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Call of Projects in all Scientific Domains

FCT published today the Call for Applications of Call for projects in all scientific domains. The period for submission of applications to Call will run from January 28 to March 10, 2021.

This Call has an allocation of 75 million euros and will support two types of projects:

- Projects of scientific research and technological development (IC&DT), with a duration of 36 months and maximum funding per project of 250 thousand euros, with a budget of 60 million euros;

- Exploratory research projects (PeX), with a duration of 18 months and maximum funding per project of 50 thousand euros, with a budget of 15 million euros.

The introduction of these two types of projects is one of the novelties this year in the Call of Projects in all Scientific Domains, a change that meets the suggestions of the scientific community. The Call of Projects in all Scientific Domains is an annual event and is part of the FCT's great structuring Calls , whose schedule, another of the commitments made by FCT with the scientific community, is established until 2022 and published on the website.

On the day of the opening of applications, January 28, the application form and the guide to support the completion of the form will be made available on the website Call. Applications will be submitted through the FCT R&D Projects Portal Calls and in English.