2. 3.5 Professional Activity ..................................................... ................................................................ 15
3.8.6 Scholarship Abroad ............................................... ................................................................ ...... 19
2.5 Application Platform ..................................................... ................................................... 7
1.
3. PREPARATION OF THE PROPOSAL................................................... ................................................................ 11
2.4
2.9 How to Address Questions to the FCT .......................................................... ................................................ 11
Previous Scholarships ................................................... ................................................................ ....... 15
3.8.4 Place of Holding of the Scholarship .......................................... ................................................... 18
USEFUL LINKS:............................................... ................................................................ ................................ 4
2.3 Curriculum management platform – CIÊNCIAVITAE................................................. ............... 6
INDEX
2.6.3 Specific Features of the Form: Word Limit, Optional Fields and Public Information
Fields .......................................... ................................................................ ............... 8
3.2.2 Degrees Obtained Abroad ............................................ ................................................ 13
3.8.1 Application in a Non-Academic Environment (specific application line)........... 17
3.7 CV Synopsis (maximum 500 words) ......................................... ..................................... 17
2.6.1 Organization of the Form ................................................... ..................................................... 8
3.2 Academic Degrees................................................... ................................................................ ...... 12
2.1 Who Can Apply?................................................. ................................................ 5
3.1 Personal Data ..................................................... ................................................................ ........... 12
2. BEFORE SUBMISSION ................................................... ................................................................ ........... 5
2.6 Application Form ............................................. ................................................... 7
2.8
3.4
3.6 Curriculum Vitae ............................................... ................................................................ ......... 16
3.8.5 Periods of Stay Abroad .......................................... ................................... 19
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INTRODUCTION................................................. ................................................................ ...................... 5
................................................................ ..................... 6
3.3 Degree of Disability................................................... ................................................................ .. 15
ACRONYMS ..................................................... ................................................................ ..................................... 4
2.2
Eligibility Requirements ..................................................................... ...................................... 10
2.7 General Recommendations ..................................................... ................................................................ 9
INDEX ................................................. ................................................................ ........................................ two
Unique Investigator Registration ORCID ID
3.2.3 Submission of Attachments (Submit Whenever Applicable)................................................ ..... 14
3.8.2 Choosing the Scientific Area ............................................ ................................................ 18
3.8.3 Title of the Doctoral Program (maximum 60 words) .......................... 18
Registration in the FCT Information System – MyFCT ......................................... ............... 5
2.6.2 Submission of the Form................................................... ................................................................ 8
3.2.1 Academic Degrees obtained in Portugal .......................................... ................................. 12
3.8 Application Data .................................................... ................................................................ 17
3.9 Motivation Letter (maximum 750 words)................................................ ....................... 19
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3. 3.13.3 Advisors (maximum 3) ..................................... ................................................................ 24
3.12.4 State of the Art (maximum 500 words)................................................. ................................ 21
3.13.2 Institution Awarding the Degree ............................................ ................................................... 24
4. SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION............................................. ................................................... 26
3.12.3 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda ..... 21
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3.13 Reception Conditions ............................................. ................................................. 22
3.13.3.2
3.13.1 Host Institution ............................................ ................................................... 23
3.12 Work Plan................................................... ................................................................ ...... 20
3.12.9 Ethical issues (maximum 500 words).................................................. ................................... 22
3.12.2 Summary (maximum 150 words)................................................ ................................................... 20
3.12.1 Summary of the Work Plan................................................... ................................................... 20
3.11 Most Representative Document............................................. ................................ 20
3.12.8 Bibliographic References (maximum 30 references) ..................................................... ........... 22
3.13.4 Adequacy of Reception Conditions (maximum 500 words)................................. 26
3.13.3.1
3.10 Letters of Recommendation .................................................... ................................................... 19
3.12.7 Schedule and other Annexes .......................................... ................................................ 21
Co-supervisor (maximum 2, optional) ...................... 26
3.12.6 Detailed Description (maximum 1000 words) ..................................... ................... 21
Mentor (required) ..................................................... ................................................. 25
3.12.5 Objectives (maximum 300 words)................................................ ................................................. 21
3.13.1.1 Application Reception Institution in a Non-Academic Environment 23
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4. CIÊNCIAVITAE: https://cienciavitae.pt
SDGs - Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda
CIÊNCIA ID: https://www.ciencia-id.pt
RBI – Regulation of FCT Research Grants
https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/docs/Bolsas_2022_FAQs_PT.pdf
MyFCT: https://MyFCT.fct.pt
FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, IP
for PhD – 2022: https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais2022.phtml.pt
Scholarship Contest FAQs:
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
EBI – Research Fellowship Statute
CV – Curriculum Vitae
FCT website dedicated to the Research Grants Competition
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ACRONYMS
USEFUL LINKS:
DGES – General Directorate of Higher Education: https://www.dges.gov.pt/pt
BDANA – Specific application line in a non-academic environment
ORCID: https://orcid.org/
BD – General application line in scientific and academic institutions
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5. Everyone can apply for the Call for Research Grants for PhD – 2022
2. BEFORE SUBMISSION
individuals who meet the requirements defined in the FCT Research Grant Regulations, in the Research Grant
Holder Statute and in the Call for Opening Notice. So, before starting the preparation
1. INTRODUCTION
application to the Call for the Attribution of Research Grants for PhD – 2022.
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The Application Guide is a document that aims to assist candidates in the submission of
of these documents.
2.2 Registration in the FCT Information System – MyFCT
Opening of the Tender and its Annex I (Assessment Guide), so it is recommended to read carefully
It should be noted that candidates who hold a PhD degree, nor those who have benefited from a PhD scholarship
directly financed by the FCT, will not be admitted, regardless of its duration.
documents What has changed? and FAQs, both available on the MyFCT platform and on the FCT website, at
Research Fellowship (EBI), the FCT Research Fellowship Regulation (RBI) or the Notice of
of your application, we suggest that you read these documents carefully, including the Assessment Guide (Annex I of the
Opening Notice). FCT also recommends reading the CIÊNCIAVITAE Guide and the
area dedicated to the contest.
MyFCT, respectively.
No information contained in this Guide replaces or supersedes what is stipulated in the Statute of the
of candidates and supervisors, to the curriculum management and application management platforms, CIÊNCIAVITAE and
Registration in the FCT Information System (MyFCT) is initially done through the CIÊNCIA ID platform, where you will be
assigned a unique identifier and authenticator – CIÊNCIA ID. With just one account, you can access
2.1 Who Can Apply?
approval and management of funding in a single system, where the application submission will be made.
