FCT Brochure on Call Montesinho International Research Awards

The FCT produced a brochure presenting the 6 projects selected within the scope of Call Montesinho International Research Awards, which will be presented tomorrow, July 24, at the “Roadmap of Regional Skills and Innovation”, which will take place from 8:30 am at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB). This work will be presented from 8:45 am, along the pedestrian route between the villages of Riomanzanas, Guadramil and Rio de Onor, in the heart of the Natural Park. You can check the session program here.

This brochure, now available in digital format , brings together the IC&DT projects selected to promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary R&D activities to be carried out in the Montesinho Natural Park region.

In total, 60 applications were submitted Call and 6 were recommended for funding. The selected projects represent an investment of R$1 million and 400 thousand. Each project will have a maximum budget allocation of R$250,000.

The Montesinho Natural Park (PNM) represents a mountain area with unique characteristics. It is the last relief in the northeast of Portugal that still belongs to the northwest of the Peninsula and borders the Iberian Plateau, and is integrated into the Natura 2000 network. The objectives of the projects to be developed include monitoring and deepening the study of climate change, as well as developing mitigation measures and actions in a timely manner. You can find out more on the Call page .