Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Funding Opportunity for Malta-based Researchers in Water Management, Farming Systems & Agro-Food Value Chain – Apply Now!

Malta-based entities are eligible to apply for up to € 500,000 in funding, allowing them to join a consortium and submit a proposal for this Call (N.B. if multiple national partners are included in a single consortium, the total funding for all Maltese participants combined cannot exceed the €500,000 cap).

PRIMA Participating States fund transnational R&I projects addressing the scope and objectives of the PRIMA Section 2 multi-topic call tackling the following topics:

• Thematic Area 1: Water Management in the Nexus
  • Topic 2.1.1 (RIA) Enhancing Policy Development through Impact-Driven Water Footprint and Virtual Water Concepts in the Mediterranean Region
• Thematic Area 2: Farming Systems in the Nexus
  • Topic 2.2.1 (RIA) Upscaling Agroecology Practices at the Farm Level in the Mediterranean
• Thematic Area 3: Agro-food Value Chain in the Nexus
  • Topic 2.3.1 (RIA) Towards a Plant-Based Alternative Protein products Transition in the Mediterranean Region

Eligibility & Application Process

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Carefully review the Call text 2025 and Guidance for applicants: Click to view the call text 2025 and Guidance.
• Ensure to form a consortium with eligible partners from PRIMA Participating States to be considered for funding. (PRIMA Participating States list can be found on the Click here to access the PRIMA website)
• Be a Malta-based entity, including private and public organisations, Research & Knowledge Dissemination Organisations (RKDOs), and other, with an operating base in Malta in accordance with Click here to download the National Rules – State Aid or Click here to download the National Rules – Non-State Aid ;
• Complete and submit a Click here to download the National-Application-Form-Final duly signed and supported by the required Annexes. These annexes can be downloaded from the Xjenza Malta Resource Page: Click here to access the Resource Page (Application Resources).

Application Deadlines

• Project coordinator needs to submit the full proposal via the PRIMA Electronic Submission System (ESS) by the 8 July 2025, 17:00 CET
• Each Malta-based applicant must submit a National Application Form to xjenzamalta@gov.mt by the 8 July 2025, 23:59 CET.

Information Sessions:

PRIMA 2025 Work Programme Info Day (online) on 14th April 2025, 10:00 – 13:30 (CET) –    Click here to access the Registration link

Xjenza Malta PRIMA Info Session on 25th April 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 (CET) – Click here to access the Registration link

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Xjenza Malta, in collaboration with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), has launched the 5th Xjenza Malta-TÜBİTAK 2025 Joint Call for R&I Proposals. This initiative aims to foster cooperation in science, technology, and innovation between Malta and Turkey by supporting researchers and innovators in strengthening their scientific expertise and networks.

This Call will focus on two distinct pillars:

Pillar 1: PRIMA Thematic Areas

1. Management of Water
2. Farming System
3. Agro-Food Value Chain

Pillar 2: Shared National Priority areas:

1. Smart Manufacturing
2. Health
3. Aviation

Cross-Cutting Theme: Digital Technologies

Digital Technologies is a cross-cutting theme, relevant across both pillars.

Funding & Project Details for the Xjenza Malta- TÜBİTAK 2025 Joint Call

• Funding: Up to €100,000 for the Malta-based consortium (at least one Malta-based partner).
• Project Duration: Up to 24 months
• Application Deadline: 20th June 2025, 23:59 PM CET
• Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): 1–7

Who Can Apply?

Each consortium must include:

• At least one eligible Malta-based entity
• At least one eligible Turkey-based entity

Projects should be balanced in terms of workload and funding distribution between the two partners.

Visit the below link for eligibility and application guidelines.

Online Information Session

Xjenza Malta will be hosting an online information session on 16 April 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CET. This session will cover key details about the call, eligibility criteria, and the application process.

Interested participants can register here: Click to Register.

