Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award

The Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award is an initiative that results from a protocol between the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation (FBA), which aims to promote the implementation of projects with evident merit and impact at national and international level in the field of conservation, restoration and monitoring of biodiversity in Portugal.

The evaluation of applications is carried out by a Jury composed of personalities, preferably with foreign affiliation, of recognized international merit in the field of biodiversity-related sciences, appointed by FCT and FBA.

Legal persons governed by non-profit private law with registered office in Portugal, including scientific societies or non-profit scientific associations, higher education institutions and their institutes and R&D units, public or private, may apply. Each proposal must indicate a researcher responsible for coordinating the work of the entity, who has held a PhD degree for at least 5 years.

In each annual edition of the prize, the two foundations, in equal shares, award one or more prizes up to a maximum of €500,000 (five hundred thousand euros). Each of the prizes to be awarded is a maximum of €250,000.00 (two hundred and fifty thousand euros) and a minimum of €100,000.00 (one hundred thousand euros).