This academic competition aims to stimulate the reflection, interpretation and critical analysis skills of higher education students, challenging them to write an Essay on the theme of the BIAL Foundation’s thirtieth-anniversary conference “On the Physiology of the Mind 2024”, prepared by António Damásio and Hanna Damásio, and presented by the former, while simultaneously promoting scientific culture and fostering interdisciplinarity and rapprochement between and with the Academy.
Students from ULisboa or other higher education institutions in Portugal, from the undergraduate, master’s, integrated master’s and doctoral study cycles who have attended the Conference “On the Physiology of the Mind 2024”, to be held on October 9, at Aula Magna ( ULisboa Rectorate building), are eligible to apply.
Applications must be submitted online from 9 to 14 October 2024 by filling in the form and submitting an essay, in Portuguese or English, with a maximum of 2,500 characters, including spaces, showing the ability to express on the topic and explore ideas, opinions and interpretations, with the aim of provoking reflection and discussion among readers.
