Anthropology (DANT.ULisboa)

ECTS
240

Duration
4 years

Language
Portuguese and English

Regime
Presential

Schedule
Daytime

Places
20

Tuition
€1,375.00

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 1^st call for applications is open until 13 March 2026.
Applications must be submitted via the FenixEdu platform of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas.

The PhD in Anthropology of the Universidade de Lisboa (DANT.ULisboa) is a joint programme of the Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS) and the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP), with the collaboration of the Faculdade de Letras (FLUL).

The doctoral programme brings together the two Schools of ULisboa that conduct teaching and research in anthropology. The collaboration of FLUL adds to the PhD a productive dialogue with comparative cultural and postcolonial studies.

Objectives

DANT.ULisboa is a four-year research-oriented programme. The first year, propaedeutic and probationary, has a teaching component that accompanies the work of consolidating the thesis project, under individual supervision. Subsequent years are dedicated to research development and thesis writing, with permanent and personalized guidance, and regular presentation and discussion of ongoing work and results in research seminars.

We welcome students who wish to develop innovative research using different methodologies, from fieldwork to archival research. We also encourage the plurality of themes and theoretical approaches, within the heritage of anthropology and in its intersections with other social sciences and humanities.

DANT.ULisboa professors and PhD students carry out research in several countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe, mainly, but not exclusively, in countries with historical relations with Portugal and in the respective diasporas. Our research privileges theoretically informed ethnographic practice and comparative study, as well as attention to the historicity of social life, the dynamics of power and differentiation and the processes of sociocultural transformation, both past and contemporary.

At DANT.ULisboa, students find a dynamic and internationalized scientific community and enjoy the circulation of researchers and the research networks established with several universities of international importance in the field of anthropology and the social sciences in general.

We aim to train qualified anthropologists, capable of mobilizing the discipline's cognitive capital, its exposure to cultural diversity and its methodological creativity, in order to respond to contemporary challenges, identifying problems, equating research programmes and developing or mediating interventions with social impact.

Specialties

The degree of Doctor in Anthropology is awarded in the specialties of Anthropology of Material Culture, Anthropology of Economics and Labour, Anthropology of Ethnicity and Politics, Anthropology of Religion and Symbolism, Anthropology of Health, Anthropology of Kinship and Gender, or Anthropology and History.

Scientific Committee

Fátima Amante (ISCSP, Coordinator)
Nuno Domingos (ICS, Coordinator)
Elsa Peralta (FLUL)
Irene Rodrigues (ISCSP)
Maria Concetta Lo Bosco (ICS)

Chiara Pussetti

Senior Research Fellow

Clara Saraiva

Senior Research Fellow

Research Professor

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Research Fellow

Maria Concetta Lo Bosco

Junior Researcher

Marta Vilar Rosales

Research Fellow

Nuno Domingos

Senior Research Fellow

Paulo Granjo

Research Fellow

Pedro Figueiredo Neto

Junior Researcher

Ricardo Roque

Research Professor

Sofia Sampaio

Senior Research Fellow

Susana de Matos Viegas

Research Professor

The PhD in Anthropology has a total duration of 8 semesters, corresponding to 240 ECTS credits.

The first year consists of theoretical and methodological training courses and project and research seminars. In the end of this academic year, propaedeutic and probationary, students will present the thesis projects that they wish to develop.

Curricular Units	Semester	ECTS
1^ST YEAR
Advanced Studies I	Annual	8.0 ECTS
Theory and History of Anthropology	1	6.0 ECTS
Ethnographic Research Methodologies	1	6.0 ECTS
Research Project in Anthropology I	1	10.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology I	1	5.0 ECTS
Research Project in Anthropology II	2	10.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology II	2	5.0 ECTS
*TBA	2	5.0 ECTS
*TBA	2	5.0 ECTS
2^ND YEAR
Advanced Studies II	Annual	5.0 ECTS
Thesis	Annual	45.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology III	1	5.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology IV	2	5.0 ECTS
3^RD YEAR
Advanced Studies III	Annual	5.0 ECTS
Thesis	Annual	45.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology V	1	5.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology VI	2	5.0 ECTS
4^TH YEAR
Advanced Studies IV	Annual	5.0 ECTS
Thesis	Annual	45.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology VII	1	5.0 ECTS
Research Seminar in Anthropology VIII	2	5.0 ECTS

A3ES Accreditation

Accreditation of Study Programmes in Operation (2015)
Accreditation of Study Programmes in Operation (2022)

Applications

Applications 2026/2027

1^st call: 12 January to 13 March 2026

2^nd call: 6 April to 30 June 2026

3^rd call: 17 August to 4 September 2026

Applications through the ISCSP FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.iscsp.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.iscsp.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation.
In case you already have a registration, you can recover the access at https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest.
In case you already have a student number at ISCSP, you should use your Campus account credentials. You may recover your access to this account at https://utilizador.ulisboa.pt.

The application has a cost of €100.00.

Requirements

The following are admitted as applicants:

Holders of Master degrees or legal equivalent in any field in the Social Sciences and Humanities;
Holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent, holders of a relevant academic or scientific curriculum in the fileds aforementioned and that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies.
Holders of a relevant academic or scientific curriculum in the fileds aforementioned and that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

Bachelor's, Master's and other academic qualifications, including academic transcripts mentioning the grades obtained;
Copy of the master's dissertation and, if applicable, published works;
Detailed curriculum vitae;
Research project presented according to the model in force in the calls for doctoral grants from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia: title, abstract (150 words), 5 keywords, review of relevant literature (500 words), objectives (300 words ), detailed description of the methodology and tasks to be carried out (1000 words), schedule, bibliography;
Two letters of recommendation, explaining the context of the candidate's academic and/or professional relationship with the person who recommends him/her and considering the suitability of the candidate's profile for the thesis project proposed to be developed in the Doutoramento em Antropologia da Universidade de Lisboa;
Certificate of independent command of the English language at the level of written and oral comprehension, or self-assessment of English proficiency using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a standard;
Letter of intent, setting out the reasons that lead the candidate to choose the PhD in Anthropology at the Universidade de Lisboa.

Admission

The applications for the PhD in Anthropology will be evaluated according to the following criteria and ponderations:

Academic path: 0,25
Personal curriculum: 0,15
Research plan: 0,35
Interview: 0,25

Each criteria is scored on a scale of 0 to 20, rounded to the integer.
The global classification, resulting from the calculations described above, will be rounded to two decimals.
The applications for which the global classification is below 14 marks are not eligible for admission in the PhD.