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MIT Portugal Program - 2026 Call for Joint Integrated Proposals & Seed Proposals

ID 173 2026-04-13 / 2026-05-25


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Introduction

The MIT Portugal Program (MPP) is pleased to announce its 2026 Call for Proposals.

The call is now open through May 25, 2026.

Now in its 4th phase (through 2030), MPP is a strategic international partnership between Portuguese universities, research institutions, government, industry partners, and MIT. The program aims to foster high-impact collaborative research and innovation. Grants are designed to encourage such collaborations and to generate new ideas and advance research both in Portugal and at MIT. The program has supported over 120 projects over the past five years of the collaboration. A list of past awards can be found here.

Initiatives to be Funded

Types of Proposals

This call will support two types of proposals: 

  • Joint Integrated Proposals: submitted by a team jointly led by a PI from any MIT school, department, laboratory, or center and a PI from Portugal. The proposal must clearly describe the collaborative activities to be carried out by both the MIT and Portuguese teams. Funding is awarded to both the MIT PI and the Portuguese PI.
  • Seed Proposals: submitted by an MIT Principal Investigator (PI) from any MIT school, department, laboratory, or center. The proposal must include a description of collaboration with a Portuguese researcher but not submitted jointly with a Portuguese collaborator. Funding is awarded only to the MIT PI.

All proposals must involve active collaboration with a Portuguese partner.

Project categories

Applicants may submit proposals in one of the following categories:   

  • Research projects in one or more of the following areas: 
  1. Chips/Nanotechnology
  2. Energy
  3. AI
  4. Space Climate
  5. Science & Climate Change
  6. Earth Systems: Oceans to Near Space
  7. Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
  8. Sustainable Cities 
  • Non-research projects to promote engagement and collaboration in topics and activities that may impact Portugal, such as developing a joint course between MIT and a Portuguese university or an Entrepreneurship & Innovation program. 

If you have questions on whether a non-research project is appropriate, you can raise these with mitportugal@mit.edu.  

For further information: https://mitfunding.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/2012281

 

 

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