The Malta Intellectual Property Awards organised by the Malta Intellectual Property Office are aimed at recognising and promoting the creation of Intellectual Property in Malta. The awards have four categories:

1. Award for Creative Initiative

The ‘Award for Creative Initiative’ rewards individuals or enterprises operating in the cultural and creative sectors. For the purposes of the ‘Malta Intellectual Property Awards’, submissions in this category shall be in respect of artistic or audio-visual works or a combination thereof.

2. Award for Scientific Initiative

The ‘Award for Scientific Initiative’ recognises science-based research findings generated by science students, academics and professionals. The initiative could be a new product, a significant improvement of an existing product, a new use of an existing product or a new process.

3. Award for Technological Initiative

The ‘Award for Technological Initiative’ requires the development of new and innovative, or step-change improvements, with respect to problem solving of real commercial or societal challenges. The outcome should be an innovative technological process or an existing solution that is improved radically for application in a novel situation.

4. Award for Emerging Innovation Initiative

This award is divided into two sub-categories namely:

a)     age 16 to 30 and;

b)    age 31 and over.

The winners of the first and second place for categories 1, 2 and 3 shall receive €8,000 & €4,000 respectively in each category.

The winners of categories 4a and 4b shall each receive €4,000.

Applications will be received via email on ipawards@gov.mt from Monday 2nd May until Friday 17th June 2022.

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