Envolve-PhD Health Sciences Research Grants Program 2026

🏛️ About the Program

The Envolve-PhD Health Sciences program provides funding for doctoral students from Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) to support research, mobility, and scientific production in Health Sciences.

Sponsor Organization

• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

🎁 Benefits

• The scholarship has a maximum duration of 36 months.
• The maximum funding value is €20,000.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Have a doctoral thesis project already approved by the scientific council of the higher education institution.
• Have completed a bachelor's degree in a higher education institution in the PALOP countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe).
• Be under the age of 38 on December 31, 2026.

📅 Application Date and Process

Application Process

• Only online applications will be accepted.
• Register on the application platform.
• Before submitting the application form, check all the eligibility criteria. It is advised to read the Regulation (available in the documents area).
• Ensure all mandatory fields of the form are filled and upload the required documentation as outlined in the Regulation.
• Click on the "submit application" button to finalize your application.
• To avoid difficulties, do not wait until the last days of the deadline to submit your application.

Application Deadline

• 15 June, 2026

📄 Additional Information

For more details about the program and application process, visit the official website of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

• The scholarship has a maximum duration of 36 months and a maximum value of €20,000.