Result of "GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" support

The FCT presented the results of the "GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" support, under which 16 research projects will be funded, representing an investment of 506,000 euros, from national funds through the FCT budget.

"GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" is an initiative promoted by FCT, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality and with the support of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), which consists of special support for research projects on the impact of the health emergency caused by COVID-19 on gender inequalities and violence against women and domestic violence. Applications for this support ran from May 15 to June 2, 2020, and is open to proposals and initiatives aimed at producing and disseminating knowledge about the gender impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the contingency plans and measures adopted to contain and resolve it. 

A total of 145 applications were received, of which 16 projects were selected for funding, distributed across the following lines of research and development covered by this support:
Line 1 - Gender and the labor market during and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis (5 projects)
Line 2 - Covid-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles (3 projects)
Line 3 - Covid-19 and violence against women and domestic violence (8 projects)

Of the projects selected, 9 are fast-track projects, with a maximum of 4 months for development and a maximum support per project of 20 thousand euros, and 7 are longitudinal analysis projects, with a maximum of 10 months for development and a support per project of up to 40 thousand euros.

The Gender Research 4 Covid-19 support is part of a wide range of support, Calls and other initiatives launched this year by the FCT to combat Covid-19, including: the special RESEARCH 4 COVID-19 support, with two editions; the Call for R&D projects AI 4 COVID-19: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration; support for Summer with Science, in collaboration with the Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES); the Science 4 COVID-19 portal; increasing the capacity of the RCTS - Science, Technology and Society Network, which supports the internet connections of the education and research community; the reinforcement of the capacity of the services that ensure distance learning and teleworking in the academic and scientific community (Colibri, NAU, Educast, Videocast); and the creation of a COVID-19 page on the FCT website, which gathers all the information that is being issued, directly or indirectly related to this pandemic situation.