Admissions and Scholarships

Below are listed all the CMU Portugal Program Initiatives which offer Calls for Admissions or/and Scholarships.

– Visiting Faculty or Researcher Program

We strongly advise a careful reading of the terms of the call for the specific call you are looking for. Should you have any doubts please e-mail us at apply[at]cmuportugal.org. You can also find here the contacts of the CMU Portugal Coordination Office.

Dual Degree Ph.D. Programs

Applications are submitted directly through the PhD admissions webpage of each Department at CMU where applicants should indicate their interest in the corresponding CMU Portugal Dual Degree PhD Program.

To apply just select in the table below the Dual Ph.D. of your preference available in “Program” and follow the instructions available on the admissions page.

Call for scholarships 2025/2026

Status Program Type of Application Deadline Terms of the call Results of the call

Closed Computer Science Admission and Scholarship – Computer Science November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Electrical and Computer Engineering Admission and Scholarship – Electrical and Computer Engineering November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 15th December 2024 (23:59, EST)/16th December (04:59 a.m., GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Engineering and Public Policy Admission and Scholarship – Engineering and Public Policy November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 15th December 2024 (23:59, EST)/16th December (04:59 a.m., GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Human-Computer Interaction Admission and Scholarship – Human-Computer Interaction November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Language Technologies Admission and Scholarship – Language Technologies November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed
Machine Learning Admission and Scholarship – Machine Learning November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Robotics Admission and Scholarship – Robotics November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Societal Computing Admission and Scholarship – Societal Computing November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Closed Software Engineering Admission and Scholarship – Software Engineering November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT) – 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN
– 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT
– Guidelines
– Announcement Euraxess
– Selection Committee TBA

Status	Program	Type of Application	Deadline	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship – Computer Science	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship – Electrical and Computer Engineering	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 15th December 2024 (23:59, EST)/16th December (04:59 a.m., GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship – Engineering and Public Policy	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 15th December 2024 (23:59, EST)/16th December (04:59 a.m., GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Human-Computer Interaction	Admission and Scholarship – Human-Computer Interaction	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship – Language Technologies	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Machine Learning	Admission and Scholarship – Machine Learning	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship – Robotics	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Societal Computing	Admission and Scholarship – Societal Computing	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship – Software Engineering	November 19 2024 (12:00, EST/17:00, GMT) to 11th December 2024 (15:00, EST/20:00, GMT)	– 2025/2026 Call Terms_EN – 2025/2026 Call Terms_PT – Guidelines – Announcement Euraxess – Selection Committee	TBA

Call for scholarships 2024/2025

Status	Program	Type of Application	Deadline	Terms of the call	To apply	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 (11:59, EST/16:59, GMT) to 14th February 2024 (23:59, EST/04:59, GMT)	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2024/2025 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	Press here to start your application	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 (11:59, EST/16:59, GMT) to February 28th 2024 (23:59, EST/04:59, GMT)	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2024/2025 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	Press here to start your application Applicants should apply via the above link, completing the form by February 26 at 11:59pm ET to allow enough time to create the application before the February 28th deadline. Contact: Jessica Tomko, jtomko@andrew.cmu.edu	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 (11:59, EST/16:59, GMT) to February 28th 2024 (23:59, EST/04:59, GMT)	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2024/2025 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	To submit your application please email Ms. Debbie Kuntz: deborahk@andrew.cmu.edu	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 at 11:59 a.m. (EST) to February 14th 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	Press here to start your application	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Societal Computing	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 (11:59, EST/16:59, GMT) to February 8th 2024 (23:59, EST/04:59, GMT)	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2024/2025 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	Press here to start your application Contact: Connie Herold, cherold@andrew.cmu.edu	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	February 1st 2024 (11:59, EST/16:59, GMT) to February 8th 2024 (23:59, EST/04:59, GMT)	2024/2025 Call Terms_EN 2024/2025 Call Terms_PT Euraxess Announcement Guidelines	Press here to start your application Contact: Connie Herold, cherold@andrew.cmu.edu	Admitted Candidates

Call for scholarships 2023/2024

Status	Program	Type of Application	Deadline	Terms of the call	Results of the call
CLOSED	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Human-Computer Interaction	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	December 15, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
CLOSED	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 15, 2022 (11:59 a.m., EST)	2023/2024 Call Terms_EN 2023/2024 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Euraxess announcement Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates

Call for scholarships 2022/2023

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	December 9, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship	December 9, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 9, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	December 9, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Human-Computer Interaction	Admission and Scholarship	December 9, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	December 15, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 31, 2021 (Noon EST)	2022/2023 Call Terms_EN 2022/2023 Call Terms_PT Guidelines Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates

Call for scholarships 2021/2022

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	December 10, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship	December 10, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 10, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	December 10, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Human-Computer Interaction	Admission and Scholarship	December 10, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	December 15, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 31, 2020 (11:59 a.m. EST)	2021/2022 Call Terms Guidelines Selection Committeee	Admitted Candidates

Call for scholarships 2020/2021

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Human-Computer Interaction	Admission and Scholarship	December 12, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	December 15, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 31, 2019 (Noon EST)	2020/2021 Call Terms Guidelines Call PhD 2020 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates

Call for scholarships 2019/2020

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Computer Science	Admission and Scholarship	December 10 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Robotics	Admission and Scholarship	December 10 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Software Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 10 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Language Technologies	Admission and Scholarship	December 10 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Engineering and Public Policy	Admission and Scholarship	December 15 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates
Closed	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Admission and Scholarship	December 31 (Noon EST)	– 2019/2020 Call Terms – 2019 Selection Committees	Admitted Candidates

Affiliated Ph.D. Programs

2025 Call for scholarships

Before submitting your application we strongly recommend you to carefully read the call´s announcement available below which details the candidate´s requirements, evaluation process and other important information.

