Research Studentships for PhD students Public announcement

Deadline: 2 January 2025

Link: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/funding/2024-11/Announcement%20-%20PhD%20Research%20Scholarship_SIE.pdf

The Polytechnic University of Porto (P.PORTO), through the Research Unit GECAD - Research Group on Intelligent Engineering and Computing for Advanced Innovation and Development, (UIDB/0760/2020), of the Institute of Engineering – Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP/P.PORTO), opens an application process for the allocation of 1 (one) research scholarship, hereinafter referred to as the PhD Research Scholarship, in the field of Energy, Electrical Engineering, or Informatics within the theme "Intelligent Energy Systems", under the Regulations for Research Scholarships of the FCT (RBI) and the Research Fellow Statute (EBI). The scholarship will be funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the Collaboration Agreement for the Financing of Research Scholarships for PhD Students, signed between the FCT and the IPP within the scope of the ATHENA European University.

What is funded

Scholarship within the in the field of Informatics within the theme “Energy, Electrical Engineering”

APPLICATION SUBMISSION
The application is open for 30 days, from 3rd of December, 2024, until 2nd of January, 2025. Applications and the supporting documents specified in this Call for Applications must be submitted via: https://www.ipp.pt/concursos/pessoal
Each candidate may submit only one application, under penalty of cancellation of all applications sent. Providing false declarations or engaging in acts of plagiarism by applicants will result in the cancellation of the application, without prejudice to the adoption of other punitive measures.

 ELIGIBILITY
Candidate Eligibility Requirements
1. Who may apply to this application:
a) Portuguese nationals or citizens of other European Union member states;
b) Citizens of third countries;
c) Stateless persons;
d) Citizens benefiting from political refugee status.
2. To apply for a PhD Research Scholarship, it is necessary to:
a) Hold a master's degree in the field of Electrical or Computer Engineering or in areas considered related;
b) Reside permanently and habitually in Portugal on the start date of the period of the work plan abroad, in the
case of the work plan proposed for the scholarship includes a period in foreign institutions (mixed
scholarships), this requirement is applicable to both nationals and nationals foreigners.
c) Have not benefited from a doctoral scholarship or a company-funded doctoral program directly financed
by the FCT, regardless of its duration;
d) Not hold a doctoral degree.