From April 16th to May 14th, 2026, applications are open for the 2026 CMU Portugal Mobility Initiatives: Visiting Faculty & Researchers and Visiting Students.
Launched under the scope of the CMU Portugal Program, and supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), both initiatives fund research visits to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh. All visits must be completed by December 31st, 2026.
Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program
The CMU Portugal Visiting Faculty & Researchers Program will support up to 8 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 2025, CMU Portugal has supported 100 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 12 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 up until 2025, supporting 76 student visits to CMU.
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 April 23rd (3 pm, Lisbon | 10 am, Pittsburgh). Register here.
