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Pre-Awards

1. Who prepares applications for funding?

It is up to the faculty member and/or researcher to prepare the application for funding. However, Universidade Lusófona, through the PMO department, provides support to check that the budget is in line. At the same time, the science manager of the UI&D or ILIND are also available to check that the information complies with the funding organisation's requests and provide all the institutional information necessary for the application.

2. I want to submit an application for funding, what should I do?

The process of submitting an application for funding is divided into 6 stages:

  1. Registration of the institution on the funding platform, if it doesn't already exist, the researcher must request the registration of the Institution from ILIND or the science manager of their UI to the email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
  2. The researcher/science manager must inform ILIND via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) of the intention to submit an application.
  3. The researcher must send the budget to the PMO, via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), for validation, at least 5 working days before the submission deadline.
  4. A statement of institutional commitment, indicating that COFAC accepts and/or supports the project in question, must be requested at least 5 working days before the submission deadline, to the Administration (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with ILIND CC, by the science manager or the researcher.
  5. Finally, the application must be submitted by the researcher.
  6. Inform about the actual submission of the application/project, since some calls require the endorsement/validation of the COFAC in very short periods of time, without which the application will not be considered eligible.
3. What is the deadline for submitting project applications?

Each application has its own deadline, so the researcher should confirm this information with the funding organisation.

4. I have some doubts about drawing up a budget for a co-funding application. Can Universidade Lusófona help?

Universidade Lusófona provides technical support in drawing up budgets for R&D projects. Researchers should send an e-mail to the PMO - Project Management Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) putting ILIND (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and, if applicable, the UI&D science manager, at cc.

5. Is there any support to promote the establishment of consortia?

ULusófona subscribes to Crowdhelix, an open innovation platform that establishes links between an international network of researchers and innovative companies so that they can plan, realise and exploit collaborative projects. This is a key resource for the University and its researchers, enabling the creation of long-lasting and mutually beneficial collaborative networks in various areas of research. https://crowdhelix.com/