Admission - Doctoral Programme - 2019/2020

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

There is no definition of competitions open for this type of admission scheme.

Applicants

Note: Provisional information. Approval pending.

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 on tuition fees for 2019/2020 available here.

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	5
	3	14
	4	5
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	1	23
	2	28
	3	28
	4	21
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	1	15
	2	22
	3	31
	4	17
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	1	5
	2	7
	3	10
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	1	5
	2	18
	3	23
	4	12
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	1	5
	2	10
	3	15
	4	9
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	1	4
	2	7
	3	10
	4	11
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	1	6
	2	7
	3	8
	4	7
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	1	7
	2	10
	3	12
	4	8
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	1	5
	2	12
	3	16
	4	8
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries	1	15
	2	16
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	1	15
	2	30
	3	44
	4	47
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1	5
	2	7
	3	8
	4	8
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	1	3
	2	3
	3	5
	4	3
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	1	10
	2	18
	3	12
	4	28
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology of Polymers	1	5
	2	10
	3	13
	4	15
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	1	2
	2	5
	3	8
	4	5
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	1	10
	2	5
Doctoral Program in Telecommunications	1
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	1	5
	2	5
	3	7
	4	8

Cycle of Studies	Places
	Total	1st Phase	2nd Phase	3rd Phase	4th Phase
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology of Polymers	15	5	10	13	15
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering	15	2	5	14	5
Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering	60	15	22	31	17
Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering	7	3	3	5	3
Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering	15	7	10	12	8
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management	20	5	10	15	9
Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy	13	4	7	10	11
Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering	35	5	18	23	12
Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics	9	6	7	8	7
Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering	25	5	12	16	8
Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering	60	15	30	44	47
Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	8	5	7	8	8
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering	38	23	28	28	21
Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries	20	15	16	N/A	N/A
Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing	5	2	4	5	5
Doctoral Program in Digital Media	15	5	7	10	N/A
Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning	9	2	5	8	5
Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health	40	10	18	12	28
Doctoral Program in Transport Systems	10	5	5	7	8
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems	12	10	5	N/A	N/A

The minimum number of students for each cycle of studies is available on the information for each cycle of studies.

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 2^nd phase and 3^rd phases has been updated and it already includes leftover places from the previous phases.

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

• Doctoral Program in Applied Mathematics
• Doctor's degree in Computer Science
• Doctoral Degree Program in Chemistry
• Doctoral Program in Telecommunications

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

Applications

Deadlines

1st Phase (except DLIT and PDSSE)
10th December 2018 to 16th January 2019	Submission of applications
30th January 2019	Posting of provisional results
31st January 2019 to 13th February 2019	Prior hearing
20th February 2019	Posting of final results
21th February to 14th March 2019	Submission of complaints
Until 21st March 2019	Publication of decision about complaints
27th February to 11th March 2019	Online enrolment
15th to 25th March 2019	Admission of non-placed applicants*
28th March 2019	Publication of leftover places
Until 11th March 2019	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 1sh April 2019	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process
2nd Phase (except DLIT; 1st Phase PDSSE)
17th January to 3th May 2019	Submission of applications
23th May 2019	Posting of provisional results
24th May to 6th June 2019	Prior hearing
14th June 2019	Posting of final results
17th June to 9th July 2019	Submission of complaints
Until 16th July 2019	Publication of decision about complaints
25th June to 5th July 2019	Online enrolment
11th to 23rd July 2019	Admission of non-placed applicants*
26th July 2019	Publication of leftover places
Until 5th July 2019	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 26th July 2019	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process
3rd Phase (1st Phase DLIT; 2nd Phase PDSSE)
6th May to 6th August 2019	Submission of applications
4th September 2019	Posting of provisional results
5th to 18th September 2019	Prior hearing
24th September 2019	Posting of final results
25th September to 15th October 2019	Submission of complaints
Until 22nd October 2019	Publication of decision about complaints
27th September to 4th October 2019	Online enrolment
11th to 21st October 2019	Admission of non-placed applicants*
25th October 2019	Publication of leftover places
Until 4th October 2019	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 25th October 2019	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process
4th Phase (except PDMD and PDSSE; 2nd Phase DLIT)
31st October to 29th November 2019	Submission of applications
16th December 2019	Posting of provisional results
17th December 2019 to 3rd January 2020	Prior hearing
10th January 2020	Posting of final results
13th to 31st January 2020	Submission of complaints
Until 7th February 2020	Publication of decision about complaints
17th to 28th January 2020	Online enrolment
3rd to 6th February 2020	Admission of non-placed applicants*
Until 28th January 2020	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 18th February 2020	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process

*The eventual call of non-placed applicants will be made by e-mail sent to the address indicated on the application process. Applicants who are called will have 24 hours to reply and say whether they are interested in the place available. After this deadline, and if there is no reply from the applicant called, this applicant will lose the chance to occupy the place available and the following non-placed applicant in the ranking list will be called.

