Admission - Doctoral Programme - 2017/2018

• Programmes/Cycle of Studies
• Applicants
• Numerus Clausus
• Applications
• Deadlines
• Ranking Criteria
• Documents Required
• Fees
• Procedures
• Legislation

Available courses

PhD

• Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries



• Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing

Applicants

The following may apply for a cycle of studies leading to a Doctoral degree:
a) Holders of a Master's degree or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) with a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as attesting to their ability to carry out this cycle of studies;
c) Those with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as attesting to their ability to carry out the cycle of studies.

The Scientific Committee of each cycle of studies may determine which admission conditions should be considered, thus restricting or detailing the general conditions defined (see information for each cycle of studies).


Tuition fees:

Information for 2017/18

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing	1	2
	2	4
	3	5
	4	5
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering	1	2
	2	8
	3	13
	4	11
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	1	23
	2	26
	3	31
	4	24
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	1	15
	2	28
	3	26
	4	24
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	1	8
	2	8
	3	7
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	1	5
	2	20
	3	14
	4	10
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	1	5
	2	10
	3	18
	4	13
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	1	3
	2	6
	3	8
	4	8
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	1	6
	2	7
	3	8
	4	1
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	1	7
	2	11
	3	13
	4	10
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	1	5
	2	15
	3	22
	4	16
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries	1
	2
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	1	15
	2	29
	3	42
	4	49
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1	5
	2	7
	3	5
	4	4
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	1	3
	2	5
	3	6
	4	6
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	1	10
	2	20
	3	27
	4	31
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	1	5
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology of Polymers	1	2
	3	11
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	1	5
	2	7
	3	8
	4	4
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	1	10
	2	2
Doctoral Program in Telecommunications	1
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	1	5
	2	7
	3	9
	4	10

Cycle of Studies	Places
	Total	1st Phase	2nd Phase	3rd Phase	4th Phase
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology of Polymers	15	2	5	11	N/A
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering	15	5	8	13	11
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	40	15	28	26	24
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	5	5	N/A	N/A	N/A
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	7	3	5	6	6
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	15	7	11	13	10
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	12	3	6	8	8
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	30	5	20	14	10
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	9	6	7	8	9
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	20	5	10	18	13
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	25	5	15	22	16
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	60	15	29	42	49
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	8	5	7	5	4
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	38	23	26	31	24
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries	30	28	2	N/A	N/A
Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing	5	2	4	5	5
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	15	8	8	7	N/A
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	10	5	7	8	4
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	40	10	20	27	31
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	10	5	7	9	10
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	12	10	2	N/A	N/A

Minimum number of students for each cycle of studies to operate:

Cycle of Studies	Minimum number of students to operate
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology of Polymers	1
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	2
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	Less than 5
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	1
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	5
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	5
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries
Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing	5
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	5
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	1
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	5
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	3
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	5

Notes:

1 – Any leftover places from the previous phase may be added to the places for each phase.
The number of places available for the 2nd phase has been updated and it already includes leftover places from the 1^st phase.

2 – Cycles of studies whose applications are held at other institutions:

• Doctoral Program in Applied Mathematics
• Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries - applications are held at MIT | Portugal
• Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems - applications are held at MIT | Portugal
• Doctoral Program in Transport Systems - applications are held at FEUP and at MIT | Portugal; apart from the 10 places available for applications at FEUP there are 5 places for applications at MIT | Portugal

3 – Apart from the above-mentioned places, other places may be added for applicants under existing protocols.

Applications

Deadlines

See information for each cycle of studies.

Ranking Criteria

The ranking criteria are defined per cycle of studies (see information for each cycle of studies).

Note:
1 – In the 1^st and 2^nd phases, only applicants with a ranking grade equal to, or higher than, 14 (out of 20)* will be admitted, and they must provide supporting documents attesting that they have completed the necessary qualifications to apply.

2 – In subsequent phases, applicants who have completed or are expected to complete the cycle of studies by the end of the application deadline* will be accepted for ranking. If applicants do not have a graduation certificate yet, they must present a declaration of honour stating that they have completed the necessary qualifications to apply.
Registration will be subject to the presentation of the corresponding certificate.

* Except for cycles of studies which have other admission conditions to operate.

