Project Support Services Directorate (DSAP)

WHO WE ARE

The Project Support Services Directorate (DSAP) is a support structure for funded research and institutional projects, concerning the planning and preparation of applications and the administrative and budgetary execution of projects, as foreseen in Article 7 of the Regulation of the Organic Structure of Universidade Aberta (in portuguese).

Target Audience – Rectoral team, organizational units, research units, faculty and researchers of Universidade Aberta.

 

WHAT WE DO

The Projects Support Service is responsible for:

1. Providing technical support in the preparation and submission of applications to national and international R&D programs, including applications for research project funding, advanced training support programs, and scientific employment;

2. Monitoring and verifying compliance with the administrative and budgetary execution plan of all ongoing research projects, ensuring adequate communication with funding entities;

3. Supporting project management, especially in the preparation and analysis of documentation related to budget execution and payment requests, as well as in the analysis of deviations and adjustments to plans;

4. Supporting the launch of calls for research grant applications;

5. Supporting the preparation of contracts within the scope of research projects;

6. Collecting and disseminating information on national and international R&D funding programs;

7. Managing applications and award processes for research prizes;

8. To issue opinions on applications for support under the “Investigar+” funding mechanism, as well as to monitor and track the implementation of the allocated support;

9. To support the activities of the Research and Development Evaluation and Improvement Committee.

 

APPLICATIONS AND PROJECTS

 

The procedures relating to applications and projects must be oriented in accordance with Decree No. 207/R/2024. This information is available in the private area of ​​the UAb portal: QMS (Quality Management System), Procedures tab, in the Internal Quality Assurance System (SIGQ_UAb) documentation relating to PSQ 20 – Research and Development. Documents with answers to Frequently Asked Questions and useful information for applications are also available in the same tab. All the documents are in Portuguese.

 


DIRECTOR

 

STELA RATO

TLF.: 300007692

E-MAIL: stela.rato@uab.pt

 

 

TEAM

 

ANA PAULA OLIVEIRA

TLF.: 300002963

E-MAIL: ana.oliveira@uab.pt

 

ANA SOFIA NUNES

TLF.: 300007750

E-MAIL: AnaS.Nunes@uab.pt

 

CAROLINA COSTA

TLF.: 300007739

E-MAIL: carolina.costa@uab.pt

 

GUILHERMINA CUNHA

TLF.: 3000028437

E-MAIL: guilhermina.cunha@uab.pt

 

LEONOR COUTO

TLF.: 300002840

E-MAIL: maria.couto@uab.pt

 

MARTA SILVA

TLF.: 3000082954

E-MAIL:marta.silva@uab.pt

 

ROSÁLIA CERA

TLF.: 300002918

E-MAIL: rosalia.cera@uab.pt

 

TERESA SANTOS

TLF.: 300002960

E-MAIL: TeresaM.Santos@uab.pt

 

 

CONTACTS

ADRESS:

Rua Almirante Barroso, nº 38

Piso G, Sala 14

1000-013 LISBOA

E-MAIL: dsap@uab.pt