Technology Programs

ENCOURAGING R&D AND INNOVATION

Adi provides support in the shape of various incentive schemes to applied research projects. Over the last few years Adi has managed programmes designed to support technological innovation

Applied Corporate Research and Development

Support to research and development projects and technological development, engaging businesses and SCTN (National Science & Technology System) organisations, associated by means of consortium contracts, with the aim of developing new products, processes or services.

Objectives:

• evaluation of results and the transfer of technologies from the SCTN organisations to the production sector;
• development and engendering of technologies that enable the development of new products, processes or services;
• support for the participation of national consortiums in specific international technological research and development projects, namely as part of community or international programmes.

Further Information:
copromocao@adi.pt
http://www.adi.pt/3110.htm

Financed under PRIME (Programme of Incentives for Economic Modernisation) and POCI 2010 (Operational Programme for Science and Innovation 2010)
Funding from FEDER (European Fund for Regional Development) and by national funding from the Ministry of Economy & Innovation and the Ministry of Science, Technology & Higher Education.

SIFIDE - Financial Incentives Scheme for Corporate Research and Development

Adi promotes and encourages the use of this system of financial incentives which permits businesses to offset R&D expenses against their corporate taxes (SIFIDE).

Further Information:

liglesias@adi.pt
http://sifide.adi.pt (in portuguese)

 

QUALIFIED HUMAN RESOURCES

Human Resources are essencial to innovation. This is why Adi provides incentives for researcher mobility by co-financing the hiring of staff with doctorates and master's degrees.

Adi signed protocols enabling university graduates to received advanced training at major scientific organizations such as CERN - European Particle Physic's Laboratory, ESA - European Space Agency and ESO - European Space Observatory.

In order to support advanced studies tailored to the needs of Portuguese industry, Adi fosters the creation of Master's Degree courses promoted by the business sector.

Placement of Masters and PhDs in Enterprises and Technology Centres

The scheme for supporting the placement of Masters and PhDs enables companies to have access to key advanced knowledge, so as to consolidate their competitiveness.

Objectives:

Support the placement of highly qualified resources (masters and PhDs) in companies to undertake functions that demand autonomy and the capacity for research and development, with the objective of encouraging innovation and increasing companies’ competitiveness.

Further Information:

fcoelho@adi.pt
http://www.adi.pt/dm.htm

Financed by POCI 2010 (Operational Programme for Science and Innovation 2010)
Funding from the ESF (European Social Fund) and by national funding from the Ministry of Science, Technology & Higher Education.

BDE – Doctoral Scholarships in Companies

Granting of advanced training scholarships in the corporate sector, through cooperation between companies and universities, for projects of interest to the businesses that allow students to achieve doctoral degrees, awarded granted by universities.

This initiative is the joint responsibility of the Agency for Innovation, responsible for the promotion of contacts with the business sector, and of the Foundation for Science and Technology, which promotes the evaluation and administration of the scholarships.

Further Information:

fcoelho@adi.pt
URL: http://www.adi.pt/bde.htm

The scholarships are financed by funding from the state budget of the Ministry of Science, Technology & Higher Education, and by POCI 2010

Scholarships for Traineeships: CERN, ESA e ESO

The Agency for Innovation offers opportunities for advanced training to young Portuguese graduates in large international scientific organizations, such as CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), ESA (European Space Agency) and ESO (European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere), in technological areas where the competence of these organizations is internationally recognised, and that are of strategic importance for the increase in the competitiveness of Portuguese companies.

Eligible Candidates

Graduates in Science and Technology subjects

Further Information:

fcoelho@adi.pt
http://www.adi.pt/3410.htm

Financed under POCI 2010 (Operational Programme for Science and Innovation 2010)
Funding from the ESF (European Social Fund) and by national funding from the Ministry of Science, Technology & Higher Education.

deGRAU Científico - Postgraduate careers in business

deGRAU Científico offers companies a database of profiles of candidates who wish to develop their career in the business sector, with a view to boosting the placement of qualified human resources, and promoting scientific employment in business.

Visit deGRAU Científico at: http://www.degraucientifico.pt