Still looking for a partner? Use the plumtri matchmaking tool to find your partners by registering your interest here: Marchmaking Tool, you can also use the partner search tool by registering here: Partner Search Tool

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Xjenza Malta is receiving proposals under the PRIMA Networking Support Scheme (NET2PRIMA). This initiative is designed to strengthen networking opportunities and foster collaboration in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), and thus to support R&I in the areas of water management, farming systems and agro-food value chain.

PRIMA is a joint EU program uniting 20 Euro-Mediterranean countries, including:

• 12 EU Member States: Croatia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.
• 8 non-EU countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey.

The NET2PRIMA Scheme provides Malta-based stakeholders with financial assistance to participate in PRIMA-related workshops, networking sessions, and brokerage events. These events are hosted by the PRIMA Foundation, National Contact Points, and other key organizations connected to PRIMA.

Key Benefits of NET2PRIMA

• Expand your network: Meet potential collaborators and consortia partners.
• Boost awareness: Gain insights into PRIMA’s mission, ongoing initiatives, and future directions.
• Strategic participation: Position yourself in initiatives like the FUTURE4PRIMA Coordination and Support Action (CSA), aimed at advancing PRIMA’s goals under the upcoming Framework Programme (FP10).

Interested parties are to submit their Application Form electronically to prima.xjenzamalta@gov.mt by not later than 20 working days before the chosen event.

You could check events related to PRIMA and FUTURE4PRIMA via the following links:

• PRIMA website   
• Future4PRIMA website    

Visit the below link to download application forms and guidelines:

Call deadline: ongoing

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Are you seeking funding to enhance your training and mobility activities? The PRIMA Training and Mobility Award 2025 is open for applications, offering an excellent opportunity to establish collaborative links with foreign counterparts from any of the 20 PRIMA Participating States.

Funding Opportunities:

• In-person short training and/or placements for local researchers in foreign entities,
• Strategic and targeted visits by local applicants to foreign entities,
• Knowledge-transfer and/or dissemination seminars or workshops in Malta, on specific PRIMA R&I thematic areas (water management, sustainable farming systems, and agro-food value chain).

Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed activities will:

• Develop effective cross-border collaborations,
• Undertake research and/or training in PRIMA thematic areas,
• Lead to the submission of a proposal to any PRIMA-related calls.

Eligible entities established in Malta can apply for funding up to EUR 8,000.

The Call will be open throughout the year with the following cut offs:

• 17th March 2025 at 23:59 CET
• 16th June 2025 at 23:59 CET
• 6th October 2025 at 23:59 CET (final deadline)

Application forms and guidelines are availabile on the below link:

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Source of Funding: The Energy & Water Agency

The Energy and Water Agency would like to announce its fifth call of the current ongoing scheme being the Energy and Water Research and Innovation scheme.

The Application period is open from the 24th of June until the 23rd of September, to which should be focused on at least one of the specific areas below: 

• Optimizing Greywater systems to improve water use efficiency
• Efficient Agricultural Irrigation Systems
• Enhancing the potential of, or introducing novel implementation, of Solar & Wind systems
• Integration of Grid and Storage with Energy Sources and Demand-Side Management

This iteration of the scheme maintains the previous Technology Readiness Level (TRL) requirements as well as project timelines can now range from 2 to 3 years. Beneficiaries are also expected to produce a prototype or model that operates effectively within a suitable environment.

This change was implemented to demonstrate the tangible outcomes that can result from Research & Innovation and underscore the importance of R&I in achieving sustainability goals. The scheme has allocated a budget of €400,000, with each project eligible to request a maximum budget of €200,000. Applicants are required to submit their applications as part of a consortium.

All relevant information can be found in the corresponding Rules for Participation.

An Information Session is scheduled for Friday 28th June at 3 pm to provide further details about the scheme. Click here to register.

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Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology

The PRIMA Training and Mobility Award is now accepting applications. This award supports Malta-based eligible entities to form collaborative links with at least one foreign counterpart from any one of the 19 PRIMA Participating States.

Funding Opportunities:

• In-person short training and/or placements for local researchers in foreign entities,
• Strategic and targeted visits by local applicants to foreign entities,
• Knowledge-transfer and/or dissemination seminars or workshops held in Malta, on specific PRIMA R&I thematic areas (water management, sustainable farming systems, and agro-food value chain).