The MyFCT portal was created to support the funding cycle in all its phases: application, evaluation,
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6. If you want to create an ORCID identifier, you will need to register as a new user at https://orcid.org/register.
Candidates may only use the CIÊNCIAVITAE curriculum management platform. CIÊNCIAVITAE is a unique CV that
can be used nationally and internationally.
This registration is optional for candidates and supervisors.
2.3 Curricular management platform - CIÊNCIAVITAE
menu “Profile > ORCID”.
2.4 Unique Investigator Registration ORCID ID
If you want to associate the ORCID identifier in your personal area of MyFCT, you must fill in the information in the
You will be assigned an ORCID identification number. That number appears on the left side of the screen, under your
name. It consists of 16 digits grouped in fours, eg http://orcid.org/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx.
After registration, you can then create your CV on CIÊNCIAVITAE at: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/.Na page of this platform
you will find useful information for the creation and management of your CV, namely the user manual and frequently asked
questions (FAQs). CIÊNCIAVITAE has a helpdesk to clarify doubts through the address: info@cienciavitae.pt. More details
on how to complete your CIÊNCIAVITAE CV are presented in point 3.6 of this guide.
To create a CV on the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform, you need to have a unique identifier in the CIÊNCIA ID. If you do not yet
have a CIÊNCIA ID, you can register at: https://www.ciencia-id.pt/CienciaID/HomePage.aspx.
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7. b) 2022 PhD Scholarship Competition – Specific line for application in Non-Environmental
To access the application form, it is necessary to select the respective link – 2022 PhD Scholarship Competition – General line in Scientific
and Academic Institutions and 2022 PhD Scholarship Competition – Specific line for application in a Non-Academic Environment – and
click on the “Start application” button. A reference will be automatically generated that will serve as a unique identification of the
application until the end of the competition, with the following initial acronyms BD or BDANA, depending on whether it is, respectively, an
application for a research grant for a PhD in scientific and academic institutions or a application in a Non - Academic Environment . In this
contest, you can only register and submit a single application, regardless of the chosen application line. However, this application,
during the period in which the competition is open, even after being submitted, may be edited again and submitted again (see
point 2.6.2 of this Guide).
2.5 Application Platform
and
v. In MyFCT you will also have access to submitted or draft applications relating to previous competitions,
2.6 Application Form
It is possible to submit the application if the ORCID section is in the “Not Completed” status.
a) 2022 PhD Scholarship Competition – General line in Scientific and Academic Institutions
academic ( specific application line);
username);
if applicable.
The ORCID profile will not be “frozen” at the time of submission of the application, and will correspond to what is available at the time of
access by the evaluators.
Main page, specific to each application line: application line in scientific and academic institutions ( general application line)
and application line in a non-
ii. Area for the candidate, with the link to the application form, indicating the period of the competition and with specific links to each
application line:
indicated in the ORCID that are not referenced in the CVs submitted during the application.
The information provided in the ORCID profile will only be visible if the “public” profile option is selected.
CV of candidate and supervisors submitted in the application. Curriculum elements will not be valued
i.
iv. Notifications (list of messages indicated in the upper right corner – “bell” icon on the left side of the
The use of the unique identifier does not exempt or replace the analysis, by the evaluation panels, of the
In MyFCT you will have access to:
iii. Area and respective link intended only for the guidance team;
from Chrome or Firefox browsers .
Academic.
Access to the application platform is made with the CIÊNCIA ID registration credentials on the MyFCT portal: https://myfct.fct.pt/. For a
better user experience on MyFCT, FCT recommends preferential use
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8. Specific Form Features: Word Limit, Optional Fields and
3. Work Plan
2.6.3
2. Application Data
When you choose to modify your application, your status will return to draft mode, so you will have to validate and resubmit the
application before the end of the application submission period. Different versions will not be registered for each submission.
During the application submission period, you can validate, submit and re-edit your application, whenever
necessary.
In the latter case, if you want to edit an application that has already been submitted, you must
click on the “Modify” option, as shown in the figure.
The form is organized so that its content provides relevant information to the evaluators, being
1. Personal Data
2.6.2 Form Submission
composed of the following sections:
2.6.1 Organization of the Form
In addition to the fields for filling in information related to your proposal, you also have a global view of the content of the form, available
through the “Overview” button (available in the upper right corner of the form), and a validation field that allows identification and
correction of errors related to the process of filling out and submitting the application form.
indicated, specific to each field, it will not be possible to submit the application. Text-limited fields have a counter to help keep track of
words entered.
The optional fields are duly identified in the form; some of these fields have the indication “Whenever applicable”, so FCT recommends
filling them in. It should be noted that, when you start filling in these fields (example: “Previous Scholarships” section), the respective
subfields will become mandatory.
The form is filled out directly on the platform and is always available for consultation
or editing; To do so, simply click on the application reference, selecting the respective
option.
In point 3 of this Guide, a detailed description of the contents and information required in each section of the form is available.
Some form fields have a limited number of words. If you exceed the word limit
5. Validate and Submit
Public Information
4. Reception Conditions
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9. • Use software that allows you to combine multiple documents into a single PDF, if necessary
(Annex I of the Opening Notice), in the FAQs or on the application form itself. Most questions or
doubts are clarified in these documents, so we recommend consulting them.
• In order to search for the desired option in the fields of the drop list form, you can type a keyword so that all
options containing that word are listed. If none of these are what you want, you can add a new entry by
clicking on “Create new”, in the fields with this option;
submission by the deadline for submitting applications;
• Carefully read the indications provided in this Guide, in the Opening Notice, in the Assessment Guide
• Filling in the fields for each section should preferably be done in sequential order;
• Check and confirm that the appearance of the text, after being entered in the form, corresponds to the
• If you submit your application and later decide to change it, ensure that you resubmit your application.
• Complete and update your CV on the CIÊNCIAVITAE curriculum management platform. This is the
information that will be considered for evaluation purposes, and therefore all scientific productions and
activities must be duly referenced and identified with as much information as possible. For example, the
authorship of publications must mention the complete list of authors, properly ordered; the indication of an
article must include the respective DOI, whenever applicable, as well as patents must also indicate their
respective reference; in the case of having benefited from scholarships
timely from the FCT, if necessary;
intended;
FCT suggests that you follow the following recommendations when preparing your application:
fill;
• Plan and complete the application process as early as possible, thus ensuring support
2.7 General Recommendations
• Frequently validate your form in order to timely detect any flaws in your
• Avoid submitting the application close to the deadline established for submission of
nominations;
The fields of the application form that will be made public when the results are published are identified in the
“Overview” of the application with the caption “Public information”, determining that all candidates on the same
panel will have access to the information included in these fields.
