The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) for and on behalf of the Foundation for Science and Technology is receiving proposals under the European Innovation Council Support Scheme.
The aim of the scheme is to support clients applying to the European Innovation Council Programmes – (EIC Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator, Open and Challenges calls) and who will apply for the cut-off dates as stated in the Horizon Europe EIC work programme.
The scheme is exclusively available to sole applicants and consortium coordinators.
Applicants may benefit from the following Options:
Option A – Proposal Development Grant: € 10,000 (for Coordinators of Pathfinder, Transition and Accelerator Stage 2)
Option B – Business Coach Grant: € 5,000 (only for EIC Accelerator stage 1)
Option C – Pitch Coach Grant: € 2,000 (for Transition Stage 2 and Accelerator Stage 1)
This scheme is open all year round. Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to eicscheme.mcst@gov.mt with “EIC Support Scheme – NAME OF LEGAL ENTITY + Application” as a subject heading.
EIC Pathfinder and Transition: Applications must be submitted at least 4 months before call closure date. In cases where the work plan publication is less than 4 months away the relevant deadline, the deadline to apply will be 30 days after the publication of the work plan,
EIC Accelerator: 1st stage applicants can apply at any time to the support scheme. For 2nd stage applications, applicants must apply at least 4 months before the (12 months) deadline stipulated by EIC for Full Application submission.
This article was last updated on: March 13, 2024