Three of LASIGE students are among the ten Ciências ULisboa students awarded with a merit scholarship for their work in 2018/2019 academic year. Diana Sousa, Robin Vassantlal and Rita Sousa curricular classifications were among the best of the Ciências ULisboa student universe. At the time, they were second-year students of ULisboa Department of Informatics Master programmes and the study-plan consisted of developing a research project and present it as their MSc’s dissertation. The classifications are not only a measure of the quality of their research work but also of the quality of the research hosted by LASIGE, even at a junior level.

Diana Sousa curricular average of 19.80 (out of 20) positioned her as the best Ciências ULisboa student of 2018/2019. Robin Vassantlal, with an average of 19, is the 5th best and Rita Sousa, with an average of 18.90, is the 7th.

Merit scholarships are awarded by public and private higher education institutions to students with exceptional success in accordance with the Merit Scholarship Regulation for Students of Higher Education Institutions. To be considered of exceptional success the students must have obtained approval in all curricular units that are part of the study plan of the curricular year, and the average of the classifications in those curricular units have to be equal or superior to Very Good (16). The merit scholarships are fully supported by the budget of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education.