Eurostars funding information for Malta

Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

Maltese funding body, Malta Enterprise, funds R&D costs for large companies participating in our Eurostars programme.  

Malta Enterprise covers up to 50% of eligible industrial research project costs and up to 25% of eligible experimental development project costs for large companies.

Funding can be given as a tax credit and/ or a cash grant on a refund basis. An additional top up to these percentages could be applied if the project involves effective collaboration.  

Eligible costs include:

• Personnel
• Use of equipment
• Contractual research costs
• Technical knowledge 
• Patents
• Other operating expenses

Eurostars is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe.

Malta currently has no allocated budget for universities and research organisations participating in our Eurostars programme. If you are a Maltese university or research organisations wanting to participate in a Eurostars consortium, contact Malta Enterprise to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.