PRE-SEED – Creation and Initial Development of Startups with International Orientation
PRE-SEED – Δημιουργία και Αρχική Ανάπτυξη Νεοφυών Επιχειρήσεων με Διεθνή Προσανατολισμό
Usually opens in May
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Call budget EUR 1,000,000; maximum funding EUR 119,999 per project (PRE-SEED/0526).
Ίδρυμα Έρευνας και Καινοτομίας (Research and Innovation Foundation, RIF)
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — Call PRE-SEED/0526 closed on 11 September 2026 at 13:00 (Cyprus time). A new call is expected but not yet announced.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea stage and pre-seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.research.org.cy
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