The ERC Starting Grants are highly competitive grants which can provide young independent researchers with up to 1,5 million Euros funding (+500.000 for equipment) for a maximum of 5 years.

NEWS
- 2 to 7 years after PhD - "starters" group;
- 7 to 12 years after PhD - "consolidators" group
- Re-submission rules: you can re-apply next year if you have the quality thresholds on Stage 1 evaluation
- More 25% budget (more grants for this call)
- Possibility of requesting + 500.000 for big equipment

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
- Physical Sciences & Engineering (ERC-2011-STG_20101014): 14 October 2010, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
- Life Sciences (ERC-2011-STG_20101109): 09 November 2010, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
- Social Sciences & Humanities (ERC-2011-STG_20101124): 24 November 2010, 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

For further information and to download the "Guide for applicants" go to this webpage.

O Centro de Informação Fulbright deu início a um novo serviço de aconselhamento virtual a que chama Webinários. Os webinários são sessões interactivas, com recurso a imagem e som, realizadas através da internet abertas à participação de todos os interessados.

As sessões são gratuitas e podem ser requeridas pelos interessados todas as terças-feiras ou quintas-feiras, ou são previamente marcadas e dedicadas a um tema específico sobre o ensino nos EUA a nível superior. Assim, gostaria de vos informar dos seguintes webinários:

Webinário MBAs nos EUA - Dia 27 às 16 horas
Webinário Estudos de Medicina nos EUA – dia 28 às 15 horas
Webinário Estudos de Direito nos EUA – dia 29 às 15 horas

Para mais informações, poderão visitar a página:
http://www.fulbright.pt/articles/category/webinarios

Este serviço visa dar a oportunidade de aconselhamento personalizado a estudantes interessados em estudar nos EUA mas cuja oportunidade de deslocação até aos centros de informação seja limitada.

Under the Agreement of Cooperation and Defense signed between Portugal and the United States, the Government of Azores, through the regional departments for the Communities and Youth, is organizing the Professional Internship Program in Azores for Young Azorean Emigrants and of Azorean Descent living in the Unites States of America, named Colombo. The objective of this program is to introduce to young Azorean descents, studying at American Universities, the present Azorean reality, namely in what concerns the professional context.

Please find attached information about the internship program which might interest senior undergraduate or graduate students. In case you have specific interest in this project, you can contact Dr. Alison Neilson directly (aneilson@uac.pt). Otherwise, applicants can contact the Colombo program directly via their website.

O Centro de Informação Fulbright realizará Sessões de Informação sobre Estudos nos EUA, no Instituto Camões, em Lisboa, no dia 13 de Julho:

14h30: Sessão de Undergraduate Studies
Sessão de Informação sobre o processo de candidatura a estudos de Licenciatura nos EUA.
Para mais informações siga este link.

16h00: Sessão de Graduate Studies
Sessão de informação sobre o processo de candidatura a programas de mestrado ou doutoramento nos EUA. Para mais informações siga este link.

The UMass Dartmouth Summer Program in Portuguese, organized by the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation and the UMD College of Arts & Sciences, will begin its 17th annual five-week session on July 7th.

Students will come to UMD from across the US, and as far away as China and the Philippines, to study the Portuguese language here in southeastern Massachusetts, home to North America’s oldest and largest Portuguese-speaking community. Activities include concerts from local Brazilian and Portuguese musical groups, lectures on the Portuguese-speaking world, and student excursions to Martha’s Vineyard and Newport.

There is still a limited amount of scholarship assistance available for the course in advanced Portuguese language, as well as the course on Portuguese-American literature, which is taught in English. For more information, contact the Center at 508-999-8255 or visit the program website at www.portstudies.umassd.edu/summer/summer.htm.

:: CIÊNCIA 2010 - Encontro com a Ciência em Portugal ::

Vai decorrer entre os dias 4 e 7 de Julho, no Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, na Junqueira, o Encontro Nacional de Ciência 2010, organizado conjuntamente pelo Conselho dos Laboratórios Associados e pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, com a colaboração da Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica Ciência Viva. Trata-se da quarta edição da mais importante reunião pública, anual, da Ciência em Portugal. A entrada é livre.

As sessões serão transmitidas em directo pela Internet através do site CIÊNCIA 2010. O programa detalhado encontra-se aqui.

Twenty members of the Boston chapter of PAPS got together on June 19th for a picnic near the Jamaica Pond. The company was great, the food delicious and the weather couldn’t have been better.  The occasion was perfect for welcoming five of the newest PAPS members, recently arrived to Boston, as well as to share impressions about this past year’s achievements and this coming Summer’s vacation plans.

We owe a big thank you to Casa Portugal (www.restaurantcasaportugal.com), a Portuguese restaurant in Cambridge, for sponsoring this event through a dinner coupon for two people. The lottery winner was Francisco Figueiras, one of Boston chapter’s youngest members: congratulations, Francisco!

Dear PAPS members,

we invite you to follow the link below to read June's newsletter. 

http://www.papsonline.org/sites/default/files/PAPSnewsletter44-June2010.pdf

It reports on some Chapter events, congratulates our recent Graduates and features some job opportunities, among other news.

If you have any items you would like to include in future newsletters and/or suggestions, please let us know by emailing newsletter@papsonline.org.

"On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Portugal as you celebrate your National Day on June 10. The United States and Portugal have long enjoyed a vibrant partnership rooted in shared values, mutual interests, and common history. On this occasion, we celebrate the enduring friendship between our two countries. From the age of exploration and discovery, to Portugal’s early recognition of a young United States, to the continued cultural contributions of Americans of Portuguese ancestry, Portugal has helped shaped the United States. Today, our nations continue to bridge the Atlantic as partners and allies. As a valued member of NATO and the Community of Democracies, Portugal provides leadership on a range of vital global challenges and common concerns. The United States appreciates Portugal’s support of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan, assistance in the resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, and efforts to combat climate change, among its many other contributions.

On this Portugal Day, I wish Portuguese people everywhere the very best, and look forward to our continued collaboration to advance the cause of peace, security, and prosperity in the 21^st century."

Hillary Rodham Clinton

The UMD Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture announces a $10,000 grant from the Luso-American Foundation of Lisbon for the 17th Annual Summer Program in Portuguese (July 7 - August 6, 2010). The Program offers intensive courses at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels, in addition to an undergraduate course on Portuguese-American Literature and a graduate seminar on Globalization and Diaspora in Lusophone Literatures and Cultures. The donation is earmarked for scholarships and other expenses related to the program, including the lecture series and concert series.

To request a scholarship application, please contact Judite Fernandes at 508-999-8255 or j1fernandes@umassd.edu or visit www.portstudies.umassd.edu.