PhDs – Applications

1. Application form, duly completed;
2. Documents proving that the candidate meets the application requirements; originals or certified copies:
   
   1. 2.1 Bachelor’s degree certificate + Master’s degree certificate, or
   2. 2.2 Bachelor’s degree certificate + relevant scientific curriculum vitae in the area of the PhD, or
   3. 2.3 Academic curriculum vitae + scientific curriculum vitae + relevant professional curriculum vitae in the area of the PhD.
3. Detailed and updated curriculum vitae (Applicants must provide proof of the extracurricular activities and professional experience declared. For the purposes of ranking, failure to submit the relevant documents will result in these activities not being considered in the evaluation process);
4. Identification document;
5. Up-to-date colour photograph;
6. Letter of Motivation/Intention

If you wish to request equivalencies:

7. Application for Recognition and Accreditation of Competences in accordance with current regulations
8. Syllabus and course loads for the subjects for which you wish to request equivalence
9. Certificate detailing the grades obtained.

Documents must be translated into Portuguese if they are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.
Foreign documents must be certified by the consular service or presented with the Hague Apostille affixed by the competent authority of the State where the document originates.
Copies of documents must be certified in accordance with current legislation (Decree-Law 28 of 13/03/2000).

Re-entries are requested to the Direction of Admission and Student Support Services, using the appropriate form.

Documentation for Re-entry application

• Identification document;
• passport type photo;
• Application for recognition and creditation of competences, according to the regulations in force, in case the student intends to apply for the equivalence of competences other than those acquired in the course to which he/she re-enters.

• General Regulations for Third Cycle Studies (in force from the academic year 2020/21)

The Doctoral Programme in Business Sciences of Universidade Portucalense has two scholarships (with a maximum duration of 48 months), funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), to be awarded to full-time students.

Universidade Portucalense also offers a set of scholarships for the doctoral programmes in Legal Sciences and in Clinical Psychology and Counselling that cover the tuition fees. All candidates to these doctoral programmes are automatically eligible for these scholarships after formal enrolment. The number of scholarships to be awarded, together with the award criteria will be defined in due time, in a specific dispatch.