In the 2022 edition, some changes were introduced (see document “What has changed?”);
• Preferably, give the attached files self-explanatory names of their content (such as Chronogram), avoiding
generic names (do not use accents, commas, cedillas, spaces or other special characters);
• Do not assume that the form and submission rules remain the same as in previous editions of the contest.
attach several files in a field of the form that allows the submission of only one file;
before contacting the FCT;
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e) Indicate at least one host institution;
• Careful, clear and objective writing of the application is recommended, with special attention to sentence
construction and unnecessary redundancies, in order to optimize the use of space in each field, and a spelling
and grammar review prior to submission.
PDF format;
• Before submission, reread all fields of the application form and review all attached documents, to confirm that all
information included is in accordance with the intended, also enabling the identification and rectification of
possible lapses such as, for example, the submission of a wrong document and/or duplication of the same
document in more than one form field.
d) Ensure that all the elements that make up your scientific guidance team confirm their association with the
application, submitting their curricula. Supervisors can submit their CV through the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform
or by submitting their CV in a file in
c) Present in detail the research work plan to be developed (the component
of Opening).
associate the CV with the application;
professional and civic activities and other situations considered relevant in the CV assessment;
teaching of a doctoral program is not considered part of the work plan);
• Know the evaluation criteria and sub-criteria provided in the Evaluation Guide (Annex I of the Notice
• If the candidate or supervisor updates their CV on the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform, during the application
submission period, which they wish to see reflected in the application, they must return to
b) Prepare a synopsis of the CV, clearly and succinctly identifying the most relevant elements of your academic
and professional career, such as academic and complementary training, scientific publications,
communications at conferences, participation in and organization of events, awards,
member of the guidance team integrated therein, under the terms set out in subparagraph d) of this point;
g) Submit a motivation letter, in the respective field of the form, clarifying the reasons for your application,
where you must present your scientific and/or professional career and how it fits into the work plan you
intend to return, when applicable. In his motivation letter, the candidate must also explain the reason for
choosing the most
the respective durations, funding entities and references must also be mentioned, otherwise they will not be
considered. The same principles must be adopted by supervisors when filling out their CVs;
a) Associate your curriculum vitae (CV), duly updated with the respective curricular elements, on the
CIÊNCIAVITAE platform;
indicate at least one non-academic host institution, associating at least one
f) In the case of applications submitted in the specific application line in a non-academic environment,
2.8 Eligibility Requirements
The requirements for admission to the competition are established in its Opening Notice (point 4.2), noting that
it is essential, under penalty of non-admission of the application:
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11. (or milestones) to be achieved;
j) Present the work plan schedule, which should indicate the main tasks and objectives
FCT cannot guarantee a timely response to requests for clarification sent within 2 working days before the deadline for
submitting applications.
Questions related to the application, the form or its completion should be addressed to FCT through the address info.bolsas@fct.pt,
always identifying in the subject the reference to “Scholarships 2022 Competition”. If you have already started an application, you must
also indicate the respective reference, pointing to the
the defined number (two);
Portuguese or English, as explained in point 3.11;
We recommend that, before contacting FCT, you carefully read all documents related to the Contest, including the FAQs . available on
the FCT website .
subject of the email “Scholarship Contest 2022 – 2022.XXXXX.BD/.BDANA”.
i) Submit 2 separate letters of recommendation, closed or open, with clear identification of the respective issuers, written in
Portuguese or English. These letters must be signed, make reference to this competition and mention the context of the
candidate's academic and/or professional relationship with those who recommend it, including, for example, a framework on
the maturity and suitability of the candidate's profile to the work plan to be proposed, so they should not be mere letters of
acceptance of guidance. The candidate must transmit these general indications to the issuers of his letters, stressing the
importance of including the above mentioned points in the letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation other than
h) Submit the document most representative of your scientific/professional path, written in
2.9 How to Address Questions to the FCT
representative you selected;
invalids will lead to the non-admission of the application.
With regard to the documents mentioned above, all documents that appear in the following or similar circumstances will be
considered invalid: i) they are submitted in a corrupted file, ii) they are blank, iii) the same file is submitted twice ( field of letters of
recommendation, for example). Mandatory submission documents that are considered
k) Write the application and all documents associated with it, including the curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, most
representative document, motivation letter and supporting letters, in Portuguese or in English. Also applicable to documents
to be submitted by supervisors associated with the application, namely the respective curricula. Documents submitted in a
language other than those indicated will not be considered for evaluation purposes.
3. PREPARATION OF THE PROPOSAL
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12. Additionally, on the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform you must also fill in fields regarding personal data. This data may or may not be available in
the PDF version of your CV that you associate with the application, depending on whether you choose to make your personal data public or
semi-public for FCT.
In order to apply the scores provided for in Table 1 of the Opening Notice, it is mandatory to submit, in the application form, the
qualification certificates of the academic degrees specifying the final classification and, when applicable, the respective degree
records and grade conversion to the Portuguese scale. Without the presentation of these documents, the classification of sub-
criterion A1 will be 0 (A1=0).
Before starting to fill in the application form, you must choose the application line in which your proposal fits: specific application line in a
non-academic environment or general application line in scientific and academic institutions. After making this decision, which
depends directly on the selection of the type of host institutions and associated supervisors (non-academic versus scientific/academic), but
also on the work plan you intend to develop, you must click on the respective MyFCT link, in accordance with indicated in points 2.5 and 2.6
of this Guide.
3.2 Academic Degrees
To assist in the preparation of your proposal, a detailed description of the application form is presented, providing the most relevant
indications about the content that each field must contain and what its
3.1 Personal Data
In order to be eligible for the contest, it is a determining condition not to hold a doctoral degree. Candidates for the competition must,
therefore, check the box “ I declare that I do not have a Doctor's degree”, under oath of honor.
3.2.1 Academic Degrees obtained in Portugal
conditioning.
The personal data of candidates and advisors presented on this page of the form are imported directly from the CIÊNCIA ID account. If the
information on this page is not correct or properly filled in, you must update it directly in CIÊNCIA ID.
