Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Xjenza Malta is receiving proposals under the Horizon Internationalisation Partnership Award Scheme (HIPAS). The Scheme will support Maltese eligible entities intending to submit a Horizon Europe proposal (including Partnerships indicated in the Scheme Rules), as a Coordinator entity to engage a service provider (local or foreign) who will be supporting the applicant entity through proposal writing and submission. The support is limited to € 8,000. More details can be seen the rules.

Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to horizon.malta@gov.mt keeping Lili Kankaya lili.vasileva@gov.mt in copy with “HIPAS – Application 2026” as a subject heading. The call will be open throughout the year (until 13th November 2026) with the following cut offs:

30th March 2026

19th June 2026

13th November 2026 (final deadline)

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth) gathers 54 partners from 33 countries, with the common goal of improving brain health for all by developing scientific knowledge as a foundation to promote brain health throughout the lifetime, to prevent and to cure brain diseases as well as to improve wellbeing of people living with neurological and mental disorders in Europe and beyond.

Xjenza Malta together with other Research Funding Organisations, co-funded by the European Union have launched the 1st Two Joint Transnational Calls to financially support R&I projects. 

Malta-Based entities are eligible to apply for funds up to €500,000 per project, to join a consortium and submit a proposal to one of the following Calls:

• Call 1: Biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain…

Source of Funding: InnoMatch

EIC Awardees and Buyers, which will provide financial support up to €60.000 per pilot to develop their innovative solutions.

For further information visit the below link and watch the recording of the information session here below.

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

A new Joint Call under the JPI Oceans OFG initiative, co-led by Xjenza Malta and Italy’s MUR has been launched. This Call aims to serve as a “proof of concept” through a pioneering scientific exploration and validation campaign. It seeks to pave new pathways for a water-secure future by bridging cutting-edge science with responsible policymaking and community well-being.

Call’s focus topics:
- Comprehensive characterization and validation of OFG bodies 
- Environmental, technological, and economic feasibility of OFG utilisation 
- Legal and governance frameworks for sustainable management

Xjenza Malta is supporting successful Malta-based entities, both public and private, with up to €300,000 per project. Deadline to submit proposal and National application: 6 March 2026.

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

“Treatments and Adherence to Treatment Protocols”

About the Partnership

The European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR) unites 53 organisations from 30 countries across Europe and beyond. By adopting a One Health approach, the partnership recognises that the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment are deeply interconnected. Together, participating countries are investing in collaborative research to develop effective, sustainable solutions to combat AMR.

EUP OHAMR First Joint Transnational Call 2026

The Partnership launched its First Joint Transnational Call focusing on “Treatments and Adherence to Treatment Protocols.”

This call marks the beginning of a multi-annual effort to accelerate research and innovation that addresses the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Future calls…

Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) Partnership is a multilateral strategic initiative under Horizon Europe, aimed at fostering the transition towards more sustainable, efficient, resilient, inclusive, innovative and high-quality people-centred health and care systems equally accessible to all.

Xjenza Malta together with other Research Funding Organisations from 26 countries, has launched the 4th Joint Transnational Call to financially support R&I projects. Entities based in Malta are eligible to apply for up to €500,000 in funding, enabling 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).

This Call for proposals, entitled “Access of Care”, aims to fund research and…

Source of Funding: AlgaeProBANOS

The Algae Accelerator is a six-month mentorship programme designed to support startups and SMEs in the algae value chain to upscale their business strategies. The initiative aims to introduce new, sustainable alternatives to the market, addressing some of the algae sector's key challenges by boosting the development and uptake of innovative algae-based products. 

Register to the online information session, scheduled for 27 November 2025 from 11:00am to 12:00pm CET

Call application deadline: 4 December 2025, 17:00 CET

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

JPI Oceans Joint Transnational Call 2025 on Blue Carbon Ecosystems is now officially open, aiming to support research that addresses critical knowledge gaps in the understanding and management of blue carbon ecosystems. It focuses on advancing scientific insight into the processes that govern carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in these ecosystems, and on generating evidence to inform effective policy and management responses.

National Participation

Xjenza Malta is proud to participate as one of the Research Funding Organisations launching this Call. Malta-based entities are eligible for funding of up to €150,000 per project to join international consortia addressing one (or more) of the following priority topics:

• Carbon stocks and fluxes at local and regional scales

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Visit the below link to view the 21 funding opportunities under Cascade Funding, an instrument by the European Commission. 

Please note that these calls have different deadlines within the month of November 2025.

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

The Technology Development Programme (TDP) is a national funding programme designed to support research, development, and innovation (RDI) through strong collaboration between public entities and industry partners.

The main objective of TDP is to accelerate the development of innovative products and services, enabling them to progress from a minimum Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4 to TRL 7 within the project lifecycle.

Successful applicants may benefit from funding of up to €500,000 for projects with a duration of 24 to 36 months, within the following SMART Specialisation Areas:

• Aviation and Aerospace

• Future Digital Technology

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