Cyprus Research Awards

he 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. 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.

Categories of Awards

Distinguished Researcher

The Distinguished Researcher Award 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 honour Cyprus through their high-quality research and its impact. The Award is awarded annually, in rotation, in the following thematic areas:

• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences & Engineering
• Social Sciences & Humanities

Young Researcher

The Young Researcher Award is awarded to young researchers that have demonstrated the ability to perform high quality research. The Award aims to highlight the research activity, achievements and personality of young scientists undertaking research in Cyprus, who have shown an ability to produce significant and internationally recognized results from the early stages of their career.

In addition, the Award aims to actively support young researchers, facilitating the continuation of their work and research career, by providing funding of €60.000 to the winners. The “Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher” is awarded annually in each of the following thematic areas:

• Life Sciences

• Physical Sciences & Engineering

• Social Sciences & Humanities

2020

• Distinguished Researcher 2020 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Leontios Kostrikkis.
• Young Researcher 2020 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Dr Kyriacos Hadjiyiannakou.
• Young Researcher 2020 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Anastasia Constantinidou.
• Young Researcher 2020 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Angelos Kassianos.

2019

• Distinguished Researcher 2019 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Timotheos Papadopoulos.
• Young Researcher 2019 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Dr Andreas Stylianou.
• Young Researcher 2019 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Chrystalla Antoniou.
• Young Researcher 2019 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Venetia Argyropoulou.

2018

• Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher 2018 (thematic area: “Physical Sciences and Engineering”): Dr Constantia Alexandrou.
• Young Researcher 2018 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Dr Athos Agapiou and Dr Konstantinos Manousakis.
• Young Researcher 2018 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Kyriaki Michaelidou.
• Young Researcher 2018 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Theodora Moutsiou.

2017

• Distinguished Researcher 2017 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Kleopas Kleopa.
• Young Researcher 2017 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Dr Stelios Timotheou.
• Young Researcher 2017 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Michael Lombardo.

2016

• Distinguished Researcher 2016 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Michalinos Zempylas and Dr Charidimos Tsoukas.
• Young Researcher 2016 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Dr Eleni Moushi.
• Young Researcher 2016 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Alexia Kagiava.
• Young Researcher 2016 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Demetrios Xefteris.

2015

• Distinguished Researcher 2015 – “Physical Sciences and Engineering”: Marios Polykarpou.
• Young Researcher 2015 – «Φυσικές Επιστήμες και Μηχανική»: Dr Pavlos Stefanou.
• Young Researcher 2015 – “Life Sciences”: Dr Panagiotis Papageorgis.
• Young Researcher 2015 – “Social Sciences and Humanities”: Dr Kalypso Iordanou.

2014

• Distinguished Researcher - Life Sciences: Konstantinos Deltas.
• Young Researcher – Physical Sciences and Engineering: Dr Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos.
• Young Researcher – Life Sciences: Dr Elisavet Papageorgiou.
• Young Researcher – Social Sciences and Humanities: Dr Thomas Papadopoulos.

2013

• Distinguished Researcher 2013: Fofi Konstantinidou.
• Young Researcher 2013: Dr Ioannis Krikidis.

2007 - 2012 | Research Award - Nicos Symeonides

During its first life cycle (2007-2012), the Research Award, was named “Research Award – Nicos Symeonides”, in memory of the first Director General of the Research and Innovation Foundation.

2011

• Dr Despo Fatta – Kasinou

2010

• Prof. Stavros Kasinos

2009

• Dr Theodoros Zachariadis

2008

• Dr Filippos Patsalis and Dr Loutmila Kousoulidou

2007

• Dr Angelos M. Efstathiou, Dr Kostas N. Kosta, Mr Petros G. Savva