# Cyprus: grant for pilot projects by SMEs, associations and researchers

_Aperto · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:23 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- Who can apply: association, company, university or research body.
- The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
- Applications run from Wednesday 14 October 2026 to Monday 14 December 2026 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Funding Programmes Portal
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, University or research body
- **Area:** Cyprus
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €210,000
- **Maximum grant:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Sunday 18 October 2026
- **Opens:** Wednesday 14 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Monday 14 December 2026 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You are a small, micro or medium-sized company.
- You are an association or a university or research body.
- You plan a pilot project that applies an EU Code of Practice named in the call.
- You can prepare your application before the closing date.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a large company: the call lists only small, micro and medium-sized ones.
- Your project is not a pilot that applies any of the EU Codes of Practice named in the call.
- You need to start spending before you apply.

## What you need
- Reread the official call and note every document it asks for.
- Describe your pilot project and the Codes of Practice it applies.
- Confirm that your organisation type and size match the call.
- Ask for quotes early, because you need them for the budget.
- Check how you would cover your own share, if the call asks for one.
- Write to the help desk about anything unclear, including the closing time.

## How to apply
1. Read the official call from start to end.
2. Check that your organisation type and size are listed.
3. Define a pilot project that applies an EU Code of Practice named in the call.
4. Write to the help desk about any open question, such as the maximum grant.
5. Prepare the application and submit it before Monday 14 December 2026.
6. Keep the submission receipt, because it proves the date.
7. If you get a yes, keep traceable invoices and meet the reporting deadlines of the call.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/call/valleys-open-call-1-gr-2026/

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Monday 19 October 2026.

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