Doctorates

Doctorates

The applications must be submitted exclusively online through the FenixEdu platform.
The validation of the apllications implies the payment of the respective fee.
View the specific information regarding the application to each programme below.

 

PT: Antropologia (DANT.ULisboa)

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call

  • Applications: 31 January 2024 [2 pm] to 15 March 2024 [5 pm]
  • Results: 27 March 2024

2nd Call

  • Applications: 1 April 2024 [2 pm] to 11 July 2024 [5 pm]
  • Results: 25 July 2024

3rd Call

  • Applications: 19 August 2024 [2 pm] to 4 September 2024 [5 pm]
  • Results: 6 September 2024

 

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of Master degrees or legal equivalent in any field in the Social Sciences and Humanities;
  • Exceptionally, 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.

Application Process

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.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 ICS, 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 € 50.

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.

Selection Criteria

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.

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Anthropology (DANT.ULisboa).

PT: Alterações Climáticas e Políticas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Applications 2024/2025

To be announced

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent in the fields of social sciences and humanities, physical and natural sciences, and engineering;
  • Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent, holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum of relevance that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Application Process

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.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 ICS, you should use your Campus account credentials. You may recover your access to this account at https://utilizador.ulisboa.pt.

The application fee is € 50.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Certificate of Qualifications (masters or equivalent academic degree);
  • Academic, scientific and profissional curriculum;
  • Supporting documents referenced in the Curriculum;
  • Letter of Motivation;
  • One letter of recommendation.

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies.

PT: Política Comparada

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call

  • Applications: 31 January 2024 to 15 March 2024
  • Interviews: 25 and 26 March 2024
  • Results: 27 March 2024

2nd Call

  • Applications: 1 April 2024 to 11 July 2024
  • Interviews: 22 and 23 July 2024
  • Results: 25 July 2024

3rd Call

  • Applications: 19 August 2024 to 2 September 2024
  • Interviews: 4 and 5 September 2024
  • Results: 6 September 2024

Extraordinary Applications

To submit an application past the deadlines, you must send an email to gestao.academica@ics.ulisboa.pt. Applications will be analysed as submitted.

 

Application Process

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.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 ICS, 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 € 50.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Certificates of Bachelor's, Master's and other academic qualifications, including academic transcripts with the grades obtained and the grading scales used at the awarding institute;
  • Copy of the Master's dissertation (digital format) and, if applicable, copies of the Bachelor's dissertation and relevant published works;
  • Detailed CV;
  • Research Project, including:
    • Title;
    • Field of knowledge / expertise;
    • Summary (150 words);
    • State of the Art (500 words);
    • Objectives (300 words);
    • Analytical description (1000 words);
    • Bibliography (20 titles);
  • Two letters of recommendation signed and dated no later than 12 months;
  • Letter of interest, indicating the reasons for applying to the PhD programme in Comparative Politics at ICS-ULisboa. 

 

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Comparative Politics.

PT: Estudos de Desenvolvimento

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call: 13th November 2023 to 19th January 2024
2nd Call: 19th February 2024 to 12th April 2024

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a Master's degree in the fields of Economy, Management, Law, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, International Relations, History, Anthropology, or any other area considered relevant;
  • Holders of a Bachelor's degree with an average final grade of 16 values or higher;
  • Holders of a Bachelor's degree with an average final grade lower than 16 values as long as they have a relevant academic and scientific curriculum.

Application Process

Applications through the IGOT FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.igot.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.igot.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation.
In case you already have a registration, you can recover the access at https://fenix.igot.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest.
In case you already have a student number at IGOT, 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 € 60.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Certificate of Qualifications (Master's or equivalent academic degree);
  • Academic, scientific and/or professional curriculum;
  • Supporting documents referenced in the Curriculum;
  • Letter of interest;
  • Research project;
  • Two letters of recommendation;
  • Other relevant documents.

B1 English (CEFR) or higher is required (if you are not a native of an English-speaking country).

For more information, read the Booklet of the Course or visit the page for the PhD in Development Studies.

