Information systems

To register an institution in the FCT information systems, you must do the following:

1. Go tothe Science and Technology Portaland log in with a user previously registered in the FCT systems.
2. Select the optionRegister Institutions
3. Fill in the institution's details and click Save to submit the data.

The FCT will validate the data and the institution will be available within 24 hours.

To start using FCT systems, the institution must follow these steps:

1. Confirm that the institution is registered in the FCT systems. If it is not yet registered, you can do so in the PCTunder the option Register Institutions.
2. Confirm that the head of the institution is registered in the FCT systems. If they are not yet registered, they can do so at myFCT.
3. Send a request to credenciais@fct.pt with the name of the institution's director, their CIÊNCIA ID, their position, and a copy of a document proving their position as director.
4. The FCT associates the administrator with the institution and sends an email informing the administrator that, as of that date, they can delegate permissions to users of the systems at their institution.

Administrators are appointed by the head of the institution, who has been previously nominated to the FCT.

To do this, the manager must log in to PCT, select User Groups in the Access Delegation menu, and add and remove users to the Administrators Group.

If no additional administrators are defined, only the manager can manage access for all users at the institution.

Access delegation is performed in PCT by any member of the administrator group, creating user groups and assigning access to those groups.

Please send an email to credenciais@fct.pt with the new details of your institution that you wish to update.

Search for the various words in the name of the institution and its respective TIN/NIPC. If you cannot find the institution, you must request its registration in the FCT database of institutions by filling out the form available at Registration of Institutions onthe Science and Technology Portal (PCT).

If the institution has a Tax Identification Number (NIF) or Legal Entity Identification Number (NIPC), the name must be exactly the same as that listed in the National Register of Legal Entities. If the institution does not have a NIF or NIPC, the name must be the official name listed in the applicable Statutes, Regulations, etc.

It is the English translation, without legal value, of the name of the institution, for scientific evaluation purposes, or other purposes.

This is the Tax Identification Number. When this field is filled in, the name of the institution must match the name on the card issued by the Tax Administration. There are institutions registered in the FCT Database that do not have a TIN.

This is the Legal Entity Identification Number. It will be blank if it matches the Tax Identification Number. Some institutions have a NIPC but not a NIF. In this case, this field must be filled in. Some institutions do not have a NIF or NIPC.

It is the Social Security Identification Number. There are institutions registered in the FCT Database that do not have a NISS.

It is the Code of Economic Activities – Revision 3. For more information, see the document Portuguese Classification of Economic Activities – rev 3 from INE.