Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) is currently accepting applications for its Portugal-Germany Bilateral Cooperation 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About FCT - Portugal-Germany Bilateral Cooperation
The FCT and DAAD joint funding opportunity supports researcher mobility within international collaborative research projects.The programme enables research teams from participating countries to work together through structured exchange actions.It is intended to strengthen scientific cooperation, promote international research networks, and support joint project development between researchers and institutions.
Benefits of FCT - Portugal-Germany Bilateral Cooperation
- The annual FCT funding per project is €2,500.
FCT - Portugal-Germany Bilateral Cooperation Requirements
- Eligible beneficiaries of the funding are non-business entities of the Portuguese National System of Science and Technology (higher education institutions, their institutes and R&D units; State or international laboratories based in Portugal; private non-profit institutions whose main activity is R&D; and other public and private non-profit institutions that carry out or participate in scientific research activities), as well as companies of any nature and under any legal form.
Application Date and Process
- Applications must be jointly prepared by the Principal Investigators from both countries and submitted to the agencies implementing the Agreement. Accordingly, the Portuguese team must submit its application to FCT, while the foreign team must submit its application to the corresponding organisation in its own country.
- The application to be submitted to FCT must be filed through the application submission portal by 17:00 (Lisbon time) on 11 September 2026.
- The Declaration of Commitment of the Host Institution will be made available on the myFCT platform for validation by the legal representative of the Host Institution, or a duly delegated representative, after the application submission deadline and until 17:00 (Lisbon time) on 25 September 2026.
- To apply, the Portuguese coordinator must register on Ciência ID (see useful links). After completing the registration, the coordinator must create a CV in Ciência Vitae (see useful links) to be included in the application. Questions related to Ciência Vitae should be addressed to [email protected]
Application Deadline
11 September, 2026
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