In the case of academic degrees obtained in Portugal, depending on the case, candidates must observe the following:
The submission of academic degree qualification certificates is not a mandatory requirement for admission to the competition, and their
presentation may only take place in the context of contractualization. However, it should be noted that the submission of degree certificates
in the application form is crucial for evaluation purposes, namely for the calculation of sub-criterion A1 of the Candidate's Merit criterion.
Likewise, in the case of academic degrees obtained abroad, only the academic degrees for which the respective registration of recognition/
degree equivalence and grade conversion to the Portuguese scale are submitted will be considered for the calculation of sub-criterion A1.
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13. • Indicate the year of degree completion;
In case you hold an academic degree that does not correspond to any of the options available in the drop list, select the best
approximation and use the “Degree Designation” field for a detailed description.
• Indicate the institution that awarded the degree;
For each academic degree held, you must select the button “Add Academic Degree”, choose the respective option available in
the drop list and fill in all the mandatory fields, repeating this operation whenever you want to add another academic degree.
• Select the country where the degree was obtained;
Regarding this matter, we suggest consulting the website of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES, http://
www.dges.gov.pt).
bachelor's and/or master's degree.
• Candidates who hold an integrated master's degree, whose institution does not issue a certificate with a breakdown of the
final grades of the 1st and 2nd cycles, must submit the certificate of completion of the integrated master's degree
containing the final grade obtained in the set of the two cycles, as well as the total number of credits (ECTS) of the
training;
equivalence.
Therefore, in case of presentation of degree certificates obtained abroad, you must:
• Candidates holding pre-Bologna academic degrees must specify the classification obtained in the
obtained in the 1st and/or 2nd cycle(s) of studies, as well as the respective credits (ECTS);
The legal regime applicable to recognition processes, requested on a date prior to January 1, 2019, is that provided for in Decree-
Law no. July, or alternatively, the one established by Decree-Law no.
• Candidates holding post-Bologna academic degrees must specify final grades
The legal regime applicable to recognition processes, required after 1 January 2019, is that approved by Decree-Law No.
66/2018, of 16 August. The recognition records carried out under this diploma can be of the automatic recognition, level
recognition or specific recognition type. O
• Indicate the final (original) classification of the degree;
In compliance with the provisions of the applicable national legislation in terms of the recognition of foreign qualifications, holders
of academic degrees awarded by a foreign higher education institution are granted all rights inherent to the holding of said
degrees, upon presentation of the academic degree recognition record and conversion of the grade to the Portuguese
classification scale, required from the rector of a Portuguese public university, the president of a public polytechnic institute or
the director-general of higher education, or by presenting the recognition/equivalence attribution, carried out by an institution
of Portuguese public higher education.
• Choose the type of recognition from the drop list ;
3.2.2 Degrees Obtained Abroad
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14. FCT recommends that you submit all documents you have regarding the completion of your academic degrees,
including, for example, the respective diploma supplements or Jury minutes, in the case of recognition of a specific
degree. All the necessary documentation for the evaluation of your application must be attached in electronic format
in the proper spaces of the application form, and will not be accepted.
Opening, in the calculation of subcriterion A1.
same course.
the Portuguese scale is mandatory for the application of the scores provided in Table 1 of the Notice of
The diploma supplement contains detailed information about the training carried out, the number of ECTS of the
training, results obtained and characterization of the educational institution, from a perspective of international
mobility, so it is recommended to submit it if you have this document. The percentile of the grade obtained in the
completed degree corresponds to the relative position of the grade obtained in the ordered list of the total grades
awarded in the year in which the student obtained the degree, in the same educational establishment and for the
or we combine them in a single file, in PDF format, to be added in the “Attachments” field.
It should be noted, again, that the presentation of grade recognition records and grade conversion
certificate of the subjects taken with the respective classifications, these must be scanned together
You can also submit the diploma supplement and the document attesting to the percentile of the degree completed;
despite being an optional submission field, it is recommended to present these documents.
• Attach the degree recognition/equivalence record and the note conversion record for the Portuguese classification
scale issued by a Portuguese public higher education institution or by the
DGES. In the case of specific recognition, the respective certificate must be accompanied, whenever possible,
by the Jury Minutes.
converted by a Portuguese public higher education institution or by the DGES;
PDF, max. 4 MB). In cases where the degree certificate is a separate document from the
• Indicate the classification converted to the Portuguese classification scale, if you have your degree
For each of the academic degrees that you declare, you must submit the respective certificates for obtaining the
degree with an indication of the final classification and, if possible, with the classifications of the disciplines carried out (file
3.2.3 Submission of Attachments (Submit Whenever Applicable)
any documents sent to FCT in paper form or by e-mail.
If the candidate presents only the recognition/equivalence of the degree obtained abroad, without converting the
grade to the Portuguese scale, making it impossible to use Table 1 of the Opening Notice for the calculation of sub-
criterion A1, this recognition/equivalence may only be considered in the within the scope of the assessment of sub-
criterion A2 (Personal path).
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15. number of expected hours of work per week;
3.5 Professional Activity
3.4 Previous Scholarships
The option “Without incapacity” appears as a default of this field, applicable to candidates without incapacity; in this case, the submission
of any document is not required. In cases of disability, between 60 and 90% or greater than 90%, the respective option must be selected
in the drop list, followed by the attachment of the supporting document (PDF file, max. 1 MB). The document accepted to prove the degree
of disability is the “Multipurpose Medical Certificate of Disability”. In compliance with the legislation in force applicable to this matter,
no other document will be accepted to certify incapacity, including medical certificates issued by any other entity that does not have the
multipurpose valence. Whenever, under the terms of the applicable legislation, the medical certificate of multipurpose incapacity is only
valid when accompanied by proof of request for a new medical board, the respective request must also be included.
• Indicate the activity to be developed in accumulation, mentioning the location, nature of the bond, function and
In this section, the candidate will also have to declare, under oath, that he has not benefited from any doctoral or doctoral scholarship in
companies directly financed by FCT, regardless of its duration, by marking the respective checkbox.
in the same PDF.
3.3 Degree of Disability
If you intend to maintain a professional activity compatible with the PhD research grant under the terms of article 5 of the EBI, you must
provide the following information, which must be completed:
To indicate the scholarship(s) you have previously received, you must “Add Scholarship” and fill in the fields relating to the year of
completion, reference, duration, host and funding institutions; from the moment you start filling in this section, all its fields will be mandatory.
Applicants can only declare scholarships of which they are beneficiaries and within the scope of which they have signed an individual
scholarship contract with the funding entity. This concept does not include participation in projects financed by grants awarded to third
parties.
