One American scholar will be selected for the Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Award, designed to support research at the intersection of policy and technology that can improve the transatlantic understanding of issues at the heart of the US-EU relationship.

Support the development of the mission-oriented approach of the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) in the context of the disciplines identified in the scope of the Atlantic Interactions initiative:

The selected scholar will participate in scientific consultancy and collaboration with the host in order to delineate research strategies, define and prioritize actions towards the improvement of ongoing projects and research areas, and/or the initiation of new lines or research.

Grant activity is flexible, depending on the Scholar's expertise. However, candidates are expected to work on ongoing research projects and to give seminars.

The selected scholar will research and teach subjects such as Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Film Production, Business Model Journalism and Digital Strategic Communications.

The grantee will carry out a program of research, as agreed with the Portuguese host institution.

The recipient of this award is expected to carry out teaching and research activities within the topic of Law and Sustainability, as further detailed below.

Preference will be given to candidates whose research interests match one or several of NOVA School of Law's strategic priorities which are as follows: