The Centre for Social Studies (CES) informs that the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has announced the call for PhD Research studentships. The call will run from March, 17 to April, 16, 2025 (5:00 pm, Lisbon time). For more information, please consult the FCT website.

Those interested in having CES as their scientific host institution under their application for FCT scholarships need to obtain an institutional opinion from CES, for which they should submit a notice of intention to apply that should consider the following criteria:

1. Applications must be submitted by 23h59 of the 1st of April, 2025 (deadline) through the email doutoramentos@ces.uc.pt

2. The CES will consider applications from doctoral students already enrolled or from students who intend to apply, in the 2025-2026 edition, to CES doctoral programmes.

3. The CES will also consider the scientific hosting of doctoral students already enrolled or students who intend to apply, in the 2025-2026 edition, to other doctoral programmes when the supervisor of the work plan is a CES researcher.

4. Applications must contain the identification of the candidate and the doctoral programme he/she is enrolled in or intend to apply, the updated CV, the project and a declaration of acceptance of the CES supervisors’ orientation.