Deadline: March 31, 2025
Applications are open for the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme 2025/2026 for Young Professors & Researchers from Latin American Universities. The Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities was launched for the first time in January 2004.
Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young Latin America researchers from higher education institutions from Latin America. The main aim of this scholarship programme is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in their home institution and to help them establish academic and research contacts in Europe.
Funding
- The scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities participating in this programme, while the Coimbra Group Office is in charge of the administrative management of the applications.
Eligibility
- To be a national of and currently resident in a Latin American country. Candidates already living and/or studying in Europe will not be considered.
- To hold a university degree or equivalent.
- To be linked, as a professor or researcher, to a Latin American University recognised as such by the
authorities of the country. - To be born on or after 1 January 1985.
Selection Criteria
The final selection will be made in accordance with the following criteria:
- Academic skills of the applicant
- Experience as a professor or/and researcher
- Curriculum Vitae assessment
- Coherence between the programme proposed by the applicant and his/her academic background and experience
- Immediate benefits of the research visit for the academic and scientific future of the candidate and of the participating institutions.
Application
Applications should be submitted in English, but they will accept applications in Spanish when applying to the Universities of Granada, Salamanca, and Barcelona and in Portuguese when applying to the University of Coimbra. No other language exceptions will be accepted.
For more information, visit Coimbra Group Scholarship.