• Attach a document issued by the institution where you develop or where you plan to develop the activity, indicating the information
referred to in the previous point. In cases of absolute impossibility in obtaining the aforementioned document, it may be replaced
by a declaration of your
Other postgraduate training, not leading to an academic degree, may also be indicated in the “Academic degrees” field, although the
submission of the respective certificates is not mandatory for evaluation purposes.
Scholarship holder functions are performed on an exclusive basis, under the terms established in the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI).
The “Previous Grants” field must be filled in whenever applicable, that is, whenever you have been the beneficiary of a research grant,
regardless of the funding entity.
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Filling in this field, as well as the supervisor's statement on the feasibility of the work program, does not invalidate the need to update this
information and provide any additional clarifications in the contractualization phase, in case of granting a scholarship.
The curriculum vitae will be available after clicking on “Get CV from CIÊNCIAVITAE”. The link to the curriculum in PDF format will then be
made available on the application platform, indicating the date and time of the association. Any change in the CIÊNCIAVITAE curriculum
after the date and time of association will only be considered if you remove the CV (click on “Remove”), and make a new association,
clicking again on “Get CV from CIÊNCIAVITAE”. It is suggested that you verify that the associated CV is the most up-to-date version.
co-advisors.
give permission to FCT to access the CIÊNCIAVITAE data, which it intends to make available.
• Check the access levels of the fields with personal information that you want to make available.
same, a notification will be sent to your supervisor, however, it is not necessary for the supervisor to comment again, if you wish to keep the
information previously indicated. This action is not required to
When creating the curriculum vitae in CIÊNCIAVITAE, you must ensure that the access level is set to “Public” or “Semi-public”. This
is the only way FCT will be able to have access to curriculum data, namely training, career path, productions, etc. In cases where the
defined level is “Private”, it will not be possible to access the data, making their evaluation unfeasible. Within the scope of the
application, it is mandatory
• Fill in the information regarding the professional situation before the association of the advisor.
• Check the access levels of each field that you want to make available for evaluation;
In these cases, the supervisor must, in his/her personal area "Advisor's Area", give an opinion on the activity declared by the candidate,
indicating not only whether the activity is considered feasible or not feasible with the proposed work plan, but also justifying the your decision.
Whenever the candidate declares that he intends to maintain professional activity and changes this information, after the supervisor has
commented on the
weekly (PDF file, max = 4 MB);
• Give access permission to the FCT;
responsibility with indication of the activity, nature of the relationship, function and number of working hours
For candidates and advisors to use the CIÊNCIAVITAE curriculum it is necessary:
The curriculum vitae to be associated with the application is the CV imported from the CIÊNCIAVITAE curriculum management platform,
which must be completed in Portuguese or English1 . The candidate is not allowed to use a CV from other platforms or to submit a CV in
PDF format.
3.6 Curriculum Vitae
1 It is clarified that, even if the personal definitions in CIÊNCIAVITAE are in Portuguese, the CV imported for the application will
have the headings in English, so only the contents of the CV fields depend on the language in which the candidate filled it out.
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17. supervision of master's and doctoral theses and post-doctoral researchers, as well as participation in projects and the role performed in
them.
i) integrate at least one non-academic institution as a host institution and
The same rules and recommendations are also applicable to the CV of the scientific guidance team members, and in this context, the
inclusion of information regarding experience in the
admissibility:
line for which you want to apply general line in scientific and academic institutions or specific line of application in non-academic
environment. If you select the application line in a non-academic environment, your proposal will be evaluated by a specific, multidisciplinary
evaluation panel. In this case, as in the general application line, you must select the main, secondary and sub-area scientific areas,
following the recommendations indicated in point 3.8.2.
It should be noted that, if you choose the specific application line, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
It is recommended to check all items included in the imported version of the CIÊNCIAVITAE CV, in particular the information that has been
synchronized from other databases.
For example, the list of authors of publications or intellectual property registrations must be complete and in the proper order, and may
include the respective access links , as well as indicate their role in the
As indicated above, in order to start an application it is necessary to first determine which
participation in congresses, projects or other activities. When referencing scientific articles, the respective DOI must be included, whenever
applicable, and in the case of a patent, the respective reference must be indicated.
FCT also recommends that you check that the information on your CV is what you want the evaluation panel to review, also ensuring that
the information is as complete and up-to-date as possible.
3.8.1 Application in a Non-Academic Environment (specific application line)
It should also be noted that you should consult the specific subset of the information recorded in your CIÊNCIAVITAE CV that FCT will
access, for each field of the CV, in the Excel file provided in the FCT Calls Support Guide on the MyFCT platform.
3.8 Application Data
The CV synopsis is a mandatory submission element . In this field of the form, you must clearly and succinctly identify the most relevant
elements of your academic and professional career, such as academic and complementary training, scientific publications, conference
communications, participation in and organization of events, awards, professional and civic activity, and other situations considered
relevant in the evaluation of your CV. This element will be appreciated by the evaluators in an integrated way with the CIÊNCIAVITAE CV
to better analyze the candidate's academic, scientific, professional and civic path, emphasizing that, therefore, filling in this field does not
exempt the association of the CIÊNCIAVITAE CV.
3.7 CV Synopsis (maximum 500 words)
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18. writing.
If none of the sub-areas indicated in the aforementioned annex is suitable for the work plan of your application, you must
select the option “… - Other”, specifying the most appropriate designation in the field of
evaluated as such.
Indicate the place where the scholarship will be held – in the country, mixed or abroad, depending on whether the work
plan is fully, partially or not in national institutions, respectively.
In the case of opting for a mixed doctoral research grant, it is mandatory that you indicate: i) a host institution abroad;
ii) associate at least one member of the mentoring team affiliated with the foreign host institution indicated, in addition to
the host institution and mentor in Portugal. The absence of an indication of a foreign host institution and the respective
association of at least one supervisor in that institution implies the conversion of the scholarship application in the
country, in which case
Therefore, you must make sure that you cumulatively meet the two requirements before choosing to submit your
application in this application line and, consequently, in the respective panel. Applications submitted to this panel may not
be transferred to another evaluation panel or transferred to another application line.
3.8.4 Place of Holding of the Scholarship
In any of the selected lines of application, indicate the main scientific area, the secondary scientific area and the sub
-area that best suit your work plan according to the table of scientific areas and respective Assessment Panels available
in Annex I of the Notice of Opening (Evaluation Guide).
3.8.2 Choice of Scientific Area
not academic.
In this field, you must indicate the name of the doctoral program in which you are enrolled or in which you intend to enroll.
