Grants for research internships in the USA designed for master’s students, doctoral students, and junior researchers (with a PhD for no longer than 3 years) from Portuguese institutions.

In order to contribute to the strengthening of the Portuguese academic and scientific community, FLAD awards grants to master’s students, doctoral students, and junior researchers (with a PhD for no longer than 3 years) from Portuguese institutions to develop research internship programs in academic and scientific institutions in the USA.

The internships will have a duration ofequal to or greater than 4 months.

These internships should focus on innovative scientific or technological issues, while also contributing to a greater alignment between Portuguese and American institutions in hope of reinforcing the knowledge network shared by the two countries and thus facilitating the creation of institutional partnerships.

FLAD’s grants provide funding of up to a maximum of €1,500/month.

Applications

Individual applications will be accepted according to the following requirements:

  • Portuguese nationality or resident in Portugal;
  • Master students, PhD students, and junior researchers (with a PhD of no longer than 3 years) at Portuguese institutions of higher education and/or research centers;
  • Internship program;
  • Acceptance letter from the US institution, mentioning the internship period of stay;
  • Letter of reference from the Portuguese institution to which the applicant is institutionally bound;
  • Detailed budget of expected costs and the sources of funding applied to finance this internship.

Deadlines – Calls 2025

Traineeships starting between 1 January and 30 June 2025:

  • Applications: from May 1 to October 31, 2024.
  • Results: until December 31, 2024.

Traineeships starting between 1 July and 31 December 2025:

  • Applications: from 1 November 2024 to 30 April 2025.
  • Results: until June 30, 2025.

The application must be submitted by filling out the online form, available here.

To find out more, see the notice of this call – Call 2025 – Scholarships “R&D@USA”