Collaborative Laboratories – Beginning of the evaluation of proposals for the CoLAB title

Following the information sessions on Collaborative Laboratories that the FCT has facilitated over the last few months and as reported in the sessions held on 23 and 24 October in Lisbon, the FCT confirms that the International Monitoring and Evaluation Panel for Collaborative Laboratories will begin its work on 14 and 15 November 2017, in Lisbon.

This first meeting will begin the evaluation of applications submitted by November 8, 2017. Proponents of applications submitted by this date will be invited to participate in a public session to present and discuss their proposals with the International Monitoring and Evaluation Panel, to be held on November 15, at a location to be announced. In this session, each proposal may be presented for approximately 10 minutes by a representative of the proponents, followed by a period of discussion with the Panel members.

The FCT also informs that the International Monitoring and Evaluation Panel for Collaborative Laboratories will meet at least twice a year, preferably in April and October, to evaluate new applications. The application submission process is open on an ongoing basis.

The FCT also informs that a new clarification session on Collaborative Laboratories will be organized in due course by the end of March 2018.