Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) is part of the Unite! - University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering, together with Technishe Universität Darmstadt (Germany), Aalto University (Finland), KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Grenoble INP - UGA (France), Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Graz University of Technology (Austria) and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland). ULisboa and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) signed a collaboration agreement to award PhD fellowships under Unite! priority areas.

ULisboa will award a total of 30 fellowships, 15 in 2023 and 15 in 2024, in three priority areas, although not excluding others areas:

• Energy conversion and storage (photovoltaics, wind, batteries, hydrogen) (8-10 fellowships)
• Artificial intelligence (8-10 fellowships)
• Industry 4.0 (8-10 fellowships)
   

Implementation

1. Specific official calls for PhD fellowship support
   Students may apply for a scholarship. Each call for PhD scholarships will be opened in accordance with ULisboa and FCT regulations and will specify the respective scientific areas, as well as the evaluation panel.

2. Selection of PhD candidates
   The PhD candidate will be selected by the evaluation jury in each Call.

3. Registration and start the academic year
   Selected PhD candidates will register in a PhD program offered within ULisboa Schools and start the academic year in September.
    

Timeline

Official Call for PhD fellowship applicants: 1^st Call – until August 21, 2023; 2^nd Call – until December 31, 2023; 3^rd Call – from March 29 until April 30, 2024
Candidate assessment and selection: 1^st Call – September 2023; 2^nd Call – January 2024; 3^rd Call – June, 2024

Applications

Applications (EURAXESS notice; ULisboa notice): from March 29 until April 30, 2024

Applications must be submitted to the following email address: candidaturas.rh@reitoria.ulisboa.pt