The Calls for CMU Portugal Mobility Initiatives – Visiting Faculty & Researchers and Visiting Students – will be open between May 30th and June 17th, 2025.
Launched under the scope of the CMU Portugal Program, with the support of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), both initiatives will support visits to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, to be completed by December 31st, 2025.
Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program
The CMU Portugal Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program will support up to 5 grantees to spend between 2 weeks and 2 months collaborating in research, education, and innovation in ICT with peers at Carnegie Mellon University to experience its culture and best practices. Candidates must be Portuguese citizens or foreign citizens with permanent residence in Portugal who hold a doctoral degree by the time of the application and are affiliated with a Portuguese Higher Education Institution or a Research lab.
The Visiting Faculty and Researchers Initiative builds on the success of the Faculty Exchange Program, launched in 2007. Up until 2024, CMU Portugal has supported 96 visits to CMU.
More information about this initiative at: Visiting Faculty & Researchers.
Visiting Students Program
The CMU Portugal Visiting Students Program will support up to 7 master’s students or masters who have been awarded a degree in the last 5 years in Portugal and in ICT-related areas to spend between 2 weeks and 2 months working in research in ICT at CMU. While at CMU, candidates will be mentored by leading faculty and researchers and have the opportunity to be immersed in Carnegie Mellon’s culture. Visiting Students must be Portuguese citizens or foreign citizens with permanent residence in Portugal.
The Visiting Students Initiative builds on the success of the Undergraduate Internship Program, initiated in 2014, and has already hosted 69 student visits to CMU.
More information is available at: Visiting Students.
On June 4th (3 pm Lisbon / 10 am Pittsburgh) the CMU Portugal Coordination Office will hold an Online Info Session to clarify all doubts about these calls for applications.
To apply, visit the Admissions and Scholarships page.
If you have further questions about these initiatives, please get in touch with us at apply@cmuportugal.org
