Call of Studentships PhD 2017

The Foundation for Science and Technology released the results of the Call for the Assignment of Studentships of Doctorate associated with the Call of individual applications in 2017. 900 were granted Studentships of doctorate, to which are added the more than 500 Studentships awarded in the FCT Doctoral Programs. 1441 will be assigned. Studentships doctorate in 2017. Since 2011, the FCT has not financed a number of Studentships of doctorates so high in a single year (see the evolution of the number of Studentships awarded between 2006 and 2017). 

Node Call In 2017, 2,760 applications were submitted, of which 2,453 were considered evaluable. There was a 37% success rate; in 2016, the equivalent rate was 33%, and in 2015 it was 18%.

The scholarship holders now selected can set the start date of their work plan between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018. The results will be known before the start of the academic year, so that doctoral students can better plan their research.

To the Studentships Research grants are a subsidy granted to researchers to carry out scientific and technological activities on an exclusive dedication basis. The process of assigning Studentships included several phases between the application and the publication of the results. After submission and verification of admissibility, the applications were evaluated separately by two recognized researchers in the respective scientific area, using external experts whenever necessary.

After the individual evaluation of all applications, 305 researchers, distributed across 37 scientific panels, met in person to agree on the evaluations in the context of their disciplinary area and order the candidates. Within the available funding, the FCT proposed funding for the best-placed candidates in each panel. All candidates have, however, been informed of the proposed decision and have access to the panel's comments justifying the classification given to their candidacy. After notification, and in case of disagreement with the classification proposal, candidates have up to 10 days to present their arguments to the panel in a preliminary hearing of interested parties, which will be duly analyzed.