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Venture Incubation Program

Venture Incubation Program

Source of Funding: EIT Digital

Do you have a business idea and want to turn your innovative digital technology into an MVP and start your venture?

EIT Digital Venture Incubation Program supports European Enterpreneurs from 24 different countries in:

 
  • Getting financial support of up to € 30,000
  • Develop your Minimum Viable Product
  • Establish your deep tech venture
  • Get business development help from top international experts
  • Find a first investor
  • Join Europe's leading innovation ecosystem

Requirements

  • Multidisciplinary teams of at least two individuals with an innovative business idea, PoC or prototype in the fields of Digital Industry, Digital Tech, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Finance or Digital Cities.
  • Non-legal entities or startups incorporated after 01/01/2024.
  • Residents of any of the following 24 countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine.

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Women TechEU Call

Women TechEU Call

Source of Funding: Women TechEU

Women TechEU is a 2-year EU-funded project supporting women leading deep tech startup companies from Europe.

Our mission is to create a more gender-balanced entrepreneurship ecosystem. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are here to provide women in deep tech with more opportunities, resources, and support to thrive.

The project consortium is launching 4 calls for applications over the span of 2 years which, following a rigorous evaluation process, will result in a total of 160 beneficiaries. Each beneficiary will receive €75k grants (non-dilutive finance) as well as a personalised business development programme which includes mentoring, coaching and targeted training among other options.

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Cyber Assess Scheme

Cyber Assess Scheme


The Cyber Assess Scheme aims to bolster businesses’ security and resilience by offering specialised cybersecurity expertise and services. This initiative empowers businesses to proactively handle cyber threats, strengthen local enterprises, and reduce supply chain risks in the private sector. Tailored offerings furnish technical and business acumen, enhancing IT system security and effectively addressing information security threats.

This project is fully funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility fund which is part of the NextGenerationEU Programme.

Scope of Scheme

Our comprehensive services focus on assessing IT systems and infrastructure (excluding Software as a Services (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), SCADA, Operational Technology (OT), and personal devices), emphasizing Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Security Architecture Reviews, Risk Assessment, and Audits & Reviews.

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The Cyber Assess Scheme will operate on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to service availability. With a dedicated budget of up to €150,000, the scheme provides free of charge services to eligible enterprises. To ensure equitable distribution and effective utilization of resources, specific allocations have been established for each service category.

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SeaClear 2.0 - Call for Associated Regions

SeaClear 2.0 - Call for Associated Regions

Source of Funding: SeaClear 2.0

SeaClear2.0 is seeking to collaborate with 5 Associated Regions in the Atlantic +Arctic, Baltic, Mediterranean, and Danube/Black Sea basins. With a grant of up to €100,000 each, the selected regions will be strategic partners, showcasing the feasibility, replicability, and scale-up of SeaClear2.0’s pioneering solutions for identifying, collecting, and valorising marine litter. In return, the selected regions will have the opportunity to enhance their capacities and approaches to identify and implement site-specific solutions for preventing and minimising marine litter and foster an ocean literate society through community activation and citizen engagement, in their regions.

Funding Activities

The type of activities that can receive financial support include:

  1. Collection of underwater marine litter images
  2. Solutions to handle marine microplastics
  3. Marine litter collection solution at beaches, coastal areas, and rivers
  4. Marine litter reuse and upcycling approaches
  5. Developing/ implementing mitigation and prevention strategies for marine litter

Deadline for submissions: 31st May 2024, 12:00 CET

For questions or further details please contact us at: oc2.0@seaclear-project.eu

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THCS Joint Transnational Call 2024 – Innovate to Prevent: Personalised Prevention in Health and Care Services

THCS Joint Transnational Call 2024


The European Partnership in Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS)’s SECOND joint transnational call for proposals entitled “Innovate to Prevent: Personalised Prevention in Health and Care Services” is NOW OPEN! This partnership gives the opportunity to coordinate and optimize research and innovation efforts in Europe and its partner countries supporting the much-needed transformation of health and care systems.

MCST together with other Research Funding Organisations from 20 countries launched the 2nd Joint Transnational Co-funded Call and will be financially supporting R&I projects supporting the implementation of innovative person-centred health and care models addressing prevention strategies, with the key help of existing IT and digital technologies and services, as well as existing and emerging data. The ultimate goal is to improve health and care system dimensions such as quality, efficiency, equity, and sustainability. Improving the quality of preventive services will lead to improving the quality of life of citizens and patients, as well as reducing the burden and costs for the entirety of health and care services.

Entities based in Malta are eligible to request up to € 500,000 in funding so that together with their consortium they can submit a proposal to this second THCS transnational call (N.B. if more than one National partner is present in one consortium, the total amount of funding for the participating National partners cannot exceed the € 500,000 capping).

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FUSION Technology Development Programme LITE

FUSION Technology Development Programme LITE

Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology

The Malta Council for Science and Technology would like to announce that it is currently receiving project proposals under the FUSION Technology Development Programme LITE.

  • The call closes on the 23:59pm of Wednesday, 10th of April, 2024 .
  • This call provides financial support for research, development and innovation preferably within the SMART Specialisation Areas.
  • The focus is on innovative research with high commercial Impact.
  • An Information Session will be held at 10am on the 4th of March. Please register at: https://forms.gle/A9v6KcsMv7CAhAFP9
  • More information on this opportunity for funding, the eligibility criteria, the rules for participation and the application form, can be found in the attachments below.
  • The additional documentation to be submitted together with the application form for this call can be found on the MCST Resource page here: https://mcst.gov.mt/resource-page/
  • Please note, submission is to be done through email. File size limits may apply when submitting. Please ensure that the email does not bounce back after submitting.
  • Please note that the call documents are currently still awaiting approval from the necessary authority and may be amended. In the case of an amendment a note of the date of amendment will be uploaded here, on this web page.

