Call for exploratory projects in all scientific fields – 2023

The aim is to support projects lasting 18 months and with maximum funding of 50,000 euros per project. The budget allocation is 20 million euros (with exclusively national funds, provided by FCT) to support a universe of more than 400 projects. Applications must be submitted on a specific form, available from today on the myFCT platform, by 5pm on March 01, 2024 (mainland Portugal time). More information here.

Exploratory projects budget:

• PEX-2024_nova-versao-formulario-para-calculo-orcamento_IST
• PEX-2024_nova-versao-formulario-para-calculo-orcamento_IST-ID

Call Documents:

• Announcement for the Call – republished
• Regulamento de Projetos Financiados Exclusivamente por Fundos Nacionais da FCT
• Application Guide – republished
• Guide for Peer Reviewers
• FAQ’s Exploratory projects
• Guião CiênciaVitae
• Ethics_Self_Assessment_Guide
• Data Protection
• Announcement for the Call