{"id":8709,"date":"2026-06-03T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=8709"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:39:01","slug":"the-fourth-call-for-malta-pecs-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2026\/06\/03\/the-fourth-call-for-malta-pecs-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ir-Raba\u2019 Sej\u0127a g\u0127al Malta PECS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xjenza Malta g\u0127andha l-pja\u010bir t\u0127abbar il-ftu\u0127<strong>\u00a0tar-Raba\u2019 Sej\u0127a tal-Malta PECS<\/strong>\u00a0ta\u0127t il-Pjan tal-A\u0121enzija Spazjali Ewropea (ESA) g\u0127all-Istati Kooperattivi Ewropej (PECS). Din is-sej\u0127a tipprovdi opportunitajiet g\u0127al kumpaniji u organizzazzjonijiet ibba\u017cati f\u2019Malta biex jissottomettu proposti g\u0127al varjet\u00e0 ta\u2019 attivitajiet ta\u2019 ri\u010berka u \u017cvilupp relatati mal-ispazju. Is-sej\u0127a tifta\u0127 fl-1 ta\u2019 \u0120unju 2026 u se tibqa\u2019 miftu\u0127a sat-30 ta\u2019 \u0120unju 2026 fis-13:00 CET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kif Tapplika<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>L-applikanti kollha jridu jirre\u0121istraw fuq il-Pjattaforma tal-ESA Star biex jissottomettu l-proposti tag\u0127hom:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esastar-emr.sso.esa.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Ikklikkja biex to\u0127loq kont tal-ESA Star<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Tipi ta\u2019 attivitajiet g\u0127ar-raba\u2019 sej\u0127a ewlenija tal-ESA PECS f\u2019Malta: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip A<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<em>\u00a0Attivit\u00e0 ta\u2019 ri\u010berka u ta\u2019 t\u0127ejjija<\/em>\u00a0b\u0127al studji\/dimostraturi ta\u2019 fattibbilt\u00e0, xog\u0127ol ta\u2019 disinn kun\u010bettwali, st\u0127arri\u0121 tal-kompetizzjoni fis-suq, rekwi\u017citi tal-utenti u dimostraturi breadboard immirati lejn it-t\u0127ejjija g\u0127all-parte\u010bipazzjoni fi programmi fakultattivi tal-ESA jew il-passi inizjali ta\u2019 \u017cvilupp ta\u2019 prodott g\u0127all-ispazju.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezz massimu tal-offerta: \u20ac175,000.<\/li>\n<li>Rekwi\u017cit TRL: Minimu fil-bidu TRL 1 u massimu fit-tmiem TRL 3.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: Immexxi mill-industrija, universitajiet\/organizzazzjonijiet ta\u2019 ri\u010berka jew entitajiet nazzjonali o\u0127ra skont il-kuntest.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0: 9\u201315-il xahar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip B\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<em>Attivitajiet ta\u2019 ri\u010berka u \u017cvilupp<\/em>\u00a0biex jinbnew kompetenzi u kapa\u010bitajiet i\u010b\u010bentrati fuq prodotti jew \u017cvilupp ta\u2019 teknolo\u0121ija \u0121enerika b\u2019potenzjal g\u0127al u\u017cu mill-\u0121did f\u2019missjonijiet tal-ESA jew dawk kummer\u010bjali.<\/p>\n<p>Jinkludu t-tag\u0127mir (komunikazzjoni fuq l-art jew tag\u0127bija xjentifika spazjali) u l-ottimizzazzjoni tal-pro\u010bessi ta\u2019 manifattura (\u017cieda fil-Manufacturing Readiness Level).<\/p>\n<p>It-tag\u0127mir tal-art u s-sistemi ta\u2019 operazzjoni tal-missjoni (EGSE, MSC, OGSE, stazzjonijiet tal-art jew tag\u0127mir relatat mal-ittestjar) jistg\u0127u ji\u0121u kkunsidrati wkoll jekk jintwera b\u2019mod \u010bar li dawn iwasslu g\u0127al prodott\/servizz rikorrenti.<\/p>\n<p>Jinkludu \u017cviluppi downstream ta\u2019 livell TRL medju b\u0127ala \u017cviluppi \u201cmhux hardware\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezz massimu: Mhux aktar minn \u20ac400,000 g\u0127al attivitajiet ta\u2019 \u017cvilupp tal-hardware u \u20ac250,000 g\u0127all-attivitajiet l-o\u0127ra kollha.<\/li>\n<li>Rekwi\u017cit TRL: Minimu fil-bidu TRL 3 u massimu fit-tmiem TRL 5.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: Preferibbilment g\u0127andu jitmexxa mill-industrija u preferibbilment jinkludi klijent a\u0127\u0127ari potenzjali. Kooperazzjoni mal-akkademja hija m\u0127e\u0121\u0121a.