Category: Funding


  • ERC Advanced Grant to Project “DISPERSALS” by Nuno Bicho

    ERC Advanced Grant to Project “DISPERSALS” by Nuno Bicho

    Nuno Bicho, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Archeology and Evolution of Human Behavior (ICArEHB) at the University of Algarve (UAlg), has just received a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, worth 2.5 million euros. This grant will allow the ICArEHB researcher to investigate the dynamics of the first migrations of Homo sapiens in and…

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  • ERC Grant awarded to João Cascalheira for the Project “FINISTERRA”

    ERC Grant awarded to João Cascalheira for the Project “FINISTERRA”

    João Cascalheira, researcher, at ICArEHB has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for the Project “FINISTERRA – Population Trajectories and Cultural Dynamics of the Late Neanderthals in Far Western Eurasia”. The ERC Consolidator program is one of the most competitive and prestigious in the world of science. It is aimed at…

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  • ICArEHB launches Estácio da Veiga Award

    ICArEHB launches Estácio da Veiga Award

    ICArEHB, in partnership with the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Algarve, announces the opening of the 2022 edition of the Estácio da Veiga Award for Archeology and Human Evolution. The Estácio da Veiga Award aims to annually distinguish the best Master’s dissertation work in Prehistory and Human Evolution, within the…

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  • “Vera Aldeias receives prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Grant”

    “Vera Aldeias receives prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Grant”

    Vera Aldeias, researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Archeology and Evolution of Human Behavior (ICArEHB) at the University of Algarve, received a Starting Grant worth around 2 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). This is the first ERC Grant awarded to the University of Algarve and the first time that an ERC Grant…

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  • ICArEHB launches Seed Fund 2022

    ICArEHB launches Seed Fund 2022

    The ICArEHB seed fund (ISF) is an annual fund of ICArEHB to allow its members to conduct selected projects of scientific research in human evolution and prehistoric archeology. The purpose of the ISF is two fold: to enrich the experience and track as researcher while promoting ICArEHB’s activity in research, education, and science communication, both locally and…

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