Disclosure of the Results of the R&D Unit Evaluation and Financing Process 2023/2024

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) informs that, after the publication of the provisional results of the evaluation and financing process of the R&D Units (UID) 2023/2024, on April 15, 2025, and the conclusion of the Preliminary Hearing period on May 14, 2025, the results are now released after analysis of the allegations presented by the UID .

Following the analysis of the statements received during the Preliminary Hearing, the assessment of some of the criteria of six units was reviewed, of which five, as a result of this review, benefited from an increase in the funding allocated, leaving the number of units that obtained a favorable classification for funding at 313.

The total budget approved for the competition, considering the changes resulting from this process, is currently 525.7 million euros in Tax Revenue and 110.3 million euros in PRR (Recovery and Resilience Plan) funds.

Once the results are released, the FCT will begin executing the Program Contracts. Two contracts will be formalized per unit, if applicable:

• A contract relating to financing by Tax Revenues (base and programmatic), with an execution period between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2029.
• Another contract relating to financing through PRR funds, with an execution period between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026;

As part of the procedural simplification effort, changes were introduced to the procedures, the following being of particular note:

• There will be only one single reference to the financing secured by tax revenue, corresponding to the total value resulting from the sum of the base and programmatic financing;
• General charges are set at 25% and will be calculated based on the sum of base and programmatic financing;
• Each institution will have complete autonomy to distribute expenses within the scope of the approved budget, without the need to request budgetary changes during execution;
• Each Institution is responsible for complying with the provisions contained in the Regulation, the Program Contracts, the PRR Technical Guidelines and the financial execution rules for the multiannual financing of the UIDs, applicable from 1 January 2025.

After signing the Program Contracts, the FCT will proceed with the payment of the initial advances corresponding to each type of financing:

• For PRR financing, an advance corresponding to 30% of the total approved amount will be allocated;
• For financing by Tax Revenue, with execution between 2025 and 2029, the initial advance will be 7.5% of the total approved amount.

For more information, see the contest page .