MIT Portugal and UT Austin-Portugal open Calls exploratory research projects

In January, FCT opened applications for two Calls Exploratory Research Projects, under the MIT Portugal and UTAustin-Portugal program partnerships. These Calls the allocation of €3.2 million to fund 32 projects.

Exploratory research projects under the MIT Portugal Program are aimed at developing high-tech products and services, involving public and private partners and entities from the National Scientific and Technological System (SCTN). The areas of activity are: integrated research based on the context of the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre), sustainability and data management in urban systems, new industrial concepts and smart factories, biological and medical devices, and sustainable transport systems. Applications are open until March 8.

The Call exploratory research projects under the UTAustin-Portugal Program aims to promote and fund exploratory scientific projects proposed by teams of experts and researchers. The areas of research are those related to the CoLab initiative – Emerging Technologies Research (digital content, advanced computing, mathematics, nanotechnologies) and scientific areas defined in the context of the AIR Centre (space sciences; clean energy technologies; environment, atmospheric sciences, and climate change; ocean sciences; and data science, cyberinfrastructure, and e-science). Applications are open until March 23.