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Announced, Open and Recent Calls

Call list

30/01/2020 — 31/03/2020
Call for SR&TD Project Grants
19/12/2019 — 20/02/2020
Call for R&D Projects in the framework of Prevent and Fight Forest Fires – 2019
06/11/2019 — 08/01/2020
2019 Call for Exploratory Proposals - UTAustin Portugal Program
29/10/2019 — 19/12/2019
2019 Call for Exploratory Proposals - MIT Portugal Program
30/09/2019 — 13/11/2019
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Brazil (CAPES) (2020-2021)
29/07/2019 — 30/09/2019
Call for Joint Research Projects - FCT and FAPERJ (Brazil)
31/07/2019 — 27/09/2019
Call for projects in the framework of the collaboration between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) - 2019
28/06/2019 — 30/07/2019
Applications for the 2019 Call for Exploratory Proposals - Carnagie Mellon Portugal Program
18/06/2019 — 26/07/2019
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Germany (2020/2021)
17/06/2019 — 31/07/2019
Call for SR&TD projects for promotion of R&D activities in the Côa Valley region - 2019
12/06/2019 — 26/07/2019
1st Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Macau
13/05/2019 — 05/07/2019
Call for proposals of bilateral cooperation between Portugal and Serbia
10/05/2019 — 30/09/2019
2nd Call for the funding of joint scientific research and technological development projects - FCT and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
29/03/2019 — 16/05/2019
Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in the scope of Álvaro Siza Vieira Architecture - 2019
01/03/2019 — 16/04/2019
Call for Projects of Scientific Research and Technological Development in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration - 2019
07/03/2019 — 17/04/2019
Call for R&D Projects on the Occasion of the Celebrations of the V Centenary of the Circumnavigation Voyage - 2019
20/12/2017 — 26/02/2018
Call for R&D Projects in the framework of Prevent and Fight Forest Fires – 2018
08/11/2018 — 15/01/2019
Call for the second edition of the 'la Caixa' Foundation Projects
17/09/2018 — 10/01/2019
1st Call for joint project proposals between Portugal - Israel (2019-2021)
12/09/2018 — 06/11/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Brasil (CAPES) (2019/2020)
18/06/2018 — 31/07/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Morocco (2019/2020)
14/06/2018 — 31/07/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Poland (2019/2020)
14/06/2018 — 31/07/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Germany (2019/2020)
02/05/2018 — 18/06/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Hungary (2019/2020)
17/04/2018 — 18/06/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Slovakia (2019/2020)
03/04/2018 — 06/06/2018
Call for joint research proposals between Portugal and France (2019-2020): Pessoa Programme
15/03/2018 — 30/04/2018
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Luxembourg
15/03/2018 — 30/04/2018
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Public Administration
28/12/2017 — 28/02/2018
Call for R&D Projects in the framework of Prevent and Fight Forest Fires – 2017
17/07/2017 — 22/09/2017
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Tunisia (2018-2019)
17/07/2017 — 22/09/2017
Call for joint research proposals between Portugal and Brazil (2018-2019): Agreement FCT/CAPES
21/06/2017 — 28/07/2017
Call for joint research proposals between Portugal and France (2018-2019): Pessoa Programme
19/06/2017 — 31/07/2017
Call for proposals of bilateral cooperation between FCT and DAAD (Germany) (2018-2019)
28/06/2017 — 27/07/2017
Call for projects in the framework of the collaboration between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) - 2017
09/05/2017 — 16/06/2017
Call for Joint Research Projects - FCT and Aga Khan
24/02/2017 — 30/05/2017
2017 Call for SR&TD Project Grants
17/02/2017 — 12/04/2017
2017 Call for Exploratory Proposals - Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program
25/01/2017 — 23/03/2017
2017 Call for Exploratory Proposals - UTAustin Portugal Program
18/01/2017 — 08/03/2017
2017 Call for Exploratory Proposals- MIT Portugal Program
29/06/2016 — 30/09/2016
Call for Project Grants for Politechnic Institutes and Colleges
(Proposals to be submitted directly through Balcão Portugal 2020. More information is available on the COMPETE 2020 website)
28/06/2016 — 07/09/2016
Call for Joint Project Proposals - Portugal-Norway
22/06/2016 — 22/07/2016
Call for Joint Project Proposals - Portugal-Hungary (2017-2018)
02/05/2016 — 31/05/2016
Call for Joint Project Proposals - Portugal-Argentina (2017-2018)
11/04/2016 — 30/06/2016
Call for joint project proposals between Portugal and Poland - 2017/2018
12/01/2015 — 29/02/2016
Call for Joint Project Proposals in the Portugal-China Joint Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials
28/12/2015 — 29/02/2016
Joint R&D Project Grants with National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - 2016-2018
28/08/2015 — 29/10/2015
Call for Joint Activities Programmes
(Proposals to be submitted directly through Balcão Portugal 2020. More information is available on the COMPETE 2020 website)
15/01/2015 — 01/03/2015
Call for Joint Portugal-Algeria Research Projects
14/01/2015 — 26/02/2015
Call for projects in the framework of the collaboration between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) - 2015
