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R&D Projects

Legislation, regulations, and norms

Regulations

• Regulation on Projects Funded Solely by National Funds
  For Calls open after 31 October 2016
• Regulations Governing Access to Funding for Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects
  For projects funded exclusively through national funds through calls opened before the ratification of the new regulation (31/10/2016)
• Regulations for Scientific and Technological Research Support System (Part IV of Ordinance nº57-A/2015 – Available only in Portuguese)
  For Projects co-financed by FEDER under Portugal 2020

Norms

• Research Grants in the Framework of R&D Projects 2021
• Budget execution norms - Nationally Funded Projects under 2010 Regulation
• Budget execution norms – Nationally Funded Projects under 2016 Regulation
• Budget execution norms - FEDER Projects
• Diffusion and information norms - Nationally Funded Projects
• Information and Communication Guide for Portugal 2020 Beneficiaries

Directives

• Amortization Eligibility | Scientific and Technical Equipment for R&D activities – Technical Guidance
• Documents related to R&D projects co-funded in the framework of the QREN/COMPETE Programme must be preserved for three years after the end of the Operational Programme

Informative Notes

• Refund of VAT to SNCT entities and support manual for VAT refund system – Other Regimes

Previous versions

Regulations

• Access to Funding of Scientific Research and Development Projects (2008)
• Access to Funding of Scientific Research and Development Projects (2006)

Norms

• Research Grants in the Framework of R&D Projects.