FCT – CERN 2017 Call open until July 27th

(English version available soon)

The 2017 edition of the Call of Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects within the scope of the Cooperation Agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN).

Through this Call , the FCT aims to support scientific research and technological development projects associated with official or recognized scientific collaborations by CERN, as well as technology-based projects in the field of applied sciences, in collaboration with activities supported by the same Laboratory.

THE Call will support projects for a maximum period of 24 months (extendable for a maximum of 12 more months, in duly justified cases), and has a budget allocation of R$1.5 million. Approved projects will be fully financed by national funds through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

Priority will be given to projects associated with major long-term international collaborations or the use of CERN's experimental facilities and actions that enhance the transfer of technology generated at CERN, or that aim at prospecting and executing experimental research and development projects, with business participation, in collaboration with CERN.

Find out more here .