{"id":6423,"date":"2025-01-07T11:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T11:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:47:56","slug":"european-research-council-erc-support-scheme-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2025\/01\/07\/european-research-council-erc-support-scheme-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"European Research Council (ERC) Support Scheme 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Xjenza Malta is receiving proposals under the ERC Support Scheme. The Scheme aims to strengthen the opportunities for talented researchers to obtain grants from the ERC (European Research Council): <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/erc.europa.eu\/homepage\">click to visit website<\/a><\/strong> for excellent and ground-breaking research based on researchers\u2019 own ideas within all areas of research. The Scheme is divided into two options. Applicants are to fill in the appropriate sections of the form; they may select either Option A or Option B, or both:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option A: <\/strong>Mentoring initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The mentoring initiative will support potential ERC applicants by helping to identify international experts to provide coaching and advice.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants interested to benefit from the ERC Mentoring Initiative: <a href=\"https:\/\/erc.europa.eu\/news\/new-mentoring-scheme\"><strong>click to visit website<\/strong><\/a> are to indicate their interest and detail the mentoring activities they require. An expected workload and envisaged compensations for the mentors are to be specified.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum cost for Option A should be up to \u20ac5000 (inclusive of VAT). The Mentors are to be selected by a list of Mentors which will be provided by Xjenza Malta.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option B: <\/strong>Proposal writing trainings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The training activities may take place in any EU Member State or Associated Country physically or online. The trainers must have extensive experience and proven track record in running ERC workshops and helping successful ERC grantees. The duration of the physical trainings should be of minimum 1 day and maximum 5 days. No restrictions apply for the online trainings.<\/p>\n<p>Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to <a href=\"mailto:horizon.malta@gov.mt\">horizon.malta@gov.mt<\/a> keeping Lili Kankaya <a href=\"mailto:lili.vasileva@gov.mt\">lili.vasileva@gov.mt<\/a> in copy with \u201cERC Support Scheme 2025\u201d as a subject heading. The call will be open throughout the year (until 26<sup>th<\/sup> September 2025) with the following cut offs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>28 March 2025<\/li>\n<li>20 June 2025<\/li>\n<li>26 September 2025 (final deadline)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC-Support-scheme-2025_-Rules-Non-State-Aid.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the ERC Support scheme 2025_ Rules Non State Aid<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC-Support-scheme-2025_-State-Aid.docx\">Click to download the ERC Support scheme 2025_ State Aid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_Support-Scheme-2025_Application-Form.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the ERC_Support Scheme 2025_Application-Form<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RKDO-declaration-form.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the RKDO-declaration-form <\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Non-RKDO-Declaration-Form.docx\">Click to download the Non-RKDO-declaration-form <\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/De-minimis-Declaration-2025.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the De-minimis-Declaration-Form<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-6430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-300x200.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27671%27%20height%3D%27448%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20671%20448%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27671%27%20height%3D%27448%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ERC_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-closed-funding-scheme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6423"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7488,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6423\/revisions\/7488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}