YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IN EUROPE

Your Scholarship in Europe 2008-2009
Portugal
concerning its services: education and grants; fi ne arts; Armenian communities; international
service; music; health and human development; jointly with the IGC (Gulbenkian
Science Institute).
For further information about deadlines and the application procedure, please contact
the Portuguese Embassy in Moscow.
Camões Institute
Acting under the supervision of Portugal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Camões Institute
(ICA) is the Portuguese institution responsible for promoting both teaching of the
Portuguese language and culture at foreign higher educational establishments, and
Portuguese culture abroad in general.
In order to pursue these objectives within the context of a variety of cooperation programmes
with foreign higher educational institutions, ICA has a range of scholarship
programmes for Portuguese and foreign students. These programmes are designed to
support and promote:
• Studies and research in the fi elds of Portuguese language and culture;
• Scientifi c or vocational training in the fi eld of Portuguese as a non-mother
tongue;
• Training or further studies in the field of translation and conference interpretation.
The Portuguese Language and Culture Summer Courses Programme
Aimed at foreign students who wish to attend Portuguese language and culture summer
courses at Portuguese universities or other institutions offi cially recognised by the
ICA. Applications should be forwarded by the student’s Portuguese teacher under the
terms of one of the cooperation protocols with ICA that specify the existence of a given
number of such scholarships.
The Annual Portuguese Language and Culture Courses Programme
Aimed at foreign students who wish to attend Annual Portuguese language and culture
summer courses for foreigners at Portuguese universities or other institutions offi cially
recognized by the ICA.
The Fernão Mendes Pinto Programme
Aimed at Portuguese and foreign university graduates or fi nal-year students involved
in scientifi c or vocational training projects in the fi eld of Portuguese as a Foreign Language
(PLE). These projects should offi cially form part of cooperation programmes with
higher educational institutions abroad, such as:
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