Fundaçao Oriente focuses on preserving and deepening the historical and cultural ties between Portugal and Asia through scholarships, research support, museums, language learning, and arts programming. Its grants most often support scholars, graduate students, artists, and cultural institutions working on Portugal–Orient relations, especially in history, social sciences, humanities, museology, conservation, and contemporary arts. It also appears to fund a mix of direct scholarship programs and institutional partnerships, with a notable presence in Timor-Leste and Macau-related cultural cooperation.
Primarily programmatic grants and scholarships, often annual and topic-specific, with some short-term study or travel awards and institutional partnerships. Several opportunities have defined eligibility and fixed stipend-style support, while application windows are sometimes announced later or remain unspecified; some activity also appears to be delivered through local delegations and partner institutions.
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Watch the Fundação’s website closely for scholarship announcements, as some deadlines are not published far in advance. Applicants should align proposals tightly with Portugal–Asia cultural/historical connections and emphasize humanities, social science, museology, or arts outcomes; for short-duration awards, the published window is 1–30 June 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Fundaçao Oriente that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Artistas ou investigadores portugueses e orientais; preferência por projectos nas áreas indicadas; deverão apresentar CV, certificados, portfolio, plano de trabalho, documento de aceitação na instituição anfitriã (quando aplicável), carta de motivação e cartas de recomendação.
Deadline: Datas de Candidatura: 1 a 30 Junho 2026
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