Master and Postgraduate Degrees

For Whom

National and international students may apply to a master's degree or postgraduate studies :

- holders with a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent;

- holders with a foreign higher academic degree awarded following a 1st cycle of studies organized in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Process by a State adhering to the process;

- holders with a foreign higher academic degree that is recognized as satisfying the objectives of a bachelor's degree by the School's Scientific or Technical-Scientific Council;

- holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum, which is recognized as attesting to the ability to carry out the cycle of studies by the School's Scientific or Technical-Scientific Council, the candidate being required to request recognition of his/her curriculum in the application form.

The Recognition of the ability to attend a master's or postgraduate course by the Scientific Council or Technical-Scientific Council must be requested by the candidate on the application form and only has the effect of granting access to the cycle of studies leading to a master's degree or postgraduate course, and does not confer on the candidate the equivalence of a bachelor's degree or its recognition for other purposes.

The open call rules for each course may contain specific conditions for entry to that course, and all candidates who do not meet these conditions will be excluded from the selection process.

HOW TO APPLY

The applications for master's degrees or postgraduate courses are submitted online, filling the appropriate form.

Step 1: Register here to obtain credentials

(If you are a student at the University of Évora or a worker in the UE, you do not need to create an external register in the system, but you should access the SIIUE2 with your credentials and apply by clicking on the top right corner of your login.)

Step 2: Fill in the application form here

When accessing the SIIUE to register for the desired application/scheme, the candidate must register (name, email address, ID number and a password of their choice). After registering, they will receive a notification at the email address they provided for authentication and validation of their SIIUE user registration credentials (email address and password). Once this registration has been validated, the candidate will be able to access the SIIUE with these credentials, in order to do the following:

a) Make the application;
b) View information on any fees and the procedure for paying them;
c) Consult all notifications received under the terms established in these Regulations.
d) File a complaint within a maximum of 15 days after the results have been announced/notified.

Masters

Postgraduate

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

The following documents must be submitted with the application form:

- Proof of the undergraduate degree, which must include the final classification obtained in the degree (does not apply to qualifications obtained at UÉ);

- Curriculum Vitae;

- Proof of nationality (if you are from a country outside the European Union, but fall within the exceptions to international student status under Article 3 of Decree-Law 62/2018).

- Seal of the Order of Nurses, in the case of applicants for master's degrees in nursing;

- Certificate of approval in tests attesting to oral and written mastery of the Portuguese language and mastery of the essential rules of logical and critical argumentation, in the event that they have passed these tests at another Higher Education Institution, for candidates for master's degrees that confer professional qualifications for teaching in pre-school education and basic and secondary education;

- Identification document (alternatively, it can be presented at the UÉ Academic Services Service, within three consecutive days after submitting the application)

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, the open call rules of the respective course may define additional documentation that must be attached to the application.

Each document must be scanned in pdf or jpg format and it must be ensured that :

a) if the classification is not included on the degree diploma, a statement from the Higher Education Institution that awarded the degree must be submitted to prove the conclusion classification;

b) if the classification of conclusion does not correspond to the numerical scale of 0-20, a document issued by the origin Institution of the qualifications, by the Ministry of Education or by the Embassy must be submitted, with the maximum classification of that scale and the minimum classification to which the approval corresponds,

c) if the qualification documents have been issued by an entity from a country outside the European Union, these documents must be authenticated in one of the following ways:

i. The consulates or embassies of Portugal in the origin country where the candidate obtained their qualifications;

ii. The consulates or embassies of the origin country where the candidate obtained their qualifications in Portugal;

iii. With an Apostille of the Haia Convention, for countries that are signatories to the Apostille;

d) If the qualification documents are not written in Portuguese, Spanish, French or English, a translation of the documents into Portuguese must also be presented.

If you do not provide proof of your degree classification obtained in the bachelor's degree, on a scale of 0-20, or the documents referred to in points a) and b), you will be graded out of 10 for the purposes of selection and will not be eligible for a merit scholarship for international students.

DOCUMENTS VALIDATION

The documents included in the application are submitted for validation by the Academic Services of the University of Évora, and this submission must be made possible by the candidates who will be placed, by complying with the following procedures.

1. Submission of the qualification documents for validation, which can be done in one of the following ways, within 30 (thirty) consecutive days of enrolment:

a) In person, at the SAC, by presenting the original documents that were submitted digitally in the application;

b) By registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, by sending a certified copy of the original documents. The documents must be certified by a national public entity, CTT, Notaries, Lawyers, Solicitors, Registry Offices, Parish Councils, or Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in accordance with the combined provisions of article 363 of the Civil Code and article 38 of Decree-Law no. 76-A/2006, of May 29, as amended;

c) By registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, by sending the original documents that were submitted digitally in the application, and the University of Évora cannot be held responsible, under any circumstances, for the loss of documents. The originals will be returned to the student in person, when they present themselves at the SAC.

(Adress: Largo dos Colegiais, Apartado 94, 7000-554 Évora)

2. Present the respective identification document , as referred to above in points a) or b), by October 31st of the academic year of enrollment, and international students must also present the corresponding visa.

The following are exempt from having their documents validated

- Candidates placed through Re-entry, who have made their first entry ;

- Candidates who have obtained the qualifications declared in their application at the University of Évora;

- Candidates who have submitted a digital document of unequivocal authenticity with their application, namely in non-editable pdf format and with a signature.

Until the documents are validated, can´t be done the comprovative of enrollement certificate of approval or certification document. A letter of acceptance may, however, be issued, provided that the qualifications documents have been validated.

