The Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates to apply for a PhD research scholarship (up to 4 years) funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), under the 2026 Call for PhD Studentship Program.

Applications for the 2026 call are open until 31 March 2026 (17:00 Lisbon Time). Applications must be submitted through the FCT platform, with the support of a host institution and a supervisor.

Prospective candidates who are interested in applying with CEPS should contact the center at ceps@elach.uminho.pt with the Subject: ‘FCT PhD 2026’. Please attach a recent CV, a brief research project (no longer than 2 pages), and — if you already have one — the indication of a potential supervisor at the Center.

Deadline for expressions of interest: 12 March 2026. The decision on sponsored applications will be communicated within approximately one week.

We strongly encourage applications from women scholars and members of other socially underrepresented groups.

CEPS is a research center in Portugal specializing in the areas of ethics, political theory, social and political philosophy. For further information about its projects and activities, please visit: https://ceps.elach.uminho.pt/

Further information about the FCT 2026 call requirements is available at: https://www.fct.pt/en/concursos/concurso-bolsas-de-doutoramento-2026-linha-de-candidatura-geral/

Important notice: The recognition of foreign academic degrees and diplomas as well as the conversion of the final classification into the Portuguese classification scale may be requested in any public higher education institution, or in the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES). For details, please consult the DGES portal at the following address: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition

We will provide support with the application process.