New FAQ about the Studentships directly financed by the FCT

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), in response to the need to clarify scholarship holders regarding their status and how to effectively exercise their rights, has put together a new set of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to answer the questions most frequently asked by directly funded research scholarship holders.

The questions and answers were systematized by themes: exclusive dedication regime, changes in working conditions Studentship , parenting and general issues. This set of new FAQs brings together answers to the most common questions from scholarship holders identified by FCT services in the contacts received. The objective of the FAQ is to help scholarship holders obtain answers to their questions more quickly and directly. Grant holders should therefore always first check whether their question or doubt has already been answered in these FAQs and follow the instructions given, especially with regard to the elements that they must gather and include in requests or questions sent by email, so that this request is presented clearly and properly instructed and contributes to a more efficient management of the processes. Studentship .

Direct link to FAQ Studentships directly financed by FCT, by themes:
1. General Questions
2. Changes to the conditions set out in the application
3. Exclusive Dedication Regime
4. Parenting

These FAQs will be updated whenever necessary, so we recommend that you consult them periodically if you have any new questions. The FAQs are intended to be a fundamental instrument to facilitate communication and promote the efficiency of the management of business processes. Studentship and the research work of the scholarship holders.

Please note that consulting the FAQ does not exempt you from previously reading the Research Fellowship Statute and the FCT Research Studentships Regulations .