The Organisation places particular emphasis on the sectors of Technology and Education as key areas of focus for its sponsorship endeavours. At the same time, Cyta supports the Environment in the context of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, as well as Sport, Health and Culture. The evaluation process for each application for sponsorship will take into consideration the scope of the event/activity, its importance to society and the country, its target audience, its relevance to Cyta, its products and the Organisation’s corporate and commercial aims.
Dates for the submission of applications
Applications for the sponsorship of events/meetings/conferences taking place in the time periods below will be accepted as follows:
- For events/meetings/conferences planned for the first quarter of the year (1 January-31 March of the current year), applications must be submitted by 14 November of the previous year.
- For events/meetings/conferences planned for the second quarter of the year (1 April-30 June of the current year), applications must be submitted by 13 February of the current year.
- For events/meetings/conferences planned for the third quarter of the year (1 July-30 September of the current year), applications must be submitted by 15 May of the current year.
- For events/meetings/conferences planned for the fourth quarter of the year (1 October-31 December of the current year), applications must be submitted by 14 August of the current year.
Key aims of the sponsorship policy framework
A key criterion that will be taken into consideration during the evaluation process for applications for sponsorship is the extent to which an application promotes the goals of Cyta’s sponsorship policy, which are the following:
- To be associated with dynamic events, with the aim of gaining a high degree of public memorability.
- To be associated with events that justify additional activities by the Organisation, aiming at promoting a closer association with its areas of interest.
- To choose events in which the benefits offered to Cyta (i.e. publicity, promotion of its logo(s), complementary tickets, etc.) correspond to the value of its sponsorship and are at least equal in value to the benefits offered to other similarly involved sponsors.
Rules governing the sponsorship policy framework
- School initiatives and activities.
Cyta does not sponsor any school activities. It supports Education through far-reaching actions taken in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth which cover the overall Education sector, as a whole.
- Conferences
- Cyta considers the possibility of offering financial or other support to conferences in cases where they are relevant to the Organisation’s area of activity and/or assist in the achievement of its business objectives.
- Conferences that do not fulfil the above criteria will only be considered for the provision of services by Cyta, on condition that the organisers have obtained the necessary permission for the venue (e.g. a hotel).
- Donations/contributions/purchase of raffle tickets for charitable causes.
Cyta does not make donations/contributions or purchase raffle tickets for charitable causes, since this is strictly forbidden by its legal and regulatory framework.
- Cyta does NOT sponsor the following events/meetings/projects/activities:
- Events related to or referring in any way to drugs
- Dance/gymnastics/sports events/performances
- Books, records and publications
- Charity events, fashion shows, dinner-dances, teas
- Art exhibitions
- Pet shows
- Foreign trips by individuals or groups
- Theatre performances
- Concerts
- Any event outside Cyprus
- Third-party infrastructure projects, such as monuments, buildings, squares, statues, museums
5. Cyta does not sponsor individuals or individual activities.
It is understood that:
- Cyta reserves the right to request further information about the size of each sponsor’s involvement (financial or otherwise).
- Cyta does not participate in projects involving companies and/or organisations active in its sector.