Scholarship Programme for Early-Career Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities
The “Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Early-Career Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities” was launched for the first time in January 2004. This initiative, which offers grants to finance short-term research visits, aims to promote mobility and academic exchange between the two regions.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
Full call for applications, including eligibility criteria and list of participating universities 2026
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE APPLYING
1 – Applicants should provide the name and contact details of an academic supervisor at the receiving Coimbra Group University who will supervise their work during their stay abroad. If you do not have any contacts, we suggest you visit the website of your chosen institution or get in touch with the contact person at the selected host institution whose email address is indicated in the call for applications. The Coimbra Group Office is not in the position to provide assistance in this matter.
2 -All applicants are requested to provide a letter/e-mail of acceptance (to be submitted together with the application) written by the academic supervisor from the host university where they would like to carry out the proposed work plan. The letter should state that the supervisor is willing to work with the applicant in case they obtain a Coimbra Group Scholarship
3 – Applicants can select only one institution. Multiple applications from the same candidate will be rejected.
4 – Please fill in your application form only when you have all the data available (i.e. the name of and letter of acceptance from the supervisor at the Coimbra Group University, etc.). Incomplete applications will be rejected, no exceptions will be made.
5 – Research visits will take place during the 2026/2027 academic year. The exact dates and structure of the visit must be agreed upon directly between the applicant and the academic supervisor at the Coimbra Group host university.
Overview 2015-2025
Number of grants awarded & applications received
| Latin America | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Universities | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Grants awarded | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 30 |
| Eligible applications | 245 | 410 | 482 | 352 | 390 | 251 | 480 | 327 | 364 | 317 | 164 |
Read the 2025 report here.