Call of Studentships PhD 2019

It was published the Notice of the Call of the Call for Applications for Doctoral Studentships 2019 . Registration will be open from February 28th to 5pm on March 28th, 2019. 950 Studentships , a number identical to that of last year and higher than that granted in previous years. 

This year, the submission of applications already allows the use of the new CIÊNCIA VITAE curriculum platform, a unique, personalized, simple, harmonized and structured curriculum, which will soon replace platforms such as FCT|SIG CV and DeGóis. In line with administrative simplification, the presentation of undergraduate and master's degrees at the time of registration is no longer required as an admissibility criterion. Only students who wish to benefit from the points awarded based on their undergraduate and/or master's degree grade must submit the documentation when registering.

To the Studentships Doctoral Grants are competitively awarded grants to support the training of scientists in all areas of knowledge in obtaining the academic degree of Doctor. They allow young researchers to dedicate themselves exclusively to their research, thus contributing to the scientific and technological development of the country. The FCT currently supports around 5 thousand Studentships of doctorate.

The research work to be carried out by the candidates within the scope of this Call can be developed in any knowledge-intensive environment, notably in collaboration with companies and other public and private institutions, including the Public Administration. Host institutions can be R&D Units, State Laboratories, Associate Laboratories , Collaborative Laboratories or Interface Centers.