The CMU Portugal online Info Session “How to apply for a CMU Portugal Dual Degree Ph.D. Scholarship” was held on November 19th via Zoom, gathering 92 potential candidates willing to know more about the 2024 call for scholarships.
The Info Session was moderated by Sílvia Castro, CMU Portugal Executive Director, who introduced CMU Portugal National Co-Directors, Inês Lynce and João Magalhães, to welcome the participants and offer a first insight of the Program.
João Fumega, CMU Portugal’s Education Officer, presented an overview of the Dual Degree Ph.D. Programs and scholarship funding. Next, Megan Berty, CMU Portugal’s Associate Director at CMU, focused on application guidelines and requirements, sharing insights on how to prepare and submit a successful application.
The session continued with the participation of Catarina Gamboa, a Dual Ph.D. student, who talked about her experience under the program, starting from her application process and admission, offering useful advice to prospective students.
Finally, to end the session, a 25-minute Q&A allowed all participants to clarify their doubts with the panelists.
Under this call, up to 10 Scholarships are available for the 2025/2026 academic year in selected cutting-edge areas of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), related to the scope of the CMU Portugal Program.
The Dual Degree Ph.Ds. scholarships allow students to spend three years in Portugal and two years in Pittsburgh, integrated as regular students at Carnegie Mellon University. Upon completion of the Ph.D., the student earns two diplomas, one from his selected Portuguese university and one from CMU.
The applications for the nine available Ph.D. programs are open until:
- December 11th, 2024 (03:00 p.m., EST | 08:00 p.m., GMT): Computer Science (CS), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Language Technologies (LTI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, Societal Computing (SC) and Software Engineering (SE);
- December 15th, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EST | 04:59 p.m., GMT): Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Engineering and Public Policy (EPP).
More information can be found on the webpage Admissions and Scholarships.
For further doubts you can visit the webpage Dual Degree Ph.D., check our FAQ Page or contact us at apply@cmuportugal.org.
