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Academic Year 2025/26

Access and Admission for the 3rd Cycle (Doctoral Studies) - National / EU Student and International Student

3rd Application Phase | From 11 June to 25 July, 2025

The following may apply for Doctoral programmes:

Portuguese students, students from a European Union country, or equivalent, and international students

Students who completed a Master’s degree or legal equivalen.

Start registering your application for the study cycle here

 




 





 







                    




 





 Admission


Students who are:
  • Portuguese students, students from a European Union country, or equivalent, and international students;
  • Students who completed a Master’s degree or legal equivalent;
  • Students who completed a 1st cycle course of study with an academic or scientific curriculum deemed by the scientific committee as especially relevant and as proof of their capability of successfully completing the intended Doctoral programme.
  • Students with an academic, scientific or professional curriculum deemed by the scientific committee as capable of successfully completing the intended Doctoral programme.





International Studant - 3rd cycle of studies| Vacancies - 2025/2026


3rd cycle Course

1st phase
2nd phase 3rd phase Total number of vacancies
Single Quota for NS and IS
Single Quota for NS and IS Single Quota for NS and IS

Communication and Information Sciences
7 7+vacancies 6+vacancies 20

Studies in Language Sciences
5 5+vacancies 10+vacancies 20

Heritage Studies
10 10+vacancies 10+vacancies 30

Literary, Cultural and Interart Studies
10 10+vacancies 10+vacancies 30

Geography
5 5+vacancies 10+vacancies 20

History
8 7+vacancies 5+vacancies 20

Philosophy
5 5+vacancies 10+vacancies 20

Sociology
5 7+vacancies 8+vacancies 20





Administrative calendar

Application calendar   

Application deadline for the 2025/26 academic year  


1st phase

2nd phase 3rd phase

Start date


End date

Start date End date Start date End date
Submission of applications 02 January 2025 07 February  2025 10 February 2025   04 April 2025           11 June 2025      25 July 2025     
Application analysis 10 February 2025 23 February 2025 07 April 2025 28 April 2025 28 July 2025 01 August 2025
Publication of provisional results 24 February 2025   29 April 2025   04 August 2025  
Prior hearing 25 February 2025 10 March 2025 30 April 2025 14 May 2025 05 August 2025 19 August 2025
Publication of final results 14 March 2025 - 19 May 2025   01 September 2025  
Submission of complaints 17 March 2025 06 April 2024 20 May 2025 09 junho 2025 02 September 2025 22 September 2025
Publication of decisions on complaints 11 April 2025 - 20 June 2025   30 September 2025  
Enrolments 17 March 2025 21 March 2025 20 May 2025 28 May 2025 02 September 2025 08 September 2025
Enrollment in course units  04 August 2025  31 August 2025  04 August 2025  31 August 2025  02 September 2025  08 Setember 2025
Admission of wait-listed applicants 24 March 2025 28 March 2025 29 May 2025 06 June 2025 09 September 2025 15 September 2025
Publication of the number of remaining vacancies
31 March 2025

  09 June 2025    -  
 
Candidate notification

Online application email




(1) The International Student in the application process with foreign documents or documents issued abroad must submit in the application a copy of the original document duly authenticated by the official education services of the respective country and recognized by Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority, or with The Hague Apostille, for countries that have joined the Hague Convention.

 1st Cycle - Transcript of Records, Certificate of completion of upper secondary education and meeting the course’s prerequisites, when applicable.

Please refer to Administrative Decision ('Despacho') No. GR 04/06/2021 (Legalization of foreign documents or documents issued abroad to be presented in the application)
  • A recognition of prior courses of study (equivalences) is requested upon enrolment.


  • National/EU Student.:
    • Application fee of ¤55, non-refundable;
    • Payment is due upon enrolment: 3rd Cycle fee (Doctoral/PhD)
    • Registration fee 100 ¤

    International Student:
    • Application fee of ¤55, non-refundable;
    • Payment is due upon enrolment: 3rd Cycle fee (Doctoral/PhD)
    • Registration fee 100 ¤



  • Academic curriculum;
  • Scientific curriculum;
  • Professional curriculum;
  • Interview


The Start of the 2025/2026 academic year for candidates placed in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd phase | September 2025.
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