Digital Government Factsheet Portugal

Research funding support
Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher 
Education, Ministry of Economy 
Foundation for Science and Technology, National Innovation 
Agency 
Website:
https://www.fct.pt/
; 
http://www.ani.pt
  
Description:
The State is the main R&D funding agent in Portugal; it manages 
both the national funds and the structural funds provided by the 
EU. Information on available funding opportunities for the 
researchers is available both on the portal of the 
Foundation for 
Science and Technology and
on the portal of the 
National 
Innovation Agency
 (ANI). 
Volunteering
National Programme for Youth Volunteering
Responsibility: Central Government, Ministry of Education, Secretariat for Youth 
and Sports 
Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth (IPDJ) 
Website:
http://www.juventude.gov.pt/Voluntariado/Paginas/default.aspx
 
Description:
There are two main national programmes: Now Us Programme 
(
Agora Nós
) with interventions in environment, health, culture, 
sports and charity activities and Youth Volunteering for Nature and 
Forests programme (
Voluntariado Jovem para a Natureza e 
Florestas
).
IPDJ provides (1) On-site information and counselling, available at 
the 47 Ponto JA Stores and also at the 28 Ponto JA Stores in 
partnership with city halls and youth associations; (2) Online 
information, available on the National Youth Portal through specific 
web pages devoted to each volunteering programmes; schedule 
news (international and national agendas and in five regional 
agendas); Youth Portal’s monthly newsletter and Social networks: 
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and SAPO Videos. 

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