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Restore4Life Call

Restore4Life Call


Restore4Life are looking for at least 5 Associated Regions to receive up to €100,000 to prepare roadmaps, plans, and projects to restore wetland ecosystems in their region. The Call for Associated Regions is specifically designed to engage and collaborate with Local and Regional Authorities.  

The aim is to share the results and knowledge of the project on an ongoing basis with the selected ‘associated regions’ and to provide them with scientific and technical support for the implementation of wetland restoration solutions in their territory. This will involve the twinning of each Associated Region with a similar demonstration site and the provision of technical advisory services necessary to prepare roadmaps, plans and projects to restore ecosystems in the associated regions addressing possible barriers and showing the feasibility of implementing innovative solutions.

On March 22, from 10 AM CET, Restore4Life will hold an Interactive Workshop on the Application for the Open Call. The workshop aims to provide valuable insights, clarify any questions you may have, and offer guidance on creating a successful Open Call application. We believe this session will be instrumental in ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the application requirements and, in turn, contribute to the success of your submission. If you’d like to attend the Workshop, you should register here.

The Open Call closes on 29 May 2024 at 5 PM CET (Brussels time).


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FUSION R&I: Research Excellence Programme 2024 Call

FUSION R&I: Research Excellence Programme 2024 Call

Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology

The Malta Council for Science and Technology would like to announce that it is currently receiving project proposals under the FUSION R&I: Research Excellence Programme.

This call provides financial support (up to €80,000) for the early-stage development of innovative projects, through a bottom-up approach. All scientific research areas are being considered, and for projects which may be commercially applicable, this programme targets research at the initial Technology Readiness Levels (between TRL 1 and TRL 4).

Project proposals should be sent electronically and received by not later than 23:59 CET on Monday, 18th March, 2024.

More information on this funding opportunity, the eligibility criteria, the rules for participation and the application form, can be found on the below link.

Contact us by email on rep.mcst@gov.mt (keeping eric.balakrishnan@gov.mt in copy) for further information and to schedule one-to-one meetings.

An online information session will be held on Monday, 12th February 2024 at 13:00 CET. Click here to register for this informative event

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Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership 2024 Transnational Call

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership 2024 Transnational Call

Source of Funding: SBEP - Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is a Horizon Europe co-funded partnership. It constitutes a network of 25 countries and the European Commission that enables an unprecedented effort to pool research and innovation investments and align national programmes at pan-European scale.

MCST, as one of the Research Funding Organisations launched the 2nd Joint Transnational Co-Funded Call and will be financially supporting R&I projects addressing challenges on the following priority areas:

  • Digital Twins of the Oceans (DTO) at Regional Sub-basin Scale
  • Blue Economy Sectors: Development of Marine Multi-use Infrastructures
  • Planning and Managing Sea-uses at the Regional Level
  • Blue Bioresources

Entities residing in Malta are eligible for funding, with the option of requesting up to €500,000 to participate in a SBEP proposal consortium*.

For further information on this year’s call, kindly refer to the Call Text, as well as the provisional National Rules for Participation for State Aid  and Non-State Aid .

Pre-proposal submission deadline – 10th April 2024, 15:00 CET.

Visit the below link to read further and download the application forms, while the recording of the information session held on 22nd February 2024 here below.

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Interreg VI-A Italia-Malta

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Source of Funding: Interreg Malta-Italia

In the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Regione Siciliana no. 1 of 5 January 2024, the extract of the Public Notice 01/2023 for the presentation of cooperation projects under the specific objectives of the INTERREG VI – A Italia-Malta programme, approved by the Managing Authority with DDG no. 1273 of 29/12/2023, was published.

The total ERDF contribution is €27,669,485 divided as follows for each specific objective

Priority 1 – A smarter area of cooperation to promote research and innovation and the development of skills for smart specialisation

  • Specific Objective 1.1 – Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies in the cross-border area (RSO1.1) – € 6.020.880 (ERDF)
    • Specific Objective 1.2 – Develop skills for smart specialisation, industrial transition and entrepreneurship in the cross-border area (RSO1.4) – € 3.386.745 (ERDF)

Priority 2 – A resilient cooperation area, which strengthens the protection and preservation of nature also through the efficient use of resources

  • Specific Objective 2.1 – Promoting climate change adaptation, disaster risk prevention and resilience in the cross-border area (RSO2.4) – € 5.693.985 (ERDF)
    • Specific Objective 2.2 – Promoting the transition to a circular economy in the cross-border area (RSO2.6) – € 2.515.947 (ERDF)
    • Specific Objective 2.3 – Enhancing the protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity, green infrastructure and reducing pollution in the cross-border area (RSO2.7) – € 5.031.893 (ERDF)

Priority 3 – An area of efficient cooperation in social capital through the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development

  • Specific Objective 3.1 – Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in the cross-border area in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation (RSO4.6) – € 1.976.392 (ERDF)

Priority 4 – An area of cooperation with better governance between Italy and Malta

  • Specific Objective 4.1 – Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of cooperation in the cross-border area (ISO6.4) – € 3.043.643 (ERDF)

The amounts shown above constitute the contribution of the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), equal to 80% of the INTERREG VI-A Italy Malta programme.
For Italian beneficiaries (public and private bodies as well as bodies governed by public law) the national contribution, equal to 20%, is ensured by the national Fondo di Rotazione, without prejudice to the rules on state aid.
For Maltese beneficiaries the national contribution, equal to 20%, is to be ensured from the partner itself.

Deadline: 4 April 2024

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