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Source of Funding: EIT - European Institute of Innovation & Technology
The EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 has a strong focus on enhancing the quality and competitiveness of European higher education. It will improve research and technology transfer from higher education and support business creation through strengthening collaboration between HEIs and business partners across Europe.
This call aims to fund up to 42 projects, with each selected project having a total duration of 25 months and an overall budget of EUR 1.34 million. The funding will be distributed across two phases:
*Phase 2 funding is subject to the successful completion of Phase 1 activities and the EIT’s approval of the 2026-2027 Grant Agreement.
The call will incorporate a two-strand approach, where applicants will need to select one of the following strands to apply to:
Application deadline: 12 December 2024, 17:00 CET
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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta
Xjenza Malta is receiving proposals under the Research Networking Scheme (RNS). The Scheme consists of two components, the Networking Scheme and the Open Access Journal Support. Applicants are to fill in the appropriate sections of the form; they may select one of the components or both:
Networking Scheme: opportunities for collaborative initiatives (i.e., conferences, strategic academic visits, etc.) 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. The amount of the Award under the Networking Scheme is up to €8000
Open Access Journal Support: this opportunity will support researchers who have already benefited from Xjenza Malta research grants to publish their research on a peer reviewed open access journal. The amount of the Award under the Open Access Journal Support is up to €4000
All projects are evaluated by a selection panel set up by Xjenza Malta on the basis of evaluation criteria outlined in the Call text. Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to networking.xjenzamalta@gov.mt keeping in copy Dr. Alessandra Loria at alessandra.loria@gov.mt with “RNS – Application 2024 Call 2” as subject heading. The deadline for submission is Friday 8th November 2024 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 information session with more details on the RNS call 2 will be held on Wednesday, 9th October 2024 at 10.00am. To register for this info session kindly press HERE. Additional information can be found in the documents attached to this call. Alternatively, interested parties may contact Dr. Alessandra Loria on 23602111.
Call Deadline: 8 November 2024
Download application forms and guidelines from the below link.
Source of Funding: European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)
The call for proposals under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) supporting Smart Specialisation and Innovation in the EU sustainable blue economy has been published!
The call covers two separate topics, one being dedicated to Smart Specialisation. The objective of the call is to animate and underpin the S3 Thematic Platform for Sustainable Blue Economy with strategic interregional partnerships that develop and implement innovative solutions addressing key priorities in the EU sustainable blue economy (i.e. decarbonisation of the blue economy sectors, energy transition, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, circular blue economy, new forms of aquaculture, including algae, coastal resilience, marine litter prevention, sustainable food systems, and green coastal and maritime tourism).
The total call budget is EUR 5 700 000 (of which EUR 3 800 000 dedicated to Smart Specialisation). The deadline to apply is 18 February 2025. You can find more information on the scope, activities and expected results in the call’s text uploaded in the EU funding and Tenders Portal:
Registration to the online Info Day that will take place on 15 October, 14:30 – 16:45 (CET), is open now on the CINEA website: EMFAF info day 2024 flagship projects (europa.eu)
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Source of Funding: SEE Bridge Project
Are you a Social Economy SME or a startup in the energy intensive industries or operating in the value chains in the energy-intensive industry ecosystem? Are you trying to achieve your green or digital transition, or to adapt to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) legislation?
A grant of up to 8,000 EUR is available through the SEE BRIDGE project to implement your plans!
WHO CAN APPLY?
Eligible applicants must be based in:
For a SME or startup to be considered a Social Economy SME/startup, it has to share the main common principles and features:
ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE FUNDED
If your proposal is successful, you will receive the requested financial contribution in the form of a lump sum to implement the eligible activities that you have selected in your application.
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Source of Funding: CETPartnership
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 2024 CETPartnership Joint Call is a 2-stage call structured around the following Call Modules. The call modules describe specific topics and/or challenges that applicants shall address in their project proposal. Applicants must choose and apply under a specific call module when submitting their project proposal. Evaluation and ranking of the project proposals will be performed separately per call module.
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.
To view call specifications and guidelines please visit the below link.
Please find recording of the information session below:
For further information please contact the programme officers Ms Christy Baldacchino at christy.baldacchino.2@gov.mt, (+356) 2360 2158 and/or Mr Stefan Montebello at stefan.montebello.1@gov.mt, (+356) 2360 2212.
Source of Funding: MALTAccelerate
MALTAccelerate proudly invites you to apply for the Blue Economy ClimAccelerator Malta. We are seeking startups developing breakthrough solutions in
By joining the Blue Economy ClimAccelerator Malta, you will have chance to access:
Equity Investors for up to €1.5M.
In addition
Apply by: 30 September 2024
Duration: November 2024 – March 2025, hybrid delivery (online / Malta)
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Source of Funding: MedBAN
The new MedBAN open call for medium-sized enterprises involved in the Blue Economy offers dedicated funding of 8,965 EUR (per SME) for consulting or training services.
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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.
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Source of Funding: WASABI Project
With the aim of expanding the WASABI ecosystem, the project foresees two different Open Calls to finance 20 additional experiments.
This represents a huge opportunity for SMEs and Small Mid-caps to participate in the process of Digital Transformation of Industry 5.0, receiving complementary funding for the full implementation of their experiments.
The involvement of new experiments will undergo three stages:
1. Experiment design by the proposers
2. Submission of the experiment by the proposers
3. Selection of the experiments
Proposals will be funded through Lump Sum, with a total amount of €125.000,00 per proposal, and led by an SME.
The Open Call will provide an important opportunity to address advanced functionalities on the implementation of digital assistance solutions, such as:
• Human machine interface for complex processes;
• Agile onboarding of new employees in complex manufacturing systems;
• Conversation AI facilitating data access in different thematic areas;
• Conversation guided maintenance operations.
KEY INFORMATION:
OC Launch: July 12th, 2024
OC Deadline: Sept 20th, 2024 (17:00 CET)
OC Total Budget: €1.250.000,00
Experiment Duration: 12 Months
Consortium Composition: 1 SME
Number of experiments: 10
Financial support: €125.000,00 (per experiment)
MANDATORY TASKS:
1) Each experiment will develop their Wasabi solution (AI-based assistance for their processes or products)
2) Each experiment will participate in the Wasabi ecosystem
3) Each experiment will need to collaborate with a DIH included in the European DIH Map.
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Source of Funding: Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC)
CERIC-ERIC offers access through a single entry point to more than 60 different and complementary state of the art techniques and support laboratories, distributed in 11 countries, with the submission of single or multi-technique proposals. A detailed description of the facilities available in CERIC can be found here.
Access to CERIC is open to scientists from all over the world and free of charge, provided the results end data are made available to the community in a reasonable time, according to our Scientific Data Policy.
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