Open the Call of R&D Projects in Co-promotion – International Partnerships

The deadline for applications for financing projects in co-promotion between companies and non-business entities of the R&I system has been extended until June 17. Applications for the Call , which is promoted by PORTUGAL2020, ANI and FCT, must be submitted through Balcão Portugal 2020 . The stipulated budget is R$22.8 million. Please see the Compete2020 clarification note of 29 April 2019 regarding support for activities carried out in the Autonomous Regions and their respective entities. An explanatory note for entities belonging to the Azores Region is also available for consultation.

This Call marks the third phase of the International Partnerships with Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), which began in 2018 and will continue until 2030. The aim is to give national companies the role of driving networks and collaborative projects, with the support of Portuguese R&D institutions and taking advantage of the experience and knowledge of North American universities. The objective is to build a model in which national companies lead the process of modernizing the economic fabric, reinforcing the innovation ecosystem in Portugal.

Co-promotion projects led by Portuguese companies carried out in partnership with national academic entities that contribute to consolidating the intergovernmental initiative “Atlantic Interactions” may apply. The projects are intended to help develop or consolidate partnerships with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, in one or more topics of their respective programs, namely:

 RESEARCH AREAS

 Within the scope of the CMU-Portugal Program

• DATA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
• MOBILITY AND AUTONOMY
• DESIGN AND ENGINEERING APPLIED TO COMPLEX SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Within the scope of the MIT-Portugal Program

• CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
• EARTH SYSTEMS: FROM THE OCEANS TO SPACE
  
• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN INDUSTRY
• SUSTAINABLE CITIES

 Within the scope of the UTA-Portugal Program

• SPACE-EARTH INTERACTIONS
• MEDICAL PHYSICS FOR EMERGING THERAPIES
• ADVANCED COMPUTING, QUANTUM COMPUTING, DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION
• NANO MATERIALS FOR NEW MARKETS

GoPortugal – Global Science and Technology Partnerships Portugal (2018-2030)

Its objective is to stimulate scientific and business development, promote Portugal's affirmation in the world through the scientific and economic valorization of an innovative agenda on “Atlantic Interactions”, attract funding and mobilize various national and international actors, with an innovative approach in various areas of knowledge. This new phase will provide the creation of qualified employment, attracting human resources of recognized international merit to Portugal.

News originally published on March 18, 2019 and updated on May 29, 2019.