ABIC, the Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Científica, is a Portuguese association representing people who carry out scientific research and science management as scholarship holders. Its central purpose is to bring people together and support efforts to change the sociopolitical conditions surrounding the status of research scholarship holders in Portugal. The association seeks greater recognition and dignity for these professionals and advocates on matters affecting their work and status.

ABIC shares updates and information through its website, including news about research policy, the profession, and initiatives such as the European Researchers’ Night. Its public communications also include positions on legislative developments, such as its appeal concerning Portugal’s new Science Law. The site provides information about the association’s organisation, local groups, statutes, internal and electoral regulations, governing bodies, minutes, and reports. Visitors can learn how to join, access the members’ area, and find contact details. Through these activities, ABIC serves as a platform for collective representation and engagement on issues relevant to scientific research scholarship holders in Portugal.