PT: História: Mudança e Continuidade num Mundo Global (PIUDHist)

Applications 2024/2025

Early Bird:

  • Applications: 15 January 2024 to 26 February 2024
  • Results: 13 March 2024
  • Registration (online): 14 March 2024 to 21 March 2024

1st Call:

  • Applications: 27 February 2024 to 8 April 2024
  • Results: 23 April 2024
  • Registration (online): 24 April 2024 to 6 May 2024

2nd Call:

  • Applications: 9 April 2024 to 30 May 2024
  • Results: 18 June 2024
  • Registration (onliine): 19 June 2024 to 27 June 2024

 

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of Master degrees or legal equivalent in the field of History or any other field in the Social Sciences and Humanities, giving preference to candidates with research experience in History.
  • Exceptionally, holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent, provided that they have a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum and that they present letters of recommendation that demonstrate their ability to carry out this cycle of doctoral studies.

Application Process

Applications through https://sca.lisboa.ucp.pt/CandidaturasOnline.

The application fee is:

Early Bird: € 135
1st Call: € 155
2nd Call: € 200

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Qualification Certificate;
  • Motivation letter that states the reasons for choosing PIDHist;
  • General presentation of the PhD pre-project (title and objectives, up to 1000 words);
  • Master’s thesis and, if applicable, other relevant publications, in PDF;
  • Two recommendation letters.

Selection Criteria

Vacancies: 15

The applicants will be ranked according to the score obtained in the selection process, based on individual merit. The following criteria are considered:

  • Bachelor’s grade: 10%
  • Master’s grade: 25%
  • Experience and capability of developing advanced research: 35%
  • Motivation letter, interview, and PhD pre-project: 30% 

 

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in History: Change and Continuity in a Global World (PIUDHist).

PT: Migrações

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call

  • Applications: 5 February 2024 to 15 March 2024
  • Interviews: 25 and 26 March 2024
  • Results: 27 March 2024

2nd Call

  • Applications: 2 May 2024 to 22 July 2024
  • Interviews: 24 and 25 July 2024
  • Results: 26 July 2024

3rd Call (for intake in the 2nd semester)

  • Applications: 2 October 2024 to 19 November 2024
  • Interviews: 21 and 22 November 2024
  • Results: 25 November 2024

 

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a master's degree of legal equivalent in the fields of Social Sciences or related field;
  • Holders of a bachelor's degree, or legal equivalent, holders of an especially relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognised by the Scientific Committee of this programme as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies in the fields of Social Sciences or related fields;
  • Exceptionally, holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognised by the Scientific Committee of this programme as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies in the fields of Social Sciences or related fields.

Application Process

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.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 ICS, you should use your Campus account credentials. You may recover your access to this account at https://utilizador.ulisboa.pt.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • Certificates of Qualification;
  • Letter of motivation, setting out the reasons for choosing the study program and presenting the domain to be investigated, and the objectives of the work that the applicant proposes to develop during the PhD;
  • Two recommendation letters;
  • Research Project, indicating the research topic, methodology, objectives of the investigation and a bibliography.

Selection Criteria

The applications will be evaluated based on:

  • Final grade obtained in the academic degree held by the candidate;
  • Academic, scientific and technical curriculum;
  • Adjustment of the candidate's academic training to the requirements of the PhD programme;
  • Research project or letter of intent and motivation;
  • Interview (if required by the Scientific Committee).

 

In 2014, the Doctoral Programme in Migrations (DeMig) earned funding approval from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, IP (FCT, IP), under the auspices of its FCT PhD Programmes.
Therefore, in accordance with the Scientific Research Scholarship Statutes and the FCT Scholarships Regulations, the Scientific Committee of the Migrations PhD Programme will grant individual scholarships for this programme.

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Migration Studies.

PT: Ciências da População

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call

  • Applications: 3 January 2024 to 29 February 2024
  • Results: 15 March 2024
  • Registration: 18 March 2024 to 28 March 2024

2nd Call

The 2nd call of applications will only take place when the number of vacancies is not completed by the enrolment of applicants admitted in the 1st call, and only for the vacancies that are have not yet been filled.

