fct phd scholarship 2023

Within the scope of the pursuit of a public policy for advanced training based on research with social relevance, the MIT Portugal Program(MPP) opens a Call for granting PhD studentships in the strategic area of the MPP of Climate Science & Climate Change, under the FCT Research Fellowship Regulation (RBI; abbreviation in Portuguese) and the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI; abbreviation in Portuguese).

Candidates already enrolled in a PhD Program or candidates who satisfy the required conditions to enroll in a Doctoral Program of a Portuguese University, and who intend to develop research activities leading to the achievement of a Doctor degree.

The call is open between February 22, 2023 and March 22, 2023, 5 pm (Lisbon time)

The applications and supporting documents for the candidacy listed in the Notice must be submitted, mandatorily, through the digital platform (see Import Links)

Can apply for this call:

National citizens or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
Citizens of third States;
Stateless persons;
Citizens enjoying political refugee status.

To apply for the Doctoral Research Scholarship it is necessary to:

Hold a Graduate (licenciatura) or Master’s degree;
Live in Portugal permanently and habitually, if the work plan associated with the scholarship is partially carried out in a foreign institution (mixed scholarships), a requirement applicable to both nationals and foreigners;
Not having benefited from a PhD scholarship or a PhD studentship in industry directly funded by FCT, regardless of its duration;
Not having a PhD degree

The remaining admissibility requirements must be consulted in the Notice of the Call.

The assessment takes into account the candidate's merit, the merit of the work plan and the merit of the hosting conditions. Applications considered admissible will be scored on a scale of 0-20 in each of the following evaluation criteria:

Criterion A - Candidate's merit
Criterion B - Merit of the Work Plan
Criterion C - Merit of Host Conditions

The relative weights of three criteria are 40%, 40%, 20%, respectively.

For tie-breaking purposes, candidates will be ranked according to the scores assigned to each of the evaluation criteria in the following order of precedence: criterion A, criterion B, and criterion C.

Candidates whose application is evaluated with a final score of less than 14 points are not eligible for a scholarship.

The studentships will be financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the Collaboration Protocol signed between FCT and the MIT Portugal Program (under the responsibility of University of Minho).

The studentships awarded under this call will be financed by the FCT with funds from the State Budget and, when eligible, with funds from the European Social Fund, through the Demography, Qualifications and Inclusion Program (PDQI, in Portuguese), in accordance with the regulations established for this purpose.

Selected applicants will have monthly allowances and supplementary support, according to the established in the Regulation (RBI), which may include tuition fees, support for complementary training activities or presentation of work at scientific meetings, personal accident insurance and, when applicable, travel and relocation costs.

Proposal Submission Platform

MPP webpage for the Call for PhD Studentships – 2023

CIÊNCIA ID

SlideRoom Applicant Help Center

Information about the call, namely questions related to the application procedure or the application form, may be requested through the e-mail address: [email protected]

2023 Call for MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants

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The MIT Portugal Program is pleased to announce the opening of a call to award 10 (ten) MPP2030-FCT Research Grants in the strategic area of the MPP of Climate Science & Climate Change.

The call was open between February 22, 2023 and March 22, 2023, 5 pm (Lisbon time).

The MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants finance the carrying out of research activities leading to obtaining the academic Doctor degree in Portuguese Universities, under exclusive dedication.

The research activities leading to obtaining the academic Doctor degree must be within the framework of the strategic research area of MPP of Climate Sciences and Climate Change. Furthermore, it may have a link to other strategic areas of MPP, namely Earth Systems: Oceans to Near Space ; Digital Transformation in Manufacturing ; Sustainable Cities; and in Data Science.

*The MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants will lead to the academic Doctor degree in Portuguese Universities and do not result in an MIT degree*

This call is hosted under the MIT Portugal Partnership 2030 and the grants to be awarded are FCT PhD Scholarships. Therefore, these scholarships follow the Research Fellowship Holder Statute , in the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships .

Please note that you will need the below items for your application; it may help to gather them before you begin applying:

Your Ciência ID unique identifier ( https://www.ciencia-id.pt/ )
An identification document (ID card, passport)
Official university-issued proof of your degree completion
Your curriculum vitae (CV/resume in English), created in CiênciaVitae, saved as a PDF
Your PhD work plan
A motivation letter
The contact information of your host/supervisor
Two signed recommendation letters ( you will have to list 2 references that will be contacted to submit a recommendation letter on your behalf.)

Who can apply?

All individuals who satisfy the requirements specified in the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships (RBI), in the Research Fellowship Holder Statute (EBI) and in the Notice of the Call may apply to the 2023 Call for PhD Studentships. Therefore, before you start to prepare your application, read these documents carefully. You may also wish to consult the list of FAQs.

