The Fundação Vasco Vieira de Almeida, in partnership with the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon, launched the Professor Francisco Vieira de Almeida Award, which aims to recognize works developed in the areas of research of the Humanities and whose applications are open until May 21, 2020.

This Award comes to honor the memory and honor the life and the vast work of Professor Francisco Vieira de Almeida, a remarkable citizen and unforgettable Professor of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, who marked the intellectual life of that institution.

Professor Francisco Vieira de Almeida, philosopher, historian, politician, is considered by many "one of the great Portuguese intellectuals", "a source of creativity", "an extraordinary human being".

Read here the article by journalist Cristina Ferreira, published in the Jornal Público, about the life and work of Professor Francisco Vieira de Almeida.

More information about the Professor Francisco Vieira de Almeida Award can be found here.