Call PhD Research Studentships 2022 opens today

FCT has today opened the application period for the Call for PhD Research Studentships 2022. This Call provides for the award of 1450 Studentships, the period for submitting applications runs until April 7, until 17:00 Lisbon time, and applications are submitted electronically on the myFCT portal.

This year's edition of the "FCT Studentships Grand Call " has the novelty of opening a specific line of funding for research Studentships whose work plans take place totally or partially in non-academic entities, namely in companies, collaborative laboratories, technology and innovation centers, technological interface centers, public administration entities or third sector entities. In this context, research activities can be carried out in collaboration with academic bodies, promoting institutional cooperation.

The Call for PhD Research Studentships is aimed at students already enrolled in a cycle of studies leading to a doctoral degree or candidates who meet the necessary conditions to enroll and who wish to carry out research activities leading to a doctoral degree in all areas of knowledge. Studentships can take place in Portugal, abroad or in both, known as mixed Studentships , and have a maximum of 48 months of funding.

Advanced Training is an essential vector for a National Science and Technology System of excellence with renewed critical mass, rejuvenated and creative. Currently, FCT has more than 7,200 doctoral Studentships underway. A further 2,800 new Studentships were started in 2021 alone. FCT's support in the area of advanced training corresponds to an annual investment of around 100 M€.