Program Areas (Phase 4 | 2025 – 2030)

In 2025, the Program entered a new phase, set to run through 2030. With greater ambition, UT Austin Portugal braces for a new set of challenges that will benefit from the unique scientific and technological collaboration between Portugal and Texas through the University of Texas at Austin.

FCT’s long-standing partnership embarks on a new six-year funding cycle, aiming to strengthen Portugal’s position in the European landscape by:

• Developing sustainable energy systems and advancing hydrogen technologies (Clean Energy).
• Scaling tools for greener computing and AI (Advanced Computing).
• Advancing critical materials discovery (Nanotechnologies).
• Harnessing space technologies for Earth applications (Space-Earth Technologies).

To ensure that these scientific areas lead to innovation and business opportunities benefiting the transatlantic partnership, the Program relies on a series of activities from prototyping to customer discovery and soft landing.