Portuguese Studies

Ana Hatherly Portuguese Writer/Artist in Residence Program

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding for the invitation of a writer or artist with residency in Portugal and whose work engages with Portuguese literature, culture, and/or art. Funding can be requested by UC Berkeley faculty members from all departments and all disciplines. This Program honors Ana Hatherly (1929-2015), a Portuguese academic, poet, visual artist, essayist, filmmaker, painter, and writer, who obtained a doctoral degree from UC Berkeley. Hatherly was considered one of the pioneers of the experimental...

Support for Portuguese Cultural Events at CPS

The Center for Portuguese Studies is pleased to announce funding in support of the organization of events at the Institute of European Studies – Center for Portuguese Studies dealing with Portuguese culture, broadly defined. Of particular interest are events that involve the Portuguese-American community and promote the understanding of this community, its history, identity, and culture. Selected organizers will receive free access to the IES meeting room for the event, staff support, and up to $3,000 to cover the event costs. Funding is available for all UC Berkeley faculty and students...

Berkeley-Portugal Research Fund for Graduate Students

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding for UC Berkeley doctoral students who intend to do research in Portugal under the supervision of a Portugal-based faculty member. Applicants are required to submit a two-page application letter describing the topic of their research and the duration of their intended stay, a two-page CV, a recommendation letter from a Berkeley faculty member, as well as an invitation letter by the supervising faculty member in Portugal, confirming the duration of the intended research stay. Upon...

Pinto-Fialon Scholarships (Graduate and Undergraduate)

Pinto-Fialon Scholarships (Graduate and Undergraduate)

The Pinto-Fialon Fund was established thanks to the generosity of Arthur Ferreira Pinto and Annette Fialon. UC Berkeley alumnus and chemist Arthur Ferreira Pinto (1901-1991) was originally from Aveiro, Portugal. He emigrated to the US in 1920, working on farms and sawmills in the Sacramento Delta and taking high school courses at night. Pinto entered the University of California, studying chemistry and despite his hardships graduated in 1942, at age 40. He developed and published a method to analyze copra and oilseeds, and invented and...

Portugal-Berkeley Travel Fund for Prospective Graduate Students

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports UC Berkeley Departments who wish to invite a prospective doctoral student with an MA degree from a Portuguese university to the UC Berkeley Spring Visit for Prospective Graduate Students. Funding can be requested by Faculty Graduate Student Advisors from all UC Berkeley departments and all disciplines.

UC Berkeley graduate student advisors who wish to apply for support are required to submit a one-page application letter with indication of the student’s name, date of the Spring Visit, and confirmation that the student successfully...

Portugal-Berkeley Visiting Professor Program

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding for the invitation of a visiting professor from a Portuguese university to the Berkeley campus. Funding can be requested by UC Berkeley faculty members from all departments and all disciplines.

UC Berkeley faculty who wish to apply for funding to invite a visiting professor from a Portuguese university are required to submit a one-page application letter describing the intent of the visit and the duration of the guest’s intended stay, as well as a two-page CV of the guest,...

Berkeley-Portugal Conference Fund for Graduate Students

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding for UC Berkeley graduate students who are invited to present their research at a conference in Portugal. Applicants are required to submit a one-page application letter describing the title and topic of their presentation, the name, place and duration of the conference, a two-page CV, a recommendation letter from a Berkeley faculty member, as well as an invitation letter by the conference organizer in Portugal, confirming the duration of the conference. Upon approval by the CSP...

Berkeley-Portugal Faculty Mobility Grant

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding to UC Berkeley faculty members who are invited to present their research at a Portuguese university. Funding can be requested by UC Berkeley faculty members from all departments and all disciplines.

Applicants are required to submit a one-page application letter describing the topic of their research presentation and the duration of their intended stay, as well as an invitation letter from a Portuguese faculty member. Upon approval by the CSP Faculty Director, the...