Internships at NASA for Portuguese Students

FCT has opened applications for the first Call for six ResearchStudentships 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), the FCT and NASA in March last year, which integrated Portugal into the US space agency's International Internship Program.

Students can apply for these internship Studentships if they are studying for a doctorate or master's degree in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and are doing academic work with a special focus on space. The internship opportunities include 12 NASA research projects, covering scientific areas such as mathematics, physics, engineering, biology, nanotechnology, aeromechanics and computer science, among others. The selected students will attend the internships between June and December 2017.

Space is a strategic area for Portugal, which is gaining more and more prominence in terms of investment and return for the country. It is also one of the research areas of the Atlantic International Research Centre - AIR Centre, whose creation protocol is due to be signed this year.