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Outgoing Researcher Mobility
School of Arts and Humanities' researchers interested in research stays at foreign institutions may apply for various supports. To identify the most relevant and pertinent information about the destination country, the foreign institution, and about grants and funding, you can find here a selected set of references.
EURAXESS Scientific Research and Employment Grants
Supported by the European Union, the EURAXESS network is a European initiative involving EU member and partner countries. It provides information and support services for researchers, including practical advice, local information, funding opportunities and scientific employment.
The EURAXESS portal publishes a wide range of fellowship and scientific job offers in Europe and worldwide; it provides access to a network of information and support for researchers, depending on the foreign country where they intend to carry out a research stay.
Europe | Brazil, Latin America, Caribbean | North America | China | India | Japan | ASEAN | South Korea | Australia and New Zealand
Canon Foundation Fellowships - Japan
Each year, the Canon Foundation in Europe offers scholarships to European and Japanese researchers (holding a Master's or Doctoral degree). The grants are for research stays of minimum 3 months and maximum one year.
For more information, we recommend you visit the Canon Foundation in Europe | Research Fellowships website
Incoming Researcher Mobility
The School of Arts and Humanities provides a unique research ecosystem with its ten research centers and four privately funded professorships. Foreign researchers can apply to:
The EURAXESS portal publishes relevant information for researchers interested in research stays in Portugal.
Postdoctoral research stay
If you are a post-doctoral student at a foreign higher education institution you can apply for a research stay at the School of Arts and Humanities in order to access the Library, to temporarily integrate a research centre and to be oriented by one of the Faculty's Professors or Researchers. The mobility takes place under the Visiting Researcher status.
Post-doctoral visiting researchers are not covered by a partnership under a mobility program, protocol, or agreement. It is recommended that the research period is at least three consecutive months, or more, although shorter periods of stay are accepted. The researcher must be assigned to a research unit of the School of Arts and Humanities and be supervised or co-supervised by a professor or researcher of the School of Arts and Humanities.
Applications for Visiting Researchers are made online through the academic portal FENIX. Researchers must first register to access the application form.
Fees
Lecturers and researchers with visiting status at the School of Arts and Humanities are subject to the payment of a registration fee and an post-doctoral visiting fee.
Application fee: 20,00€
(includes administrative management of the mobility process, student card to access the Library, school insurance and issue of documents directly related to mobility)
International post-doctoral Visiting Researcher Fee:
Duration of mobility | Fee |
Research for less than 3 month |
200€ |
One semester |
200€ |
Two semesters |
400€ |
Visas
Visiting professors and researchers who do not hold the nationality of one of the European Union countries or of a country in the European Economic Area need a visa before entering Portugal. In order to obtain a visa, they must first request a letter of acceptance from the School of arts and Humanities.
The study visa must be requested at a Portuguese Embassy or Consular Post in the country of origin. It is recommended that visa requests are made at least two months before the expected date of arrival in Portugal to ensure their timely issuance.
Accommodation
The Universidade de Lisboa has specific residences for professors, researchers and administrative staff. Visiting professors and researchers can contact the International Cooperation Office (Este endereço de email está protegido contra piratas. Necessita ativar o JavaScript para o visualizar.) to find out more information about the residences and availability of vacancies for the dates planned for their stay.