Fulbright Scholarships for Masters, Doctorates and Research in the United States
 

Lisbon, 6 January 2012 - The Fulbright Commission announces the opening of calls for proposals for grants to Portuguese students and researchers wishing to pursue master's and doctoral studies or carry out research projects at universities or research centres in the USA.
 
The open competitions are aimed at awarding the following grants:

• Fulbright Scholarship for Masters and Doctorate (to start in 2013/2014)
• Fulbright Research Grant (to start in 2012/2013)

 
The regulations and detailed information for each competition are available on the Fulbright Commission's website at www.fulbright.pt, and applications must be submitted online by 30 March 2012.
 

The Fulbright Programme supports those who stand out for their merit and for the quality and timeliness of the projects they submit. It also values their leadership skills and dynamism, which enable them to act as cultural ambassadors and contribute to the scientific, academic and cultural development of their country.
 
 
About the Fulbright Commission

The Fulbright Programme, currently administered in more than 150 countries, was created in the USA in 1946 at the proposal of Senator J. William Fulbright with the aim of promoting mutual understanding, the sharing of ideas and the search for solutions to global problems through the international exchange of students and teachers.
 
In Portugal, the programme is administered by the Fulbright Commission (Comissão Cultural Luso-Americana). Since the Fulbright Programme began in Portugal in 1960, more than 1,300 Portuguese students and professors and 750 Americans have received Fulbright scholarships in a variety of academic fields. The binational character of the Fulbright Commission is reflected in the representation of the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Portugal in its administration and in the funding of its activities.