Call Studentships is open until March 28

The Call the Award of Studentships 2018 is now open. It runs from February 28 until 5 p.m. on March 28, 2018, and will award 950 Studentships. This number consolidates a progressive increase in the number of Studentships awarded in Calls , as well as in the total number of Studentships (Calls and FCT doctoral programs) awarded over the years.

Studentships are competitively awarded grants to support the training of scientists in all areas of knowledge in obtaining a doctoral degree. Research work carried out under this Call be developed in any knowledge-intensive environment, namely in collaboration with companies and other public and private institutions, including the Public Administration. Host institutions may be R&D Units, State Laboratories, Associate Laboratories, Collaborative Laboratories, or Interface Centers.

In order to attract foreign researchers to the country, changes were made to the regulations allowing non-resident third-country nationals to apply. However, they must obtain a residence permit by the start date of the Studentship. Another change to Call that, following the analysis included in the OECD evaluation, a scientific coordination team for Call has been set up.