- Decree-Law n.º 63/2019 – Establishes the legal regime for institutions dedicated to scientific research and development
- Decree-Law n.o 124/99 – Approves the Statute of the Scientific Research Career
- PhD Holders Hiring Regime (Incentive Scheme for Scientific Employment) – Decree-Law n.º 57/2016, altered by Law n.º 57/2017
- Scientific Employment Regulation (FCT)
- Regulation of the Scientific Community Support Fund
- Regulation on the Evaluation and Pluriannual Financing of R&D Units (2017/2018)
- Regulation on the Evaluation and Funding of Research Units (2013)
- Funding of R&D Units 2020-2023 – Rules for financial implementation (January 2020)
- Rules for Awarding and Managing Scholarships within the scope of R&D Projects and Institutions
- Rules on Information and Publicity of Support for Beneficiaries (Financing exclusively from National Funds)
- Regulation of projects financed exclusively by national funds (Applicable to tenders opened as from 31 October 2016)
- Research Grant Holder Statute (last amendment, Law no. 12/2013)
- Research Grants Regulation
- FCT Grants Amounts (January 2022)
- European Code of Conduct for Research Ethics