Upcoming activities
8 May - Info session on the MSCA Individual Fellowship and Widening call. This session starts at 09:30 at the UM TAKEOFF events room, Business Incubation Centre, Dar Ġuzeppi Zahra, University of Malta, Msida Campus. You may register by filling the form. Places are limited and will be confirmed on a first come first served basis. Registration is remain open until 6 May 2019.
10 May - Hot Desking outreach ‘EU Research & Innovation programme Horizon 2020’. Are you preparing a H2020 proposal or do you have questions in relation to your ongoing project? Book your appointment with one or more of the NCPs by contacting them directly. Meetings will be held on UM campus.
Funded projects
The winners are...
Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships call 2018 - TrawledSeas - UM Host Professor Aaron Micallef, Fellow Dr Ruth Durán from the Spanish National Research Council
MCST Commercialisation Voucher Programme Call 1 - Alfred Gatt, Vincent Buhagiar, Reuben Farrugia, Melissa Formosa, Alexandra Bonnici, Lalit Garg, Joseph Caruana, Kenneth Scerri, Jason Gauci, Owen Falzon, Philip Farrugia, Robert Camilleri
Congratulations to the UM Principal Investigators and their teams!
Open Calls
MCST-CNES Space Bilateral Fund
As a follow-up to the Expression of Interest 'Bilateral Cooperation with Foreign Space Agencies', the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) would like to announce that it is now receiving applications for the ‘MCST-CNES Space Bilateral Fund’. This funding scheme is in line with MCST’s internationalisation and capacity building efforts within space-related research and technologies. This opportunity is stemming from the Council’s cooperation with the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), the French Space Agency, which has been formalised through a Framework Agreement.
Deadline: 17 May 2019
The Space Research Fund continues to provide financial support for research, development and innovation in the downstream Satellite Earth Observation (EO) sector, specifically projects that deal with the processing and exploitation of data collected through EO satellites. The call is open to all Maltese Legal Entities under three funding modalities (De Minimis, GBER, State Aid N/A).
Further information available online.
Deadline: 31 May 2019
The Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS Nato)
The Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between NATO member states and partner nations based on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. The SPS Programme offers funding, expert advice and support to tailor-made, security-relevant activities that respond to NATO’s strategic objectives.
Deadline: 1 June 2019
Science Technology Cooperation - Sino-Malta Fund
The call for the Science and Technology Cooperation – Sino-Malta Fund for 2019 is now open. This Call is to be carried out in accordance with the framework of the Agreement on Science and Technological Co-operation between the Government of Malta and the Government of the People’s Republic of China and subsequent agreements by Joint Commission on Science and Technology between the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People’s Republic of China and the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST). Areas of cooperation consist of Maritime Services and/or Maritime Technology and/or Aquaculture; and Transport.
Deadline: 12 June 2019
ERC grants
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.
Attention to all applicants: A new work programme is published with some minor changes to the programme.
Find out more.
Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy and Proof of Concept Grants
Consolidator Grants - Call closed. Next call will be published soon
Advanced Grants - Call to open shortly. Deadline: 29 August 2019
Proof of Concept Grants - Call open. Deadline: 19 September 2019
Starting Grants - Call closed. Next call will be published soon
Synergy Grants - Call closed. Next call will be published soon
COST
These are Europe-wide networking actions in various research areas.
Full details
Next collection date: 5 September 2019.
Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)
Would you like to learn more about the revamped Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions? Searching for bottom-up research funding and host a post-doc researcher? Are you a research institution/company looking for partnership with academia in third countries as well as industry? The following call for proposals are currently open:
MSCA Individual Fellowships (IF): Are you a post-doc researcher living anywhere in the world and looking for a research experience in Malta? Are you a UM Academic who is welcoming post-docs for carrying out research projects, contributing their unique expertise and maximising the use of your expertise and infrastructure? If so this programme is for you! Fellowships are available for up to two years and cover the salary of the researcher, mobility and family allowances, training and research costs and management costs. These fellowships may also include a secondment period of up to three or six months in another organisation in Europe. Proposals are submitted by the researcher jointly with the UM academic.
Further information available online.
Opening date: 11 April 2019
Deadline: 11 September 2019
Vision 2020 Network!
UM is a member of the Vision 2020 Network and leads the Marine & Maritime Helix. It is now possible to join winning consortia under Horizon 2020 through the Crowdhelix platform. We are pleased to announce that YOU as a University of Malta academic / researcher can now use this platform in order to:- find partners to join you in a consortium for a proposal you wish to lead
- join a consortium applying under a particular call as a partner.
SPIN - The New Research Funding Software
As you begin thinking about your next research project, we encourage you to consider utilising SPIN, an extensive research funding opportunity database. Visit the website at infoedglobal.com.SPIN contains over 40,000 opportunities from more than 10,000 sponsors. Training sessions are organised upon request for groups of 5 or more. For further information please contact Karen Cacciattolo.
For further information as well as support in the application process, get in touch with the Research Support Services Directorate today.