PORTUGUESE POLAR PROGRAM

The Portuguese Polar Program (PROPOLAR), with support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. (FCT, I.P.), invites teams of national research institutions to submit applications for financial and/or logistic support for polar research projects in all scientific areas, for activities to be carried out between November 2026 and September 2027. PROPOLAR supports innovative and high-merit research proposals in all scientific areas that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and that demonstrate potential impact on the national and international scientific system or on the development of new technologies.

Regulation : http://www.propolar.org/convocatoacuteria-a-projetos.html.

Appendix to Regulation :

• (a) declarations of commitment: by the Responsible Investigator (IR) and by the Proposing Institution (IP) [download]
• (c) Team member consent [download].

Application period : from april 17 to may 11, 2026 (form will be disabled on 11/05/2026 at 00:00 (GMT +01:00))

Contact for questions : info@propolar.org.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

. Unless required in Portuguese, all fields must be written in English.

. Use the tabs above to switch between pages. To avoid missing any important questions, choose to fill in the fields sequentially and use the navigation buttons at the bottom to validate your answers.

 

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Contents of this form

TAB Nº	Subject	Field numbers
[1]	Form Introduction	-
[2]	Identification and scope of the project proposal	01 to 05
[3]	Description of the proposal	06 to 10.1
[4]	Records of previous PROPOLAR campaigns	11 to 12.3
[5]	Project Team	13 to 14.1
[6]	Details on the logistical and/or financial support	15 to 18
[7]	Additional support to attend an international scientific meeting	19 to 19.2
[8]	Scientific production indicators and E&O activities	20 to 22
[9]	Consents and Submission	23 to 27

 

 

01. Proposal Identification

02. Scope of the support

 

For projects type "B.", select one destination according to the following geographic limits

 

For projects type "C.", select one destination according to the following geographic limits

03. Declaration of the Project Acceptance and Support by the Host Institution Abroad

Attach a declaration of the project acceptance and support by the host institution/program abroad for the period predicted to carry out field/lab activities on the following situations :

• Proposals Type B and Type C
• Proposals type A, in case the Antarctic hosting program is not a logistic partner of PROPOLAR (look at http://www.propolar.org/colaboracoes.html).

04. Is this proposal part of a project that has already been approved?

Applications for projects already approved and financed through other sources will only be eligible for logistical support, thus being exempt from the scientific evaluation foreseen in the regulation of the PROPOLAR call to support polar research projects in all scientific areas. 

If you select YES, please indicate the Project Reference, the Fuding Source and attach a detailed budget of the funded project:

05. Indicate up to four preferential areas and dates for the field activities

 

06. Abstract of the proposal, in portuguese and in english (max. 1000 characters each)

 

07. Rationale (max. 2000 characters)

 

08. Objectives (max. 1000 characters)

 

09. Work plan and expected results (max. 6000 characters)

10. Proposal involves equipment installation?

 

10.1. Details on the equipment installation.

If the proposal involves equipment installation, you must detail (max. 2000 characters):

(a) type and number of equipment

(b) locations where it will be installed and logistic requirements for installation

(c) maintenance plans for the entire installation period

(d) removal procedures. 

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Note that the installation of monitoring equipment will be analysed in the logistical feasibility of the proposal and if not possible due to logistical constraints of PROPOLAR, the project may be refused before the scientific evaluation.

Please contact PROPOLAR for evaluating the feasibility of your proposed equipment installation.

11. Is the proposal a follow-up from a previous PROPOLAR project?

 

11.1 Identify the campaigns and projects that preceded this proposal:

 

11.2 Describe the results already obtained (max. 2000 characters)

12. Did the proponent PI lead any project(s) during the PROPOLAR campaigns from 2019-2020 to 2022-23?

12.1. Identify the leded projects

 

12.2. List the resulting WoS and SCOPUS publications with DOI

 

12.3. List the resulting Education and Outreach activities

Notes

• CV links that do not redirect correctly or that point to hosting on personal/private platforms may be removed from the application.
• CVs that are not written in English may be disregarded by the reviewers during the scientific evaluation.

 

13. Identification on the principal investigator (PI)

 14. Team members identification

Check the box for the team members who are expected to participate in field missions.

 

 

14.1. Attach Team member consents.

The layouts are attached to the Regulation [download]

 Note that:

• Within each project typology,
  • each principal investigator may submit only one proposal for funding
  • Each researcher may only be funded within a single project. 
• The maximum funding per project is limited to support up to two researchers on field mission, exclusively to cover eligible expenses to its execution. The allocation of this funding should be proportional to the needs of each researcher, not implying an equitable distribution.
• If the project indicates only one researcher on mission, the total amount foreseen will be automatically reduced to 50%. Similarly, in exceptional circumstances, duly justified and approved by the Coordination Committee after consultation with the FCT, when one of the researchers has to cancel their trip and cannot be replaced by another member of the project's research team, the total amount foreseen will be reduced to 50%.
• In the case of projects with two researchers, with partial funding (due to lack of funds in the budget line), whenever only one researcher can be part of the field mission, provided that this is planned and/or has been duly authorized, the amount to be allocated will correspond to the amount for one researcher, if the total amount allocated allows it.

• Depending on the resources available, PROPOLAR's logistical support may be extended to other team members who are also part of the mission. This proposal must be duly substantiated and other sources of financing must be specified.

 

15. Total number of team members for whom logistic support is requested

 

16. Of these total, how many are applying for financing?

• PROPOLAR will grant financial support to a maximum of two researchers per project, and if the project is funded, one of them must be a young researcher.
• Proposals framed in an already funded program (field 04.) will only be considered for logistical support and will not be considered for financing.

 

17. Identification of the young researcher included in the mission

 

18. Proposal logistics and budget justification

Detail the logistical requirements and budget according with the eligible expenses for the project.

Justify the funding sources for researchers requested only for logistical support. For PROJECTS C - 'Laboratory research projects in foreign institutions', justify the need to access the specified laboratory conditions and point out possible alternatives.

• PROPOLAR additionally supports up to 500€ for the participation of one (1) Early Career Researcher (ECR) member of the team for oral or poster presentations at scientific meetings held abroad. The ECR must be the main author of the communication. The scientific meeting must take place by September 30, 2026.
• Proposals that fall under an already funded program (field 04) will only be considered for logistical support and will not be considered for this additional funding.

 

19. Do you apply to support an ECR from your team to participate in an international scientific meeting?

 

19.1 Identification of the ECR attending the meeting

 

19.2. Justification on the additional financial support

 

20. Relevant publications by the team, with DOI (max. 10)

 

21. Cited references with DOI (max. 10)

 

22. Participation in education and outreach activities

23. Statements of commitment

Attach signed declarations of commitment both by the Responsible Investigator (IR) and by the Proposing Institution (IP). Layouts attached to the Regulation [download]

24. Declaration and Consent

Enter your email to validate your submission