Technology Development Programme LITE (TDP LITE) 2025

Xjenza Malta is receiving proposals under the Technology Development Programme Lite (TDP Lite).

The TDP Lite is a national funding programme aimed at providing support for the development of innovative projects proposed by public entities or industry players. The programme is designed to provide Maltese innovators with an expedited route to develop and demonstrate their novel technologies.

TDP Lite provides financial support of up to €200,000 for sole entities to carry out research, development and innovation, with the SMART Specialisation Areas:

Aviation and Aerospace
Future Digital Technology
Health and Well-being
Marine and Maritime Technology
Smart Manufacturing
Sustainable Use of Resources

In order to be an eligible applicant under this funding programme, the technology must be at a minimum Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 4 and must increase to a maximum of 7 by the end of the project. The TDP Lite covers a duration of 12 or 18 months.

Interested applicants are to submit their application form electronically to rtdi.xjenzamalta@gov.mt keeping in copy Ms Mariah Vella at mariah.vella.5@gov.mt and Mr Kyle Bonnici at kyle.bonnici.4@gov.mt with ‘TDP Lite 2025 Application’ as the subject heading. The application must be dated and signed by the applicant and the legal representative. All received applications shall be acknowledged by email.

Forms or Declarations listed as requirements within the Rules for Participation, and which should be submitted with the application can be found on the resource page: click to visit resource page.

Applicants opting for Option A1 should attain:

De Minimis Declaration Form

Applicants opting for Option A2 should attain:

GBER Declaration on Augmented Intensity
GBER Entity Size Declaration and Undertaking in Difficulty form

Applicants opting for Option B should attain:

Non-State Aid Declaration form for a Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organization OR Non-State Aid Declaration form for other public entities

All applicants need to attain:

The Budget Breakdown Form

Any other required documents for submission are listed in the Rules for Participation.

All projects are evaluated by a selection board set up by Xjenza Malta on the basis of evaluation criteria outlined in the Rules for Participation.

The deadline for submission is Friday 23 May 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

An online information session will be held on Friday 14 March 2025 at 10:00a.m. This information session is intended to provide further information on the call. Any interested parties are encouraged to register through click to register.

Further information can be found in the documents attached along with this call. Alternatively, interested parties may contact Ms Mariah Vella on 23602114.

Click to download the TDP Lite Application Form 2025

Click to download the TDP Lite Rules Option A1

Click to download the TDP Lite Rules Option A2

Click to download the TDP Lite Rules Option B