• Funding
  • Introduction
  • Fellowships
  • PhD Programmes
  • Scientific Employment
  • Project Grants
  • Institutions
  • Infrastructures
  • FACC
  • International
  • Protocols
  • Prizes
• Calls
  • Studentships
  • Scientific Employment
  • R&D Grants
  • Prizes
  • CoLAB
  • Computing
• Media
  • News
  • Publications
  • Press Releases
  • Conferences
  • Logos
• Statistics
  • Overview
  • Fellowships
  • PhD Programmes
  • Positions
  • Project Grants
  • Institutions
  • Infrastructures
  • FACC
  • EU Framework Prog.
• About FCT
  • Vision and Mission
  • What we do
  • Organisation
  • 25 Years FCT
  • 20 Years FCT
  • Publications
  • Information Society
  • Open Access
  • R&I Policy Support
  • S&T Archive
  • Studies and Strategy
  • Recruitment
  • Procurements
  • European Funds
  • Contacts

Advanced Fellowships and Grants

2007 Call for Applications for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Scholarships UT Austin (University of Texas at Austin) – Portugal Program

Announcement

In the framework of the UTAustin-Portugal Program, FCT opens a call for PhD and Post Doctoral scholarships in the areas included in the program and described in www.utaustinportugal.org:

• PhD Scholarships, taking place in Portugal and at the University of Texas at Austin (UTAustin), in the following fields:
  • Digital Media
  • Advanced Computing
  • Mathematics
• PostDoc Scholarships, in the following fields:
  • Digital Media
  • Advanced Computing
  • Mathematics

The research topics available, as well as the supervisors, both at UTAustin and at the Portuguese Universities, will be defined by the UTAustin-Portugal Program. The candidate must select the available research topics in the online application form and is required to present a motivation letter where he/she should also justify his/her research topics selection. The scholarships corresponding to this announcement are granted under the conditions stated in the law “Lei nº 40/2004, de 18 de Agosto” and the regulations (in Portuguese) are available in the “Regulamento da Formação Avançada e Qualificação de Recursos Humanos da FCT”.

PhD Scholarships

The applicants must hold a BSc or MSc degree and be interested to work in the areas included in the UTAustin-Portugal Program.

Post Doctoral Scholarships in Portugal

These scholarships will be granted to applicants holding a PhD that intend to develop research work in Portuguese scientific institutions in the areas included in the UTAustin-Portugal Program. Preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a doctoral degree less than five years ago.

Funding

The scholarships are funded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

Term of the Call

The call will be opened from July 23^rd 2007 until 9:00 am on September 24^th 2007. The start date for funding will depend of the university, but it is estimated to be around the beginning of 2008.

Applications

Portuguese citizens and the holders of residence permit in Portugal as well as foreigner citizens or stateless persons non-resident in Portugal, are eligible. The application should be supported by a host national institution, signatory of the International Cooperation Protocol in Science, Technology and Higher Education, signed by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, in the framework of the UTAustin-Portugal Program.

For the PhD scholarships candidates who have had previous scholarships sponsored by the FCT, that period it is taken into consideration for the calculation of the maximum duration of the scholarship.

Evaluation Procedure

The criteria for acceptance of a candidate is, essentially, based on the merit and motivation of the candidate. The evaluation panel will review the correspondent applications, considering the review elements and producing an arranged list of candidates.

Application Submission

The applications should be submitted on-line, including Academic Certificates and Letters of Recommendation, starting on July 23^rd 2007 on the site http://concursos.fct.pt/bolsas.

No other means of application will be accepted.