Final results of the FCT-Tenure Call published

On December 13, FCT released the final results of the FCT-Tenure Call This is FCT's first funding instrument to support the hiring of researchers exclusively in career positions (research or teaching).

A total of 1,104 permanent positions were thus allocated under this program, making a decisive contribution to supporting the creation of a total of 1 ,778 new doctoral positions between October 1, 2024 and the end of 2025, of which 1,210 (68%) will be permanent positions.

With an overall investment of around 190 million euros, FCT-Tenure benefits from the State Budget, as well as from investment RE-C06-i06 - Science Plus Empowerment, financed by the PRR.

115 institutions from the national scientific and technological system applied, requesting the co-financing of 2,211 positions. Each institution was invited to submit its strategy for attracting, retaining and stabilizing human resources, as part of its scientific and innovation strategies for the coming years, as well as the justification for each profile and scientific area to be strengthened and/or developed with the contracts to be signed.

Of the total number of positions selected for funding, 992 are for the categories of assistant researcher, assistant professor and assistant professor, 105 for the categories of associate professor and principal researcher, and 7 for the categories of coordinating researcher and full professor. The universe of positions recommended for funding includes 704 positions in the research career and 400 in the teaching career. Of these, 34% are in Exact Sciences and Engineering, 36% in Life Sciences and 30% in Social Sciences and Humanities.

Through the FCT-Tenure program, a total of 71 contracting institutions will benefit from funding, including universities, polytechnic institutes, research units, Associate Laboratories, state Associate Laboratories, public administration entities and other non-academic entities. Overall, the positions proposed for funding also involved the establishment of a variety of partnerships in various configurations, with around three hundred scientific institutions and non-academic entities.

Of the 1,104 positions selected for funding, 813 were submitted as "Chairs" (Research Unit/AssociateAssociate Laboratories Chairs and Non-Academic Chairs), explicitly underlining partnerships and strategic synergies between the contracting institution and other institutions, which include the sharing of responsibilities and scientific objectives between different entities.

The details of the results of each application can be consulted by each institution on the myFCT platform, with the period for submitting a complaint running until January 14, 2025.