• Call Conditions, in Portuguese (PDF - 1.5 MB)

The grant has a maximum duration of 36 months and a maximum value of €20,000.

It covers necessary and duly justified costs related to the completion of the doctoral thesis, including fieldwork and research expenses, scientific mobility and internationalisation, scientific production and dissemination, the acquisition of consumables and technical resources, short-term training, as well as specialised services directly linked to the research.

• Have a doctoral thesis project approved by the scientific council of a higher education institution;
• Hold an undergraduate degree from a higher education institution in a PALOP country (Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique or São Tomé and Príncipe);
• Be under 38 years of age on 31 December 2026.

• We only accept online applications.
• You need to register before applying.
• Please read the “Requirements, Criteria and Conditions” document available in the documents section above before applying.
•  Your application will only be valid after all the mandatory fields of the application form are complete and the mandatory documents are uploaded. 
• At the end click on the “Submit” button. We strongly advise candidates not to wait until the last few days before applying.