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Coimbra Group

Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and 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 on January 2004. This initiative, which offers grants to finance short-term research visits, aims at favouring mobility and academic exchange between both regions.

THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS OPEN

Eligibility criteria and list of participating universities in 2022

Read the 2021 report here.

Overview 2015-2021

Number of grants available & applications received

Latin America 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Universities 14 14 12 12 23 13 14
Grants available 26 24 22 25 23 32 35
Eligible applications 245 410 482 352 390 251 480

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING
1 – Applicants should provide the name and contact details of an academic supervisor in the receiving Coimbra Group University who will supervise their work during their stay abroad. If you do not have any contacts, we suggest you visit the website of your chosen institution or get in touch with the contact person at the host institution whose email address is indicated in the brochure. The Coimbra Group Office is not in the position to provide assistance in this.
2 – All applicants are requested to provide a letter/e-mail of acceptance (to be submitted together with your application) written by the academic supervisor from the host university where you would like to carry out the proposed working plan. The letter should state that the supervisor is willing to work with you in case you obtain a Coimbra Group Scholarship.
3 – Applicants can select one institution only. Multiple applications from the same candidate will be rejected.
4 – Please fill in your application form only when you have all the data available (i.e. name of and letter of acceptance by supervisor at Coimbra Group University, etc.). Incomplete applications will be rejected, no exceptions will be made.
5 – The dates of your stay should be agreed upon between the applicant and the academic supervisor at the Coimbra Group University. Typically this will be during the academic year 2022/2023.