Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Funding Agency and Programme Manager

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) is the national funding agency that supports science, technology and innovation, in all scientific domains, under responsibility of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education.
FCT’s vision is:

To establish Portugal as a global reference in science, technology and innovation
Ensure that knowledge generated by scientific research is used fully, for economic growth and the well-being of all citizens.

FCT’s mission is to continuously promote the advancement of knowledge in science and technology in Portugal, attain the highest international standards in quality and competitiveness, in all scientific and technological domains, and encourage its dissemination and active role in society and in economic growth.
FCT pursues its mission by funding fellowships, studentships and research contracts for scientists, research projects, internationally competitive research centres and state-of-the-art infrastructures, via competitive calls with international peer-review. FCT ensures Portugal’s participation in international scientific organisations, fosters the participation of the scientific community in international projects and promotes knowledge transfer between R&D centres and industry. Working closely with international organisations, FCT coordinates public policy for the Information and Knowledge Society in Portugal and ensures the development of national scientific computing resources.
The results of FCT accomplishments are, in essence, the outcome of the work carried out by the individual scientists, research groups and institutions that are funded by FCT.
FCT’s budget encompasses funds from the Portuguese state budget and European structural funds.
For 2015, FCT's budget for science funding was €460 million.
Website: http://www.fct.pt/

Rui MUNHA
Function	Science Officer
Division	Department of International Relations (DRI)
Email	name.surname(at)fct.pt
Phone	+351 21 391 15 38
Areas of expertise	International Cooperation Joint Programming Initiatives ERA-NETs (Implementation/Management of Joint Calls) Networking Activities COST Association (Committee of Senior Officials) Fundamental Research (USA, Canada, Portugal): Chemistry
Role in Water JPI activities	Governing Board representative - voting member Coordination / Leadership / Partner in the different types of activities: WaterWorks2014 ERA-NET Cofund: WP2 Leader (Secretariat of the Call) and WP3/WP5/WP6 Partner WaterWorks2015 ERA-NET Cofund: WP2 and WP3 Leader (Secretariat of the Call) and WP4/WP5/WP6/WP7 Partner IC4Water: Task 4.2 Leader (Identify different research areas for the development of the Knowledge Hub) and WP2/WP4/WP5 Partner Water RDI Mapping in Europe: Task Leader Knowledge hub: Task Leader SRIA: partner Task Force on Alignment: Leader Task Force on International Cooperation and Task Force on Research Infrastructures: Partner

Germana SANTOS
Function	Science and Technology Manager / International Relations Officer
Division	Department of International Relations (DRI)
Email	name.surname(at)fct.pt
Phone	+351 21 391 15 69
Areas of expertise	Transnational Cooperation Joint Programming Initiatives ERA-NETs Networking activities Management of national and transnational joint calls Management and monitoring of national funded projects (ex-post evaluations and expense analysis) Coordination of FCT’s Polar Office
Role in Water JPI activities	Governing Board second representative Coordination / Leadership / Partner in the different types of activities: WW2014 ERA-NET Cofund: WP2 Leader (Secretariat of the Call) and WP3/WP5/WP6 Partner WW2015 ERA-NET Cofund: WP2 and WP3 Leader (Secretariat of the Call) and WP4/WP5/WP6/WP7 Partner IC4Water: Task 4.2 Leader (Identify different research areas for the development of the Knowledge Hub) and WP2/WP4/WP5 Partner Water RDI Mapping in Europe: Task Leader Knowledge hub: Task Leader SRIA: partner