Admission - Doctoral Programme - 2025/2026

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

PhD

• Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Mining and Geo-Resources Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Environmental Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management



• Doctoral Program in Engineering and Public Policy



• Doctoral Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Engineering Physics



• Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering



• Doctoral Program in Advanced Materials and Processing



• Doctoral Program in Digital Media



• Doctoral Program in Spatial Planning



• Doctoral Program in Occupational Safety and Health



• Doctoral Program in Transport Systems



• Doctoral Program in Sustainable Energy Systems

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 each phase will be added to the places available for the following phase.

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

• Doctoral Program in Applied Mathematics - FCUP
• Doctor's degree in Computer Science - FCUP
• Doctoral Degree Program in Chemistry - FCUP
• Doctoral Program in Telecommunication - for 2025/2026, admissions are held at the University of Aveiro

*Any "non-placed" applicants (substitutes) will be called by means of a message sent to the email address indicated in the application process. The applicant called will have 24 hours to answer whether or not they want the available position. After the deadline, if no candidate responds, the possibility to occupy the vacancy is lost and the candidate "not placed" (substitute) who is next on the ranking list will be called.


Notes:
1 - For the 1^st and 2^nd phases for application, classes begin in the 1^st semester (September 2025) of the academic year 2025/2026.
Applicants admitted in the 3^rd phase for application start their classes in the 2^nd semester of the academic year 2025/2026.
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 2^nd and 3^rd phases for application.
3 - For the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering (PDERPQ), the dates for application and the start and end dates of the quarters are available at Informações para candidatura - PDERPQ 2025/2026.

Ranking criteria are defined by study cycle (see information for each cycle of studies).
In some study cycles or application phases there may be minimum requirements for the admission of applicants, for example, to have a grade equal or higher than a certain value in a numerical scale 0-200.

Ranking grade: result obtained by applying the calculation formula established in the ranking criteria.

Notes:
1 - In the 1^st phase only the applicants that present official documentation proving that they have the necessary qualifications for the purposes of the competition will be admitted.
2 - In the 2^nd and 3^rd phases, applicants who have completed or will complete the study cycle by the end of the application deadline will be accepted for ranking (except for study cycles that have other admission requirements). If they do not have the certificate of degree completion yet, a declaration of honour that they have completed the necessary qualifications for the purposes of the competition will be accepted; however, it is mandatory to present the official certificate of course units completed. The enrolment shall be conditional upon presentation of the official documents proving the conclusion.
3 - In the study cycles that foresee an interview as a ranking criterion, the call for interview will be made by e-mail to the e-mail address stated in the application.

• Identification document (Cartão de Cidadão/ID Card/Passaport) or declaration containing the identification data (mandatory);
• Certificate of completion of a higher education degree (mandatory)*;
  - In the 2^nd and 3^rd application phase, if you have already completed the course but do not yet have the respective certificate of completion, you should submit a declaration indicating the date of completion and final average expected, and your enrolment will be conditional upon the presentation of the respective certificate on the published dates;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1);
• Certificate (Transcript) of the curricular units of the higher education institution in which the degree was completed with indication of the regime (semester or annual) and number of credit units/ECTS. (mandatory)*;
  - For qualifications obtained abroad see note (1) below;
• Curriculum vitae (mandatory);
• Motivation letter;
• Information regarding the supervisor;
• Recomendation letters;
• Photo (optional).

The application is subject to a non-refundable payment of 55 euros.

Procedure to pay through one of the payment methods available in the current account (ATM references, MBWay or Visa or Mastercard credit card):
1. Click on the image  associated to the amount you wish to pay.
2. In the UP's payment portal you should select the payment method you want to use and proceed in accordance with the instructions of the chosen method until the payment is successfully made. 

Procedure to pay 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: PayPal payment can only be used for the application fee and payments via PayPal for any other type of fees or tuition fees shall not be accepted.

In the case of payments made from abroad and if it is not possible to use one of the methods mentioned above, you may exceptionally make a bank transfer, with the expenses on behalf of the payer, using the data in the linked document. In this case, you should send the proof of bank transfer to tesouraria@fe.up.pt, with the following data:
- name of the payer and name of the applicant, as well as indication of the purpose of the payment (application).

Notes:
-  After the deadline for submission of applications, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
- Applicants who are excluded or not placed (substitutes) in one phase and who wish to apply to another phase will have to submit a new application and pay the respective emoluments.