Brief Summary
Option A: aims to foster mutually beneficial international relationships between local R&I-performing academic or private entities and foreign counterparts.
Option B: opportunities for Maltese entities intending to submit a Horizon 2020 (H2020) proposal as the coordinator of a consortium to engage a service provider (local or foreign) who will be supporting the applicant through proposal writing and submission.
Focus areas
Option A:
• the development of joint teaching curricula for Masters or PhD students.
• placements for local researchers in foreign institutions for the purposes of furthering research & innovation collaboration.
• the arrangement of strategic and targeted visits by local academics/researchers and representatives of private entities to foreign institutions to participate in research & innovation activities of an exploratory and developmental nature.
• the organisation of seminars or workshops on a research and innovation area in Malta that would benefit from the participation of foreign experts.
• the development of transnational research & innovation proposals for submission to third party-funders, e.g. H2020, etc.
Option B:
• develop and submit an H2020 proposal, as the coordinator of a consortium, to any part of the programme open to Maltese registered legal entities, by engaging the services of proposal writer/s or consulting services of proven track record in proposal writing in H2020
Eligible entities
Maltese Public and Industrial Entities
Participation criteria
Option A
• Consortium of at least one Maltese R&I Entity and one International R&I Entity.
• The amount of the Pre-financing Award available to any one successful Applicant is capped at €5000.
• Eligible costs include flights for travel and travel insurance, subsistence allowance, venue hosting and catering strictly related to meetings, workshops and seminars hosted locally and information and promotional material.
Option B:
• The amount of the award available to any one successful Applicant is capped at €5000. MCST will provide 100% reimbursement upon confirmation of proposal submission and confirmation of invoice and receipt by beneficiary
• The eligible costs are proposal writer/s or consulting services fees.
Budget
Option A:
€40,000 per year
Option B:
€50,000 per year
Timelines
One call per year, usually opened in Q2• IPAS operates under De Minimis Aid.
Regulations: