FCT opens Call IC&DT Projects: Madeira – Tourism and the Sea

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has opened applications for Call Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (IC&DT): Madeira – Tourism and the Sea. The application submission period runs from March 14 until 5 p.m. (Lisbon time) on May 15, 2025.

This Call within the scope of a program contract signed between FCT, the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES), the Regional Government of Madeira (GRM), the University of Madeira (UMa), the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology, and Innovation (ARDITI), and the Association for the Development of the International Research Center for the Atlantic (AIR Centre), with the aim of promoting scientific research and technological development in Madeira, with a view to its institutional development and overcoming constraints arising from regional asymmetries.

The purpose Call this Call to support IC&DT projects that contribute to the distinctive positioning of UMa in the national higher education landscape, by promoting the development of scientific and technological skills in the strategic areas of Tourism and the Sea. The objective is to simultaneously foster knowledge transfer and innovation in sectors that are strategic for regional development, as well as to strengthen institutional partnerships and scientific cooperation.

The institution proposing the projects must be the University of Madeira, and the projects must be led by Principal Investigators affiliated with UMa and its respective Research Units. Projects may have a maximum duration of 36 months, extendable by a maximum of 12 months in justified cases. The total budget for Call €2 million, and the maximum funding per project is €250,000.

For more information about the Call the application conditions, please visit the Call page.