UT Austin Portugal Program with €90K to fund research internships at UT Austin

The UT Austin Portugal Program will fund up to three-month internships in Advanced Computing, Medical Physics, Nanotechnologies and Space-Earth Interactions at the University of Texas at Austin (U.S.A.). The call for Expressions of Interest is open until June 5, and targets faculty, researchers, and Master’s and PhD students affiliated with universities or other R&D-performing organisations established in Portugal and. Internships are due to start in mid-September and must be completed by December 31 2023.

Professors, researchers or Master’s and PhD students affiliated with Higher Education Institutions, R&D centres or companies established in Portugal can apply for internship positions, with a duration of two to three months, at the University of Texas at Austin (U.S.A.) under the UT Austin Portugal Program.

“This opportunity aims to provide researchers with the means to undertake research work at an institution with UT Austin’s prestige under the guidance of seasoned UT Austin faculty “, says Andreia Passos, Executive Director of the UT Austin Portugal Program in Portugal. Thanks to the Program, since the start of Phase 3 in 2018, 19 researchers from Portugal have already participated in similar mobility initiatives, and their feedback on the experience is highly positive.

Funded internships must cover topics in the major scientific areas of the Program, i.e., Nanotechnologies, Space-Earth Interactions, Advanced Computing and Medical Physics. Indicatively, ten positions are to be assigned, but others may be opened if the available funds are not exhausted by the first batch.

Internships may start anytime from September 15 onward and last until December 31, 2023, with a duration between two and three months. The selected candidates will conclude a contract that specifies, among other aspects, the components of the support provided during the exchange period, which includes a monthly stipend, health and personal accident insurance, as well as a single travel allowance, depending on the applicant’s academic degree.

“The UT Austin Portugal’s internships allow researchers to lay the groundwork for a collaborative experience that tends to last far beyond the internship period. For younger researchers, it can actually be a game-changing opportunity”, adds Andreia Passos.

Those interested can check the regulation available on the website.