The Government of Malta has allocated the sum of €700,000 for the National Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme. The R&I Programme is administered by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and provides state financing in the form of grants for research, development and innovation in science and technology.
The MCST is currently accepting project proposals for the National R&I Programme 2010. The focus of the programme is technology transfer between academia and industry with specific focus on the four priority sectors identified in the National R&I Strategy namely Environment and Energy Resources, ICT, Value Added Manufacturing and Health and Biotech.
Project proposals submitted through this call should typically have a duration of between one and three years. However, projects with different timeframes may be considered at the discretion of the MCST. The MCST is looking to fund projects of between €50,000 and €200,000.
Interested parties are requested to pre-register their interest on the MCST website. Full details of the rules for participation are available on the MCST website (www.mcst.gov.mt
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The submission and evaluation will be split into two stages: The first stage requests interested parties to submit a preliminary proposal. Following evaluation, these proposals will be shortlisted to a final evaluation stage requiring proposers to submit a detailed proposal.
Timeframes
Launch of Programme
15 Jun 10
Deadline for Pre-Registration
05 Jul 10
Deadline for Preliminary Proposals
23 Jul 10
Preliminary Proposal Evaluations and Shortlisting
10 Sep 10
Deadline for Detailed Proposals
01 Oct 10
Final Proposal Evaluations and Final Award
22 Oct 10
An information session will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday 16th June 2010 at MCST, Villa Bighi, Kalkara. Interested individuals are requested to register for the event on the MCST website.
For further details kindly contact the undersigned on eric.flask@gov.mt or on 2360 2123.
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Pedro Fernández Álvarez
CIP Malta National Contact Point
Malta Investment Management Co. Ltd.
Enterprise Centre
San Gwann Industrial Estate
San Gwann SGN 3000, Malta
T: (+356) 21 497 970
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