New R&D@USA Grants Holders 2nd semester 2026

Candidates for the R&D@USA grants have already been selected. The 8 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 Grants 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 second semester of 2026 and what is their destination in the USA:

Afonso Pinho Lourenço (PhD Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/Carnegie Mellon University
Gonçalo Neves dos Santos (PhD Student) – Centre for History – Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon/University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ann-Sophie Hahn (PhD Student) – Nova SBE/Harvard Business School
Henrique Miguel Legoinha (PhD Student) – LIP – Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics, IST, University of Lisbon/MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Erany Guerra Constantino (PhD Student) – School of Engineering, University of Minho/MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maria do Carmo Ramalho (PhD Student) – ISPA – University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences/Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Boston University
Miguel Guedes Mateus (Master’s Student) – Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto/Department of Pathobiological Sciences (PBS), Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Jaime Augusto Jesus Cunha (PhD Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology