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Cascade funding is a simple, direct and administrative-less mechanism the European.
Commission has brought forward to support smaller players in the innovation arena.
Visit the below link to view the open calls.
Deadline of calls: variates from call to call
Source of Funding: COST - European Cooperation in Science & Technology
Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged.
The Open Call Action proposal submission, evaluation, selection and approval (SESA) procedure is fully science and technology-driven and will ensure a simple, transparent and competitive proposal evaluation and selection process, reflecting the bottom-up, open and inclusive principles of COST.
Participants planning to submit a proposal for a COST Action will need to refer to the SESA guidelines and to the Open Call Announcement available on the below link.
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:
Requirements
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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.
Visit the below link to download guidelines and read other information.
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.
Visit the below link to download application forms and guidelines.
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.
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
Priority 2 – A resilient cooperation area, which strengthens the protection and preservation of nature also through the efficient use of resources
Priority 3 – An area of efficient cooperation in social capital through the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development
Priority 4 – An area of cooperation with better governance between Italy and Malta
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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Source of Funding: Horizon Europe
n the 2ndWork Programme of Horizon Europe 2023-2024
Call deadlines varies from call to call, please click here to read further.
Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology
The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) is a multilateral and strategic Horizon Europe partnership with the aim of empowering the energy transition and contributing to the EU’s goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
The 2023 CETPartnership Joint Call is a 2-stage call structured around 12 call modules. The call modules describe specific topics and/or challenges that applicants shall address in their project proposal. Applicants must choose and apply a specific call module when submitting their project proposal. Evaluation and ranking of the project proposals will be performed separately per call module.
Call Module Number | Title |
2023-01 | Direct current (DC) technologies for power networks |
2023-02 | Energy system flexibility: renewables production, storage, and system integration |
2023-03A | Advanced renewable energy technologies for power production (Research-Oriented Approach) |
2023-03B | Advanced renewable energy technologies for power production (Innovation-Oriented Approach) |
2023-04 | Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) |
2023-05 | Hydrogen and renewable fuels |
2023-06 | Heating and cooling technologies |
2023-07 | Geothermal energy technologies |
2023-08 | Integrated regional energy systems |
2023-09 | Integrated industrial energy systems |
2023-10A | Clean energy integration in the built environment (Research-Oriented Approach) |
2023-10B | Clean energy integration in the built environment (Innovation-Oriented Approach) |
Entities in Malta are eligible for funding in all call modules, with the option of requesting up to €500,000 to participate in CETPartnership proposal consortia. It is to be noted that 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 cap.
Visit the below link to download the guidelines and application forms.
The presentation given during the info session held on 10th October 2023 can be downloaded from here, while the recording can be followed here: Call Text and National Considerations.
Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) is receiving proposals under the Internationalisation Partnership Awards Scheme Plus (IPAS+). The Scheme is divided into two options. Applicants are to fill in the appropriate sections of the form; they may select either Option A or Option B, or both:
Option A: opportunities for collaborative initiatives between Maltese entities and at least one foreign entity of proven track record of excellence. Proposals should describe the nature of the joint activities that would be funded through the Award. Applicants are to demonstrate how the proposed activities contribute towards and align with achieving the goals of the National R&I Strategy, and to describe the potential of any activities to become self-sustaining or generate longer-term outcomes.
Option B: opportunities for Maltese entities intending to submit a Horizon Europe/Partnerships proposal as the coordinator of the consortium to engage a service provider (local or foreign) who will be supporting the applicant through proposal writing and submission. The amount of the Award available to any one successful applicant is capped at €6000 per Option. Some exceptions regarding the financial capping for Option B can be found in the rules for participation. All projects are evaluated by a selection panel set up by MCST on the basis of evaluation criteria outlined in the Call text.
Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to ipas.mcst@gov.mt keeping in copy Mr. Robert Cauchi at robert.cauchi@gov.mt with “IPAS+ – Application 2023” as subject heading. The deadline for submission is Friday 13th October 2023 at 11.30pm. The application must be dated and signed by the applicant and the legal representative. All received applications shall be acknowledged by email. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
An online info session with more details on the IPAS+ call will be held on Wednesday 13th September 2023 at 10.00am. To register for this info session kindly press here.
IPAS+ Option B deadline is being extended to 27th October 2023 at 11.30pm. Please note that Option A deadline remain as it is and the call will close this Friday, 13th. Applications targeting both Option A and Option B in a single proposal should submit their application by this Friday, 13th. Applications for Option B only may be sent by 27th October extended deadline! |
Continue reading and download the application forms from the below link.