{"id":100912,"date":"2022-03-17T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/applications-open-for-summer-schools-in-the-azores\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:51:06","slug":"applications-open-for-summer-schools-in-the-azores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flad.pt\/en\/applications-open-for-summer-schools-in-the-azores\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for Summer Schools in the Azores"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLAD supports two Summer Schools<\/em> that will take place on the islands of Santa Maria and Terceira, in the Azores, in July. The Foundation will fund individual scholarships to PhD students from Mainland Portugal and the United States, which will cover airfares and accommodation throughout the period of the\u00a0Summer School.<\/em><\/p>\n

In order to contribute to the permanent updating of knowledge and the development of science in the Azores, as well as contacts and exchanges of experiences between specialists from various scientific institutions and different regions, with a special focus on specialists with links to the United States of America, FLAD supports two intensive summer courses that take place during the month of July on Terceira Island and the Island of Santa Maria.<\/p>\n

These two courses will contribute to advance knowledge in areas of interest relevant to the Autonomous Region of the Azores, and are supported by the Regional Government.<\/p>\n

AZS – Azores Summer School in Marine Island (Palaeo)Biogeography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The organization of this intensive course is being carried out by the Research Center on Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO) Azores and will take place between 6 and 17 July<\/strong> in the Village of Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, under the theme Marine Island (Palaeo)Biogeography.<\/p>\n

For 11 days, participants will have the opportunity to observe in loco20 years of fieldwork on the oldest island of the Azores, with a vast program that includes lectures, symposia, and fieldwork in areas of the extraordinarily geological diversity of the Island and benefit from the experience of the guest experts.<\/p>\n

Useful information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Summer School takes place in Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores, from 6 to 17 July.<\/p>\n

FLAD Support <\/em><\/p>\n

There will be 15 grants funded by FLAD<\/span> for biodiversity students from the University of Lisbon and the University of Porto and 6 for students in the United States, which will support:<\/p>\n