| Overview: FCT Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus | ||
| General | Program name | FCT Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus |
| Funds for | PI salary funds | |
| Funding agency | Portuguese Research Council - Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) | |
| Scope | International | |
| Fields of science | All fields of Science | |
| Duration | 6 years | |
| Program web site | https://www.fct.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/empregocientifico/ci_dez2017.phtml.en | |
| Number of calls per year | 1 | |
| Eligibility | EU-Life institution | IGC |
| Applicant's Level of Experience (years after PhD) | PhD holders at any level of experience (see below 'other important requirements' for specifications of each level) | |
| Applicant's Nationality | Any | |
| Other Important Requirements | Four levels are considered: a) Junior Researcher: PhD holders <5 years with limited post-doctoral experience in the scientific area of application b) Assistant Researcher: PhD holders >5 years, with relevant experience in the scientific area of application and limited scientific independence c) Principal Researcher: PhD holders >5 years, with relevant experience in the scientific area of application and demonstrating scientific independence for the last 3 years d) Coordinating Researcher: PhD holders >5 years, holders of a title of habilitation ("agregação"), with relevant experience and demonstrating scientific independence and recognized leadership in the scientific area of application | |
| Funding type & amounts | Fellowship (net salary, exempt of national taxes) | |
| Working contract (gross salary) | - Junior Researcher: ~29,770 EUR gross salary/year - Assistant Researcher: ~29,790 - 44,685 EUR gross salary/year, depending on full time conditions or exclusivity - Principal Researcher: ~33,610 - 55,415 EUR gross salary/year depending on full time conditions or exclusivity - Coordinating Researcher: ~43,540 - 66,310 EUR gross salary/year, depending on full time conditions or exclusivity | |
| Other allowances | | |
| Next deadline | Feb. 16, 2018, 5 p.m. | |
| Past submissions outcomes | ||
| Year | Available fellowships | Success rates |
| 2018 | 500 | 12% |