  • Applications: 1 March 2024 to 30 April 2024
  • Results: 15 May 2024
  • Registration: 20 May 2024 to 31 May 2024

3rd Call

The 3rd call of applications will only take place when the number of vacancies is not completed by the enrolment of applicants admitted in the 2nd call, and only for the vacancies that are have not yet been filled.

  • Applications: 1 May 2024 to 30 June 2024
  • Results: 15 July 2024
  • Registration: 17 July 2024 to 31 July 2024

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a Master's degree or legal equivalent;
  • Holders of a Bachelor's degree that have a specially relevant academic and scientific curriculum that is recognised by the Scientific Council as attesting for the capability to carry out this cycle of studies;
  • Exceptionally, holders of a professional, scientific, and academic curriculum that is recognized by the Scientific Council as attesting for the capability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Application Process

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.iscsp.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.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • Copy of the Master's dissertation and/or publications (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian or French; if any other language is used, send a translated version to Portuguese or English);
  • Degree certificate (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian or French; if any other language is used, an oficial translation to Portuguese or English is required);
  • Motivation letter (in English);
  • Two names, and respective email addresses, of scholars to whom we can ask your reference letters

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Population Sciences.

PT: Sociologia: Conhecimento para Sociedades Abertas e Inclusivas (OpenSoc)

Applications 2024/2025

1st Call

  • Applications: 4 December 2023 to 31 January 2024
  • Interviews: 31 January 2024 to 9 February 2024
  • Results: 12 February 2024
  • Appeal: up to 2 work days after publication
  • Registration: 10 days after homologation of the application

2nd Call

The 2nd call of applications will only take place when the number of vacancies is not completed by the enrolment of applicants admitted in the 1st call, and only for the vacancies that are have not yet been filled.

  • Applications: 1 February 2024 to 1 April 2024
  • Interviews: 1 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
  • Results: 11 April 2024
  • Appeal: up to 2 work days after publication
  • Registration: 10 days after homologation of the application

3rd Call

The 3rd call of applications will only take place when the number of vacancies is not completed by the enrolment of applicants admitted in the 2nd call, and only for the vacancies that are have not yet been filled.

  • Applications: 2 April 2024 to 15 May 2024
  • Interviews: 15 May 2024 to 20 May 2024
  • Results: 27 May 2024
  • Appeal: up to 2 work days after publication
  • Registration: 10 days after homologation of the application

4th Call

The 4th call of applications will only take place when the number of vacancies is not completed by the enrolment of applicants admitted in the 3rd call, and only for the vacancies that are have not yet been filled.

  • Applications: 1 June 2024 to 27 June 2024
  • Interviews: 27 June 2024 to 2 July 2024
  • Results: 4 July 2024
  • Appeal: up to 2 work days after publication
  • Registration: 10 days after homologation of the application

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a Master's degree  or legal equivalent in the fields of Sociology, or any other field in social sciences or humanities;
  • Exceptionally, holders of a Bachelor's degree or legal equivalent, with an especially relevant academic, scientific, and professional curriculum in any scientific domain, recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies;
  • Exceptionally, holders of an especially relevant academic, scientific, and professional curriculum in any scientific domain that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Application Process

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

The application fee is € 100.

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Certificate of Qualifications (Master's, Bachelor's and/or equivalent academic degree) and grades/academic classifications obtained;
  • Updated academic, scientific and professional curriculum, including published or duly documented work;
  • Research project (presented according to the template adopted for FCT doctoral grant calls) or, alternatively, a detailed proposal of a research theme or problem, including summary (max. 150 words) and the presentation of the theme or problem proposed for research, providing foundation for its sociological relevance (max. 1,500 words).
  • Letter of interest, detailing your motives to enrol in the PhD programme;
  • Citizenship Card or Passport (the submission of identification documents can be replaced, by the candidate's option, by in-person presentation at the institution, which will keep the elements contained therein that are relevant for registration, including identification, tax and social security numbers, as well as the validity of the respective documents).

