Call for IC&DT Projects received 5847 applications

THE Call from FCT for the financing of Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (IC&DT) in all Scientific Domains received 5847 applications. On the last day of registration, April 30, more than half of the proposals were submitted (51%). In the history of FCT, this is the Call which received the largest number of entries.

The applications are distributed by region as follows: Lisbon 2221 (38%), North 1914 (32.7%), Center 1377 (23.6%), Algarve 150 (2.6%), Alentejo 131 (2.2%), Madeira 33 (0.6%) and Azores 21 (0.4%). The majority of submitted projects have women as principal investigators (3053 projects, 52%).

In terms of scientific area, the applications were distributed among the 33 evaluation panels of the Call , with the largest number corresponding to the Bioengineering and Biotechnology panel (420 registrations and 7.2% of the total), followed by Biological Sciences (321 registrations and 5.5% of the total) and Experimental Biology and Biochemistry (311 registrations and 5.3% of the total).

The FCT has already published the names of the Evaluation Panel Coordinators on its website.

After the submission of applications, the Declaration of Commitment was made available to candidates, a document that must be signed by the responsible researcher and the beneficiary institutions and submitted by 5 pm, Lisbon time, on May 29, 2020. More information about this procedure is available on the Call page and in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.

This Call of the FCT for IC&DT Projects in all Scientific Domains will support projects that are approved for a maximum period of 36 months, extendable for a maximum period of 12 months in justified cases, with each project being financed up to a maximum limit of 250 thousand euros. For this Call A budget allocation of 75 million euros is planned, to be financed by national funds through the FCT budget.