.PT and Huawei launch scholarship program for Portuguese students

In partnership with .PT, Huawei is today launching a scholarship program that plans to cover 50 higher education Portuguese students in the fields of engineering and technology.

Applications are now open, and all interested students can apply, until March 1, 2022, at: programadebolsashuawei.pt.

Aimed at university students from different areas of Engineering and Science, the Scholarship Program will recognize and financially support 50 students of outstanding merit both academically and personally, having been developed within the scope of a memorandum of understanding signed during the edition of 2021 of the Web Summit, between .PT and Huawei Portugal.

The Program has the support of INCoDe.2030, Portugal Digital and the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, to encourage the equal participation of men and women in the digital age. In this context, it is foreseen the delivery of the same number of scholarships to girls and boys, thus promoting gender equality in ICT.