ERC Support Scheme – 2023 Call now open!

The Malta Council for Science and Technology is receiving proposals under the ERC Support Scheme. The Scheme aims to strengthen the opportunities for talented researchers to obtain grants from the European Research Council (ERC) for excellent and ground-breaking research based on researchers’ own ideas within all areas of research. The Scheme is divided into two options:

Option A: Mentoring initiative

The mentoring initiative will support potential ERC applicants by helping to identify international experts to provide coaching and advice.

Option B: Proposal writing trainings.

The objective of this activity is to raise the capabilities of potential ERC candidates to prepare successful ERC grant applications through attending ERC proposal writing trainings (online or physical).

The tentative dates for the upcoming ERC calls can be seen here.

Find out more about this Funding Opportunity by watching a recording of the Horizon Europe Support Schemes Info Session that took place online on the 9th of March 2023 delivered by the National Contact Points for Horizon Europe in Malta.

For more information, kindly see the documents below and/or contact Lili Kankaya by email to lili.vasileva@gov.mt

Application form

State Aid rules

Non State Aid rules

The Scheme will close on 15th September 2023 and will have the following cut off dates:

• 28th April 2023
• 16th June 2023
• 15th September 2023 – closing

Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to horizon.malta@gov.mt with “ERC Support Scheme – Application 2023” as a subject heading by not later than noon (CET) of 15th September 2023. Applications that are received prior each cut off date will be processed through administrative check and evaluation immediately after each cut off date.