New R&D@USA Scholarship Holders 1st semester 2026

Candidates for the R&D@USA scholarships have already been selected. The 14 Master’s and PhD students, chosen by FLAD, will carry out research internships in the USA, related to innovative scientific or technological topics.

Those selected will have the opportunity to conduct research at academic and scientific institutions in various locations in the US. In addition to the research support component, the FLAD R&D@USA Scholarships also contribute to the approximation of Portuguese and North American institutions in order to increase the knowledge network between the two countries, thus facilitating the development of institutional partnerships.

Find out who are the students selected for the first semester of 2026 and what is their destination in the USA:

• Margarida Silva dos Reis (Master’s Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/GESTAR II (Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research), University of Maryland;
• Sofia Duarte de Figueiredo (PhD Student) – School of Technologies and Architecture, ISCTE-IUL/Department of Wireless Internet of Things, Northeastern University;
• Eduardo Fernandes de Carvalho (PhD Student) – i3S – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health, University of Porto/Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University;
• Duarte Costa de Almeida (PhD Student) – Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences – Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
• Miguel da Silva Pinto (PhD Student) – Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon/William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University;
• Sara Botelho Rosa (Medical Internship & PhD Student) – São José Local Health Unit & Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon/Blumenfeld Lab – Yale School of Medicine;
• Íris Damião (PhD Student) – Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon & LIP – Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics/Computational Ethics Lab, Vermont Complex Systems Center, University of Vermont;
• Margarida Fernandes Queirós (Master’s Student) – School of Engineering, University of Minho/Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina;
• David Soares Mesquita (PhD Student) – Centre for Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon/Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Indiana University;
• Joana Augusto Veiga (PhD Student) – Centre for Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon/Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, Boston College;
• Beatriz Ortiga Oliveira (Master’s Student) – School of Engineering, University of Minho/Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina;
• Sofia Cardoso Martins (PhD Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WiNES) Laboratory, Northeastern University;
• Daniela Mendes Tavares (PhD Student) – Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs (HEI-Lab), Universidade Lusófona/Psychology Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;
• Bruno Alves Ribeiro (PhD Student) – INEGI – Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/Computer Science, Boston College.

Congratulations! And good job!