Monday, February 25, 2013

Portugal : Portugal Program: Engineering Systems PhD/Master/Advanced Study Scholarships

MIT Portugal Program is an international partnership involving MIT, universities and industry in Portugal. The goal of the initiative is to develop world class education and research programs in the emerging field of engineering systems. MIT Portugal scholarship is for pursuing MSc, Master’s and PhD degree level. The International students can apply for this scholarship. The scholarship covers the tuition fees. The MIT Portugal degree programs represent a historical first, in that they are each offered in association by multiple Portuguese institutions. MIT Portugal Scholarship applications open each year. MIT Portugal ensures that no applicant receives less favorable consideration on the grounds of gender, marital status, race, age, color, nationality, ethnic origin or religious belief. We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Send application online.
Study Subject(s): The program has targeted Bioengineering systems, Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing, Sustainable Energy Systems, and Transportation Systems.
Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing MSc, Master’s and PhD degree level.
Scholarship Provider: MIT, universities and industry in Portugal
Scholarship can be taken at: Portugal
Eligibility: -PhD Programs: candidates must hold a Bologna 2nd cycle degree, a Master’s degree, or a 4 or 5-year degree (e.g.Licenciatura).
-Candidates in the final year of these degrees are welcome to apply. -Master’s Program (MSc): candidates must hold a Bologna 1st cycle degree or a 4 or 5-year degree.
-Candidates in the final year of these degrees are welcome to apply. (Additional information) Executive Master’s Programs (DEA/DFA): candidates must hold a Bologna 2nd cycle degree, a Master’s degree, or a 4 or 5-year degree (e.g. Licenciatura).
-Candidates in the final year of these degrees are welcome to apply.
-Language skills: Candidates must be fluent in English.
-All courses are conducted in English.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The MIT Portugal Program is an international collaboration seeking to demonstrate that an investment in science, technology and higher education can have a positive, lasting impact on the economy by addressing key societal issues through quality education and research in the emerging field of engineering systems.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Duration of award(s): Visiting students will stay at MIT for a range of periods depending on the course of study. Energy Master’s students may stay a couple of weeks, while PhD candidates may stay a few months up to18 months.
What does it cover? The PhD programs cost approximately 3000 Euros per year. The CTIS MSc program costs 2074.40 Euros, and the Sustainable Energy Systems Executive Master’s at Lisbon is 5000 Euros, the Executive Master’s in Sustainable Energy Systems at Porto, in Bioengineering Systems and in Technology Management Enterprise are approximately 3000 Euros.
Selection Criteria: Their application can be improved by two factors: Good scores on the Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE exam) Professional experience in the field to which you are applying
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Deadlines for submitting International Scholarship applications: PhD and MSc – March 31, 2013, For Executive Masters – June 15, 2013.