2020 Call for PhD Research Scholarships
Who Can Apply
Portuguese citizens, citizens of EU member states and citizens from third-party states, stateless citizens and citizens beneficiaries of political refugee status.
Applicants need to:
- Not have held any prior FCT-funded PhD or PhD in Industry studentship of any duration;
- Hold a status of long-term residents in Portugal in case the work plan will be carried out entirely or partially at foreign institutions (both in Portugal and abroad or entirely abroad); this requirement applies to both national and foreign citizens.
How and when to apply
The call for applications is open from 2 March to 28 April 2020 (5pm, Lisbon time). Applications should be submitted online on myFCT portal. Only one proposal per applicant is allowed.
For further information on how to apply and detailed guidance notes, FCT recommends a careful reading of the Notice of Call and the Annex I (Evaluation Guide), Application Guide, Research Fellowship Holder Statute and the FCT Regulation for Students and Fellowships
Evaluation
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 (0,000 minimum score) to 5 (5,000 maximum score), for each of the following three criteria:
- merit of the applicant;
- merit of the work plan;
- merit of the hosting conditions.
The relative weights of three criteria are 40%, 40%, 20%, respectively.
The merit of applicants will be assessed based on three sub-criteria: academic career, with a relative weight of 50%; personal curriculum, with a relative weight of 40%; motivation letter with relative weight of 10%, from the merit of the applicant.
Applicants’ personal curricula will be analysed in an integrated manner, considering a global view of scientific and professional achievements. Thus, in this assessment it will be important to consider the reference letters (required documents) and the various dimensions of the curriculum that may demonstrate relevant scientific and professional backgrounds.
Assessment of the work plan and of the host institution conditions will be based on a duly substantiated assessment decision by the review panel.
Applicants will be ranked according to the weighted average of the scores for each three criteria.
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