O envio de bolseiros portugueses para os EUA, 1945-1952

Abstract

Increasingly, the history of international relations has been working on the study of cultural exchanges. Following this trend, this study analyzes the scholarships and internships granted to Portuguese citizens to go to the United States of America. Through the analysis of the historical documentation of the Instituto para a Alta Cultura (Portuguese Institute for the High Culture) – a governmental agency of the Estado Novo (New state) dictatorship responsible for promoting scientific research and cultural exchanges between Portugal and other countries –, this study aims at understanding the characteristics and the objectives underlying the sending of Portuguese scholars to the USA. The study begins in 1945 and ends in 1952.

Keywords

• Estado Novo
• Portugal
• scholarships
• cultural exchange
• USA
• Cold War