Results of the Call for IC&DT Projects 2021 of the FCT-CERN cooperation

FCT today published the results of the Call for Scientific Research and Technological Development (IC&DT) Projects under the cooperation agreement between Portugal and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), for the year 2021. The Call received 36 applications and 31 projects were recommended for funding, corresponding to a total funding of 2.5 million euros. See the results.

The Call will support projects for a maximum period of 24 months, extendable by a maximum of 12 months in duly justified cases. Approved projects will be fully financed by national funds through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

CERN was created in 1953 and, according to the Convention signed by the Founding Members, its main objective is "the promotion of and collaboration between European countries in the field of fundamental research in the field of High Energy Physics (HEP), so as to enable Europe to lead in this field". It has become the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, and is located northwest of Geneva, on the Franco-Swiss border. Portugal joined CERN in 1985, starting on January 1, 1986, and is one of the 23 Member States that fund the laboratory.

Through this Call, FCT intended to support scientific research and technological development projects associated with official scientific collaborations or recognized by CERN, as well as technology-based projects in the field of applied sciences, in collaboration with activities supported by the same Laboratory.

For more information, see the Call page.