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0: 15\u201324 xahar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip D<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Attivitajiet tax-xjenza spazjali<\/em>\u00a0li jappo\u0121\u0121aw l-involviment ta\u2019 ri\u010berkaturi Maltin fi Pro\u0121etti Spazjali tal-ESA li jwasslu g\u0127all-potenzjal g\u0127al involviment futur fit-tim ewlieni ta\u2019 missjoni xjentifika tal-ESA u l-pubblikazzjoni ta\u2019 papers xjentifi\u010bi peer-reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Iridu jinvolvu jew (a) l-u\u017cu ta\u2019 data tax-Xjenza Spazjali tal-ESA g\u0127ar-ri\u010berka xjentifika, jew (b) enfasi fuq id-disinn kun\u010bettwali ta\u2019 tag\u0127bijiet xjentifi\u010bi b\u2019potenzjal g\u0127all-u\u017cu f\u2019Missjonijiet tax-Xjenza tal-ESA futuri li qeg\u0127din ji\u0121u kkunsidrati jew fi proposti g\u0127al sej\u0127iet futuri tal-ESA g\u0127al Missjonijiet Spazjali \u0121odda.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezz massimu: Prezz ta\u2019 mhux aktar minn \u20ac80,000.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: G\u0127andu jkun immexxi mill-akkademja u jrid jinkludi entit\u00e0 mhux Maltija b\u2019esperjenza fit-tim xjentifiku ewlieni tal-ESA.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0: 36 xahar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip F<\/strong>\u00a0- Applikazzjonijiet Spazjali (downstream)<em>-<\/em>\u00a0prodotti u servizzi li jag\u0127mlu u\u017cu mill-ESA\/infrastruttura spazjali Ewropea li di\u0121\u00e0 te\u017cisti jew li hija mistennija topera fil-futur qrib. L-g\u0127an huwa li ti\u0121i \u017cgurata l-introduzzjoni ta\u2019 prodott lill-ewwel klijent u li jid\u0127ol fil-katini tal-provvista tal-klijenti.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezz massimu: Prezz ta\u2019 mhux aktar minn \u20ac250,000.<\/li>\n<li>Rekwi\u017cit TRL: Minimu fil-bidu TRL 5 u jrid jinkiseb TRL 8.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: G\u0127andu jitmexxa mill-industrija bil-kapa\u010bit\u00e0 li jikkummer\u010bjalizza s-servizz. Irid jinkludi utent finali b\u0127ala sottokuntrattur. Jista\u2019 jinkludi l-akkademja g\u0127al appo\u0121\u0121 tekniku; irid ikun kofinanzjat f\u2019livell minimu ta\u2019 25% tal-ispi\u017ca totali tal-attivit\u00e0 (e\u017c. jekk l-ESA t\u0127allas \u20ac150k, l-ispi\u017ca totali ma tistax taqbe\u017c \u20ac200k). L-ebda profitt mhu permess. Ma jistax jintu\u017ca g\u0127al xenarji ripetittivi ta\u2019 uptake ta\u2019 prodotti\u2014g\u0127all-ewwel klijent biss.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0:\u00a0<em>L-ebda tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien spe\u010bifiku indikat.<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip G<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>Attivitajiet edukattivi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>G1<\/strong>Korsijiet universitarji (\u017cvilupp ta\u2019 modules addizzjonali g\u0127al lawrja e\u017cistenti BSc jew MSc) li jwasslu g\u0127al kwalifika f\u2019su\u0121\u0121etti relatati mal-ispazju li jikkorrispondu g\u0127all-\u0127ti\u0121ijiet tal-industrija spazjali Maltija u biex jinkora\u0121\u0121ixxu karrieri fis-settur spazjali u jindirizzaw il-\u0127ti\u0121ijiet nazzjonali tal-industrija spazjali.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezz massimu: Prezz ta\u2019 mhux aktar minn \u20ac75,000.<\/li>\n<li>Rekwi\u017cit TRL: Mhux applikabbli.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: G\u0127andu jitmexxa mill-akkademja.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0: Massimu ta\u2019 36 xahar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IR-RABA\u2019 SEJ\u0126A FISSA G\u0126AL PROPOSTI TA\u0126T IL-PJAN G\u0126ALL-ISTATI KOOPERATTIVI EWROPEJ (PECS) F\u2019MALTA \u0121iet im\u0127abbra fuq il-pa\u0121na ESA Star Publication: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int\/ESATenderActions\/details\/185683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA Star Publication<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>G\u0127as-sej\u0127a separata tal-ESA PECS PhD, il-kriterji li \u0121ejjin jipprovdu informazzjoni rigward din l-applikazzjoni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip G2<\/strong>\u00a0Te\u017ci tal-PhD li tikkorrispondi g\u0127all-\u0127ti\u0121ijiet mill-Industrija Spazjali Maltija u li twassal g\u0127al \u017cvilupp ta\u2019 prodott jew servizz industrijali \u0121did. L-industrija hija me\u0127tie\u0121a tippre\u017centa ittra ta\u2019 intenzjoni g\u0127at-Te\u017ci tal-PhD biex ti\u017cgura l-adozzjoni kummer\u010bjali futura tax-xog\u0127ol iffinanzjat.