The documents must be presented in Portuguese, English, French, Italian, or Spanish. In case the documents are in any other language, you must present the original document accompanied by an official translation into any of the described languages.

Selection Criteria

Vacancies: 15 vacancies

The applicants will be ranked according to the final classifications attributed to the applications by the Selection Jury, based on individual merit, and expressed in a scale of 0 to 20 values, taking under consideration the academic, scientific and professional curriculums, the projects, and letters of interest to follow the doctoral programme. The following criteria are considered:

  1. Holders of Master's degree, or legal equivalent, in Sociology or any other field in social sciences and humanities:
    1. The academic grade of the Master's degree (10%);
    2. The academic grade of the Bachelor's degree (10%);
    3. The global evaluation of the academic, scientific and professional curriculum (20%);
    4. The evaluation of the research project or research theme propoposal, and the letter of interest (30%);
    5. The evaluation of the interview (30%).
  2. Holders of Bachelor's degree or legal equivalent:
    1. The academic grade of the Bachelor's degree (10%);
    2. The global evaluation of the academic, scientific and professional curriculum (30%);
    3. The evaluation of the research project or research theme propoposal, and the letter of interest (30%);
    4. The evaluation of the interview (30%).
  3. Applicants that are not holders of Higher Education degrees or legal equivalent:
    1. The global evaluation of the academic, scientific and professional curriculum (40%);
    2. The evaluation of the research project or research theme propoposal, and the letter of interest (30%);
    3. The evaluation of the interview (30%).

The Selection Jury will carry out the interviews, which may, if necessary, take place via videoconference.
After evaluating the applications according to the defined criteria and weightings, the Selection Jury will rank the applications, in descending order of their final classifications.
Candidates whose final application rating is lower than 14 points will be excluded from registration in the doctoral programme.
Candidates whose final application classification is equal to or greater than 14 points and, cumulatively, whose order number in the final ranking is less than or equal to the number of vacancies fixed will be admitted to enrolment in the doctoral programme. Applications whose order number in the final ranking is higher than the number of vacancies will be placed as alternates.
Candidates placed as alternates will be admitted to enrol in the doctoral programme in any remaining vacancies after the deadline for registration, in ascending order of their order number in the final ranking.

 

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Sociology: Knowledge for Open and Inclusive Societies (OpenSoc).

PT: Ciências da Sustentabilidade

Applications 2024/2025

To be announced

Requirements for Admission

The following are admitted as applicants:

  • Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent in any field of knowledge;
  • Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent, holders of an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum of relevance that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies;
  • Holders of an academic, scientific and professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out this cycle of studies.

Application Process

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

Applications must be submitted with the following documents:

  • Bachelor, Master and other academic qualification certificates, including transcript of records mentioning the grades obtained;
  • Curriculum vitae;
  • Letter of intent;
  • Letter of recomendation or external opinions, when applicable;
  • Declaration of independent use of English;
  • Declaration in which the candidate undertakes to comply with the code of conduct of the Universidade de Lisboa;
  • Other documents required or considered useful for the application.

For more information, visit the page for the PhD in Sustainability Science.

Re-Entry

As provided for in no. 3 of article 30 of the Regulamento de Estudos de Pós-Graduação da Universidade de Lisboa, the five years of registration of the final work are non-extendable. Once the five years of registration have expired, the right to enroll expires and it will be necessary to submit a new application for the programme.
Students who interrupt their enrolment in the programme may also submit a new application to the programme.

 

Applications 2023/2024

1st Call: 2nd May 2023 to 23rd June 2023
2nd Call: 10th July 2023 to 4th September 2023
3rd Call: 13th October 2023 to 30th November 2023

Application Process

Applications through the ICS FenixEdu platform: https://fenix.ics.ulisboa.pt.
To create a registration, please access https://fenix.ics.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 ICS, you should use your Campus account credentials. You may recover your access to this account at https://utilizador.ulisboa.pt.

The application fee is € 50.

Applicants must submit their application with all of the documentation provided for an initial application to the programme, replacing the letters of recommendation with declarations from the supervisors in favour of the continuation of the students studies.