Global Ph.D. Programme in Law Notice on the Public Tender – Six Mixed Ph.D. Scholarships1 2015
Católica Global School of Law (CGSL) is hereby issuing the notice on the 2015 call for applications to the Global PhD Programme in Law, starting October 2015. Admitted candidates receive a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend calculated to cover their living expenses as doctoral students in Lisbon for four years, as well as expenses related to research stays abroad. Within the terms of the Framework-Agreement signed by FCT and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, the Directive Board approves candidates selected by virtue of merit following the procedure outlined in the application for funding. Scholarship contracts are concluded directly between each selected candidate and FCT. Information about the Programme is available on the webpage of Católica Global School of Law at http://www.catolicalaw.fd.lisboa.ucp.pt/en/programmes/global-ph-dprogramme. Hence, within the terms of the ‘Regime of Research Scholarship Holders’, enacted by Law nº 40/2004 of August 18, as it currently stands, together with the Regulation of Scholarships by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, the public tender for the selection of candidates to individual scholarships to attend the PhD Programme is now open. 1. NUMBER OF DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS (BD) AVAILABLE There will be six scholarships available to candidates who fulfill the criteria laid down in n. 1 of article 30th of Decree-Law n. 74/2006, of March 24, modified by Decree-Law n. 107/2008, of June 25, and n. 230/2009, of September 14. 2. ADRESSEES The following may apply to this tender: Portuguese nationals or nationals of other EU countries; non-EU citizens who hold a valid title of residency or who enjoy long-term This document is an English language translation of the oficial notice in Portuguese (Aviso de Abertura do Concurso para Atribuição de Quatro Bolsas Mistas de Doutoramento), available at www.catolicalaw.fd.lisboa.ucp.pt. 1
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residency status within the terms of Law n. 23/2007, of July 4, modified by Law n. 29/2012, of August 9; citizens of countries with which Portugal has a reciprocity agreement; any non-EU citizens, since the selection process includes an interview conducted with each applicant. 3. HOST INSTITUTIONS The host institutions are Universidade Católica Portuguesa, through the Católica Global School of Law of the Escola de Lisboa da Faculdade de Direito, and the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law. 4. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applications will be accepted subject to the requirements laid down at http://www.catolicalaw.fd.lisboa.ucp.pt/en/programmes/global-ph-d-programme. 5. FORMALIZING THE APPLICATION In addition to filling the application form, in order to formalize the application to a doctoral fellowship candidates should address a letter to the Director of the Global Ph.D. Programme stating their knowledge and acceptance of the norms and terms of the Regulation of Scholarships by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, namely where it refers to the delivery of required documentation. Candidates who at the time of the application do not hold the academic degree required for its acceptance may state in the application form that they expect to receive the degree at a date no later than September 30, 2015. No scholarship will be awarded to a candidate whose application does not fulfill these requirements. 6. APPLICATION PERIOD The tender is open from March 23 to May 29, 2015. The selection process is expected to be concluded and all applicants informed of the decision at the latest by early July 2015. 7. SELECTION AND EVALUATION PROCEDURE The evaluation and selection of applications will be carried out by a Selection Committee. The selection will proceed in two phases, with all candidates evaluated in the first phase and with the candidates meeting the threshold allowing for possible admission also invited to the second phase comprising an oral interview. The Selection Committee will determine the merit of the candidates and submit to the Directive Board of the Programme a ranking of the candidates according to the following criteria:
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First Phase:
Academic performance of the applicant, namely class ranking as an undergraduate and as a masters student, prizes received, works published, participation in research projects: 0 to 5 grade points; Intellectual, personal, and social qualities of the candidate as they result from the two letters of recommendation submitted, so long as the Committee has no reason to doubt the latter’s credibility: 0 to 5 grade points; Quality of the previous scholarly work submitted by the applicant as well as the preliminary research project: 0 to 5 grade points.
Second Phase: Interview to evaluate the candidate’s motivation, intellectual maturity, seriousness of purpose, collegiality, and other attributes relevant to succeed as a doctoral student and, more generally, as an academic; the Committee also decides whether the candidate is prepared to undertake the responsibilities of a full-time doctoral candidate: 0 to 5 grade points. 8. ADDRESS TO WHICH THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT The letter formalizing the application should be sent to Directive Board of the Global Ph.D. Programme in Law, Católica Global School of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Palma de Cima - 1649-023 Lisboa, Portugal or to the email address catolica.law@fd.lisboa.ucp.pt, within the aforementioned deadline. 9. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS The results of the evaluation procedure shall be disclosed to the candidates through the webpage of Católica Global School of Law: http://www.catolicalaw.fd.lisboa.ucp.pt/en/programmes/global-ph-d-programme. Candidates whose applications were rejected have 10 weekdays upon the date of disclosure to express their views, if they so desire, in a preliminary hearing within the terms set by the Code of Administrative Procedure. The final decision may be appealed to the Directive Board within 15 days of its reception. 10. FUNDING The scholarships awarded within the framework of this tender will be funded from the State Budget of the Ministry of Education and Science and, when electable, by funds from the European Social Fund through the Operational Programme of Human Potential (QREN) Portugal 2007-2013 following the provisions of the Specific Regulation of Intervention Typology 4.1.
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Any issue not covered by the present call shall be governed by the Regulation of Scholarships by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, available at http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.
Lisbon, March 23, 2015 The Global Ph.D. Programme in Law Director,
Professor Jan Hendrick Dalhuisen
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