Internships at NASA for Portuguese Students

The FCT has opened applications for Call first Call six Studentships for Internships at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the USA (NASA), aimed at students of Portuguese nationality. The Call, which runs until January 30, follows a cooperation agreement signed between the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education (MCTES), FCT, and NASA in March last year, which integrated Portugal into the US space agency's International Internship Program.

Students enrolled in a doctoral or master's degree program in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and conducting academic work with a particular focus on space, are eligible to apply for these Studentships . The internship opportunities encompass 12 NASA research projects covering scientific areas such as mathematics, physics, engineering, biology, nanotechnology, aeromechanics, and computer science, among others. Selected students will attend the internships between June and December 2017.

Space is a strategic area for Portugal, which has been gaining increasing prominence in terms of investment and return for the country. It is also one of the areas of research of the Atlantic International Research Center – AIR Center, whose creation protocol is expected to be signed this year.