Applications open for the 3rd edition of the RESTART Programme
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has opened applications for the 3rd edition of the RESTART Programme. With an expected budget of 1.6 million euros, this program promotes the financing, in a competitive Call of individual projects for a maximum amount of 50,000 euros, and with an execution duration of 18 months. Applications are open until July 16th.
The RESTART Programme is aimed at researchers who have recently taken parental leave, including adoption leave. It also covers, with specific eligibility conditions, shared parental leave and researchers with a Studentship contract.
This program is designed to support the return to research activities after parental leave, seeking to minimize the impact of parenthood on the career horizons and research path planning of researchers. It supports researchers in the pursuit and development of an original and innovative research idea, with the possibility of associating other human and/or material resources, in accordance with the funding made available and the expected execution time.
With the commitment of the host institution, national, foreign and stateless researchers who cumulatively meet the following requirements may apply: (i) hold a doctoral degree; (ii) be an integrated doctoral member of an R&D unit, or have a contractual relationship with a State laboratory; (iii) have benefited from parental leave, including adoption leave, of 120 days or more, or shared parental leave, including adoption leave, of 72 days or more, between April 10, 2024 and June 2, 2025, inclusive. By defining this eligibility period, the FCT is ensuring continuity and that there is no gap between this edition and the previous one.
For more information, please consult the 3rd edition of the RESTART Programme and the respective Notice of the Call.
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