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Dear BRU Researchers,

You will find here below some calls for proposals that may interest you. The calls are organised by topic when possible, with the indication of the concerned scientific areas.

Please note that for H2020 calls, you can always make an expertise offer in the Programme’s Partner Search Tool in order to participate and contribute to projects being promoted by other organisations. Even for other funding schemes, we can always assist in looking for projects being promoted by other entities. In these cases, please contact the BRU Office for how to proceed.
 
Topic 1: Multi-topic / All Scientific Areas 
Scientific Areas: Social Sciences, Economics and Business, Data Science
PORTUGAL 2020 – Projetos em Copromoção I&D Empresarial (Collaborative R&D projects with Companies)
  • Application period: open until 31st January 2020
  • Funding: minimum of 150 000€ of eligible costs for projects up to 36 months, with the company ensuring at least 30% of the total funding; funding rate for research institutions based in Lisbon is 50% maximum)
  • Read more here
Independent Social Research Foundation Mid-Career Fellowship Competition
  • Application period: open until 14th February 2020
  • Funding: up to the limit of €83,000, intended as providing full relief from all teaching duties and all associated academic administration for a period of up to one year
  • Read more here
CHIST-ERA Call 2019 for Research Proposals
  • Application period: until February 14th 2020 (short proposal submission) 
  • Funding:
  • provided by funding organisations in participating countries 
  • FCT ensures the funding for Portuguese partners - maximum 100€/project for up to 36 months with funding rate of 100% for academic organisations and of 50% for companies
  • Topics under 2019 Call:
    • Explainable Machine Learning-based Artificial Intelligence
    • Novel Computational Approaches for Environmental Sustainability
  • More information here
The British Academy Global Professorships 2020
  • Application period: open until 19th February 2020
  • Funding: awards are for a 4-year period; the British Academy will provide funding of up to £187,500 per annum, and up to £750,000 over 4 years, while the host UK institution is expected to contribute up to £37,500 per annum
  • More information here
FCT Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus 2019 - Individual Support Grant
  • Application period: 
    • until February 10th for the  between January 30th and February 26th 2020
  • Funding: research contracts for PhD holders up to 6 years (300 contracts are expected to be funded), distributed into different categories:
    • Junior researcher– PhD holders with limited post-doctoral research experience or no scientific curriculum after obtaining their doctoral degree in the scientific area of application
    • Assistant researcher – PhD holders with over 5 years of post-doctoral research with relevant experience in the scientific area of application and limited scientific independence
    • Principal Researcher- PhD holders with over 5 years of post-doctoral research with relevant experience in the scientific area of application and demonstrating scientific independence for the last 3 years
    • Coordinating researcher- PhD holders with over 5 years of post-doctoral research, holders of the title of habilitation (agregação), with relevant experience, demonstrating scientific Independence and recognised leadership in the scientific area of application
  • More information here
 FCT Call for Projects in All Scientific Domains
  • Application period: between January 30th and March 31st 2020
  • Funding: maximum of 250 000 € for projects of up to 36 months (300 projects are expected to be funded)
  • Read more here
EEA Grants Portugal – Fund for Bilateral Relations Call #1
  • Application period: open until 31st December 2020
  • Funding: between 5000-15000 € (up to 90% of eligible costs) for projects between Portugal and the Donor Countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway)
  • Eligible activities:
    1. matchmaking events; 
    2. technical cooperation and exchange of experts; short-term internships; training actions;
    3. workshops and seminars on topics of common interest; 
    4. study and field visits; collection of data, reports, studies and publications, campaigns and exhibitions, etc.
