Collaborative R&D Grants

Support Measures

The collaborative R&D Grant Scheme supports Maltese enterprises that carry out an industrial research or experimental development project in collaboration with other enterprises. The project should lead to the development of innovative products, processes and services based on advanced technologies. Projects may only be funded if they are endorsed by the EUREKA network or approved through the Eurostars Joint Programme.

Support is provided through refunds that part-finance pre-approved costs. Such costs may include:

Þ Personal costs (wages) of researchers and technicians;

Þ Depreciation costs of new instruments and equipment;

Þ The costs of material, supplies and similar products, bought specifically for the research project;

Þ Cost incurred for the procurement of technical knowledge and acquisition of patented knowledge and technology;

EUREKA is an intergovernmental network launched in 1985, to support market-oriented R&D and innovation projects across all technological sectors.

The Eurostars Joint Programme is a European innovation programme managed by EUREKA. Its purpose is to provide funding for market-oriented research and development with the active participation of ‘Research and Development performing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ (R&D-performing SMEs). Eurostars is a joint initiative between EUREKA and the EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).

Funding is not guaranteed, but depends on an evaluation of a the project’s potential and the expected economic return.