{"id":7915,"date":"2025-11-24T09:09:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=7915"},"modified":"2026-05-25T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:54:35","slug":"thcs-joint-transnational-call-2026-access-to-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2025\/11\/24\/thcs-joint-transnational-call-2026-access-to-care\/","title":{"rendered":"THCS Joint Transnational Call 2026 Access to Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE: THCS JTC 2026 \u2013 Access to Care (Full Proposal Stage Open)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The THCS Joint Transnational Call 2026, <em>\u201cAccess to Care\u201d<\/em>, has now progressed to the <strong>Full Proposal stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For this call, Malta-based entities may still join existing consortia at this stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding for Malta-based entities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up to <strong>\u20ac500,000 per project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Key Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full proposal submission (THCS platform):<\/strong> 30 June 2026, 14:00 CEST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>National documentation for both Stage 1 and Stage 2 (to Xjenza Malta): <\/strong>30 June 2026, 23:59 CET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Opportunity to Join Existing Consortia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consortia with fewer than 9 partners may include <strong>one additional partner<\/strong> from an underrepresented funding organisation at Full Proposal stage, subject to eligibility and invitation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Partner Search \/ Consortium Building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Browse existing consortia<\/li>\n<li>Promote their expertise and availability to join An existing proposal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Browse or share your expertise via the partner search tool: <a href=\"https:\/\/partfinder.ncbr.gov.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/partfinder.ncbr.gov.pl\/<\/a> (filter: THCS Call 2026 widening)<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) Partnership is a multilateral strategic initiative under Horizon Europe, aimed at fostering the transition towards more sustainable, efficient, resilient, inclusive, innovative and high-quality people-centred health and care systems equally accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p>Xjenza Malta together with other Research Funding Organisations from 26 countries, has launched the 4th Joint Transnational Call to financially support R&amp;I projects. Entities based in Malta are eligible to apply for up to <strong>\u20ac500,000<\/strong> in funding, enabling them to join a consortium and submit a proposal for this Call (N.B. if multiple national partners are included in a single consortium, the total funding for all Maltese participants combined cannot exceed the \u20ac500,000 cap).<\/p>\n<p>This Call for proposals, entitled \u201c<strong>Access of Care<\/strong>\u201d, aims to fund research and innovation projects that contribute to ensuring equitable access to and utilisation of health and care services. Through the funded research and innovation projects, policy and decision makers should gain the knowledge and tools necessary to implement the reallocation of resources as the health and care system undergoes a transition to meet new and ongoing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Projects funded under this call will build on existing evidence to deliver innovative solutions that enable key stakeholders to reduce inequalities in access to and utilisation of health and care services. Projects will address how to improve access to all levels of health and care through financial models, models for delivering health and care services and setting up of interdisciplinary integrated care programmes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carefully<\/strong> review the Call text 2026 and Guidance for applicants: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thcspartnership.eu\/funding\/jtc-2026-access-to-care.kl\">Click here to view.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Be a Malta-based entity with an operating base in Malta in accordance with the National Rules for Participation for <a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-THCS-National-Rules-State-Aid.pdf\">State Aid<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-THCS-National-Rules-Non-State-Aid.pdf\">Non-State Aid<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete and submit the signed <a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-THCS-National-Application-Form.docx\">National Application Form<\/a> and supported by the required Annexes as stipulated in the rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These annexes can be downloaded from the Xjenza Malta <a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/resources-page\/\">Resource Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project coordinator needs to submit the pre proposal via the THCS Electronic Submission Tool by <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> February 2026, 14:00 CET<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Each Malta-based applicant must submit a signed National Application Form to <a href=\"mailto:eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt\">eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt<\/a>\u00a0by <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> February 2026, 23:59 CET<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information Session and Resources <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A national information session\u00a0was held to disseminate details about the\u00a0THCS Call 2026\u00a0and provide guidance to prospective applicants.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation used during the session <a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Info-Session-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be downloaded here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VPr7aE6lQlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The session recording is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the THCS Call Secretariat organised a dedicated\u00a0information event on 10 December 2025, featuring an overview of the Call, along with a detailed demonstration of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpartfinder.ncbr.gov.pl%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckevin.cassar.8%40gov.mt%7Cbff83c8c440c4762dec708de39820d22%7C34cdd9f55db849bcacba01f65cca680d%7C0%7C0%7C639011429240509207%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ci52EVYKFioCumZqDHaaxB20qfuMAL1x%2FknfwYNp6r4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner Search Tool<\/a><\/strong>. All materials from this event are accessible\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thcspartnership.eu%2Ffunding%2Fjtc-2026-access-to-care.kl&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckevin.cassar.8%40gov.mt%7Cbff83c8c440c4762dec708de39820d22%7C34cdd9f55db849bcacba01f65cca680d%7C0%7C0%7C639011429240563126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z7Go%2FXOmzzecfGeT7Yl5gmRM6je2bkRDmOuE8SSmH6U%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Correspondence should be directed to:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">Kaylen Borg (Executive &#8211; Internationalisation)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\">Christy Baldacchino (Senior Executive &#8211; Internationalisation)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\ud83d\udce9 <a href=\"mailto:kaylen.borg.1@gov.mt\">kaylen.borg.1@gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u260e\ufe0f +356 2360 2134<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\ud83d\udce9 <a href=\"mailto:christy.baldacchino.2@gov.mt\">christy.baldacchino.2@gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u260e\ufe0f +356 2360 2158<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cc\u2019ing <a href=\"mailto:eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt\">eusubmissions.xjenzamalta@gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THCS website \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thcspartnership.eu\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.thcspartnership.eu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-8684 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-scaled.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27714%27%20height%3D%27476%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20714%20476%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27714%27%20height%3D%27476%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/THCS-Web-scaled.png 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: THCS JTC 2026 \u2013 Access to Care (Full Proposal Stage Open) The THCS Joint Transnational Call 2026, \u201cAccess to Care\u201d, has now progressed to the Full Proposal stage. For this call, Malta-based entities may still join existing consortia at this stage. Funding for Malta-based entities Up to \u20ac500,000 per project &nbsp; \u00a0Key Deadlines Full<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7915","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\/7915","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=7915"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8685,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7915\/revisions\/8685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}