A two-day information day organized by the Research and Innovation Foundation (IRD), with the aim of highlighting the funding opportunities offered by the European Innovation Council, through the Framework Program for Research, was a great success and European Commission Innovation, 'Horizon Europe'.
More than 100 participants attended the event, held on April 4-5 in Nicosia, who had the opportunity to learn about the EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition and EIC Accelerator Programs. The event was attended by speakers from the European Commission, evaluators of proposals, as well as members of the EIC Jury. In addition, the attendees received information about the services of the National Contact Points of Cyprus for the “Horizon Europe” Program while they had the opportunity to attend presentations on good practices in matters of “pitching” an idea or a proposal.
The event was sponsored by the Enterprise Europe Network Cyprus, which provides, free of charge, comprehensive consulting services to Cypriot businesses that want to invest in knowledge, research, technology and innovation.
It is for the first of a series of events involving the European Innovation Council. The following is the webinar “Tips, Techniques and Good Practices for Winning EIC Accelerator Applications” which will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.. The goal is to inform agencies about the requirements and the participation process, as well as to provide techniques to help develop competitive proposals.
More information about the online event is presented at the following link: https://www.research.org.cy/wp-content/uploads/EIC-webinar-Tips.pdf.