Student type: Portuguese citizens, citizens of EU member states, citizens from third-party states, stateless citizens and citizens beneficiaries of political refugee status are eligible to apply.
Level of study: PhD
Study area: Any
Scholarship value: Selected applicants will receive a monthly allowance, as well as other complementary support in accordance with the amounts set out by the RBI, such as tuition fees, support for additional training activities, presentation of work at scientific meetings, personal accident insurance and, when applicable, travel and relocation costs.
The studentships granted in this call will be financed by FCT using funds from the State Budget and, when eligible, funds from the European Social Fund (ESF), under the Program PESSOAS 2030, in accordance with the established regulatory provisions.
Closing date:
February 25th 2026
Announcement of the call
02 march 2026 (12h)
Opening of applications
31 march 2026 (17h)
Closing of applications
April 6th, 2026 (10 AM)
Opening for acceptance of the application by the principal contractor
April 17th, 2026 (23:59)
Closing for acceptance of application by the principal contractor
Description: To fulfil its aim of promoting a national public policy for advanced training with social relevance and impact, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) opens a Call for granting PhD studentships complying with the provisions of the Regulamento de Bolsas de Investigação da FCT/ FCT Regulation for Studentships and Fellowships (RBI) and the Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação/Research Fellowship Holder Statute (EBI), according to their current versions.
Eligibility:
The Call is open from March 2nd to 5:00 pm (Lisbon time) March 31st, 2026.
Applications, and the supporting documents listed in the RBI and in this Notice of the Call, must be submitted online using exclusively the available application form at https://myfct.fct.pt, selecting the regular line of application and clicking on “start application”. Applications or any additional information submitted by any other means will not be accepted.
Portuguese citizens, citizens of EU member states, citizens from third-party states, stateless citizens and citizens beneficiaries of political refugee status are eligible to apply.
To apply for a PhD studentship, it is mandatory:
- Not to have benefited from any PhD studentship or PhD in Industry studentship directly funded by FCT, regardless of its duration.
- Not to hold a doctoral degree.
- To live in Portugal on a permanent and habitual basis, if applying to a both in Portugal and abroad or entirely abroad studentship. This requirement applies to both applicants with Portuguese and foreign citizenship.
The remaining admissibility requirements are available in section 4 of the Notice of the Call.
Apply Here: https://www.fct.pt/en/concursos/concurso-bolsas-de-doutoramento-2026-linha-de-candidatura-geral