In case of granting a scholarship, the respective proof of enrollment must be delivered at the time of contracting. It is
suggested that you check with the institution, where you registered or will register, the exact name of the doctoral
program; in this field, the presentation of the doctoral program is not requested, nor the justification of its choice, but only
its designation.
ii) associate at least one member of the guidance team with affiliation to the host institution
3.8.3 Title of the Doctoral Program (maximum 60 words)
The scientific areas and sub-areas identified by the candidate are their responsibility and cannot be changed by the
evaluation panel , therefore, it is not possible to transfer the application to another panel.
The combination of main area/secondary area/subarea will determine the evaluation panel where the application will be
evaluated. Before your submission, you must confirm that the result of this selection corresponds to the panel
where you want your application to be evaluated. The fields must be filled in sequentially – Main scientific area/
Secondary scientific area/Sub-area, so that the respective evaluation panel appears in the form.
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19. submission. When the issuer submits its letter of recommendation, “OK” will be indicated in the summary table of the
3.10 Letters of Recommendation
of recommendation and the FCT computer system, with the information provided by the candidate, will notify that issuer. The e-
mail received by the sender of the letter contains the necessary information to proceed with its
The motivation letter is a mandatory and fundamental element of the application. This must be written in the proper field of the
form, not being, therefore, an additional submission document. In his letter, the candidate must objectively explain the reasons
that lead him to apply and to consider that he has the right conditions to successfully carry out the work plan he presents. The
candidate must also mention the reasons for choosing the document or artistic achievement that he considered to be the most
representative or explanatory of his scientific and/or professional career.
The candidate can choose the “Open Letter of Recommendation” or “Closed Letter of Recommendation” modality. In the first
case, the letters have to be attached directly to the application form by the candidate. In the second case, the candidate indicates
the name, institution of affiliation and e-mail of the issuer of the letter
scientific research and adequacy of the candidate's profile to the work plan that he proposes to carry out.
Letters of recommendation beyond the defined number (two) and/or written in a language other than those indicated will not be
considered for evaluation purposes. In the event that any of the submitted files contain a compilation of letters of recommendation,
only the 1st letter presented in the respective file will be evaluated, ignoring the following ones.
that make the issuer able to attest to the candidate's qualities, as well as its opinion on maturity
3.9 Motivation Letter (maximum 750 words)
3.8.6 Scholarship Abroad
If you intend to carry out your work plan exclusively abroad, when selecting the respective option “Foreign”, a specific justification
field will appear, where you must clearly explain the reasons for your choice, namely the reason for the absence of participation
of national institutions. .
In the case of a mixed scholarship application, the form will only be completed when at least one record is added that specifies
the period of stay abroad (at the institution located outside Portugal). You must always indicate the beginning and duration of the
period(s) in which you will stay abroad, which, in total, cannot exceed 24 months (as stipulated in paragraph 8 of Article 6 of the
RBI), therefore, you should take this information into account in the timing/programming of your work plan.
In addition to the characteristics mentioned above, these letters may include, for example, the reasons
3.8.5 Periods of Stay Abroad
There is no defined model, leaving its writing at the discretion of the person who writes it.
be signed, include the context of the candidate's academic and/or professional relationship with the person who recommends
him/her, indicating the reference to this competition, and should not be mere letters of acceptance of guidance.
Recommendation letters are a mandatory element . Two separate letters of recommendation, written in Portuguese or
English, with the clear identification of the respective issuer are required. These letters should
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20. • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
It should also be noted that you must clearly and objectively justify the choice of this document in the field of the
motivation letter.
• Four to six keywords that best identify the content of the work plan;
prize, etc.), only the first element presented in the file will be evaluated, ignoring the following ones. The submission
of files in PDF, JPEG or PNG format with a maximum size of 12 MB is allowed.
• The summary of the work plan to be developed;
• The title of the work plan; this should be concise, understandable to a reader trained
If a compilation of various documents is submitted in this field (example: article, master's thesis,
In this field you must indicate:
general scientific and suitable for public dissemination;
Candidates must submit the document they consider to be the most relevant to their scientific and professional career,
originally in Portuguese or English, such as, for example, a scientific publication, conference presentation, panel
presentation, scientific report or thesis. Master's degree, proof of scientific or professional or civic performance,
performance or artistic creation. within the scope
of artistic demonstrations, the submission of a portfolio will be accepted, as long as it is properly structured. Certificates
of qualifications, Curriculum vitae, or a document summarizing the candidate's path must not be submitted in this field,
as these will not be considered for evaluation purposes.
3.11 Most Representative Document
3.12.1 Summary of the Work Plan
The summary consists of the synthesis of the candidate's work plan. The summary must be clear and well structured,
in order to demonstrate the candidate's ability to summarize and present the object of study, the objectives and the
main expected contributions of the research work.
“Letters of Recommendation” section; until this moment, the field under the item “Document” will be empty, preventing
the submission of the application.
works.
3.12.2 Summary (maximum 150 words)
This section of the application form concerns the proposed work plan, where the global vision of the research project
must be presented, allowing access to each specific field of the work plan.
These fields are mandatory.
3.12 Work Plan
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21. 3.12.7 Schedule and other Annexes
3.12.4 State of the Art (maximum 500 words)
indicating, in this case, how the unforeseen events that may eventually occur in the execution of the work plan can be overcome.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld.
methodological, description of the tasks to be carried out, their interdependencies and chaining, as well as the corresponding
execution deadlines . Where applicable, it should also include a contingency plan
In this field, you must present in detail the work plan to be developed and demonstrate how the proposed objectives will be achieved,
emphasizing the relevance and originality of the scientific issues pointed out
and respective contribution of the proposed plan for the area in which it fits. This description must provide all the fundamental elements to
allow the analysis and evaluation by the panel, namely the approach
in the contest area and can also be consulted at the following address:
your choice.
3.12.6 Detailed Description (maximum 1000 words)
All information about the 17 SDGs of the United Nations 2030 Agenda is available on the MyFCT platform
In the field of the application form called “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” you must identify one, or up to a maximum of three, of
the 17 SDGs of the United Nations 2030 Agenda within the framework of the work plan that you propose to develop. If there is no
framework of the work plan with these objectives, you must select the option “No framework in any of the objectives”. The selected
information will only be used for statistical purposes and will not be evaluated, so it is not necessary to justify the
This field is intended to describe the main research questions and the objectives to be achieved with the development of your project.
