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Updated · www2.fundsforngos.org · Aug 20
Malta Opens €2 Million Feasibility Grant Scheme, Offering Firms Up to €100,000
Updated
Updated · www2.fundsforngos.org · Aug 20

Malta Opens €2 Million Feasibility Grant Scheme, Offering Firms Up to €100,000

1 articles · Updated · www2.fundsforngos.org · Aug 20

Summary

  • Applications are open until Sept. 18, 2026 for Malta’s Feasibility Study Grant Scheme, which offers non-repayable funding of up to €100,000 per undertaking.
  • The €2 million program part-finances studies that test whether a proposed business idea, product, service or investment is technically, commercially, financially and operationally viable before larger spending decisions.
  • Eligible applicants include micro, small, medium-sized and small mid-cap enterprises carrying out economic activity in Malta, though meeting size and registration rules does not guarantee approval.
  • The scheme is tied to Malta’s 2021-2027 Smart Specialisation Strategy, targeting sectors such as health, climate-related resource use, smart manufacturing, maritime technology, aerospace and future digital technologies.
  • Malta is using the program to lift R&D spending, strengthen enterprise innovation capacity and support evidence-based investment decisions across its broader 2021-2027 economic transformation agenda.

Insights

With Malta's grant deadline weeks away, will the complex two-stage application process lock out last-minute innovators?
Since only twenty companies can max out the €2M budget, who truly decides which visionary projects survive the cut?