Candidates for the R&D@USA scholarships have already been selected.The 15 Master’s and PhD students, chosen by FLAD, will carry out research internships in the USA, related to innovative scientific or technological topics.

Those selected will have the opportunity to conduct research at academic and scientific institutions in various locations in the US. In addition to the research support component, the FLAD R&D@USA Scholarships also contribute to the approximation of Portuguese and North American institutions in order to increase the knowledge network between the two countries, thus facilitating the development of institutional partnerships.

Find out who are the students selected for the first semester of 2025 and what is their destination in the USA:

  • Francisca Gonçalves Perfeito (PhD Student) – CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials – University of Aveiro/Harvard Medical School – Brigham and Women’s Hospital;
  • Maria Isabela Santos (PhD Student) – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto/Harvard Medical School – Division of Engineering in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital;
  • Maria das Neves Gomes (PhD Student) – Centre for Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon/Princeton University – Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures;
  • Zoe Arnaut Moreira (PhD Student) – CQC-IMS, Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra/Texas A&M University – Department of Biomedical Engineering;
  • André Pinto de Sousa (PhD Student) – Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto/University of Pittsburgh – School of Medicine;
  • Marharyta Kislukhina (PhD Student) – FCT – Universidade Nova de Lisboa/Emory University – Department of Urology/Department of Microbiology and Immunology;
  • Joana Reis Pardal (PhD Student) – Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto/Stanford University – School of Medicine – Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS);
  • Diogo Gaspar e Silva (PhD Student) – Centre for Geographical Studies – Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon/Georgia State University – Urban Studies Institute;
  • Liege Aguiar Pascoalino (PhD Student) – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto/Syracuse University – Department of Chemistry, Syracuse;
  • Lara Sá Neves (Master’s Student) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto/Virginia Commonwealth University – Department of Computer Science;
  • Cláudia Santos Ribeiro (PhD Student) – Centre for Structural Chemistry – Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon/Louisiana State University – Department of Chemistry;
  • Maria Carolina Matos (PhD Student) – CIBIO-InBIO/BIOPOLIS, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto/University of Alabama – Departments of Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics;
  • Beatriz Barbosa Coelho (Master’s Student) – ICVS – Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho/Columbia University – Department of Psychiatry;
  • Quelvina Fortes (PhD Student) – Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa & NOVA/Northern Arizona University – School of Forestry;
  • Ana Nina e Cunha (PhD Student) – CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials – University of Aveiro/University of Illinois.

Congratulations! And good job! ?