NOVA IMS Scholarship 2026 (Scholarship in Portugal)

The Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão da Informação da Universidade Nova de Lisboa – NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) is calling for applications for 1 (one) Research Grant for Master Students, in the area of Information Management, under the under the Research Grant Regulations of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and The Statute of the Research Fellow (EBI).

The grant will be funded entirely by Nova Information Management School (NOVA IMS) – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, under the framework of the “Centro de Investigação” within the scope NOVA Information Systems & Analytics Lab.

The research work aims to transfer and integrate data stored in SAS into the ADP (Azure Synapse Analytics) structure. The migration will be carried out securely, efficiently, and with data integrity assurance, ensuring that all relevant information is correctly transported and optimized for use within the Azure environment. This work will be performed in four steps:

1. Analysis and Planning;
2. Data Extraction from SAS;
3. Transformation and Optimization;
4. Loading and Validation in Azure Synapse Analytics.

Compliance with ethical and responsibility standards is considered essential for this position.

• Table of Content
• About NOVA IMS
• NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship
• Requirements for NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship

• The scholarship amount is €2,000.00 per month, in accordance with the table of monthly maintenance allowances specified in the Research Grant Regulations of NOVA University Lisbon.
• The monthly payment will be made by bank transfer.
• All grant holders benefit from personal accident insurance for research activities, covered by the NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Instituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão da Informação.

Requirements for NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship Qualification

The following are eligible to apply for this call:

• Nationals or citizens of other member states of the European Union;
• Third-country nationals;
• Stateless persons;
• Citizens with political refugee status. 

To apply for the Doctoral Research Scholarship, it is necessary to:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Technologies, Data Science, or Information Management;
• Solid programming knowledge, particularly in Python and Bash scripting;
• Knowledge and practical experience with the Azure suite (Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Active Directory, Azure Key Vault);
• Hold an AZ-900 - Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification;
• Prior experience in data model migration;
• Be enrolled in master’s degree.

Interview date, Process and Venue for NOVA IMS Scholarship Master's Scholarship

The evaluation considers the merits of the applicant.

Applications considered admissible will be scored on a scale of 0 to 100 on each of the following evaluation criteria:

Criterion A - Curricular evaluation and other documents presented, weighting 70%:

• A1 – Academic performance and relevance to the field or project, weighting 70%;
• A2 - Professional experience and relevance to the field or project, weighting 30%.

If the Jury deems it necessary, an interview may be held with the candidates placed in the first three positions according to the ordering resulting from the previous criteria. In this case, the final score will include the curriculum assessment (as described above), valued at 60%, and the interview, valued at 40%. If none of the candidates has the appropriate profile (overall assessment below 50%), the scholarship will not be awarded.

For tie-breaking purposes, candidates will be ranked on the basis of the marks awarded for each of the assessment criteria in the following order of precedence: criterion A1, criterion A2, interview (if applicable).

Documents Required for Application

It is essential, under penalty of non-admission to the Call, to attach the following documents to the application:

• Curriculum Vitae;
• One (1) Motivation Letter;
• One (1) Letter of Recommendation;
• Certificates of qualification of the academic degrees held, specifying the final classification and, if possible, the classifications obtained in all subjects taken, or, alternatively, the candidate's declaration of honor on how(s) he completed the bachelor’s degree by the end the application deadline;
• Registration of recognition of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and registration of the respective final classification conversion to the Portuguese classification scale, or, alternatively, the candidate's declaration of honor on how he obtained the recognition of the foreign degree equivalent to a graduate degree until the end of the application period;
• Proof of master course enrolment.

The following should be noted for the above?mentioned admissibility requirements: 

• In the case of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions, and in order to ensure the application of the principle of equal treatment to candidates who hold foreign and national academic degrees, it is mandatory to recognize those degrees and convert their final grade to the Portuguese grading scale. Recognition of academic degrees and foreign diplomas as well as the conversion of the final grades to the Portuguese grading scale may be required in any public higher education institution, or in the Directorate?General for Higher Education (DGES, just in the case of automatic recognition). In this regard, it is suggested that the DGES portal be consulted at the following address: http://www.dges.gov.pt.
• Only candidates who have completed the degree program leading to the degree by the application deadline will be admitted. If they do not yet have the certificate of completion, a declaration of honor will be accepted by the candidates in which they have completed the necessary qualifications for the purposes of the competition by the end of the application deadline. The awarding of the scholarship is always dependent on the presentation of proof of the academic qualifications required for the scholarship grant.

Candidates who do not submit the required application forms will be excluded from the competition.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Applications and supporting documents as outlined in this Call for Applications must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected], with the subject line indicating the reference IMS_BOLSA_ISAL_2026_03.

Each applicant can only submit one (1) application, under penalty of cancellation of all applications submitted. 

The provision of false statements or the act of plagiarism by candidates will result in the cancellation of the application, without prejudice to the adoption of other punitive measures.

For more information, knidly visit NOVA IMS scholarship webpage.