Cycle of Sessions on Doctorates in a non-academic environment

FCT and COTEC Portugal - Business Association for Innovation are promoting a cycle of sessions dedicated to the theme of doctorates in non-academic environments, in which they seek to debate advanced doctoral training carried out in a business environment. The next session, entitled "Doctorates in a Business Environment" will take place on March 22 at 5pm at NOVA IMS Information Management School(registration and program).

Until March 31, FCT has opened the application period for the Call for PhD Research Studentships in all Scientific Fields 2023, which will award 1,450 PhD Studentships . Of these Studentships, 400 will be allocated to a specific application line for work plans developed in non-academic entities. These sessions are aimed precisely at clarifying questions from potential candidates for this line of doctoral Studentships in a non-academic environment and also from institutions wishing to associate themselves as a host institution, namely companies, public administration bodies, hospitals, museums, libraries, state laboratories, regulatory bodies or third sector entities. The first of these sessions took place on March 7 at the Instituto Superior Técnico and is available to view at this link.

In January, the FCT opened an expression of interest for non-academic entities to host doctoral students, which already has more than 340 registered entities, which appear on a list published on the FCT website and updated constantly. By hosting doctoral fellows, non-academic organizations can benefit from a public policy of promoting science funding, strengthening synergies with the scientific and academic environment and boosting innovation and competitiveness.

Pursuing a public policy of advanced training based on research with social relevance, in 2023 the FCT will strengthen institutional cooperation and the link between work plans developed in academic and non-academic environments, the latter being understood in a broad sense, including companies, collaborative laboratories, technology and innovation centers and other interface centers, public administration entities and third sector entities.

More information:
DoctoralStudentships 2023 Call Pages:
-General Application Line
-Specific Application Line in a Non-Academic Environment

Call for expressions of interest for non-academic institutions
DoctoralStudentships in a non-academic environment - Questions and Answers