The Call of R&DT Projects in Co-promotion - International Partnerships is open

The deadline for applications for funding co-promoted projects between companies and non-business entities of the R&I system has been extended until June 17. Applications to Call, which is promoted by PORTUGAL2020, ANI and FCT, should be submitted through the Portugal 2020 Information Desk. The stipulated budget is 22.8 M€. See the Compete2020 clarification note of April 29, 2019 regarding support for activities carried out in the Autonomous Regions and their entities. An explanatory note for entities belonging to the Azores Region is also available for consultation.

This Call marks the third phase of the International Partnerships with Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), which began in 2018 and runs until 2030. The aim is to give national companies the role of facilitators of networks and collaborative projects, with the support of Portuguese R&D institutions and taking advantage of the experience and knowledge of North American universities. The goal is to build a model in which national companies lead the process of modernizing the economic fabric, strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Portugal.

Co-promoted projects led by Portuguese companies in partnership with national academic entities that contribute to consolidating the intergovernmental "Atlantic Interactions" initiative may apply. The projects are intended to help develop or consolidate partnerships with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, in one or more topics of their respective programs, namely:

 RESEARCH AREAS

 Under the CMU-Portugal Program

• DATA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
• MOBILITY AND AUTONOMY
• DESIGN AND ENGINEERING APPLIED TO COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Under the MIT-Portugal Program

• CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
• EARTH SYSTEMS: FROM OCEANS TO SPACE
  
• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDUSTRY
• SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Under the UTA-Portugal Program

• SPACE-EARTH INTERACTIONS
• MEDICAL PHYSICS FOR EMERGING THERAPIES
• ADVANCED COMPUTING, QUANTUM COMPUTING, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION
• NANO MATERIALS FOR NEW MARKETS

GoPortugal - Global Science and Technology Partnerships Portugal (2018-2030)

It aims to stimulate scientific and business development, promote the affirmation of Portugal in the world through scientific and economic valorization of an innovative agenda on "Atlantic Interactions", attracting funding and mobilizing various actors, national and international, with an innovative approach in various areas of knowledge. This new phase will provide the creation of qualified jobs, attracting to Portugal human resources of recognized international merit.

News story originally published March 18, 2019 and updated May 29, 2019.