Information systems

Registration can be done on the myFCT portal.

If you wish to change the email address on your registration, you must do so on the "Account Details" page on the CIÊNCIA ID platform.

The personal data updated in CIÊNCIA ID will then be synchronized the next time you log into the FCT information systems with CIÊNCIA ID authentication.

With the implementation of CIÊNCIA ID authentication in FCT information systems, as of October 1, 2019, changes to personal data (name, gender, date of birth, nationality, email, and identification document) are now made on the CIÊNCIA ID platform on the "Personal Data" page.

The personal data updated in CIÊNCIA ID will then be synchronized the next time you log into the FCT information systems with CIÊNCIA ID authentication.

No. If you already have a user account on the FCT systems but do not yet have a CIÊNCIA ID,obtain a CIÊNCIA ID and link itto your existing user account.

You are not allowed to have more than one user account on FCT systems. For this reason, you can only associate your CIÊNCIA ID with a single account.

In order to access the features of the Science and Technology Portal (PCT), they must have been delegated to you by members of your institution who belong to the Administrators Group in the PCT. You should contact one of these administrators to delegate access to the feature you need.

It is a means of individual and permanent identification and authentication for citizens engaged in scientific activity. You can obtain your identifier and further information on the CIÊNCIA ID website.

With CIÊNCIA ID, there is now a single account with official identification that allows authentication across various science-related services.

Any citizen engaged in scientific activity, researchers, teachers, and scientific staff (e.g., science managers), whether Portuguese or foreign, involved in the Portuguese scientific system.

You can create your CIÊNCIA ID account in one of the following ways:

• Create account "Using your email" – Manual completion: This option allows the user to create their account by manually filling in their personal details. It is the user's responsibility to fill in these details correctly.
• Create Account "Using Citizen Card or Digital Mobile Key": This option requires authentication with the Citizen Card or Digital Mobile Key. The main advantage is the automatic filling in of data relating to the user's identification document.

See how to register in the SCIENCE ID Tutorial.

It should be noted that for a complete registration and to fully enjoy the system's features, you must create an account using the Digital Mobile Key or Citizen Card.

You can access the CIÊNCIA ID website and perform one of the following actions:

• Recover your password; or
• Log in with your Citizen Card or Digital Mobile Key authentication and change your password in the CIÊNCIA ID profile management section.

No. CIÊNCIA ID is a unique, official personal identifier for those engaged in scientific activity in Portugal.