Call for research projects: Step by Step guide to Balcão 2020 and the electronic form

(available only in Portuguese)

FCT, COMPETE and the Regional Operational Programs have published a Support Guide for Accessing Balcão 2020 and submitting applications to the Call IC&DT Projects in all Scientific Domains 2017. The guide is a step-by-step guide that supports the entire application process, from the first access to the final submission of the project. FCT, COMPETE and the Regional Operational Programs are also preparing a series of clarification sessions, to be announced soon, and FAQs to support the Call.

In the last few days, the Application Form, available at Balcão 2020 but which can be viewed here, the Scientific Areas and Evaluation Panels and supporting documents for joint applications with researchers from the State of São Paulo and the State of Ceará (both in Brazil) have been published. These are in addition to the documentation that had already been released: Notice for the Submission of Applications, Merit Benchmark, Balcão 2020 - electronic form / clarification of doubts, Specific Regulations for the Competitiveness and Internationalization Domain (RECI), Regulations for Projects Financed Exclusively by National Funds. The Support Guide for Completing the Form will be published in the next few days.

FCT and the Operational Programs are available to answer any further questions. All questions should be asked through Balcão 2020, which will forward questions regarding the notice and the regulation to FCT. These questions will be answered by FCT technicians also through Balcão2020. Asking questions through the Counter creates a history associated with the application, allowing the researcher to have an answer tailored to their specific questions.