It is mandatory to submit an online application form with the following attachments:

- Candidate’s CV exported through the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform;
- Supervisor in Portugal and co-supervisor at CMU CV´s;
- Supervisor(s) in Portugal and co-supervisor(es) at CMU support letters;
- Certificates of qualification of the academic degrees held, specifying the final classification and, if possible, the classifications obtained in all subjects taken, or, alternatively, the candidate’s declaration of honor on how (s)he completed the licenciatura’s or master’s degree by the end the application deadline;
- Registration of recognition of the academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and registration of the final classification conversion to the Portuguese classification scale for those degrees or, alternatively, the candidate´s declaration of honor on how (s)he obtained the recognition of the foreign degree equivalent to a graduate or master´s degree with effect until the end of the application period;
- Statement of purpose;
- Work plan;
- 2 Letters of Recommendation (preferably one letter from the academia and other from the industry).

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
To Open	Affiliated Ph.D. Programs	Ph.D. Scholarship (Bolsa Mista)	May 12th 2025 (12:00 Lisbon) – June 15th 2025 (12:00 Lisbon) Online application form	– Terms of the Call_EN – Terms of the Call_PT – Euraxess Announcement	TBA

2024 Call for scholarships

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Affiliated Ph.D. Programs	Ph.D. Scholarship (Bolsa Mista)	~~March 25th 2024 (12:00 GMT) – May 2nd 2024 (23:59 GMT)~~ CLOSED	– Terms of the Call_EN – Terms of the Call_PT – Euraxess Announcement	– Admitted Candidates

2023 Call for scholarships

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Affiliated Ph.D. Programs	Ph.D. Scholarship (Bolsa Mista)	February 15th 2023 (Noon GMT) – March 31st 2023 (Noon GMT)	– Terms of the Call_EN – Terms of the Call_PT – Euraxess Announcement – Selection Committees	– Admitted Candidates

2022 Call for scholarships

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Affiliated Ph.D. Programs	Ph.D. Scholarship (Bolsa Mista)	February 15th (Noon GMT) – March 31st (Noon GMT) EXTENDED DEADLINE March 31st (11:59 p.m. GMT)	– Terms of the Call_EN – Terms of the Call_PT – Selection Committees	– Admitted Candidates

2021 Call for scholarships

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Affiliated Ph.D. Programs	Ph.D. Scholarship (Bolsa Mista)	February 15 (Noon GMT) – March 31 (Noon GMT)	– Terms of the Call_EN – Terms of the Call_PT – Selection Committee	Admitted Candidates

Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program

Call for funding for visits in 2024

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program	Subsídio a Atividades de Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia	~~March 6 2024 – April 15 2024 (23:59)~~ CLOSED	– Terms of the call – Euraxess Page – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for funding for visits in 2023

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program	Subsídio a Atividades de Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia	April 26, 2023 – ~~June 2, 2023~~ EXTENDED DEADLINE: June 5th 2023 (23:59)	– Terms of the call – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for Scholarships for visits in 2020

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program	Mobility Scholarship	December 2, 2019 (Noon GMT) – January 12, 2020 (Noon GMT)	– Terms of the Call – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for Scholarships for visits in 2019

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program	Mobility Scholarship	February 4 (Noon GMT) – March 17 (Noon GMT)	– 2019 Terms of the Call – Call Guidelines	2019 call results

Visiting Students Program

Call for funding for visits in 2024

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Students Program	Subsídio a Atividades de Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia	~~March 6 2024 – April 15 2024 (23:59)~~ CLOSED	– Terms of the call – Euraxess Page – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for funding for visits in 2023

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Students Program	Subsídio a Atividades de Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia	April 26, 2023 – ~~June 2, 2023~~ EXTENDED DEADLINE: June 5th 2023 (23:59)	– Terms of the call – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for funding for visits in 2022

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Students Program	Subsídio a Atividades de Transferência de Conhecimento e Tecnologia	May 2, 2022 – June 7, 2022	– INESC ID_Terms of the call – INESC ID_website – Euraxess – Guidelines	– Results of the call

Call for funding for visits in 2020

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Students Program	Mobility Scholarship	December 2, 2019 (Noon GMT) – January 12, 2020 (Noon GMT)	– Terms of the call – Guidelines	– Admitted Candidates

Call for expressions of interest in 2019

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Terms of the call	Results of the call
Closed	Visiting Students Program	Expression of Interest	July 8 (Noon GMT) – September 16 (Noon GMT)	– Application Form – Terms of the Call

Advanced Training Programs

Status	Program	Type of Application	Dates of the call	Application	Results of the call
Closed	Advanced Training Program in User Experience Design	Admission	–	Program description	–

Admissions and Scholarships

Dual Degree Ph.D. Programs

Call for scholarships 2025/2026

Call for scholarships 2024/2025

Affiliated Ph.D. Programs

Visiting Faculty and Researchers Program

Visiting Students Program

Advanced Training Programs

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