  • Read more here
Topic 2: Climate action, Environment and Resource efficiency + Sustainable agriculture and Bioeconomy
Scientific Areas: Economics, Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chains, Health and safety of persons
H2020:  Biodiversity in action: across farmland and the value chain
  • Application period: until 23rd January 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 6 million EUR (3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Defossilising agriculture – solutions and pathways for fossil-energy-free farming
  • Application period: 15th October 2019 – 23rd January 2020 
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 5 million EUR (2 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Agricultural markets and international trade in the context of sustainability objectives
  • Application period: until 23rd January 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 4 million EUR (3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Connecting consumers and producers in innovative agri-food supply chains
  • Application period: until 23rd January 2020 (1st stage)
  • Coordination and Support Action: min. of 1 legal entity
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 3 million EUR (3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Innovative agri-food value chains: boosting sustainability-oriented competitiveness
  • Application period: until 23rd January 2020 (1st stage)
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project: around 7 million EUR (3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Scientific support to designing mitigation pathways and policies
  • Application period: until 13th February 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 5 million EUR (1 project expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Understanding climate-water-energy-food nexus and streamlining water-related policies
  • Application period: until 13th February 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 4 to 5 million EUR (2 to 3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Understanding the transition to a circular economy and its implications on the environment, economy and society
  • Application period: until 13th February 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 4 million EUR (2 to 3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
EEA Grants Portugal - Small Grant Scheme # 3 – Projects to strengthen climate change adaptation at local level
  • Application period: until 24th March 2020 
  • Funding: between 5 000€ and 200 000€ (funding rate of 85% of eligible costs) for projects with a duration of 18 to 30 months
  • 2 priority areas:
    • A. Drawing up Climate Change Adaptation Plans and Strategies on a local scale
    • B. Operationalising Climate Change Adaptation Plans and Strategies on a local scale
  • More information here
Topic 3: Blue Economy
Scientific Areas: Economics, Management, Other
Mar2020: Apoio à Inovação e Transferência de Conhecimento entre Cientistas e Pescadores (Support for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer between Scientists and Fisheries)
  • Application period: until 31st March 2020 
  • Objective: financial support for industries to contract research consultancy services up to 20 000€ for a maximum duration of 12 months, including:
    • Organizational management and innovation
    • Digital economy
    • Knowledge transfer in R&D and innovation management
    • Brand creation
  • More information here
EEA Grants Portugal – Blue Growth Programme Small Grants Scheme #1 – Initiatives for business growth in Startups
  • Application period: until 29th May 2020 
  • Funding: between 50k€-150k€ (funding rate ranging from 25% to 100% of eligible costs, depending on State Aid situation from partners)
  • Objective:
    • to finance initiatives for business growth in Startups enterprises to develop, apply and commercialize innovative products and technologies
    • to promote cooperation between enterprises and research institutions, in order to foster user-driven research-based innovation
  • More information here
EEA Grants Portugal – Fund for Bilateral Relations – Open Call Bilateral Blue Growth #1
  • Application period: until 31st December 2021 
  • Funding: between 1000€-5000€ (expenditures with travel and subsistence allowance support)
  • Main objective is to contribute to:
    • search for partners for donor partnership projects prior to or during the preparation of a project application and the development of such partnerships; 
    • the preparation of an application for a donor partnership project under the Blue Growth Programme’s Calls.
  • More information here
Topic 4: Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies 
Scientific Areas: Management, Tourism, Data Analytics, Economics, Human Resources, Finance
H2020:  Technological transformations, skills and globalization - future challenges for shared prosperity
  • Application period: until 12th March 2020
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 3 million EUR (3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Innovative approaches to urban and regional development through cultural tourism
  • Application period: until 12th March 2020
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  around 4 million EUR (2 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Transformative impact of disruptive technologies in public services
  • Application period: until 12th March 2020
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 4 million EUR (2 to 3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  New forms of delivering public goods and inclusive public services
  • Application period: until 12th March 2020
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 4 million EUR (5 to 6 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Pilot on using the European cloud infrastructure for public administrations
  • Application period: until 12th March 2020
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 4 million EUR (2 to 3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
 DG Employment: Actions to boost the development of finance markets for social enterprises
  • Application period: until 31st March 2020
  • Funding: between 150-200k€ for Strand A and between 200-250k€ for Strand B for projects with a duration between 18-24 months; funding rate of 80% of eligible costs
  • 2 Topics:
    • Strand A: Establishment of social finance partnerships
