Applications for Call R&D Projects in all Scientific Fields 2025 open on November 27
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On October 31, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) published the Notice of the Call for Call R&D Projects in all Scientific Fields 2025. Applications may be submitted between November 27, 2025, and March 11, 2026, and the Declaration of Commitment must be accepted by the Proposing Institutions by March 25, 2026. Applications must be submitted in English on the myFCT platform.
This Call a total budget allocation of €104 million in tax revenues, which is more than 30% higher than the commitment of the two previous Calls and IC&DT Calls . The Call two types of projects.
- Scientific research and technological development (IC&DT) projects, with a maximum duration of 36 months and maximum funding per project of €250,000. The budget allocation for this type of project is €80 million to support a total of 320 projects.
- Exploratory research projects (PEX), with a maximum duration of 18 months and maximum funding per project of €60,000. The budget allocation is €24 million to support a total of 400 projects.
Non-business entities belonging to the R&I (research and innovation) system are eligible to apply.
The Call R&D Projects in All Scientific Fields is a commitment to Scientific Excellence, with exclusive funding from tax revenues to promote Science and Research, within a framework of stability and predictability. There is a clear separation between resources from tax revenues and the strategic application of European Structural and Investment Funds, which should be complementary and strategically reinforce the State Budget in future types of support for science, particularly in support of scientific infrastructure.
This Call also Call a strategic change in the financing of R&D and Science projects in Portugal, by consolidating the adoption of a financing model based on simplified costs, namely through the introduction of lump sums in IC&DT projects. This approach aims to simplify procedures and concentrate available resources on scientific results.