{"id":6440,"date":"2026-02-16T11:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=6440"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:47:53","slug":"european-innovation-council-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2026\/02\/16\/european-innovation-council-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"European Innovation Council Programmes (EIC)"},"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 European Innovation Council Support Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support applicants applying to Open and Challenges calls and who will apply for the cut-off dates as stated in the Horizon Europe EIC work programme:<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/about-european-innovation-council_en\">click to visit website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European Innovation Council Programmes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EIC Pathfinder<\/li>\n<li>Transition<\/li>\n<li>Accelerator, and<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Innovation Challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The scheme is exclusively available to sole applicants and consortium coordinators.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may apply for Option A and\/or Option B, and\/or Option C depending on the EIC programme applied to and the stage of their EIC application. Applicants may apply to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option A<\/strong> \u2013 Proposal Development Grant: this grant allows the recipient to be reimbursed up to 10,000 Euros to cover the costs of a grant writing support consultant. The consultant will provide a full and comprehensive support during the whole process of proposal development. This grant is applicable for the following EIC programs: EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition 1<sup>st<\/sup> stage proposals (the Maltese applicant must be project coordinator to qualify for this grant), Advanced Innovation Challenges 2<sup>nd<\/sup> stage, and EIC Accelerator 2<sup>nd<\/sup> stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Option B<\/strong> \u2013 Business Coach Grant: this grant allows the recipient to be reimbursed up to 5,000 Euros to cover the costs of a business coach. The option is exclusively available for EIC Accelerator 1<sup>st<\/sup> stage applicants. The coach will provide their services to support the development of a slideshow and preparation for the interview, as well as providing coaching services to improve the quality of the business case and increase chances of success.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Option C<\/strong> \u2013 Pitch Coach Grant: this grant allows the recipient to be reimbursed up to 2,000 Euros to cover the costs of a pitch coach. The pitch coach will support the person(s) who will make the business case pitch to improve their presentation skills and preparedness during the interview. This option is available for EIC Transition 2<sup>nd<\/sup> stage, Advanced Innovation Challenges 2<sup>nd<\/sup> stage, and EIC Accelerator 1<sup>st<\/sup> stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested Applicants are to submit their application form electronically to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eicscheme.xjenzamalta@gov.mt\"><strong>eicscheme.xjenzamalta@gov.mt<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>\u201cEIC Support Scheme \u2013 NAME OF LEGAL ENTITY + Application\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0as a subject heading.<\/p>\n<p>For further enquiry on the programme please contact alessandra.loria@gov.mt<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EIC-Support-Scheme-Application-Form.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the Xjenza Malta EIC Support Scheme Application Form<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EIC-Support-Scheme_Non-State-Aid-Rules.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the Xjenza Malta EIC Support Scheme Non State Aid Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EIC-Support-Scheme_State-Aid-Rules.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to download the Xjenza Malta EIC Support Scheme State Aid Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-8270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27731%27%20height%3D%27487%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20731%20487%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27731%27%20height%3D%27487%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EIC_web-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-funding-schemes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6440","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=6440"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8271,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6440\/revisions\/8271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}