GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19 received 145 proposals

The special support "GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19", which was launched by the FCT in collaboration with the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality and with the support of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), received 145 project proposals submitted by 63 applicants.

This support, which corresponds to an overall investment of 500,000 euros, from national funds made available through the FCT budget, consists of an exceptional line of funding to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Its purpose is to fund research and development projects and initiatives already underway or to be developed, which enable the production and dissemination of knowledge on the gender impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, on the constraints posed by social gender relations and on the individual, economic and health reaction to the pandemic, and its future effects.

The submission of proposals for this special support took place between May 15 and June 2 and the 145 proposals received are distributed among the following lines of research: - Gender and the Labor Market during and after the COVID-19 crisis (43%); - COVID-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles (28%); - COVID-19 and violence against women and domestic violence (29%).

In view of the urgency, rapid implementation projects will be supported, with a maximum of 4 months or 10 months of development, and a maximum funding limit for each project of 20,000 euros or 40,000 euros, respectively for each of the durations. The selection of proposals will be based on an evaluation carried out by external experts. The results are expected to be available by June 30.

This funding line is part of a wide range of support, Calls and other initiatives launched this year by the FCT to combat Covid-19: support for RESEARCH 4 COVID-19with two editions; the Call for R&D projects AI 4 COVID-19R&D projects: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration; the Gender Research 4 Covid-19support; the Science 4 COVID-19, o increasing the capacity of the RCTS - Science, Technology and Society Network, which supports the Internet connections of the education and research community; the strengthening the capacity of 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 websitewhich brings together all the information that is being issued, directly or indirectly related to this pandemic situation.