Fully Funded Lisbon Consortium FCT PhD Scholarship Foreign Citizens, 2018-19

Introduction:

PhD Scholarship

The Applications are offering for 7 full fellowships (3 national grants and 4 mixed grants) for the academic year 2018-19, in accordance with FCT’s Research Fellowship Holder enactment and FCT’s Regulation for Research Fellowships & Studentships. The International Doctoral Program in Culture Studies (INTDCS), at the Lisbon Consortium funded by the FCT.

Description of Scholarship:

Fully Funded Lisbon Consortium FCT
PhD Scholarship
Foreign Citizens, 2018-19

The last date of this scholarship is 1st Jun 2018.
The Course Level of this Scholarship is accessible to follow PhD programme.
The Study Subject of this Scholarship is gifted in the field of Culture Studies.
The course of this scholarship is starts from the month of September.
The scholarship is gifted for a 12 Month period, renewable up to a maximum 4 years & consist a monthly maintenance stipend and a tuition fee stipend, accordance with the present FCT stipend project and cannot be awarded for less than 3 consecutive months. The Grants of the scholarship is awarded within this call cannot commence before September 2018.
This Scholarship is awarded to Portuguese citizens or foreign citizens.
The Number of Scholarships Is not specified.
This Scholarship will be given to the international PhD program in Culture Studies offers a joint doctoral degree by three top-tiered European universities in Portugal which is mention below.

i) School of Human Sciences, Catholic University of Portugal),
ii) Germany (International Graduate Center for the Study of Culture, Justus-Liebig University Giessen)
iii) Denmark (Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen).

Eligibility Criteria of scholarship:

The applicants must meet the following requirements:

The Applicants are allowed provided they have been accepted into the Doctoral Program in Culture Studies of the Lisbon Consortium and comply with the following:
National grants: Portuguese citizens or foreign citizens;
Mixed grants: Portuguese citizens or foreign citizens who are able to evidence habitual or permanent residence in Portugal upon application;
Holders of MA degree or accepted equal to upon application [foreign MA degrees should be accepted /registered. The method needs to be end upon application – for more information, please seek advice from:
http://www.dges.mec.pt/en/pages/naric_pages/academic_recognition/recognition_foreign_qualifications.html];
The applicant should be a Very good academic performance;
Having Excellent CV;
The Sufficient undergraduate training to do graduate work in the selected field or acceptable professional experience;
The applicant Have not previously received an identical type of FCT-funded fellowship for the same purpose;
The Competence in English (IELTS 7.0 at least; TOEFL 100 + minimum 24 in all expertise; Cambridge Advanced Certificate B; CEFR C1). Certificate achieve in the last two years.

Method of applying:

The Applicant must attach the following documents:

Detailed CV;
Transcript records;
An indication of Supervisor (only if possible);
Copy of identification document (Passport or ID card);
Certificate of English proficiency (except for native speakers).
Abstract of a preliminary research project (max. 15.000 characters).
A personal statement indicating the student’s motivation and interest in the program (max. 3.000 characters);
MA degree certified by the awarding institution (foreign MA degrees should be recognized/registered);