How to Apply
How to Apply to the Course
A maximum 2 A4-page CV (Font: Colibri 11-12_PDF.Doc) and a1 A4-page Motivation Letter (Font: Colibri 11-12_PDF.Doc) will be required, summarizing your work experience and expressing how this course fits your career prospects.
How to Apply to the Available Scholarships
In order to apply to one of the available scholarships, simply declare so in your motivation letter.
Awarding process:
First, the 2 (two) best-ranked applications from ITQB NOVA in the ranking list, that have declared scholarship application, will be awarded with ITQB NOVA Scholarships.
Second, the remaining 15 (fifteen) best-ranked applications in the ranking list, will be awarded with Oeiras Valley Scholarships.
Note: only applications declaring they are applying for an available scholarship will be considered for the awards.
Selection Criteria
The merit of the applications, independently if they are applying to a scholarship, will produce one single ranking list. The merit weight and selection criteria will be as follows:
40% CV: Candidates with a minimum (Pre-Bologna) University degree or a (Post-Bologna) MSc will be preferred. At least 1 year of laboratory work, developing a project independently, will be positively evaluated.
60% Motivation Letter: Written expression of interest for attending the course and justifying how present or future R&D interest can have translation potential and social impact. Although presenting a specific idea to be developed in the course is not mandatory; it will be positively considered during the application evaluation – especially if you are applying to one of the available attendance scholarships.
If necessary, a personal interview may be scheduled as part of the selection procedure.
The course accepts a maximum of 24 participants to work in teams, developing between 7 to 9 business model ideas proposed by successful candidates. These ideas will be selected based on their supporting proof-of-concept (Ideally >TRL3) and perceived impact.
Disclosure: the StartUp Research candidate selection adheres to code of conduct for recruitment, namely to the general principles that ensure observance of values such as transparency of the recruitment process and equal treatment of all applicants, in particular with regard to the development of an attractive, open and sustainable European labor market for researchers.
Fees
Application fee – due upon application: €51 (non-refundable)
Registration fee – due upon acceptance and mandatory for effective registration before the course starts*: €35
* Attendees are encouraged to advance with this fee on a personal basis immediately after acceptance notification
Certificate/Diploma fee – due one week prior to the final pitch and graduation session: €54
Tuition – due in the first week of the course (when applicable, the scholarship value is deducted from the total tuition due):
I. €1500 for students enrolled in MSc and/or PhD programs.
II. €1800 for other academic ranks and staff.
III. €2500 for applicants from non-academic institutions involved in active research. A 20% discount on tuition will be applied if more than 1 participant from the same institution is accepted in the same yearly cohort*
*A declaration from the institution identifying the applicants is mandatory upon application (e-mail to: itqb.academics@itqb.unl.pt).
You can always informally come back
A one-time participation in the StartUp Research program grants the right to informally join us in any forthcoming edition with no extra costs, either to attend new features, or repeat sections that one might think are useful to improve their skills or to bring their projects to the next translation level.
