Portuguese Studies

The Center for Portuguese Studies supports cooperation between UC Berkeley and Portugal by providing funding for the invitation of a Portuguese writer or artist, broadly defined at the discretion of the Center for Portuguese Studies Director, to the Berkeley campus. 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...

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,...

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...