<\/p>\n<p>Il-PhD g\u0127andha tkun kofinanzjata mill-iskema nazzjonali Requesting Party Activity Scheme u minn sie\u0127eb industrijali nazzjonali. Fi kliem ie\u0127or, l-idea tieg\u0127ek trid tkun taqbel mal-objettivi programmati\u010bi tal-iskema kif deskritt hawn ta\u0127t:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benefi\u010b\u010bju potenzjali g\u0127all-industrija nazzjonali fir-rigward tal-prodotti u s-servizzi spazjali attwali u futuri tag\u0127hom.<\/li>\n<li>Potenzjal li ji\u0121u \u017cgurati relazzjonijiet akkademi\u010bi-industrijali fit-tul.<\/li>\n<li>Benefi\u010b\u010bju potenzjali g\u0127all-istudent g\u0127al impjieg futur fis-settur spazjali.<\/li>\n<li>Benefi\u010b\u010bju potenzjali g\u0127all-akkademja g\u0127al ri\u010berka kontinwa dwar su\u0121\u0121etti relatati mal-ispazju.<\/li>\n<li>b\u2019mod partikolari, l-idea trid to\u0127ro\u0121 mill-\u0127tie\u0121a tal-industrija nazzjonali g\u0127al aktar ri\u010berka dwar prodotti u servizzi futuri potenzjali qabel ma timpenja ru\u0127ha g\u0127all-i\u017cvilupp tag\u0127hom jew il-\u0127tie\u0121a tal-industrija nazzjonali li tifhem il-fi\u017cika, il-kimika jew l-im\u0121iba tal-prodotti u s-servizzi spazjali e\u017cistenti tag\u0127ha f\u2019kundizzjonijiet\/durazzjonijiet estremi aktar profondi, e\u010b\u010b.<\/li>\n<li>Prezz massimu: Prezz ta\u2019 mhux aktar minn \u20ac75,000 g\u0127al kull PhD (3 proposti g\u0127andhom ji\u0121u ffinanzjati).<\/li>\n<li>Rekwi\u017cit TRL: Mhux applikabbli.<\/li>\n<li>Kuntrattur Ewlieni: G\u0127andu jitmexxa mill-akkademja. L-industrija trid tkun involuta b\u0127ala sie\u0127eb fid-definizzjoni tal-korsijiet, tal-lezzjonijiet pratti\u010bi u\/jew tas-su\u0121\u0121etti.<\/li>\n<li>Tul ta\u2019 \u017cmien mistenni tal-attivit\u00e0: Massimu ta\u2019 36 xahar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IS-SEJ\u0126A FISSA G\u0126AL PROPOSTI G\u0126AL ATTIVITAJIET TA\u2019 RI\u010aERKA KOFINANZJATI (TE\u017bIJIET TAL-PhD) TA\u0126T IL-PJAN G\u0126ALL-ISTATI KOOPERATTIVI EWROPEJ (PECS) F\u2019MALTA \u0121iet im\u0127abbra fuq il-pa\u0121na ESA Star Publication: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int\/ESATenderActions\/details\/185681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA Star Publication<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Informazzjoni dwar is-sottomissjoni tal-applikazzjoni tieg\u0127ek<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biex tissottometti applikazzjoni g\u0127al dawn is-sej\u0127iet, jekk jog\u0127\u0121bok u\u017ca l-pjattaforma tal-ESA Star Publication. \u0120entilment ikkonsulta din il-pjattaforma wkoll g\u0127al kwalunkwe mistoqsija li jista\u2019 jkollok dwar xi wa\u0127da mis-sej\u0127iet. Ladarba tkun infet\u0127et is-sej\u0127a, rappre\u017centanti mill-ESA jew minn Xjenza Malta ma jit\u0127allewx iwie\u0121bu l-mistoqsijiet tieg\u0127ek.<\/p>\n<p>G\u0127al aktar dettalji dwar l-ESA PECS, jekk jog\u0127\u0121bok ikkuntattja lil: Is-Sur Benedek Forro \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:Benedek.forro@gov.mt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benedek.forro@gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-8710 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27653%27%20height%3D%27435%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20653%20435%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27653%27%20height%3D%27435%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ESA_web.jpg 1875w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xjenza Malta is pleased to announce the opening of the\u00a0Fourth Malta PECS Call\u00a0under the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) Plan for European Cooperating States (PECS). This call provides opportunities for companies and organisations based in Malta to submit proposals for a variety of space-related research and development activities. The call are opens on the 1st of<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8709","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\/8709","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8709"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8714,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8709\/revisions\/8714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}