A tender is now open for the award of one Master holder Research Grant under the R&D project LAB Isabel Ferreira com ref. PR8067, funded by own funds., under the following conditions:

Work Plan: The work plan includes: 

1. Production of polymer-based membranes for the production of: 1) condensers; 2) batteries; Electrochemical characterization of the membranes and devices produced.
2. Structural, compositional and morphological characterization;
3. Durability and life cycle studies of membranes and devices
4. Compilation and publication of results

Workplace: The work will be developed at the Materials Science from NOVA School of Science and Technology under the scientific guidance of Professor Isabel Ferreira being the contracting entity the NOVA.id.FCT – Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento, FCT

Fellowship duration: The fellowship will last for 12 months, scheduled to begin in June 2026, possibly renewable for the same duration within the duration of the project.

Application deadline and form of application submission: The competition is open from 12th to 25th May 2026.

• Documentation to be provided in the application: Applications must be formalized, mandatorily, by sending the following documents:

  i) Motivation letter; 

  ii) Detailed Curriculum Vitae; 

  iii) Documents attesting the academic degrees obtained and the respective final grades*NOTE1 (at the application stage, these may be replaced by a declaration of honor, as stated in point no. 2); 

  iv) Declaration of honor confirming the commitment to enroll in a doctoral degree or in a non-degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution of a higher education institution, in case the candidate is selected for the scholarship and accepts its award, as well as any other supporting documents considered relevant for assessing experience.

  Note 1: For academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions, it is mandatory to present proof of recognition of the academic degree and the conversion of the final classification to the Portuguese grading scale (process regulated by Decree-Law no. 341/2007 of October 12), or alternatively, to obtain equivalence/recognition of the academic degrees (process regulated by DecreeLaw no. 283/83 of June 21). 

  Note 2: In the case of candidates enrolled in a non-degree course, the scholarship may have a maximum duration of one year. 

• From of submission of applications: Applications must be sent, exclusively by e-mail, mandatorily with the indication, in the subject of the e-mail, of the reference” NOVAID.B498 - Concurso Bolsa 26”, to imf@fct.unl.pt within the deadline for their submission. Applications submitted by other means will not be accepted.
• Documentation to be provided in terms of contractualization: Proof of academic degrees or their recognition/equivalence when awarded by foreign higher education institutions; proof of enrollment in a PhD program or in a non-degree course integrated into the educational project of a higher education institution.

Applicable legislation and regulations: Law No. 40/2004, of August 18, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 202/2012 of August 27 (Statute of the Scientific Research Fellow) and amended by Decree-Law No. 233/2012 of October 29, by Law No. 12 /2013 of 29 January, by Decree-Law No. 89/2013, of 9 July and Decree-Law No. 123/2019, of 28 August; Regulation of Research Grants of NOVA.id.FCT – Association for Innovation and Development of FCT; Regulation of Research Grants of the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. in force (https://former.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/docs/RegulamentoBolsasFCT2019DR.pdf)