3.12.3 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda
3.12.5 Objectives (maximum 300 words)
of work. Its purpose is to theoretically support the research object, referring to previous studies, which must be interrelated and confronted,
especially if they are contradictory, as well as pointing out the originality of its proposal.
In order to allow the evaluation panel to analyze the feasibility of the proposed work plan, the candidate must attach a legible chart with
the timetable of the different proposed tasks and the place where each task will be carried out, when more than one host institution is
proposed. The presentation of the schedule is mandatory. To generate a schedule, you can use appropriate software tools or an Excel
file, which, in this case, must be converted into a document in PDF format.
The state of the art, or literature review, gathers, analyzes and discusses published information on the subject of the plan.
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22. Use this field to indicate, up to a maximum of 30, the bibliographic references that support your work plan, providing
the necessary elements to the panel for its identification. You should format your bibliographic list consistently and
according to an approved scientific referencing style, such as,
Whenever the theme, methodology or results of the work plan involve ethical issues, you must tick “Yes” in the
answer to the question “Does your work plan involve ethical issues?”. In this case, a specific field will appear on the
form where you must clearly identify the ethical issues of your proposal, explaining how they will be addressed. To
help identify these issues, the ethical issues self-assessment guide (Ethics Guide) should be consulted. It will not be
necessary, when applying, to present the positive opinion of the respective ethics committee. However, if you already
have this document, and if you wish to do so, you can present it in the “Schedule and other Annexes” field, referred
to in point 3.12.7.
3.12.8 Bibliographic References (maximum 30 references)
• Host institution: institution(s) where the work plan will be developed;
methodologies or reference to details of the plan that must be included in the “Detailed Description” field,
for example, will not be considered in the evaluation of the application.
The maximum space reserved for the “Schedule and other Attachments” section is 10 MB (for example, 5 documents
of 2 MB), being allowed to attach files in JPEG, PNG and PDF format.
3.12.9 Ethical issues (maximum 500 words)
Reception conditions are defined by:
If you wish, you can also attach other additional documents containing formulas, diagrams, diagrams, graphs
or images in this field. You may also submit in this section documentary evidence of scientific productivity
indicators that you consider necessary/relevant to attest to the information contained in the CV (for example,
evidence of articles accepted for publication, or in press, or of patent registration, etc.). In any case, they should only
be documentary evidence of what is mentioned in the various text fields of the application, and should not be
considered an extension of the form; exhaustive descriptions of
This information is mandatory.
for example, the APA (American Psychological Association) standard. The maximum space reserved in this field is
8000 characters, indicated in the corresponding character counter.
3.13 Reception Conditions
If you plan to develop part of the work plan in collaboration with an institution additional to your host institutions, you
can submit, in this area of the form, a “Letter of Support” attesting to the respective collaboration. Particular
situations that support the feasibility of the proposal, such as, for example, authorizations to collect data, access to
facilities or use of equipment, or others, may be validated through support letters. The support letter must be issued
and signed by the person responsible for the collaboration in the unit or institution where the work will be
carried out. The presentation of this document is optional, but recommended whenever applicable.
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23. • Country;
• Department (Where Applicable).
In this field, the candidate must indicate (the) host institution(s) involved in the application. The following fields
must be filled in:
In order to apply for a mixed scholarship, in addition to indicating the Portuguese host institution, it is
mandatory to indicate the institution abroad where the research work underlying the program will take place.
works.
• Adequacy of the guidance team: framework for the choice of host institutions and guidance team for the
development of the work plan, including resources provided by the institutions and scientific profile of the
supervisors.
3.13.1 Host Institution
2) University of Lisbon – Faculty of Science, respectively);
If you do not find your host institution in the available list, you can use the option “Create new”, to add the name
of your institution.
• Supervisors: responsible for monitoring and guiding the investigation work;
Higher Education Institutions, Research Units, Associate Laboratories, State Laboratories, as well as
Collaborative Laboratories, Technology and Innovation Centers, Technological Interface Centers. You should
search using the full or partial name of your institution. The “Department” field must be filled in whenever
applicable, for each of the host institutions indicated.
• Institution (presented on one or two levels, as in the following example: 1) University of Lisbon and
The list of institutions includes the main national academic and scientific entities, including
• Institution awarding the degree: higher education institution(s) that will award the Doctor's degree;
3.13.1.1 Application Reception Institution in a Non-Academic Environment
The number of host institutions is limited according to the number of supervisors associated with the application.
The limit is defined by: N supervisors + 1. Thus, a maximum of 4 host institutions can be indicated, in
cases where 1 supervisor and 2 co-supervisors are proposed.
• Company
• Public Administration Entity
• Collaborative Laboratory
• Technological Interface Center
• Technology and Innovation Center
In the case of proposals submitted to the specific application line in a non-academic environment, it will be
necessary to specifically identify which of the host institutions indicated are
non-academic entities, answering “Yes” to the question “Is the institution non-academic?”. The answer
affirmative determines the mandatory selection of one of the options available in the droplist:
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24. • Third sector entity
3. Indicate the ORCID identifier in the MyFCT profile, if desired. This information is optional;
Each application can only have a maximum of three supervisors associated, one being the supervisor (mandatory)
and the other two co-supervisors (optional). Except in exceptional situations and duly substantiated in the application,
the supervisor and co-supervisor(s) must necessarily be associated with one of the indicated host institutions, in
order to allow a continuous and fruitful work with the scholarship holder. The evaluation panel will analyze whether other
situations are suitable or not, with the general orientation given by the FCT that this should be reflected in the analysis of
the feasibility conditions of the work plan.
2. Access the MyFCT portal using the respective access credentials;
This field is intended to identify the supervisor and co-supervisor(s), researcher(s) who are responsible for monitoring and
guiding the research work.
1. Register in the CIÊNCIA ID information and management system , if you have not already done so;
If you want to change the role of one of the supervisors, you will have to remove the supervisor already added and
proceed with a new invitation, indicating the desired supervisor role.
3.13.3 Advisors (maximum 3)
Each supervisor must access their personal area “Advisor Area” and carry out the following actions:
In this area, the candidate must indicate the institution(s) that grant(s) the academic degree of Doctor, after selecting the
country where he/she will obtain the degree. If you select Portugal, the available list presents all the institutions that award
this degree in the country, at one or two levels, as exemplified in point 3.13.1; when selecting another country, you must
use the option “Create new” to indicate the respective institution.
the application for association with the candidacy.