Application Process

The application platform is hosted by the SlideRoom platform and can be directly accessed here:

https://mitportugal.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/70747

To prepare and submit your application, you need to register for a SlideRoom account. When registering, please pay attention to the contact details you list, as they will be used to send you reminders, notifications, results and other communications about the Call for PhD Grants. To access the application form, please visit the above link and click on the button “Apply Now.” Login to your SlideRoom account or register to begin the application.

You can only register and submit a single application, under penalty of cancellation of all applications submitted.

The form is entered on the platform and it is always available to view and edit until the due date, OR before you submit the application. As soon as you submit your application, you will not be able to unsubmit or make any changes.

Evaluation Process

Proposals will be evaluated by evaluation panels specifically set up for this call, involving experts of acknowledged experience and scientific merit. Applications will be graded using scores from 0 (0,00 minimum score) to 20 (20,00 maximum score), for each of the following three criteria:

A. Merit of the applicant; B. Merit of the work plan; C. Merit of the hosting conditions.

The relative weights of these criteria are 40%, 40%, 20% respectively. Applicants will be ranked according to the weighted average of the scores for each three criteria.

For more information about the Evaluation process consult the opening notice of the call.

Review Panel

The composition of the jury that will evaluate the applications is the following:

Can I apply to this call, even if I did apply to FCT’s 2023 Call for PhD Grants? Yes, you can apply to both as these are non-exclusive calls. Please remember that you need to be focusing on the strategic research area of MPP of Climate Sciences and Climate Change for this specifc application. Furthermore, it may have a link to other research areas of MPP.

Do I have to be enrolled in a doctoral program to apply for this scholarship? No. Nonetheless, the applicant needs to guarantee (s)he meets the requirements to enroll in a PhD Program.

Can I apply if I am already in my 2nd year of doctorate? Yes. As long as the thesis plan needs to be within the strategic areas of the MIT Portugal.

Does this scholarship guarantee that I can spend a season at MIT (Boston, USA)? While this does increase the likelihood of being able to study for a period at MIT, it is not guaranteed that you will be selected for that particular Institute.

If I have such a scholarship, what obligations do I have to the MPP? All MPP2030-FCT PhD Grant holders will have to participate in activities developed by MIT Portugal, as well as respond to the requests addressed to them by the Program (e.g., information requests) that aim for example at monitoring the student’s individual process.

Are the grants paid by the MIT Portugal Program? The MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants are paid by the FCT. All grantees will sign a Grant contract with FCT. The MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants comply with the Research Fellowship Holder Statute , in the FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships.

Can I apply only with the request for recognition of foreign academic degrees? As stated in the call notice, for foreign degrees, it is essential, under penalty of not being admitted to the call, to attach the register of recognition of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and register of the respective final classification conversion to the Portuguese classification scale, or, alternatively, the candidate’s declaration of honor on how he obtained the recognition of the foreign degree equivalent to a graduate or master’s degree until the end of the application period.

What if I need help? Questions related to the application, application form or its filling in should be sent to MPP through the following email address [email protected] , referring to “ 2023 Call for MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants ” in the message subject. In case you have already started your application, you should also mention its reference, indicating it in the subject of the email: “ 2023 Call for MPP2030-FCT PhD Grants – YOUR NAME ”. MPP guarantees answers only up to 4 working days before the application submission deadline. We recommend that, before contacting MPP, you should carefully read all the documents related to the Call, including the list of FAQs, available in this page.

Please note that it is essential, under penalty of not being admitted to the call, to attach all the required documentation until the end of the application period (5:00 pm – Lisbon time – on March 22, 2023).

Important Dates: – Application open: February 22, 2023 – All submissions due by: March 22, 2023, 5:00pm (Lisbon time)

Support Elements: – Notice of the Call [ ENG ] [ PT ] – Application Guide – FAQs – CIÊNCIAVITAE Guide

Useful Links – MIT Portugal Strategic Areas – Research Fellowship Holder Statute – Grant Stipends – FCT Regulation for Research Studentships and Fellowships – Recognition of degrees obtained abroad

FCT Research Scholarships – PhD 2023

FCT will open the Call for Research Scholarships for PhD 2023.

Applications run from the 1st to the 31st of March.

More information at: https://bit.ly/3YlXNR7

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The 5 th edition of the GPH Programme will select a maximum of 12 candidates with 6 non-Portuguese students from Portuguese Speaking African Countries (PALOP) countries being eligible for an FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) scholarship .

The FCT, through the Ciência LP UNESCO Center – and the CESP consortium will finance six Global Public Health scholarships for PALOP candidates; interested candidates will have to apply separately to these scholarships. All the information about these scholarships is available here .

The link to the respective scholarship applications is available here .

For more information on the FCT doctoral programmes and FCT scholarships see FCT / GPH Scholarships

NOVA Medical School will also fund a PhD scholarship for this program. The procedures for applying for this grant will be those established by FCT, and the announcement will be made in the usual channels in a timely manner.

Finally, FMUP will also fund a PhD scholarship for this program. The procedures for applying for this grant will be those established by FCT, and the announcement will be made available on this site .

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