Nova SBE secured funding for four projects at the 2021 SI&DT Project Competition run by the Foundation for Science & Technology (FCT) for research projects in all research domains. The competition, with a budget of 75 million euros, had an acceptance rate of 11%, and supported two type of projects: scientific research an technological development (S&TD) projects and Exploratory research projects (PeX).

Scientific research an technological development (S&TD) – funding 250.000€

• The impact of different assessment methods on academic achievement and inequality by Ana Balcão Reis (Principal Investigator) and Luís Catela Nunes (Co-Principal Investigator).
• Raising Educational Aspirations - An Experimental Evaluation by Cátia Batista (Principal Investigator) and José Tavares (Co-Principal Investigator).
• Financial Constraints, Public Policies and Firm Outcomes by Miguel Ferreira (Principal Investigator) and Francisco Queiró (Co-Principal Investigator).

Exploratory research projects (PeX) – funding 50.000€

• Choosing a business model in the social entrepreneurship context: typology of current practices and the influence of the social entrepreneur’s background by Carmen Lages (Principal Investigator) and Luís Lages (Co-Principal Investigator).

Congratulations to our researchers for the great achievement!