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30.04.2025
Tendo em consideração os constrangimentos resultantes do corte de energia o que afetou também o normal funcionamento das plataformas da FCT, foi decidido prorrogar o prazo de apresentação de candidatura à presente edição do Prémio Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo Conservação, restauro e monitorização da biodiversidade em Portugal para as 17.00 horas (hora de Lisboa) do dia 7 de maio de 2025.
Call for the 2025 Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize for "Conservation, Restoration and Monitoring of Biodiversity in Portugal".
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The 2025 Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize will award projects that promote the conservation, restoration, and monitoring of biodiversity developed in Portugal by a national institution, within a minimum period of 24 months and a maximum of 36 months, extendable by a maximum of 12 months, in justified cases. The projects to be funded must start within 3 months of the notification of the grant award.
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The following entities are eligible to apply:
a) Non-profit private legal entities based in Portugal, including scientific societies or non-profit scientific associations;
b) Higher education institutions and their institutes and R&D units, whether public or private.Each proposal must designate a Principal Investigator (PI) responsible for coordinating the entity's work, who must hold a PhD degree for at least five years.
An investigator may not be part of more than one application.
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Applications must be submitted in English by completing the electronic form available on the myFCT page. Proposals must include a project description, planned activities, objectives, technical means, human and financial resources, budget justification, a project presentation with a maximum of 10 slides, and a timeline.
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The evaluation of the applications will be carried out by a jury composed of individuals, preferably with foreign affiliations, of recognized international merit in the field of biodiversity-related sciences, nominated by FCT and FBA.
The jury will consist of 5 or more members, in an odd number, depending on the number of applications received.
The evaluation and selection process will be based on the following criteria:
A. Scientific merit of the project, methodology used, and expected results (40% weighting);
B. Scientific merit of the proposing entity, research team, and involved partnerships (25% weighting);
C. Feasibility of the work program, potential impact, and budget reasonableness (35% weighting).After completing the evaluation process and selecting the best candidate(s), the jury will submit its proposal to FCT and FBA, who will have the final decision on the award(s).
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Both foundations, in equal parts, will award one or more prizes up to a maximum value of €500,000 (five hundred thousand euros). Each prize awarded will be a maximum of €250,000.00 (two hundred and fifty thousand euros) and a minimum of €100,000.00 (one hundred thousand euros).