Phase 4: Scaling Global Research & Innovation
The UT Austin Portugal Program’s fourth phase runs from 2025 to 2030 and supports research, innovation, and international collaboration across four scientific areas. This website focuses primarily on current and upcoming Phase 4 opportunities, while also providing access to previous phases of the Program for context and continuity.
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Phase 4 of the Program
The UT Austin Portugal Program has entered a new phase focused on strengthening collaboration in research, education, and innovation.
Phase 4 builds on nearly two decades of partnership between Portugal and The University of Texas at Austin, supporting advanced training, cutting-edge research, and technology development across strategic program areas.
Explore the Program areas, activities, opportunities, and impact across its core pillars.
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UT Austin Portugal Featured in Texas Engineer Magazine
The UT Austin Portugal Program is featured in the 2025 edition of Texas Engineer, the annual magazine published by the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at…
Entrepreneurial Foundations | 2026 Cohort
UT Austin Portugal Training Academy 2026 | 5-week online course with UT Austin “Millie is a phenomenal communicator and educator. She structured the session perfectly, ensuring the theoretical concepts were…
FCT Announces New National Directors for Portugal’s International Partnerships with U.S. Universities
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has announced the appointment of new national directors for Portugal’s three international partnerships with U.S. universities MIT, UT Austin Portugal and Carnegie Mellon…
Alternative Pathway Allows Eight More Exploratory Research Projects to Launch Under the 2024 Call
A proven funding mechanism ensures high-merit projects can move forward, strengthening the Program’s scientific reach and graduate training capacity. At the end of July, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and…
Media Coverage
A Revolutionary New Cancer Therapy Only Needs Light to Kill Bad Cells
A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones
LED therapy promises to destroy cancer cells without affecting healthy ones.
