Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme 2025/2026 for Young Professors & Researchers from Latin American Universities

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About Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young Latin America researchers from higher education institutions from Latin America. The main aim of this scholarship programme is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in their home institution and to help them establish academic and research contacts in Europe.

• Sponsor Organisation: Coimbra Group

Benefits of Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

Funding

• The scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities participating in this programme, while the Coimbra Group Office is in charge of the administrative management of the applications.

Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme Requirements

• To be a national of and currently resident in a Latin American country. Candidates already living and/or studying in Europe will not be considered.
• To hold a university degree or equivalent.
• To be linked, as a professor or researcher, to a Latin American University recognised as such by the authorities of the country.
• To be born on or after 1 January 1985.

Selection Criteria

The final selection will be made in accordance with the following criteria:

• Academic skills of the applicant
• Experience as a professor or/and researcher
• Curriculum Vitae assessment
• Coherence between the programme proposed by the applicant and his/her academic background and experience
• Immediate benefits of the research visit for the academic and scientific future of the candidate and of the participating institutions.

The following Coimbra Group universities are participating in the 2025 edition of this scholarship programme:

• Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi ( Romania)
• University of Barcelona (Spain)
• University of Coimbra (Portugal)
• University of Cologne (Germany)
• University of Granada (Spain)
• University of Graz (Austria)
• Istanbul University (Turkey)
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
• Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
• KU Leuven (Belgium)
• University of Padova (Italy)
• University of Pavia (Italy)
• University of Poitiers (France)
• University of Salamanca (Spain)
• University of Siena (Italy)
• University of Tartu (Estonia)

 

See more information here.

Application Date and Process

Applications should be submitted in English, but they will accept applications in Spanish when applying to the Universities of Granada, Salamanca, and Barcelona and in Portuguese when applying to the University of Coimbra. No other language exceptions will be accepted.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING
1 – Applicants should provide the name and contact details of an academic supervisor in the receiving Coimbra Group University who will supervise their work during their stay abroad. If you do not have any contacts, we suggest you visit the website of your chosen institution or get in touch with the contact person at the host institution whose email address is indicated in the brochure. The Coimbra Group Office is not in the position to provide assistance in this.
2 – All applicants are requested to provide a letter/e-mail of acceptance (to be submitted together with your application) written by the academic supervisor from the host university where you would like to carry out the proposed working plan. The letter should state that the supervisor is willing to work with you in case you obtain a Coimbra Group Scholarship.
3 – Applicants can select one institution only. Multiple applications from the same candidate will be rejected.
4 – Please fill in your application form only when you have all the data available (i.e. name of and letter of acceptance by supervisor at Coimbra Group University, etc.). Incomplete applications will be rejected, no exceptions will be made.
5 – The dates of your stay should be agreed upon between the applicant and the academic supervisor at the Coimbra Group University. Typically this will be during the academic year 2025/2026.

 

Contact Details

For further information please contact the Coimbra Group Office at [email protected]

Application Deadline

31 March, 2025

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