FCT updates the value of Studentships

The value Studentships funded directly by FCT was updated as of January 1, 2020, based on the update of the Guaranteed Minimum Monthly Wage, corresponding to a 6% increase compared to 2019.

The update of the value of Studentships in the context of the revision of the Research Scholarship Statute and the FCT Studentships Regulations. The updated value by type of Studentship available here.

In 2020, Studentships will be updated to a monthly amount of €1,064. It should be noted that Studentships amounts Studentships updated in 2018 and 2019 based on the inflation rate (1.0% and 1.4%, respectively).

The update now implemented applies from January 1, 2020, with FCT services gradually updating the value of Studentship, which is expected to be completed by March 2020. The update to the value of Studentship processed retroactively with effect from January 1, 2020.

The total number of new Studentships awarded by FCT rose from Studentships 2015 to around Studentships 2019, corresponding to an increase of around 89%, with a forecast of 1,950 new Studentships 2023.

In 2019, the total number of Studentships funded by FCT was 5,556, and this figure is expected to increase to over 7,000 Studentships 2020. This increase aims to strengthen doctoral training capacity in Portugal, stimulating R&D activity in various research units, linked to higher education institutions and in close collaboration with institutions (public and/or private) dedicated to the production, dissemination, and transmission of knowledge.