FCT Mobility Program

The program funds medium- and long-term stays for Portuguese PhD researchers at foreign institutions and foreign PhD researchers at Portuguese institutions, with a view to carrying out research and/or fieldwork.
The program has two modalities:

• FCT Mobilityoutgoing, which supports the stay of national researchers at foreign institutions for between 2 and 11 consecutive months;
• FCT Mobility incoming, aimed at welcoming researchers affiliated with foreign institutions to Portugal to carry out joint scientific activities. The mobility period should last between 1 and 3 consecutive months.

Recipients

PhD researchers affiliated with national institutions who are members of national R&D units or who have a contractual relationship with an Associate Laboratory and who wish to receive financial support for scientific research at foreign institutions or to host researchers affiliated with foreign institutions are eligible to apply.

Contacts

 Additional information or clarifications should be requested via email at: fct.mobility@fct.pt