Call Sabbatical Studentships

Applications for the Call Sabbatical Studentships , awarded by FCT, close on October 31st.

As part of the restructuring of employment and training opportunities in scientific research that has been implemented over the last few years, an amendment to the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI) was recently published, which determines the concentration of the various types of Studentships for the purpose of research, as well as reducing the situations in which it is admissible to hire doctoral graduates as grant holders.

As a result of this change, which implies structural changes to the FCT, I.P. Research Studentships Regulations, which are currently under public consultation for the collection of suggestions, the FCT will no longer have a Call for Sabbatical Studentships open permanently. 

The FCT is therefore reformulating its model for supporting advanced training, taking into account the contribution that sabbatical Studentships have made over the years to strengthening the qualifications and increasing the training of doctoral graduates linked to higher education and R&D institutions.