Call for co-promoted R&TD projects - International partnerships open

The deadline for applications to fund co-promoted projects between companies and non-business entities in 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 the Portugal 2020 Counter. The stipulated budget is 22.8 M€. See the Compete2020 clarification note of April 29, 2019 on 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 runs 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 US universities. The aim is to build a model in which national companies lead the process of modernizing the economic fabric, strengthening the innovation ecosystem in Portugal.

Applications are invited for co-promotion projects led by Portuguese companies and carried out in partnership with national academic entities that contribute to consolidating the "Atlantic Interactions" intergovernmental initiative . The aim is for the projects to help develop or consolidate partnerships with researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, on one or more topics in their respective programs, namely:

 RESEARCH AREAS

 Under the CMU-Portugal Program

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

Under the MIT-Portugal Program

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

Under 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)

It aims 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", attracting funding and mobilizing various national and international players with an innovative approach in various areas of knowledge. This new phase will lead to the creation of qualified jobs, attracting human resources of recognized international merit to Portugal.

Originally published on March 18, 2019 and updated on May 29, 2019.