MIT Portugal and UTAustin-Portugal open Calls for Exploratory Research Projects

In January, the FCT opened applications for two Calls for Exploratory Research Projects, as part of the partnerships between the MIT Portugal and UTAustin-Portugal programs. These Calls will award 3.2 million euros to finance 32 projects.

The exploratory research projects under the MIT Portugal Program are aimed at developing products and services of high technological performance, between public and private partners and the entities of 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 8th.

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