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Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
(Regional Fund for Science and Technology)
Rua do Mercado, 21
9500-326 Ponta Delgada
Portugal
Type
Government
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Telephone
+351 292 202 400
Fax
+351 296 288 686
http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/pt/entidades/srmct-frct/
Activities
The FRCT is an administratively and financially independent public institute in the sphere of the Regional Government of the Azores. It has legal powers to manage the regional funds available for science, technological development and innovation, funding regionally relevant research projects and providing research grants. It is also the privileged channel for the Regional Government participation in research projects and collaborative activities with external entities. It is run by a board of three members, with administrative support from SRMCT.
FRCT in its role of regional science funding entity, manages presently about 70 research grants, of which 13 are PhD grants and 48 are post-doctoral grants, with an annual budget of 2 M€. FRCT personnel are actively involved in the remaining scientific program of the Azores Government, which includes funding research entities and opening calls for research projects.
