Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Protocolo de Colabora��o para Projectos de Investiga��o Bilaterais entre a ANR e a FCT

Space Office

Local web pages concerning space related research, namely the FCT Space Office, ESA, ESO, and the GMES Programme have been revamped coinciding with the release of the 2011 Portuguese Space Catalogue.

The FCT Historical Archive

The Inventory of the Historical Archive will grant access to all historical archives of FCT.

The opening cerimony for the Historical Archive was held on December 16, 2011.

Researcher recruitment

The reinforcement of the National Scientific and Technological System includes researcher recruitment programmes at various levels, including the Science 2007/8 initiative, and the Invited Chairs programme or the Welcome II Programme.

Fellowships and Grants

FCT funds an extensive list of different types of Fellowships accessible through Calls such as the Individual Fellowships 2011 and other types of advanced grants.

R&D Institutions

FCT funds and evaluates R&D Institutions in diverse scientific areas including R&D Units of the Plurianual Funding Programme and, in particular, the Associate Laboratories.

R&D Projects

Information to the scientific community about the opening of 2012 Scientific Research Project calls.

Scientific equipment renewal

The National Programme for Scientific Equipment Renewal was created to support the acquisition, update and expansion of scientific equipment and the buildup of National Networks of institutions sharing the usage of important, but relatively uncommon and expensive, hardware items.

Scientific Community Support Fund

FACC selectively supports scientific community initiatives aimed at the promotion of R&D or knowledge transmission in any scientific area lying outside the scope of current FCT programs.