Research Grants / Scholarships
There are a number of possibilities for candidates to apply for (you are encourage to try multiple opportunities):
- MAP-i grants
The universities and research centres associated with the program
MAPi provide several grants for the first year of the program, and for
the following depending on the success of each application.
If you would like to apply for this form of funding please indicate in your submission your preferences from the following list. If you do not specify any proposal the grant decision will be taken on a competitive basis. Current opportunities are the following:
- B0910/01: INESC-Porto (5 grants)
These grants will be decided by INESC-Porto according to the candidate profile and internal research programs
Contact person: Fernando Silva (fds_at_dcc.fc.up.pt) - B0910/06: IEETA/University of Aveiro (5 grants)
These grants will be decided by IEETA according to the candidate profile and internal research programs.
Contact person: J. Arnaldo Martins (jam_at_ua.pt) - B0910/11: IT Porto
Grant funded under the MIT-Portugal project _MISC - Massive Information Scavenging with Intelligent Transportation Systems Contact person: João Barros (jbarros_at_fe.up.pt) - B0910/12: IT Porto
Grant funded under the CarnegieMellon|Portugal project _DRIVE-IN: Distributed Routing and Infotainment through VEhicular Inter-Networking
Contact person: Michel Ferreira (michel_at_dcc.fc.up.pt), João Barros. - B0910/13: University of Minho
(closed) - B0910/14: Next generation architectures for future internet
Contact person: Rui Aguiar (ruilaa_at_det.ua.pt)
- B0910/15: FC University of Porto (2 grants)
Project STAMPA (Sophisticated TAbling Mechanisms for Prolog and their Applications). http://www.dcc.fc.up.pt/stampa
Contact person: Ricardo Rocha (ricroc_at_dcc.fc.up.pt ) - B0910/16: IT Porto
Physical-Layer Security – From Theory to Practice.
Contact person: Miguel Rodrigues (mrodrigues_at_dcc.fc.up.pt)
Every year, FCT announces open calls for candidates to regular PhD grants (referenced as BDs). Usually the call runs from May till June. Please refer to FCT website for dates and instructions on how to apply.
(FCT) Call open until 1/June/2009
Please consult the FCT site
- Gulbenkian Foundation PhD grants
The Fundação Caloust Gulbenkian also promotes PhD research grants for Portuguese students interested in doing their PhDs in a Portuguese University.
(FCG) Call open until 20/April/2009
- CMU-Portugal PhD grants
MAP-i is one of the PhD programs included in the CMU-Portugal initiative. Students from MAP-i with CMU-Portugal grants will be co-advised by faculty at CMU and at MAP-i, will spend 2 years at CMU and 2 years at one of the MAP Universities, and will be entitled to dual PhD degrees from CMU and MAP universities.
In this case you are advised to apply directly at CMU (ECE and CS Departments) and indicate in your statement of purpose your intention to be also connected with MAP-i. You only need one application for both CMU and MAP-i.
Alternatively, you can apply now to MAP-i and separately apply in September to CMU. If you are accepted by MAP-i you can start our programme and if you also get accepted at CMU, all the credits that you have done for CMU accredited courses will be valid at CMU also. In this case you would go to CMU in the Spring semester.
Calls open from late September til mid December:
Computer Science / Electrical and Computer Eng.
- UT Austin - Portugal PhD grants
Within the framework of the UT Austin|Portugal Program (CoLab), funded students can enroll in MAP-i doctoral program to accomplish their PhD in Computer Science with a specialization in Advanced Computing.
Enrolled students with a scholarship from CoLab follow the academic plan defined for MAP-i, but their research themes must be related with the area of Advanced Computing, as specified in the official announcement for scholarships. The proposals are proposed by MAP-i faculty and include a co-adviser from UTAustin.
The students will spend at least one year at UTAustin, preferably their second year. Transition to the second year is dependant on succeeding on the curricular courses. While at UTAustin, students can attend courses that might be relevant for their research work, or enter an industrial internship if that is considered important for their research work.
(UTAustin-Portugal) Call open until 8/Sept./2008
- FCT industrial partnership grants (BDE)
This possibility is open permanently. It is possible to apply directly to FCT for a PhD research grant involving an industrial partner. You will need a supervisor from MAP-i, a company interested in supporting you, and a research project that is of interest to all parties and suitable for a PhD.