FCT opens applications for Gender Research 4 Covid-19 support

The FCT, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality and with the support of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), has opened applications for special support for Gender Research for Covid 19, which runs from May 15 until 5pm (Lisbon time) on June 2, 2020.

This support aims to fund research projects and initiatives that enable the production and dissemination of knowledge on the impacts of Covid-19 on gender inequalities and violence against women and domestic violence. Considering the current scientific and technological capacity in Portugal, and that each moment of crisis also has different impacts on gender inequality, there is a need to analyze this challenge and present instruments for response and intervention 

The proposed projects must follow three lines of research and development (R&D):

Line 1 - Gender and the labor market during and after the Covid-19 crisis
Line 2 - Covid-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles
Line 3 - Covid-19 and violence against women and domestic violence.

This line of funding has a budget of 500,000 euros, and there are two types of projects: rapid implementation projects, with a maximum of 4 months for development and maximum support per project of 20,000 euros; and longitudinal analysis projects, with a maximum of 10 months for development and support per project of 40,000 euros.

The support is aimed at higher education institutions and their institutes, state laboratories and other public research institutions, scientific societies or non-profit scientific associations, public or private non-profit institutions, which may apply individually or in partnership. The proposed projects will be assessed by a committee made up of experts to be appointed by the FCT and the CIG.

This funding for national research is in addition to a range of support, Calls and other initiatives launched this year by the FCT to combat Covid-19, specifically: the DOCTORATES 4 COVID-19 Call for doctoral research Studentships ; the RESEARCH 4 COVID-19 support, the AI 4 COVID-19Call for R&D projects: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration, the Science 4 COVID-19 portal, increasing the capacity of the RCTS - Science, Technology and Society Network, which supports the internet connections of the teaching and research community, strengthening the capacity of the services that ensure distance learning and teleworking in the academic and scientific community (Colibri, NAU, Educast, Videocast); and the creation of a COVID-19 page on the FCT website, which gathers all the information that is being issued, directly or indirectly related to this pandemic situation.

More information on the Gender Research 4 Covid-19 page.