Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership 2026 Transnational Call

“Building a sustainable Blue Economy: mastering digital opportunities and unlocking resilience”

The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership is a Horizon Europe co-funded partnership. It constitutes a network of 30 countries and the European Commission that enables an unprecedented effort to pool research and innovation investments and align national programmes at pan-European scale.

Xjenza Malta, as one of the Research Funding Organisations launching this Joint Transnational Co-Funded Call for Malta based entities conducting R&I projects addressing challenges on the following priority areas:

• Transitioning blue economy sectors for sustainability and strategic autonomy;

• Managing sea uses…

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Innovators and researcher from the public sector or the private industry specialising in the field of digital technologies can secure funding of up to €200,000 to research and develop ideas into tangible outcomes.

This year’s programme will focus on 7 priority areas:

- 🤖 Artificial Intelligence
- 🔐 Digital Trust
- 📊 Knowledge and Data Representation and Analysis
- 🌍 Technology for Peace, Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance
- 🚀 Other Emerging Technologies
- ⚖️ Regulatory Compliance and Governance
- 🗣️ Cultural and Linguistic Technologies

🔔 Application:
Find the full call text here: Digital Innovation Programme 2026
 

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Source of Funding: R&I Unit at Xjenza Malta

🔉Xjenza Malta has just launched the Innovation for Industry (I4I) scheme.

I4I is a national funding initiative designed to boost applied, industrial R&D and drive incremental product and process improvements. 

I4I is a scheme, tailored to strengthen Malta’s industrial sector and enhance its competitiveness through sustainable, innovation-based growth.
🔹 Funding Up to €150,000
🔹 Two Key Streams: 

 ➡️Industry-Academia Stream: Collaborate with Maltese Education Institutions to access expertise, technology transfer and safeguard your IP.

🧠Talent Integration Top-up: Recruit or transfer highly qualified researchers (M. Sc./Ph.D.) into R&D roles with a €40,000 wage top-up

ℹ️Join the online information session on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 to learn more.

🔗Register…

Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

The Research Networking Scheme (RNS) is a support scheme designed to strengthen Malta’s research ecosystem by supporting local and international networking, knowledge exchange, and collaborative engagement.

RNS will have 3 different schemes available:

• The Local Networking Scheme for two or more Maltese Entities or Maltese and Foreign entities to collaborate and host an event related to research here in Malta!

• The International Networking Scheme which covers travel costs for attending conferences abroad, short scientific missions and other research related activities.

• The Open Access Journal Support – available to Xjenza Malta research grant holders to publish their results!

The primary aim of the scheme is to enhance research connectivity through activities…

Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

Xjenza Malta, in collaboration with Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), has officially launched the Malta–Poland 2026 Joint Call for Research & Innovation, aimed at supporting cross-border cooperation between Maltese and Polish entities. The Call seeks to strengthen bilateral collaboration in priority areas of shared national interest and to encourage innovative solutions with international impact.

The initiative is co-funded by Xjenza Malta through the Access2GlobalResearch (A2GR) Scheme and by NCBR through the INNOGLOBO Programme.

Thematic Areas

For this first Joint Call, proposals must address one or more of the following thematic areas:

• Marine & Maritime Technologies

• Digital Technologies

• …