R&D Units - Funding 2020-2023

Expenses arising from "the results of funding in the field of scientific activity" are considered eligible in accordance with point 2.5.1(e) of the heading Demonstration, promotion, and dissemination (DPD) of the Financial Implementation Rules.

This heading should include travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses for members of the research team when they participate in scientific events with presentations or communications that fall within the objectives of the funding.

The classification of expenses under this heading relates to the objective of disseminating the results of funding in the field of scientific activity, particularly in compliance with national open access policies. Thus, when members of the research team participate in scientific events with intervention or communication within the scope of the funding objectives, all expenses related to such participation are presented under this heading.

Scientific events, provided they fall within the scope of the Unit's activities, may be those that the Unit considers relevant to its activities.

All these interventions may be valid depending on the context, framework, and their direct relationship with the fulfillment of the R&D Unit's activity plan.

In order for publication processing costs to be accepted as eligible, scientific publications (articles or books) must comply with the rules on information and publicity of the support that originated them, have been assigned a DOI or ISBN, and be open access. Publication costs are not accepted as eligible if the publications are commercialized.

Yes, the expenses mentioned are eligible as direct expenses, as they fall within the scope of the unit's activities and comply with the provisions of the NEF.

When submitting the expense, a justification must be provided, with evidence supporting the non-acceptance of the item, so that the situation can be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.

No. The regulations in force must be complied with, namely the Information and Publicity Regulations. References to funding and identification of the R&D Unit and FCT must be as complete and up to date as possible, in accordance with the aforementioned regulations.

No. Any publication whose costs are borne by the FCT must comply with the provisions of the Information and Publicity Rules in force. In the case of books, alongside the FCT logo, reference must be made to the funding and identification of the R&D Unit.

No. According to point 2.9 of the Financial Implementation Rules, "the following expenses are considered ineligible for financing of R&D Units: (...) Transactions between institutions participating in the financing;", i.e., expenses supported by documents issued by the unit's own management institutions are not eligible for funding.

Only expenses arising from merchandising produced to promote the R&D Unit directly related to the dissemination of the scientific activities or results of the funding are eligible.