The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (Portalegre/Portugal) awards six merit scholarships to the students with the best grades. The funding comes from the Portuguese government. The grant equals €2425 and have to be used to pay enrollment and tuition fees.
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduation or master course at the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, need to have completed all the subjects in the previous year, and have an overall average grade of 16 (of 20 possible).