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Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (Calls)

General questions

• What are the main differences between the Call for Projects in all Scientific Domains – 2014 and the previous rounds of the same call?
• Which documents should be consulted before submit a proposal?
• What is the maximum funding and duration of research scientific and technological development projects in the Call for Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2014?
• What is the minimum percentage of time devoted to projects required on the part of PIs and other members of the research team?
• How is a scientific field for a project defined on the online form?
• What are the areas for the 2014 Call for Projects in all Scientific Domains?
• Are all projects funded at 100%?
• I keep having my session in the projects application portal expire. Why?
• The warnings that appear during validation prevent sealing the application?
• When are the curricula and the application frozen?
• Can the Curricula Vitae of the members of the research team be changed after the project proposal has been sealed?
• What is the maximum number of characters that can be entered in each of the fields on the application?
• Is letter-spacing taken into account?
• Which documents must be printed and submitted to the FCT?
• Should national and foreign institutions without an associated budget sign the Declaration of Intent?
• How do I access the Declaration of Intent?
• What is the FCT NIF in order for it to be allowed to check another institution's fiscal status?
• What is the FCT NISS in order for it to be allowed to check another institution's social security status?
• In projects involving animal experimentation, who needs to be certified by Direcção Geral de Alimentação e Veterinária (DGAV)?
• The Call Announcement states: - Principal Investigators cannot be in a situation of unjustified noncompliance with the regulatory requirements with respect to submission of scientific reports from previous completed projects.
• The Call Announcement states: - No applications will be accepted in which the Principal Contractor is in a situation of unjustified noncompliance with the regulatory requirements with respect to submission of financial reports or return of unused balances from previous projects with the same Principal Investigator. What does this mean?
• The Call Announcement states: - No applications will be accepted in which the Principal Contractor is in a situation of unjustified noncompliance with the regulatory requirements with respect to submission of financial reports or return of unused balances from previous projects with the same Principal Investigator. What does this mean?
• Is there a limit for the project starting date?