Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award with the support of FCT – deadline 3rd August 2023
Applications for the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Award – Conservation, restoration and monitoring of biodiversity in Portugal – opened today, July 4. This award comes under a protocol between the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation (FBA). Applications will be open until 5 pm (Lisbon time) on August 3, 2023.
This award aims to promote the implementation of projects with clear merit and impact at national and international level in the field of conservation, restoration and monitoring of biodiversity in Portugal. Each of the awards will be a maximum of 250 thousand Euros and a minimum of 100 thousand Euros. The total funding foreseen for the award will be shared in equal parts up to a total amount of 500 thousand euros.
Non-profit private legal entities with headquarters in Portugal may apply, including scientific societies or non-profit scientific associations, and higher education institutions and their public or private R&D institutes and units. Each proposal must indicate a researcher responsible for coordinating the work of the entity, holding a “Doctorate” degree for at least 5 years and each researcher cannot be part of more than one application.
Applications must be submitted, in English, by filling out the electronic form available on the myFCT platform.
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