Closing dates for PhD Scholarships and R&D Project Grants

The FCT informs that, after careful consideration, it has decided to maintain the closing dates of the Call to Studentships of Doctorate, on April 28, 2020, and of the Call of R&D Projects in all scientific areas, on April 30, 2020.

It is recalled that, previously, taking into account the circumstances arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, the FCT took the initiative to extend, by one month, the end of the application period for both Calls , thus allowing the scientific and academic community to adapt to the new remote working conditions.

It is now important to return to normal conditions in compliance with scientific policy and ensure that the science funding system maintains the temporal regularity and predictability that the scientific community itself has been demanding, so as not to jeopardize the completion of the evaluation processes this year, with the respective contracting of projects and the start of doctoral programs.

The FCT highlights the dynamics demonstrated in this adverse period by the Portuguese scientific community, and its active and committed participation in the new challenges of research, technological development, innovation and social intervention. The response to the initiatives launched by the FCT has been excellent, right from the first period of applications for “Research 4 Covid-19”, the results of which are already known, as well as in the Calls , still open, of R&D projects “AI 4 Covid-19” and “Doctorates 4 Covid-19”.

The 2nd registration period for “Research 4 Covid-19” will open in the next few days. Other initiatives are also underway and Calls promoted within the scope of PT2020, thus expanding the scope and diversifying the type of projects and support for research and innovation.