3.13.2 Institution Awarding the Degree
To invite the supervisor and co-supervisors, you must indicate the role to be played by each one (supervisor or co-
supervisor) and the respective email (it does not necessarily need to be the registration email in CIÊNCIA ID) and select
the option " Send request". A message will be sent indicating the candidate's name, application reference and link to the
area where the supervisor/co-supervisor must accept/reject
of acceptance from the host institution or the institution awarding the degree. These documents will only be needed in case
of granting a scholarship and for the purposes of its contractualization.
At the application stage, it is not required that the supervisor's opinion and the declaration
Any doctoral researcher, who is in the full exercise of his activity, can be a scientific supervisor or co-supervisor. Although
not all members of the guidance team associated with the application are necessarily PhD holders, at least one of its
members must hold a PhD degree.
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Up to a maximum of four institutions that award the degree can be nominated; the situations in these
circumstances are those of a double or co-tutella degree, or of inter-university doctorates.
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25. Only the supervisor will have to comment on the feasibility of the work plan, if the candidate declares that he intends to
maintain professional activity during the period of the scholarship. If the candidate changes his/her answer in the field of
professional situation, namely, through the submission of a new professional activity, after the supervisor's pronouncement,
he/she will receive a new notification, but it will not be necessary to comment again on the declared professional situation,
if the supervisor intends to keep the information previously indicated.
6. Give an opinion on the feasibility of the work plan (“Feasible” or “Unfeasible”) when the candidate declares that he/
she intends to maintain professional activity; this action is only applicable to advisors
You will have to associate an advisor to your application. If there are other supervisors, you can associate them as co-
supervisors (maximum two).
• Attaching a PDF document with the curriculum vitae;
3.13.3.1 Advisor (mandatory)
The supervisor has available the list of supervisees (on the left side menu) who have associated him as supervisor or co-
supervisor in the competition, as well as the status of each application: draft or submitted.
• Completing your curriculum data and associating your CV through the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform;
To access and view the content of the applications, simply click on the respective references.
5. Provide a curriculum vitae, written in Portuguese or English, in one of the following ways (they will not be
In the case of supervisors with more than one supervisee, the CIÊNCIAVITAE CV associated with the respective
applications will correspond, in all cases, to their latest version of the association's CV, provided that it is within the
deadline indicated for the submission of applications.
considered CVs sent by any other means or written in another language):
CoLab, State Laboratory, etc.;
Any change to the CV on the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform, after its association with the application form, even during
the period in which the competition takes place, will not be automatically reflected in the CV that will be available for
evaluation. If you wish to include new information in your CV and this will be reflected in the application, you must
delete the old version by clicking on “Remove”, and click on “Get CV from CIÊNCIAVITAE” again to upload an
updated version of your CV. .
4. Indicate all your current host institutions, including higher education institution and research unit, where
applicable, or, for example, research unit and company,
The supervisor will not, therefore, have to fill in any specific form, and must only provide his curriculum vitae, indicate
his current affiliation and collaboration institutions, such as, for example, higher education institution and research unit(s),
pronouncing also about the professional situation, if this is declared by the candidate, and confirm the association with the
candidate's candidacy.
7. Confirm your membership in the application.
and not to co-advisors;
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26. In this field, you must jointly describe the suitability of the guidance team associated with your
If there are errors in the application, a list of problems encountered is provided, indicating the section and field in
which they occur, and a brief indication of the problem that led to the error. The candidate
3.13.4 Adequacy of Reception Conditions (maximum 500 words)
After completing and reviewing the application, click on “Validate and Submit”. At this point, all mandatory
fields will be validated. In the case of optional fields, whenever they are started, the system will validate the
obligation to fill in all the fields that compose it.
Before submission, FCT suggests a careful reading and careful verification of all the elements of the application,
namely through the analysis of its global vision, rectifying any inaccuracy detected, taking into account points
such as the absence of lapses, spelling errors and the uniform use of the selected language (Portuguese or
English), as well as the compliance of the submitted files. You must also confirm the association of the
supervisor(s) and the content of the respective CV, namely if written in Portuguese or
English.
For the evaluation of the application, it is mandatory that the co-supervisor(s) associate themselves with the application of the
The application form can only be submitted after confirmation of the association of the supervisor and
co-supervisors, when applicable, to your application.
bidder.
If you associate one or two co-supervisors, the information described in the previous point is mandatory.
must clearly explain the added value of including one or more non-academic host institutions, highlighting the
contribution of non-academic entities to boosting and reinforcing the interaction between academia and other
sectors. The role and competences of the guidance team, in a non-academic environment, must also be clearly
explained in this field.
3.13.3.2 Co-supervisor (maximum 2, optional)
If you choose to submit the application in the specific application line in a non-academic environment,
host institution(s) for the full execution of the work plan. The use of general descriptions about the host
institution(s) should be avoided , emphasizing the resources available in the institution and necessary for the
development of the work plan. It should also be explained how each of the supervisors will contribute to the
supervision of activities, showing how their skills are necessary and complementary. This description is
decisive within the scope of the assessment of criterion C, Merit of the Reception Conditions.
application (including supervisor and co-supervisors, if applicable) and the means made available by the
4. APPLICATION SUBMISSION
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27. ii) “I declare that the information contained in the application form and attached documents is true, and I have become aware that
the provision of false statements or the performance of acts of plagiarism,
i) “I declare that I have taken cognizance of the content of all documents governing the tender”;
It is also reiterated that the provision of false statements or the performance of acts of plagiarism in the application form
will determine exclusion from the Contest, regardless of the stage of the Contest in which they are detected.
• consult the application, viewing its global content. You can also generate a PDF of the version
submitted, available in the upper right corner of the overview screen.
The submission of the application also depends on the confirmation of the following declarations:
The application form submission process depends, among other factors, on the confirmation of the association of all supervisors
indicated by the candidate. These procedures must
• change the application, which returns to the draft status, and is no longer considered as submitted to the competition. The
candidate must therefore submit the application again, within the deadline set for the competition (April 7, 2022, until 17.00h
– Lisbon time); when the application submission period is over, the candidate can only consult the application;
be carried out by the candidate and supervisor(s) as soon as the completion of the form is completed.
application submission.
After submitting the application, the candidate will also be able to:
should proceed accordingly to rectify the errors identified. The existence of errors prevents the
In addition to indicating incorrect or incomplete information in the mandatory fields, this area will also display alert messages for particular
situations, such as the date and time of association of the CV or the option of not submitting any qualification certificates.
The application can only be submitted after the form has been fully validated, that is, when there is no longer any error or omission in
filling.
determines the exclusion from the contest”.
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