Applications for the 2027 CMU Portugal Mobility Initiatives – Visiting Faculty & Researchers and Visiting Students – will open from September 15th to November 15, 2026, for visits taking place in 2027.
Launched under the CMU Portugal Program and supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), both initiatives fund research visits from 2 weeks up to 4 months to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh.
Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program
The CMU Portugal Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program will support up to 10 grantees to spend between 2 weeks and 4 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. To date, the CMU Portugal Program has supported 107 visits to CMU.
More information about this initiative at: Visiting Faculty & Researchers.
Visiting Students Program
The CMU Portugal Visiting Students Initiative offers up to 14 master’s students or recent graduates (degree awarded within the last 5 years in Portugal) in ICT-related fields the opportunity to conduct research at CMU for 2 weeks to 4 months. Participants work directly with leading faculty, gaining hands-on research experience and full immersion in Carnegie Mellon’s academic culture. Applicants must be Portuguese citizens or permanent residents of Portugal.
The Visiting Students Initiative builds on the success of the Undergraduate Internship Program launched in 2014, supporting 88 student visits to CMU through December 2026.
More information is available at: Visiting Students.
To apply to these initiatives, visit the Admissions and Scholarships page. If you have further questions about these initiatives, please get in touch with us at apply@cmuportugal.org
There will be an online info session about the application process on October 7th (4 pm, Lisbon | 11 am, Pittsburgh). Register here.
