Recipients profile/category:

Mandatory requirements: The applicants must hold a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering or

related fields and be enrolled in a PhD or a non-degree-granting course. Priority will be given to the

area of Materials Engineering and to candidates with research experience in the specific scientific area

of the work plan. The documents providing this situation must be presented, at latest, until the stage of

contracting the scholarship, and may before that be replaced by a declaration of honor. Average

Master’s degree greater than or equal to 14 values.

Preferred factors: Preference will be given to candidates with experience in research and publications

of scientific articles, the candidate must have the ability to work autonomously and in teams, write

reports and scientific publications and be fluent in English.

Monthly maintenance allowance amount: The amount of the scholarship corresponds to €1,199.64,

with monthly payment by bank transfer.

Selection criteria:

The evaluation of the applications will focus on the merit of the candidate, applying the following criteria,

valued on a scale of 1 to 5 values:

A – Merit of the candidate – MC (80%)

A1 – Academic background: 30%

A2 – Personal resume: 60%

A3 – Motivation letter: 10%

Final classification of the candidate’s merit will be obtained by applying the following formula:

?? = (?1 × 0.3) + (?2 × 0.6) + (?3 × 0.1)

The candidates classified in the first 3 positions, who obtain the minimum classification of 3.5 in the MC,

will be admitted to the phase of the interview, proceeding the jury to evaluation of the following sub criteria:

B – Interview – INT: 20%

B1 – Interpersonal skills and motivation: 50%

B2 – Knowledge demonstrated in the area of the fellow: 50%

The evaluation of the sub criteria of the interview parameter will correspond to the following levels: high –

5 values; Good – 4 values; Sufficient – 3 values; Reduced – 2 values and Insufficient . 1 value. The

classification of the interview (INT) will be obtained by applying the following formula:

??? = (?1 × 0.5) + (?2 × 0.5)

If a candidate invited to the interview does not attend it, they will be excluded from the contest. The final

classification (FC) will be obtained by applying the following formula:

?? = (?? × 0.8) + (??? × 0.2)

If a candidate has a final grade of less than 3.5, they will be excluded from the competition.

Composition of the Selection Jury:

President of the Jury – Doutora Ana Almeida

1st Efetive Member – Professor Doutor Pedro Almeida

2nd Efetive Member – Doutor João Canejo

1st Alternate Member – Professora Doutora Maria Helena Godinho

2nd Alternate Member – Doutora Ana Catarina Trindade

Form of advertising/notification of results:

The evaluation results proposed by the jury will be notified, up to 90 days after the deadline for the

submission of applications, by email, of the results proposed by the jury, with access to the minutes and

the final ranking list.

After notification, candidates will have 10 working days to comment on the draft decision (prior hearing

of interested parties, under the terms of the Code of Administrative Procedure). The final decision will

be taken after the expiry of the prior hearing period, again notified to all candidates by e-mail. Of this

final decision the candidates can file a complaint within 15 working days (to the e-mail address used for

the notification), or an hierarchical appeal, within 30 working days, addressed to NOVA.ID.FCT's Board

through the address coord1@novaidfct.pt.

Drafts:

The drafts of: i) fellowship contract, ii) final report to be presented by the fellowship holder, iii) final report

to be presented by the scientific advisor, and; iv) declaration on honor, can all be found on NOVA.id.FCT

website.