Notes:

1 - For the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd phases for application, classes begin in the 1^st semester (September 2019) of the academic year 2019/2020 - except DLIT (see Information for applications - DLIT 2019/2020).
Applicants admitted in the 4^th phase for application start their classes in the 2^nd semester (February 2020) of the academic year 2019/2020.

2 - International students who need to obtain a residence visa for study purposes must carefully check the deadlines of each application phase (namely: posting of the results, enrolment and beginning of the academic year) and make sure that they have enough time to ensure all the necessary procedures. This is particularly relevant in the 3^rd phase and subsequent phases for application.

Ranking Criteria

The ranking criteria are defined per cycle of studies (see information for each cycle of studies).
Some cycles of studies or application phases may have minimum requirements for admission, such as a ranking grade equal to, or higher than, a specific value out of 200.
Ranking grade: the result obtained by using the calculation formula provided for in the ranking criteria.

Notes:
1 – In the 1^st and 2^nd phases, only applicants who provide supporting documents attesting that they have completed the necessary qualifications to apply will be admitted.

2 – In the 3^rd phase and 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. Enrolment will be subject to the presentation of the corresponding certificate.

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

3 - For the cycles of studies that have an interview as ranking criteria, the scheduling of the interview will be done by e-mail sent to the e-mail address indicated in the application.

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. (mandatory)*;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Letter of motivation;
• Information regarding the supervisor;
• Letters of recommendation;
• Photo (optional).

*UP students can scan and attach the information included in their “Percurso Académico” (Academic Path).

(1) Notes for applicants from foreign higher education:

Documents, including in digital format, must be authenticated by consular offices or embassies of Portugal located in the country where the qualification was obtained or, for countries that acceded to the Hague Convention, hold the Hague Apostille of the country where the qualification was obtained. The same applies to the translations (mandatory) of documents whose original language is not Portuguese, Spanish, French or English.
If the authentication with the Hague Apostille is done on a certified copy of the original document, during this process the signature(s) that appear on the original document must be certified so that the capacity of the signatory(ies) of the original document is verified and ensured..

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).

Documents can be submitted unauthenticated in the application stage. However, admitted applicants who have any pending document in their application process (e.g. unauthenticated certificates) 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 for payment:

With 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 (note: It may take a while to generate ATM references).
3. Click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account) to see the reference generated.

With PayPal
PayPal must only be used by foreign applicants who do not have a bank account in Portugal and exclusively to pay the application fee.
To make the transaction with PayPal we suggest that you use Google Chrome as your browser.
1. Click on the button next to the application fee.
2. Choosing this option will connect to the PayPal website to make the payment.
Note: payments via PayPal regarding any other type of fees (e.g. registration or tuition) shall not be accepted.

By bank transfer
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 of the payer and name of the applicant, address, country, tax identification number and the purpose of the payment (application, enrolment fee, tuition fee, etc.).

Notes:
- After the deadline for submitting applications, applicants have 5 additional days to ensure the payment of the corresponding fee, which is required for the application to become effective. After this deadline, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
- Applicants who have been excluded or not admitted (non-placed applicants) in one phase, and who wish to apply for another phase, must submit a new application and pay the corresponding fees.

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. For technical reasons, it is not advisable to use Hotmail or Yahoo e-mail addresses.
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 see information regarding the payment of the corresponding fee. For payments made from abroad, please check the information available in the Fees section (see above).
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. Select the academic year of the application(s) you submitted;
4. 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. Credit transfer/recognition request (optional) is subject to the non-refundable payment of the fees set-out in the Table of fees of the University of Porto.
2. If you wish to create a credit transfer request, in the field "You want to make a request for recognition" of the application form, select "Yes".
3. In the options on the right hand side of the page, under "Reconhecimentos" (Credit transfer), select "Criar/Editar" (Create/Edit) and enter the request.
4. After creating the credit transfer/recognition request, you must complete and submit the application.

Procedure to request a declaration of admission

The declaration of admission is only issued upon request by an applicant who has been admitted to the cycle of studies they applied for. The declaration must be request by sending an e-mail to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt after the deadlines for posting of the results indicated for each application phase.

Procedure for online 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. 65/2018, of 16th August

• General regulation for third-cycle studies of the University of Porto