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It is open Call of Studentships PhD 2019

The Call for Applications for Doctoral Studentships 2019 is now open. Registration will be open from February 28th until 5pm on March 28th, 2019. 950 entries will be awarded. Studentships , a number equal to that of last year and higher than that granted in previous years. 

This year, some new features and simplifications were introduced in the submission of applications.

It is now possible to use 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. Furthermore, some documents are now required for signing the contract and not at the beginning of the registration process, as was previously required. This is the case for undergraduate and master's degrees, which only need to be presented at the registration stage if candidates wish to benefit from the points awarded based on their undergraduate and/or master's degree grade. It is also no longer necessary for the institution to declare that it accepts candidates who do not hold a master's degree as doctoral students. When signing the contract, the candidate must submit the document proving that he/she is enrolled in the doctoral program.

To the Studentships Doctoral Grants are competitively awarded grants to support advanced training in all areas of knowledge for the purpose of obtaining the academic degree of Doctor. They allow young researchers to dedicate themselves exclusively to their research, contributing to the scientific and technological development of the country. FCT currently supports more than 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.