RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes is 99.140.000 Euro, out of which a total amount of 45.000.000 Euro is foreseen to be covered by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and in particular by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Researchers in Diaspora
RPF's long-term aim is to examine possible ways of remote cooperation of Diaspora researchers with researchers in Cyprus, while exploring the possibilities of a potential return or a close collaboration with the research community of their home country.
At this point, RPF is in the process of creating a database with the contact details of Cypriot expatriate researchers. This database will be used for informing interested expatriate researchers about research and innovation activities in Cyprus, funding opportunities through European and national programs as well as opportunities for collaboration with organisations based in Cyprus.
RIF
The Research & Innovation Foundation (RIF) is responsible for the implementation of research and innovation activities in Cyprus. It is the main research funding agency in Cyprus and also coordinates implementation of policies as diverse as HORIZON 2020 participation, EURAXESS participation, and IPR commercialisation support.
RIF launched in September 2016 the Framework Programme RESTART for the period 2016 - 2020. The total budget of the RESTART 2016-2020 Programmes is 99.140.000 Euro, out of which a total amount of 45.000.000 Euro is foreseen to be covered by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and in particular by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
RIF serves as the Bridgehead Organisation and Service Centre for the EURAXESS Network in Cyprus.