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Open call for ECIU Seed Programme

Deadline: 31 October 2025 The ECIU member universities, to which UA belongs, have launched a Seed Programme to enhance collaboration and innovation among their partners, including travel grants and challenge-based research initiatives. Projects can last up to 24 months, and up to 13.000€ per project may be funded. Topics & Types of Projects The Seed […]

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Funding for projects designed towards public policies

Deadline: 30 June 2025 The PLANAPP – Centro de Planeamento e de Avaliação de Políticas Públicas – is launching the 3rd edition of the Science4Policy (S4P) competition, which funds science studies geared towards public policies, strengthening the link between scientific knowledge and decision-making in the Public Administration. Projects may be funded with up to 50 […]

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MSCA Doctoral Networks

Deadline: 25 November 2025 The MSCA Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) aim to train entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. MSCA-DN allow doctoral programmes to train doctoral candidates in academia and other sectors, including industry and business. […]

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Call for Ideas and data Share Projects in Biodiversity

Deadline: 8 September 2025 FRB-CESAB, in partnership with the hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis (HEIRS) and with the support of the Pôle National de Données de Biodiversité (PNDB – National Biodiversity Data Hub), has launched a call to fund two types of projects: DataShare and IdeaShare. This call aims to advance biodiversity research by supporting the generation of innovative interdisciplinary […]

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Transnational Eureka lightweighting call

Deadline: 23 October 2025 Lightweighting technology is a key enabling technology for reducing weight, saving materials, and improving functionality while maintaining or enhancing performance. To be eligible, projects must involve at least two independent organisations from a minimum of two countries listed in the call. Projects must involve at least one Portuguese SME or small […]

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Horizon Europe 2025 funding for ‘Climate, Energy, and Mobility’ (Cluster 5)

Deadlines: 2, 4 & 24 September 2025, depending on the call The calls under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 5, focusing on Climate, Energy, and Mobility are now open. The primary goal of this cluster is to accelerate the green and digital transitions, driving the transformation of Europe’s economy, industry, and society toward climate neutrality by 2050 […]

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Horizon Europe 2025 funding for ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’(Cluster 6)

Deadlines: 4, 16, 17 or 24 September 2025, depending on the call The calls under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6, focusing on Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, are now open. Cluster 6 supports transformative change of the EU economy and society to reduce environmental degradation, halt and reverse biodiversity decline, better manage natural resources, […]

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Horizon Europe 2025 funding for ‘Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area’ (WIDERA)

Deadlines: 16 & 18 September 2025; 15 October 2025, depending on the call This programme is designed to boost research and innovation capacity in “widening countries,” such as Portugal, that have historically been less research-intensive. By promoting collaboration, networking, and access to centres of excellence across Europe, WIDERA helps these countries strengthen their participation in […]

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Portugal – France Bilateral Cooperation Call 

Deadline: 25 June 2025 FCT and Campus France are launching a call for funding for international mobility projects – the Pessoa 2025 Programme. The main objective of this call is to promote scientific and technological exchange of excellence between professors and researchers, focusing on young researchers, from research laboratories in both countries, favouring the creation of international […]

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Hop-on facility is now open

Deadline: 04 September 2025 The Hop-on Facility allows participants from widening countries (like Portugal) to join ongoing projects under Horizon Europe Pillar 2 and the EIC Pathfinder projects of Horizon Europe. The eligible projects must not yet have a partner from a widening country. Additional information in the EC Funding & Tenders Portal here (HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03-ACCESS-01). […]