[ecrea] Application for Doctoral Scholarships at the Doctoral Programme in Materialities Literature at the University of Coimbra

Announcement
Application for Doctoral Scholarships
The Doctoral Programme in Materialities Literature at the University of 
Coimbra was selected for funding by the Foundation for Science and 
Technology, IP (FCT-IP), and will award five doctoral scholarships in 
the academic year 2017-2018.1The Directive Committee of the 
Programmewill be responsible for selectingthecandidateswho will be 
awardedthe scholarshipsfunded by FCT-IP. The awarded candidates will 
contract their scholarshipsdirectly withthe FCT. Thus, under the Statute 
of Scientific Research Fellow, approved by Law n¼40/2004 of August18,in 
its current wording, and Regulation for Scholarships of theFoundation 
for Science and Technology, theDirective Committee calls for applications:


DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Five doctoral scholarships are awarded.These scholarships are intended 
for those who meet the conditions specified in clause 1 of Article 30¼ 
of Decree-Law N.º 74/2006, of March 24, in itscurrent wording. The 
duration of the scholarship is annual, renewable up to a maximum of four 
years, and it cannot be awarded for periods of less than six consecutive 
months.


RECIPIENTS
This call for applications is open to:
	1) Portuguese nationals or citizens of other member states of the 
European Union;

	2) Nationals of third states, when ranking criteria include an 
individual interview;

	3) Portuguese nationals or foreign citizens who have permanent 
residence in Portugal for scholarships whose working plan takes place 
wholly or partly in foreign institutions.

Candidates should hold the necessary level of academic qualifications to 
allow them to be admitted intoa doctoral programme, as defined by the 
application requirements. Citizens who have previously been awarded 
similar grants for the same purpose by the FCT are not eligible to apply.


APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications are open from 8-31 January, 2018.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applications must containthe following documents:
	1)Copy of identification document, certificate of permanent residence, 
authorization for permanent residence or status of long term resident, 
if applicable;

	2)Letter of motivation;
	
	3)Curriculum Vitae;

	4)Certified copy of certificates for all degrees obtained, containing 
the final average for the degree and final grades for all courses taken;

	5)Copy of a published research paper, if applicable;

	6)Summary of a preliminary PhD thesis project (maximum 2500 words, with 
an additional list of up to 20 relevant bibliographic references). this 
preliminary project must be related to one of the three major research 
topics in the Programme: "Ex Machina:Inscription and Literature" (see 
http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/exmach); "Vox Media:Sound in 
Literature" (see http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/voxmed); or 
"ReCodex: Forms and Transformations of the Book" (see 
http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/proj/meddig/recod).

	7)Document certifying knowledge of English equivalent to at least level 
B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

	8)Statement about thecandidateÕscurrent professional situation, 
indicatingthe nature of working contract, job descriptionand average 
teaching load (if applicable). This documentmay be replacedby a 
declaration under oathin case the candidate has no contracted or 
self-employed professional activity.


Applications for the Doctoral Programmein Materialities of Literature 
are made through the University of Coimbra application system: 
http://www.uc.pt/candidatos/online Applications for the Programme are 
open January 8-31, 2018.



MEMBERS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTIONCOMMITTEE
Professor Manuel José Freitas Portela, Professor António Joaquim Coelho 
Sousa Ribeiro and Professor Osvaldo Manuel Alves Pereira Silvestre. 
Alternate member: Professor Paulo Jorge da Silva Pereira.


EVALUATION
Evaluation of applications is made according tothe terms of 
thisannouncement,weighing up the assessment factors and producing an 
ordered list of candidates. The following criteria will be 
usedforgradingcandidates:
	1) Grades obtained in BA and MA degrees (30%);
	
	2) Scientific merit of the candidate's preliminary project (30%);
	
	3) Specific qualifications relevant to the scientific field of the 
Programme (10%);
	
	4) Scientific curriculum (10%);
	
	5) Professional curriculum (10%);
	
	6) Interview (10%).

Note 1: Interviews will take place in the first half of February. 
Candidates will be notified by e-mail about the schedule for interviews. 
If unable to attend, interviews will be conducted via teleconference.

Note 2: Scholarships will be awarded to the first five candidates in the 
ranking. The selection committee reserves the right not to award the 
scholarship if the final grading of the candidate or candidates is lower 
than 16 (sixteen).


PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
The evaluation results will be announced within 30 days after the 
deadline for submission of applications. Candidates will be notified via 
email. The results will also be publicly available on the website of CLP 
in http://www.uc.pt/fluc/clp/inv/bols. After disclosure of the results, 
candidates should be considered automaticallynotified for presenting any 
claim inapreliminary hearing within 10 workingdays, as establishedin the 
Administrative Procedure Code. An appeal concerning thefinal decision 
may be brought to the Directive Committee within 15 working days after 
notificationof the results.


FINANCING
The grants awarded under this scholarship application will be financed 
by funds from the State Budget of the Ministry of Science, Technology, 
and Higher Education and, when eligible, from the European Social Fund 
through the Operational Programme HUMAN CAPITAL of Portugal 2020 2014-2020.

For all mattersnot referred to in this Announcement,the Regulation for 
Scholarships of the Foundation for Science and Technology 
applies(Regulation N¼ 234/2012, of June 25, revised by Regulation n¼ 
326/2013, of August 27, and by Regulation n¼ 339/2015, of June 17), 
available at http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml


NOTE
Scholarships will not be awarded to candidates who are in situationof 
unjustified breach of the obligations of the grantee under any previous 
grant contract funded directly or indirectly by the FCT, namely when 
final or interim reports have not been delivered or whenfunds whose 
refund is dueunder applicable law or regulation have not been returned. 
This edition of the Programme will start in the second semester of the 
2017-2018 academic year, and it is expected that seminars will begin in 
March 2018.

Coimbra, January 3,2018.
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