VIC FSTP - ISTEC Summer School Scholarships 2025-2026

Home Funding Calls for proposals VIC FSTP - ISTEC Summer School Scholarships 2025-2026 VIC FSTP - ISTEC Summer School Scholarships 2025-2026 VIC Grant Cascade funding Internal navigation General information Submission & evaluation process Further information Task description General Information Opening date 30 April 2026 Deadline model single-stage Deadline date 30 June 2026 18:59 (Brussels time) Open For Submission Expected duration of participation 5 days Total funding available 2 500,00 € Project acronym VIC Full name of the EU funded project Virtual Innovation Consortium Grant agreement number 101226225 Topic DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-07-KEYCAPACITY - Specialised Education Programmes in Key Capacity Areas Submission & evaluation process Applications must be submitted through the dedicated online application form: https://academic-offer.vic-eu.com/scholarships/. Applications submitted through the designated online form will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable institutional data protection and information security procedures. The collection and storage of applicant data shall be limited to what is necessary for the purposes of eligibility verification, evaluation, scholarship allocation, reporting, financial traceability, and audit requirements. Access to submitted data shall be restricted to the authorised persons involved in the management and evaluation of the call. Applicants must: Be admitted or eligible for admission to the programme covered by this call Meet the relevant academic, administrative, and admission requirements applicable to the programme, as published on the institutional webpage: www.istec.pt Be natural persons Comply with the applicable institutional enrolment requirements Priority may be given to applicants who: Demonstrate financial need Belong to underrepresented groups Come from non-ICT or interdisciplinary backgrounds Contribute to diversity and inclusion Applications must include: A completed scholarship application form Curriculum Vitae (CV) Motivation letter Proof of programme application or admission (if applicable) Supporting documentation demonstrating financial need or eligibility under inclusion criteria (if applicable) Application deadline: 30 June 2026, 23:59 (CEST) Incomplete or late applications may not be considered. Eligible applications will be evaluated by a Selection Committee appointed by ISTEC. The Selection Committee will: Verify eligibility Evaluate applications Rank applicants Allocate scholarships Members of the Selection Committee must declare any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest in relation to the applicants and, where relevant, abstain from the evaluation and decision-making process. The evaluation and selection process shall be conducted in accordance with the principles of impartiality, transparency, equal treatment, confidentiality, and avoidance of conflicts of interest. Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria: Academic merit Motivation and alignment with the programme Financial need Contribution to diversity and inclusion Relevant experience (if applicable) Each eligible application will be evaluated using a scoring scale from 1 (insufficient) to 5 (excellent) for each criterion. The final ranking will be established based on the total aggregated score. In the event of equal scores, priority may be given to applicants demonstrating higher financial need, stronger programme alignment, and/or earlier submission of a complete application. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by email following the conclusion of the evaluation process. The selection process will follow the principles of transparency, equal treatment, confidentiality, and avoidance of conflicts of interest. Applicants who wish to request clarification or submit an appeal regarding the outcome of the evaluation may do so in writing within 10 working days of notification of the results. Appeals must be submitted by email to: vic@my.istec.pt. Appeals will be reviewed by the issuing institution in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, equal treatment, and procedural consistency. The outcome of the appeal will be communicated in writing. Show more Further information Disclaimer: This call (as well as the financial support provided through it) is NOT an EU action. This call is launched solely by ISTEC – Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa. The financial support to the selected successful applicants will be provided directly by ISTEC – Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa in its own name and under its own responsibility. ISTEC – Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa responsibility includes the preparation and drafting of this call as well as the selection of successful applicants who will receive the said financial support. The publication of this call in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is made solely for information purposes with the aim of increasing the visibility of this call to the general public, including to potential applicants (i.e. students). The said publication shall not be construed as direct or indirect approval of the content and conditions of this call by the relevant EU authorities or as any form of waiver from the above-described responsibility of ISTEC – Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa. Applications under this call are managed by ISTEC – Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, within the framework of the Virtual Innovation Consortium (VIC), co-funded by the Digital Europe Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101226225. This call refers specifically to the 2025-2026 edition of the VIC Summer School organised by ISTEC. A total of 10 scholarships are available under this call. Each selected participant may receive €250 in financial support, applied directly as a participation fee reduction / fee waiver. The scholarship does not involve direct cash transfers and does not cover travel, accommodation, subsistence, or other ancillary costs. Eligible candidates under this call include: Students who hold the nationality of an EU Member State or another Digital Europe Programme eligible country; and/or Students from countries with which the European Commission maintains ongoing international cooperation related to digital topics, including digital partnerships, Trade and Technology Councils (TTCs), policy dialogues, and related cooperation frameworks. The applicable list of countries and cooperation frameworks is subject to change and shall be interpreted in accordance with the relevant European Commission rules and updates. Applicants are strongly advised to consult the full call documentation, eligibility requirements, and programme admission conditions before submitting their application. Questions related to this call may be addressed to: Email: vic@my.istec.pt Institutional website: www.istec.pt The issuing institution reserves the right to request additional supporting documentation where necessary for eligibility verification, evaluation, financial control, or audit purposes. Task description This call provides Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) in the form of institutional scholarships to support participation in the 2025-2026 edition of the VIC Summer School organised by ISTEC. The objective of the call is to reduce financial barriers to access and to promote diversity, inclusion, and participation in advanced digital skills education in the fields of immersive technologies and artificial intelligence. Through this call, selected participants may receive partial financial support applied directly to the participation fee of the programme. The support is intended to facilitate access for participants who may otherwise face economic or structural barriers to participation, particularly those from underrepresented groups, interdisciplinary or non-ICT backgrounds, and applicants contributing to the diversity and inclusion objectives of the programme. This call contributes to the broader objectives of the Virtual Innovation Consortium (VIC), namely the strengthening of European advanced digital skills capacity in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR), and related digital innovation domains.