Failure to comply with the above deadlines and procedures will result in the annulment of the placement and enrolment, and the candidate will lose the right to the place, which does not mean that he/she will not have to pay the fees and tuition fees due at the time of enrolment/enrolment.

The information on this page does not dispense with the need to consult the Regulations on Applications for Access and Admission to the UÉ.

CALENDAR

1st phase - for new and returning students

Applications: 27/Feb/2025 to 20/Mar/2025

Grading: 03/Apr/2025 to 14/Apr/2025

Results: Until 17/Apr/2025

Enrollment: 17/Apr/2025 to 22/Apr/2025

Results after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: Until 30/Apr/2025

Enrolment after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: 30/Apr/2025 to 07/May/2025

2nd phase - for new and returning students

Applications: 14/May/2025 to 18/Jun/2025

Grading: 03/Jul/2025 to 15/Jul/2025

Results: Until 22/Jul/2025

Enrollment: 22/Jul/2025 to 25/Jul/2025

Results after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: Until 30/Jul/2025

Enrolment after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: 30/Jul/2025 to 04/Aug/2025

3rd phase - for new and returning students

Applications : 19/Aug/2025 to 02/Sep/2025

(International students cannot apply for the 3rd phase of applications, unless they already have a visa or are already living in Portugal).

Grading: 10/Sep/2025 to 12/Sep/2025

Results: Until 17/set/2025

Enrolment: 17/Sep/2025 to 19/Sep/2025

Results after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: Until 24/Sep/2025

Enrolment after reallocations and/or redistribution of places, if applicable: 24/Sep/2025 to 26/Sep/2025

4th phase - for re-entrants only

Applications: 08/Sep/2025 to 30/Sep/2025

Grading: Weekly between 17/set/2025 to 08/Out/2025

Results: Weekly on Tuesdays: 23/Sep/2025; 30/Sep/2025; 07/Out/2025; 14/Out/2025;

Enrollment: Within 3 days of notification of placement.

NOTE:

The 2nd phase and 3rd phase of applications are subject to vacancies left over after placements, redeployments and redistribution of vacancies in the previous phases. Therefore, there may be courses that do not open 2nd and/or 3rd application phases.

PLACES AVAILABLE

Check the initial vacancies in the respective course notices .

TUITION AND FEES

The application can only be analyzed and validated after payment of the application fee within the established deadlines (three consecutive days after notification of payment), if it is due within the scope of the application to which you are applying. The reference provided will be valid for three consecutive days after notification of payment. If you let this reference lapse, you will have to request a new one through the application in the EUIS, as long as it does not exceed the deadline for the application phase.

Under the terms of the order setting tuition fees , the tuition fee listed in the Open cal rules of the course you are applying for is due upon enrollment/registration. For more information on tuition fees, please consult the University of Évora's Tuition Fee Regulations .

International students can take advantage of the "Cooperation and Development Scholarship" or the "Merit Scholarship", with the amount of the tuition fee to be paid by the beneficiary of the incentive corresponding to the amount of tuition fee due after subtracting the value of the incentive. The value of the incentive is set by Rectorial Order and is, at most, equal to the difference between the international student's tuition fee and the tuition fee for national students.

In the year of entry , students with international student status and PALOP nationality are all entitled to the Cooperation and Development Scholarship , which is awarded upon enrollment. In the following years , they must pass at least 48 ECTS of the syllabus in the previous academic year, except in the first year of admission when they need to pass 30 ECTS.

The Merit Scholarship , in the year of entry , is awarded upon enrollment to the student with international student status who cumulatively has a grade equal to or higher than the minimum merit grade (C) defined annually in a rectorial order, where C corresponds to the final grade of the degree. In subsequent years , it is awarded if the conditions set out in article 22 of the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora are met, in order to continue benefiting from the scholarship.

APPLICATION FROM 1ST CYCLE UÉ STUDENTS

As a way of encouraging students enrolled and registered in the 1st cycle at the University of Évora to attend the 2nd cycles offered by the University, they can apply for a 2nd cycle at the UÉ, without paying an application fee, as long as they have the special regime for final-year students in the 1st cycle.

To do this, you must apply as mentioned above in "How to apply" (you can use your UE student credentials), submitting your application by the application deadlines for the 1st or 2nd phase of the University of Évora's Master's Degree Admission Competition, as defined in the Application Calendar .

If you have not applied for the finalist student scheme, but meet the conditions for it, you should apply to GESDOC for the scheme as soon as possible, so that if you meet the conditions to obtain it, you can make your pre-application by the deadlines set for applications.

Students who do not meet the conditions to apply in the 1st phase must reapply in the 2nd phase (if there are any vacancies). The conditions for meeting the requirements are as follows:

1st phase - a maximum of 6 Curricular Units or 36 ECTS missing to complete the 1st cycle

2nd phase - a maximum of 3 Curricular Units missing to complete the 1st cycle

ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FINALIST UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Can make the application to master in a conditional way, Students who have not yet completed their bachelor's degree, considering:

- 1st phase - a maximum of 6 Curricular Units or 36 ECTS missing to complete the 1st cycle

- 2nd phase - a maximum of 3 Curricular Units missing to complete the 1st cycle

- 3rd stage - a maximum of 1 Course Unit missing to complete the 1st cycle

In the case of undergraduate students from another Higher Education Institution, they must submit a statement at the time of application proving the number of curricular units missing to complete the degree, mentioning the academic year in which they will be able to complete it.

Candidates admitted under these conditions, after registering for the master's degree, are required to complete their bachelor's degree in the academic year prior to entering the master's degree, and submit the respective proof until October 30 of the academic year in which they enter the master's degree, and their registration will be annulled if this is not the case . If they are 1st cycle students at the University of Évora, they do not need to submit proof.