The Consortium of Agricultural Science Schools (CECA), comprising the Higher Institute of Agronomy (ISA) of the University of Lisbon, the University of Évora (UÉ), the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) and the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), offers Doctoral Research Grants in the area of Agricultural Sciences, under the FCT Research Grant Regulations (RBI) and the Research Grant Holder Statute (EBI). The grants are funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the Collaboration Protocol signed between FCT and the Consortium of Schools of Agricultural Sciences (CECA), in the scope of the LP Science Centre, Category 2 Centre, under the auspices of UNESCO. The PhD research grants are intended to finance the realization, by the grant holder, of research activities leading to the award of a PhD academic degree at the Portuguese higher education institutions members of the ECSC, under the following PhD Programmes: