Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award in partnership with FCT

On the occasion of International Biodiversity Day, which took place yesterday, May 22, and whose celebration aims to raise awareness of the need and importance of conserving biological diversity, the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation, in partnership with the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), announces the Call for Applications for the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize "Conservation, Restoration and Monitoring of Biodiversity in Portugal", which will be open from June 1 to June 30, 2022.

This award aims to distinguish projects that promote the conservation, restoration and monitoring of biodiversity developed in Portugal by a national institution.

Institutions with projects aimed at conserving, restoring and monitoring biodiversity in Portugal can apply. The project must run for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 36 months, starting no later than December 31, 2022. Proposals must have a researcher who has held a doctoral degree for at least 5 years, responsible for coordinating the work plan.

The prize has an overall value of 300,000 euros, with a minimum value per project of 50,000 euros. The projects to be developed must aim to have a positive and recognized impact on biodiversity in one or more regions of our country, and must meet certain characteristics such as: relevance and scientific recognition; sustainability and monitoring of the proposed actions; and partnerships created with the funded project.

The Call is aimed at non-profit private legal entities based in Portugal, higher education institutions and their institutes and R&D units, whether public or private, and individuals of recognized merit with tax domicile in Portugal associated with institutions or legal entities with the characteristics mentioned above.

More information can be found here.