2760 Scholarships for Portugal Students
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485
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Most Featured Scholarships — Portuguese Nationality
Ranked by recipients who shared their story
| Degree level | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. | 3 |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2 |
| Law | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| FCT Doctoral Fellowship | 1 |
| Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) | 1 |
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship, LeADS | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lazarotto — Brazil, Portugal | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship, LeADS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Belgium | Ph.D. in Law, LeADS doctoral research |
| Catia Mota — Portugal | Global Korea Scholarship | Chung-Ang University; Korea; South Korea | Ph.D. in Molecular Biology |
| Catarina Teixeira — Portugal | FCT Doctoral Fellowship | University of Porto ICBAS; research at IPO-Porto; Portugal | Ph.D. in Pathology and Molecular Genetics |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lazarotto Ph.D. in Law, LeADS doctoral research | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship, LeADS | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship , LeADS — Scheme components reported: monthly living allowance; mobility allowance; Conditional components: family allowance; research/training allowances; Later phase: Continues VUB doctorate under different unnamed funding after MSCA ends |
| Catia Mota Ph.D. in Molecular Biology | Global Korea Scholarship | Global Korea Scholarship — full tuition; one-year intensive language-training fees; airfare; monthly stipend; settlement allowance |
| Catarina Teixeira Ph.D. in Pathology and Molecular Genetics | FCT Doctoral Fellowship | FCT Doctoral Fellowship — Portuguese doctoral salary funded by FCT, including during USresearch stay |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lazarotto Ph.D. in Law, LeADS doctoral research | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellowship, LeADS | Law bachelor Curitiba and Porto; Judiciary Law master Minho, data/law enforcement thesis; former prosecutor assistant and two publications |
| Catia Mota Ph.D. in Molecular Biology | Global Korea Scholarship | BiomedicalScience master’s NOVALisbon IHMT |
| Catarina Teixeira Ph.D. in Pathology and Molecular Genetics | FCT Doctoral Fellowship | Genetics and Biotechnology studies at UTAD and a Molecular Biology and Genetics master’s at the University of Lisbon; research on RNA modifications in bladder cancer. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| TOPIK | 1/3 | TOPIK Level 2 (Catia Mota) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Ph.D.
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Catia Mota | Ph.D. in Molecular Biology | Pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Korea Basic Science Institute |
| Catarina Teixeira | Ph.D. in Pathology and Molecular Genetics | Completed the PhD at the University of Porto , then became a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern |
