“La Caixa” Foundation Scholarship Program | Presentation Session
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the presentation session of “la Caixa” Foundation Scholarship Program will take place on 9th January at 10am at the Noble Hall of the Rectory of the University of Lisbon.

“la Caixa” Foundation, based in Spain, is a non-profit organization and since its foundation has always developed initiatives that aim to achieve a more egalitarian society. Since its implementation in Portugal in 2018, with the support of Banco BPI, it has been developing a very relevant set of initiatives in the social area, but also in health, education and culture research. With a budget of over 20 million euros in 2019, this figure will be increased by 2020 to about 30 million euros and by 2022 the budget for Portugal will be around 50 million euros.

As part of its intervention in Portugal, the “la Caixa” Foundation launched in 2018 the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, each year awarding 110 scholarships to study in Portugal and Spain over three years.

The average value per scholarship is € 120,000 and € 300,000, respectively, with Retaining scholarships - to retain the best researchers in universities and research centers - and Incoming , to attract the best researchers. This year, the “la Caixa” Foundation has extended to Portugal the call for 120 Graduate Scholarships to study for a maximum of two years at the best Universities in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. about € 85,000.

Overall, the budget to be allocated by the “la Caixa” Foundation to the Scholarship Program will amount to € 32 million by 2020.

Also in the area of Health there is an opportunity, namely, the Support Contest for Health Research Projects .

 

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