| Overview: FCT Postdoctoral Fellowships | ||
| General | Program name | FCT Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Funds for | Postdoctoral fellowships | |
| Funding agency | Portuguese Research Council - Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) | |
| Scope | International | |
| Fields of science | All fields of Science | |
| Duration | 3 years (up to 3 additional years pending on mid-term approval and budget) | |
| Program web site | http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos/individuais2015.phtml.en | |
| Number of calls per year | (not available) | |
| Eligibility | EU-Life institution | IGC |
| Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD) | PhD degree; preferentially ≤ 6 years | |
| Applicant's Nationality | Any | |
| Other Important Requirements | Academic staff and researchers under full time and/or exclusiveness legal frameworks cannot apply except when they present proof of being granted the status of leave without pay or equivalente. Candidates not yet holding the required academic degree, may apply if they state in the application that they will hold the degree by the end of the call year | |
| Funding type & amounts | Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes) | 1495 EUR/month living allowance in Portugal |
| Working contract (gross salary) | n/a | |
| Other allowances | plus other allowances if moving abroad, for presenting work at scientific meetings and complementary training | |
| Next deadline | None | |
| Past submissions outcomes | ||
| Year | Available fellowships | Success rates |
| 935 (2014) | 10% | |