Exploratory Research Projects of the MIT Portugal and UT Austin Portugal programs

FCT has opened the application period to Calls for Exploratory Research Projects in the scope of the partnerships established with the MIT Portugal and UT Austin Portugal programs.

Applications under the MIT Portugal program must be submitted by 17h00 (Lisbon time) on December 5, 2019, and must aim to develop research activities between Portuguese universities and MIT with a view to creating smart solutions. A budget of 400 thousand Euros is foreseen, with a maximum funding limit of 50 thousand Euros per project. The projects must address the following thematic areas: Climate Change and Climate Science; Earth Systems: from Oceans to Space; Digital Transformation in Industry; and Sustainable Cities.

The Call of the UTAustin-Portugal program runs until 5pm (Lisbon time) on December 17, 2019, and its main goal is to mobilize teams of researchers from non-business entities of the National Scientific and Technological System (SCTN) and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and business partners, for research activities. This Call covers different thematic areas, namely Advanced Computing; Medical Physics for Emerging Cancer Therapies; Nanomaterials for New Markets; and Space-Earth Interactions. The projects will be supported for a maximum period of 12 months, with a budget of 400 thousand euros.

More information at Call MIT Portugal and at Call UTAustin-Portugal.