Open Calls
Erasmus+ 2017 general call for proposals - various actions including Joint Masters Degrees, Strategic Partnerships, Knowledge Alliances, Capacity Building in Partner Countries. More information and various deadlines available here.
The relevant e-forms for applications to EUPA, the Maltese National Agency, are available here.
MED INTERREG - 2nd call for Modular projects is due to open on 30th January 2017, Further information on the programme including a partner search tool, projects ideas and the relevant Priority Axes is available here.
ENI CBC MED - 1st Call for Standard Projects is due to open around March 2017. Further information on the programme including a partner search tool, project ideas searching for partners and the relevant Priority Axes is available here.
INTERREG Europe - 3rd call for projects is due to open on 1st March 2017. Further information on the programme including a partner search tool, project ideas searching for partners and the relevant Priority Axes is available here.
Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) 2016
Would you like to learn more about the revamped Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions? Searching for bottom-up research funding? Are you a research institution/company looking for partnership? The following calls for proposal are open:
MSCA RISE call (details available online):
Deadline: 5 April 2017
ERC grants (details available online): Are you a researcher with an excellent scientific profile and with visionary research projects in mind that you want to realise in Europe? The European Research Council (ERC) has a funding scheme that will meet your needs.
Consolidator, Advanced and Proof of Concept Grants
Deadline: 9 February 2017 and 31 August 2017 respectively.
Various Horizon 2020 Calls on the area of Societal Challenges
Please follow this link for more details.
Deadline: Various dates from October 2016.
Successful Submissions
Congratulations to...
Professor Janet Mifsud for the awarded Horizon 2020 Project entitled "GENDERACTION".
Dr Roberta Sammut for the awarded Erasmus+ Project entitled "I-SPAD".
Professor David Zammit Mangion, Professor Godfrey Grech and Professor Joseph Cilia for their awarded Fusion Programme (MCST) Projects entitled "SMART-FDM", "ACT" and "MICRO-CHP" respectively.
Dr Andreana Dibben, Dr Janice Formosa Pace and Dr Marie Briguglio for the awarded DG Justice Project "Breaking the Cycle of Violence"
Prof Patrick Schembri and Dr Joseph Borg for the awarded DG Environment Project "Implementation of the MFSD to the Deep Mediterranean Sea"
SPIN - The New Research Funding Software!
As you begin thinking about your next research project, we encourage you to consider utilizing SPIN, an extensive research funding opportunity database. Visit the website at www.infoedglobal.com
SPIN contains over 40,000 opportunities from more than 10,000 sponsors! Training sessions will soon be organised and you will be informed accordingly. For further information please contact Karen at karen.cacciattolo@um.edu.mt
You may also opt to attend a training session by registering your name at: www.um.edu.mt/spintrainingsession. Note that each session will not take more than 10 participants and it is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Other Matters
Funding Fridays! is an initiative of the Knowledge Transfer Office and the Project Support Office offering academics dedicated support services in relation to European and national research funds in order to increase application and success rate. Drop into Level 3, Dar Ġużeppi Zahra every Friday for funding support.
Save the date: 27 January 2017 Level 2 TAKEOFF 1200hrs - Scoping Paper and info event for H2020 Societal Challenge 2 - Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine and Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy. Led by Elena Sultana H2020 NCP from MCST. Learn about the Work Programme and plan new projects during the period 2018-2020!
Contact the Project Support Team at projectsupport@um.edu.mt