Documents Required

• ID document (ID Card / Citizen Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);
• Graduation certificate regarding a higher education degree (mandatory);
  - In the 3^rd phase and subsequent phases for application, if you have already graduated but do not have the corresponding certificate yet, you must submit a declaration indicating the completion date and the final grade you expect to obtain, and your enrolment will be subject to the presentation of the corresponding certificate within the deadlines indicated;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Certificate of the higher education institution listing the curricular units in which you got a passing grade, indicating the regime (semester/year) and the number of credit units/ECTS. If you cannot obtain a certificate which includes all this information, you must add a detailed list of the curricular units completed, and include all the missing information (mandatory);
  - Enrolment will be subject to the presentation of the corresponding certificate within the deadlines indicated;
  - UP students are only required to scan and attach the information included in their “Percurso Académico” (Academic Pathway);
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Information related to the Supervisor (optional);
• Letters of recommendation (optional);
• Photo (passport-size colour photo, preferably with a neutral background; 200 pixels height x 140 pixels width; JPEG format; medium or high quality of the JPEG compression algorithm) (optional).

(1) Notes for applicants from foreign higher education:
Documents must be authenticated by consular offices or embassies of Portugal located in the country where the qualification was obtained, or hold the Hague Apostille, for countries that acceded to the Hague Convention. The same applies to the translations (mandatory) of documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English.

In addition to these, you may be required to present other documents depending on the cycle of studies you are applying for (information available in the application process).

Placed applicants who have any pending document in their application process will only be able to enrol after they deliver/send the said document.

Fees

Application is subject to the payment of a non-refundable fee of 55 euros.

Procedure to generate ATM references:
1. Click on the button  next to the application fee.
2. Confirm the data displayed and click "Atribuir" (Assign) and the associated reference will be automatically generated.
3. If you click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account), you will see the reference generated.

Payments from abroad must be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.

Notes:
- After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
- Applicants who have been excluded or not placed in one phase, and who wish to apply for another phase, must submit a new application and pay the corresponding fees.

 Credit transfer request/recognition (optional) is subject to the payment of the following non-refundable fees (see the UP table of fees and Order No. 7/2016 of the Dean of FEUP)

Procedures

Procedure for submission of application

1. Choose the intended cycle of studies/course and access regime (Applications).
2. Select "Apresentar a candidatura" (Submit application). If you are already a student at FEUP, you will have to log in using your student’s username and password. If you are not a student at FEUP, you will be asked to complete a user registration form. The credentials (username and password) will be sent to the email address you specify on that form.
3. Fill in the application form and attach the requested documents. Please note that fields in red are mandatory.
4. Submit your application. If an error is detected (e.g. mandatory fields left blank), the system displays an alert message.
   If the information is successfully submitted, you must check all data entered and either confirm or edit the data.
5. After confirmation of your application submission you will receive information regarding the payment of the corresponding fee (Note: It may take a while to generate ATM references).
   Payments from abroad must be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.
   Then, you must send proof of the bank transfer to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt, with the following data:
   - Name, address, country, tax identification number.
   Note: After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
6. If you have encountered any problems while submitting your application, you must report them to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt during the application submission period or on the working day following the deadline for submission.

Procedure for checking the status of your application

1. Log into the information system with the username and password that you used in your application;
2. Click on your name;
3. In the options that appear on the right hand side of the page, select "Candidaturas de Ingresso" (Applications).

Procedure to request credit transfer/recognition

1. In the field "You want to make a request for recognition" of the application form, select "Yes".
2. After submitting your application, in the options on the right hand side of the page, under "Reconhecimentos" (Credit transfer), select "Criar/Editar" (Create/Edit) and enter the request.
3. The credit transfer request will only be processed after the payment of the corresponding fees (see the UP table of fees and Order No. 7/2016 of the Dean of FEUP).

Procedure for enrolment

This procedure will be available through a link on the homepage of FEUP at the beginning of the enrolment period.

 

Applicable Legislation

Note: The following applicable legislation is only available in Portuguese.

• Decree-Law No. 74/2006, of 24^th March – Approval of the legal framework for higher education degrees and diplomas; amended and republished by:
• Decree-Law No. 115/2013, of 7^th August
  
• Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of 13^th September

• General Regulation for 3^rd cycle studies of the University of Porto