Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award

FCT represents Portugal in the following European Partnerships:

Agroecology

Agroecology seeks to structure and support a network of Living Labs and research infrastructures that will accelerate the transition to agroecology in Europe, while ensuring a profitable and attractive activity for farmers, in line with the rationale and ambition defined by the European Green Deal and other associated strategic initiatives.

Biodiversa+ - European Biodiversity Partnership

Biodiversa+ aims to build a bridge between science, policy and practice within the framework of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.

CETP - Clean Energy Transition Partnership

CETP aims to empower the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU's goals of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

Chips Joint Undertaking

Chips JU aims to support research and innovation, as well as design and production, in the field of electronic components and systems and photonics, including processors, sensors and other semiconductor-based devices, as well as their applications in a wide variety of sectors.

DUT - Driving Urban Transitions

DUT seeks to tackle the challenges of urban transition, involving regional, municipal and local communities, based on three strategic axes of transition: Positive Energy Neighborhoods; 15-Minute City; Urban Circular Economies.

EP PerMed - European Partnership for Personalized Medicine

EP PerMed aims to improve health outcomes within sustainable health systems through research, development and innovation and the implementation of personalized medicine approaches for the benefit of patients, citizens and society.

ERA4Health - Fostering a European Research Area for Health

ERA4Health wants to establish flexible and effective coordination between public partners in order to fund and implement joint research and innovation programs in priority areas of public health and well-being.

ERDERA - European Rare Diseases Research Alliance

ERDERA aims to support the coordination of research and innovation efforts in the field of rare diseases, with the aim of providing concrete benefits for patients' health by improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

EUP AH&W - European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare

EUP AH&W aims to provide society with guarantees about the control of infectious animal diseases through appropriate means, with prudent use of antimicrobials, and respect for and improvement of animal welfare.

FutureFoodS - European Partnership for a Sustainable Future of Food Systems

FutureFoodS aims to collectively develop environmentally friendly, socially safe and fair, economically viable, healthy and safe food systems in Europe by 2050.

PARC - Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals

PARC aims to respond to current, emerging and innovative chemical safety challenges by promoting the transition to Next Generation Risk Assessment, in line with the European Green Deal's zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, and in particular with the Chemicals Sustainability Strategy for a Toxic-Free Environment.

SBEP - Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership

The SBEP aims to drive a fair, inclusive and necessary transformation towards a climate-neutral, sustainable and productive blue economy by 2030, while creating and supporting the conditions for a healthy ocean by 2050.

THCS - Transforming Health and Care Systems

THCS aims to support and coordinate national and regional research and innovation programs, along with capacity building, networking, dissemination and other activities to support the transformation of health systems and care delivery.

Water4All - Water Security for the Planet

Water4All aims to pool efforts, mobilize resources and strengthen European leadership and competitiveness in water research and innovation.