01/12/2014 — 30/01/2015
Joint R&D Project Grants with TÜBITAK (Turkey) 2014
25/11/2014 — 29/01/2015
2014 Call for Scientific Research & Technological Development Project Grants
15/10/2014 — 16/12/2014
Call for the Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program - 2014
18/06/2014 — 22/10/2014
European Institute of Technology preparation projects
24/04/2014 — 24/06/2014
Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects for the UT Austin | Portugal Program
15/11/2013 — 30/01/2014
Testbed Proposals under the MIT Portugal Program
07/11/2013 — 18/12/2013
Early Bird Projects of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Programme
17/07/2013 — 25/09/2013
Various calls in the framework of the Portugal — Harvard Medical School agreement. Check the full list.
17/07/2013 — 16/10/2013
Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives of the Carnegie Mellon - Portugal partnership
10/07/2013 — 24/10/2013
European Institute of Technology preparation projects
30/05/2013 — 02/07/2013
Exploratory Research Projects in all scientific domains - 2013
15/11/2012 — 17/01/2013
Scientific Research Projects under the Protocol of Collaboration between the FCT and the ANR - 2013
13/08/2012 — 11/10/2012
Various calls in the framework of the Portugal — Harvard Medical School agreement. Check the full list.
15/02/2012 — 03/05/2012
All Scientific Domains - 2012
15/02/2012 — 21/03/2012
Scientific Research Projects under the Protocol of Collaboration between the FCT and the ANR - 2012
19/09/2011 — 16/11/2011
Various calls in the framework of the Portugal — Harvard Medical School agreement. Check the full list.
17/06/2011 — 30/08/2011
HIV/AIDS Infection
20/04/2011 — 01/06/2011
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
11/04/2011 — 20/4/2011
Funding of R&D Strategic Projects in the public interest promoted by Associated Laboratories and R&D Units
14/02/2011 — 3/3/2011
Clinical research (senior awards) in the framework of the Portugal — Harvard Medical School Program
30/12/2010 — 24/02/2011
All scientific domains — 2010
06/09/2010 — 28/10/2010
Several Calls on Research and Development Projects in the framework of the Harvard Medical School — Portugal agreement. Check full list.
06/09/2010 — 13/10/2010
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
18/09/2009 — 16/12/2009
All Scientific Domains — 2009
07/09/2009 — 13/11/2009
Thematic areas of mathematics aplications in the framework of the Portugal|CMU and Portugal|UT Austin Cooperation Agreements – 2009
07/09/2009 — 11/12/2009
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and UT Austin – 2009
07/09/2009 — 13/11/2009
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and CMU – 2009
07/09/2009 — 13/11/2009
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and MIT – 2009
27/07/2009 — 30/10/2009
Several Calls on Research and Development Projects in the framework of the Harvard Medical School — Portugal agreement. Check full list.
15/07/2009 — 30/10/2009
Clinical and Translational Research in the Framework of the Harvard Medical School — Portugal agreement
15/06/2009 — 31/07/2009
Long-term Ecological Research and Monitoring — LTER Portugal Network
1/06/2009 — 31/07/2009
Rehabilitation and integration of persons with disabilities
27/04/2009 — 30/06/2009
History of Science
15/04/2009 — 29/05/2009
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
27/02/2009 — 30/03/2009
Gathering and characterization of Cork Oak ESTs
26/11/2008 — 06/02/2009
All Scientific Domains — 2008
Notification of result availability started on 25/8/2009, to be concluded on 31/8/2009.
5697 applications, 1410 approved projects, success rate 24,75%.
01/09/2008 — 13/10/2008
Gender social relations and policies for the equality of men and women in Portugal
31/07/2008 — 07/10/2008
CMU|Portugal Program — 2008
15/07/2008 — 15/10/2008
MIT|Portugal Program — 2008
01/07/2008 — 15/10/2008
UT Austin|Portugal Program — 2008
02/06/2008 — 01/07/2008
Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
05/05/2008 — 30/06/2008
Factors of school achievement in basic and secondary schools
10/09/2007 — 29/10/2007
Clinical Research
25/11/2006 — 25/01/2007
Portugal Spain cooperation in Nanotechnology
15/06/2006 — 31/08/2006

All scientific domains — 2006

22/09/2003 — 3/11/2003
Research Projects on Social Questions
20/01/2003 — 10/03/2003
Prevention, Social Insertion and Evaluation in the framework of the fight on AIDS

Calls in the framework of protocols celebrated between FCT and other institutions

R&D Project Calls in specific domains are often formalized in the framework of protocols celebrated between FCT and other institutions. These include:

Departamento de Estudos, Estatística e Planeamento of the Ministério da Segurança Social e do Trabalho (now Departamento de Estratégia e Planeamento of the Ministério do Trabalho e Segurança Social).
Comissão para a Igualdade e para os Direitos das Mulheres (now Comissão para a Cidadania e a Igualdade de Género (CIG))
Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Minorias Étnicas (now Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural)
Comissão Nacional de Luta Contra a SIDA (now Coordenação Nacional para a Infecção VIH/Sida )
Secretariado Nacional para a Reabilitação e Integração das Pessoas com Deficiência (now Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação)