Research Grants for Master students, PhD students and junior researchers (with a PhD no longer than 3 years) at Portuguese institutions, for internships in the USA, hopefully equal to or greater than four months.

With the aim of contributing to the strengthening of the Portuguese academic and scientific community, FLAD awards scholarships to master’s students, doctoral students and researchers with doctorates of up to 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.

The internships presented for evaluation should focus on innovative scientific or technological subjects, while also contributing to a greater alignment between Portuguese and American institutions in the hope of bolstering 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 2026

Internships starting between January 1st and June 30th, 2026:

  • Applications: from May 1st to October 31st, 2025.
  • Results: until December 31st, 2025.

Internships starting between July 1st and December 31st, 2026:

  • Applications: from November 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026.
  • Results: until June 30, 2026.

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

For more information, contact fatima.fonseca@flad.pt.