Candidates Over 23 Years Old - 2024/2025

• Programmes/Cycle of Studies
• Applicants
• Numerus Clausus
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• Fees
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Military staff members who have rendered a minimum of one year of effective service under Regime de Contrato (Contract System) or four years of effective service under Regime de Contrato Especial (Special Contract System) have priority access to 2.5% of the places made available in accordance with Decree-Law No. 76/2018, of 11th October, provided they cumulatively comply with the following:
- meet the requirements set out in article 2 of the Regulation concerning the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend the University of Porto for applicants over 23 years old (only available in Portuguese);
- have never been enrolled in a public higher education institution.

*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.

• ID document (Citizen Card/ID Card/Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);
• Certificate of approval on the examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old (mandatory);
  Obs.:
  - In case you have taken the examinations at FEUP, you may submit a document with your name, the year in which you have taken the examinations and the corresponding final grade.
• Declaration of honour stating that the applicant does not have qualifications for admission to higher education regarding the intended cycle of studies (mandatory);
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Photo (optional).

Application for admission under this regime 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. Click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account) to see the reference generated.

Payments from abroad may 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 ingresso@fe.up.pt and tesouraria@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).