Doctoral Studies – National / EU Student and International Student

Application for Academic Year 2024/25

3rd Phase Applications | June 12 to July 19, 2024

General Remarks:

• Application period for 2024/2025
• Check the number of vacancies per course here

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 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.

Documentation required for an online application (*):

• ID card;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Transcript of qualifications 
• Sworn statement to be signed by international students (mandatory for international student)

Admission criteria:

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

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Payments

National/EU Student.:

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

International Student:

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

A recognition of prior courses of study (equivalences) is requested upon enrolment.

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(*) 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.

 

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

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International Students - 1st Cycle of Studies ______ National and International Students - 2nd and 3rd Cycles of Studies	Application calendar	Application deadline for the 2024/25 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 2024	08 February  2024	09 February 2024	05 April 2024	12 June 2024	19 July 2024
	Application analysis	12 February 2024	23 February 2024	7 April 2024	26 April 2024	22 July 2024	30 July 2024
	Publication of provisional results	26 February 2024		29 April 2024		31 July 2024
	Prior hearing	27 February 2024	11 March 2024	30 April  2024	14 May 2024	01 August 2024	14 August 2024
	Publication of final results	18 March 2024	-	20 May 2024		02 September 2024
	Submission of complaints	19 March 2024	09 April 2024	21 May 2024	12 June 2024	03 September 2024	23 September 2024
	Publication of decisions on complaints	19 April 2024	-	22 June 2024		03 October 2024
	Enrolments	19 March 2024	21 March 2024	21 May 2024	29 May 2024	03 September 2024	09 September 2024
	Enrollment in course units	-		-		-
	Admission of wait-listed applicants	26 March 2024	02 April 2024	31 May 2024	07 June 2024	10 September 2024	16 September 2024
	Publication of the number of remaining vacancies	03 April 2024		11 June 2024		-
	Candidate notification	Online application email