Call for Applications to Individual Doctoral and Postdoctoral Grants 2011

 In accordance with the Regulations for Advanced Training and Qualification of Human Resources, and taking into account the Research Grant Holder Statute, published by Law no. 40/2004 of August 18, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) opens a call for funding of individual grants of the following types:

Post Doctoral Grants (BPD)

    These grants are intended for individuals who have already completed a doctoral degree, preferably within the last five years, for the purpose of carrying out advanced research in Portuguese or foreign scientific institutes of recognized merit.

Doctoral Grants (BD)

    These grants target holders of a university degree who are accepted as doctoral students in a Portuguese or foreign university.

FCT calls particular attention to changes in the Regulations, in particular in what concerns Articles 17, 24, 26, 33, 36, 37 and 41.

Funding

The grants are funded by Programa Operacional Potencial Humano of QREN Portugal 2007-2013 and by the national budget through MCTES.

Period of the Call

The call will be open from May 3 to 5pm, Lisbon time, on June 27, 2011.

Applications

The individual applications must be submitted by electronic means, using the web application available at:

https://concursos.fct.mctes.pt/bolsas/

More info:

http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais2011