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FCT will hold an information session dedicated to the various Horizon Europe instruments for funding the creation of collaborative networks and mobility actions, with a view to three important funding mechanisms: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges (Call is open until February 4, 2025), ERA Talents and Twinning. The highlight of this session will be Call of the MSCA Staff Exchanges.

These three funding instruments have similar objectives, aimed at building the capacity of institutions through the circulation of researchers (and other research staff) and the creation of international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral networks. However, each of them has its own objectives and specific requirements for the composition of consortia. The aim of this session is to give a joint view of these funding opportunities, which are relevant to the national scientific community.

MSCA Staff Exchanges fund short-term stays (between 1 and 12 months) at institutions in other countries, promoting interdisciplinary mobility and mobility between the academic and non-academic sectors. ERA Talents has many similarities with MSCA Staff Exchange in terms of intersectoral mobility, but focuses on Widening countries (such as Portugal). Twinning aims to build the capacity of an institution in a Widening country in a given scientific area, through collaboration with at least two leading European research institutions.

The session will take place exclusively online on October 17, starting at 10 a.m. It will last one hour and prior registration is required.

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