Applicants must demonstrate that the proposed activities will:

• Develop effective cross-border collaborations,
• Undertake research and/or training in PRIMA thematic areas,
• Lead to the submission of a proposal to any PRIMA-related calls.

Eligible entities established in Malta can apply for funding up to EUR 8,000.

Please find below the application forms and guidelines.

PTMA National Application Form - 2024.docx

PTMA National Application Form - 2024.docx

PTMA Rules State Aid - 2024.pdf

PTMA Rules State Aid - 2024.pdf

PTMA Rules Non State Aid - 2024.pdf

De-minimis-Declaration.docx

De-minimis-Declaration.docx

Public entities RKDO.docx

Public entities RKDO.docx

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PRIMA Training and Mobility Award is part of the PRIMA Programme supported by the European Union.

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Source of Funding: LAUDS Exploration

LAUDS Factories invites artists/creative people and technology providers to submit proposals for Experiments aimed at exploring and working with LAUDS factories to enhance their usability and uptake, while answering to pressing challenges in the mobility, energy and agriculture/food production sectors. The project has 240.000 EUR to provide support to at least 6 Experiments that will be collaborating with LAUDS Factories in activities such as conceiving novel uses of technologies that help push for green solutions, and/or exploring alternative design methods using artistic practices creating new industrial models connecting potential manufacturers partners, creatives and end-users. These activities should provide answers to proposed challenges by the three LAUDS Factories with which the selected hybrid teams are to cooperate.

The main objective is for hybrid teams to explore and work with LAUDS factories to enhance their usability and uptake, aligned with the wider scope, challenges and specific applicable conditions.

Continue reading further on the below link.

Webinar: 20 June 2024, commencing at 16:00 CET (duration 2 hours)

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Source of Funding: FOODITY

FOODITY is an impact-driven project funded under the Horizon Europe programme involving 7 partners from 7 countries.

Over the next 3 years (2023 – 2026), we will work together to ensure a dynamic ecosystem of digital solutions for food and nutrition that respect citizens’ rights to personal data sovereignty in Europe.

Source of Funding: DRG4Food Project

The heart of the DRG4Food project beats for responsible data-driven solutions that empower people, champion data rights, and drive the creation of sustainable food systems. Our focus is on catalyzing data-driven innovation in the food industry, all while staying aligned with Digital Responsibility Goals and principles.

The open call welcomes multidisciplinary consortia of 2-3 entities, including startups, SMEs, research organizations, universities, technology adopters, and users in the food sector, particularly NGOs and consumer associations. Each consortium must consist of 2 to 3 partners from at least two different countries, with one partner required to be from an EU member state. Consortia are expected to demonstrate the ability to develop data-driven solutions that align with Digital Responsibility Goals and actively involve end-users in defining technical requirements and enhancing pilot project activities. Specific conditions for consortium participation apply.

Visit the below link to read further.

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Source of Funding: Malta Council for Science and Technology

The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) launched the 4th MCST-TÜBİTAK 2024 Joint Call for R&I Proposals to support cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation in the following thematic areas:

• PRIMA Programme Thematic fields (Water management, Sustainable Farming systems, Agro-food value chain)
• Digital Technologies
• Smart Manufacturing
• Health

Malta-based entities and Türkiye-based entities are invited to jointly apply for funding to undertake a R&I project in these thematic areas.

This Call involves a one-stage submission process, and the complete submission documentation needs to be received by the 14th June 2024 (23:59 CET).

Visit the below link to download the guidelines and application forms.

ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION

MCST has organised an online information session on the 17th April 2024 for Malta-based stakeholders, where an overview of the Joint Call, National Rules, Submission Documents, and Partner Search has been provided.

You can now view the recording of this session here:

For any queries, feel free to contact MCST at prima.mcst@gov.mt or call +356 23602175-23602152.

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MCST-TÜBİTAK Joint Call 2024 for R&I Proposals is part of the PRIMA Programme supported by the European Union.

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