    • Strand B: Establishment of social finance instruments and mechanisms
  • Read more here
Topic 5: Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Scientific Areas: Data Analytics, Behavioural Sciences
H2020: Developing methodological approaches for improved clinical investigation and evaluation of high-risk medical devices
  • Application period:  open until 7th April 2020 
  • Coordination and Support Action: min. of 1 legal entity
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 1 to 2 million EUR (1 to 2 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020: Use of Real-World Data to advance research on the management of complex chronic conditions
  • Application period:  open until 7th April 2020 
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 4 to 6 million EUR (6 to 10 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020: Implementation research for scaling up and transfer of innovative solutions involving digital tools for people-centred care
  • Application period:  open until 7th April 2020 (1st stage)
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 3 to 4 million EUR (4 to 6 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020: Personalised early risk prediction, prevention and intervention based on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data technologies
  • Application period:  open until 22nd April 2020
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 4 to 6 million EUR (5 to 8 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
Topic 6: Mobility for Growth, Automated Road Transport and Green Vehicles
Scientific areas: Operations Management and Logistics
H2020:  Advanced research methods and tools in support of transport/mobility researchers, planners and policy makers
  • Application period: until 21st April 2020
  • Research and Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 1  to 2 million EUR (1 to 3 projects expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Efficient and safe connected and automated heavy-duty vehicles in real logistics operations
  • Application period: until 21st April 2020
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries 
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 15  to 20 million EUR (1 project expected to be funded under this call)
  • Read more here
H2020:  Next generation electrified vehicles for urban use
  • Application period: until 21st April 2020
  • Innovation Action: min. of 3 legal entities from 3 different countries 
  • Recommended overall budget per project:  between 1  to 2 million EUR  for the first subtopic, and between 4  to 6 million EUR  for the second and third subtopics (overall budget for the 3 subtopics is 25 million EUR)
  • Scope: Proposals should address only one of the following subtopics (except in the case of modular concepts capable of addressing subtopics 2 and 3 respectively with the same platform
    • Urban light personal 
    • Light and flexible multipassenger vehicles 
    • Rightsized vehicles for commercial uses 
  • Read more here
Topic 7: Public Sector
Scientific areas: Data Analytics, Management, Organizational Behavior & Human Resources
IBM Center for The Business of Government Call for Research Report Proposals
  • Next Deadlines: 1st April 2020
  • Stipend: 20 000 USD
  • Research Priorities:
    • Insight - Using data, evidence and analytics to create insights that influence decision making, actions, performance, and results
    • Agility - Adopting new ways for government to operate using agile principles, putting user experiences and program results at the forefront
    • Effectiveness - Applying enterprise approaches to achieve better outcomes, operational efficiency and a leaner government
    • Risk - Mitigating risk, managing cybersecurity and building resiliency to meet the mission of government
    • People - Cultivating people; reforming processes for hiring, skill development, and retention; and leveraging data and technologies to build the workforce of the future
    • Engagement - Fostering a citizen-driven government through realtime interactive feedback, data visualization, social media and other tools to engage, co-create and coproduce services and programs
    • Digital - Optimizing new technologies to focus on the user experience and incentivize innovators to modernize how government does business
  • Read more here
Topic 8: Experimental Economics
Scientific areas: Economics
IFREE (International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics) Small Grants Program
  • Application period: Until February 1st 2020
  • Maximum funding: 10 000 USD
  • Read more here
Topic 9: Awards
Scientific areas: Management, Finance, Logistics, Human Resource Management, Marketing 
EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards
  • Application period: until 28th February 2020
  • Prize: 1000€ and winner’s logo
  • Read more here
Prémio André Jordan - Investigação em Economia das Cidades, Turismo e Imobiliário (André Jordan Prize – Research in City Economics, Tourism and Real Estate)
  • Application period: until 31st March 2020
  • Prize: 
    • PhD Theses and Scientific Articles – 7.500 €
    • MSc 1.000 €
  • More information here
Topic 10: Mobility & Visiting Programmes
Scientific areas: Data Analytics, Economics, Other
European Commission’s DG Taxation and Customs Union: Visiting Fellows programme for Economists
  • Application period: until 21st April 2020; the list of selected experts will be valid until 21/07/2020  
  • Funding: Short-term missions (i.e. between 1 and 10 days)
  • Read more here
Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships
  • Application period: until 7th May 2020
  • Funding: between 10,000 and £150,000 ; a Visiting Professorship may last for between 3 and 12 months, and tenures of 6 months or more can be spread over 2 or more visits.
  • Read more here
Erasmus+ Incoming Staff Teaching – Academia Maribor (Slovenia)
  • Funding: teaching periods may take 2 to 60 days, with a minimum of 8 teaching hours per week; the grant includes a fixed amount for travel compensation and a daily allowance for expenses
  • Read more here
From now on, you can also use our intranet to keep up to date with Upcoming Calls. 
We have also made available a Guide on Permanent Calls,with calls that are either permanently open or have a regular frequency (annually for instance).
We have also made available useful resources in BRU Intranet.
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