Between December 19, 2024 and February 25, 2025, the FCT Call for Exploratory Research Projects in All Scientific Fields 2024 took place.

CIEd submitted 1 application to this call: Research Project “ROOTS- Relationships and Opportunities for Optimizing Transitions and Success in the First Year of Higher Education”, with UMinho as the proposing institution. The team is made up of CIEd researchers Joana R. Casanova (Principal Investigator), Fernanda Martins, Susana Caires and Gina Lemos, as well as Professor Manuel João Costa.