The Malta Council for Science and Technology would like to announce that it is now receiving applications for the Space Research Fund 2022.  Application deadline is 11th July 11.59pm.

The Space Research Fund continues to provide financial support for research, development and innovation in the downstream Satellite Earth Observation (EO) sector, specifically projects that deal with the processing and exploitation of data collected through EO satellites. The call is open to all Maltese legal entities under three funding modalities (De Minmis ; GBER ; State Aid n/a).

An applicant or each partner within a consortium is to opt for one funding modality, making use of the respective rules and application template accessed below. A proposal can apply for a grant of up to €150,000 in order to carry out their research projects during a period of 20 months across two stages.

Funded projects under this Call must start between October and November of 2022.

Information Sessions about the Call:

MCST together with ESA will deliver an information session about the Call. The session will be held online, and recorded on 31st May, between 14:30 and 16:30 hrs

The information session materials can be found in the tabs on the below link. You may request a copy of the recording by sending an email to space.mcst@gov.mt.

Visit the below link to read further and dowload application forms.

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