Doctoral Degrees

CANDIDATES

National and international students may apply for access to the cycle of studies leading to a Doctoral degree if:

they hold a Master degree or legal equivalent;
they hold a Bachelor’s degree, have an academic or particularly relevant scientific curriculum recognised as attesting to their ability to follow the study plan defined by the IIFA's Scientific Board;
they have an academic, scientific or career curriculum that is recognised as attesting to their ability to follow the study plan defined by the IIFA's Scientific Board.

Candidates must request recognition of their ability to attend a doctoral degree course by the IIFA Scientific Board in their application form. Recognition will only be valid for acceptance to study cycles that lead to doctoral degree and shall not be valid for any other purposes.

Specific entry requirements for certain courses may be stipulated in the notices of the opening of each course. Candidates who do not meet those requirements will not be considered for admission.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for doctoral degree courses must be submitted by completing the appropriate form.

Step 1: Register here (see New User Registration Guide )
Step 2: Fill in the application form here (see SIIUE Handbook: Online applications (second/third-cycle studies and Postgraduate Degrees) )

The following documents must be submitted with the application

bachelor's and master's degree certificate which must include the respective completion averages (not necessary for students with degree(s) obtained at the UÉ);
document issued by higher education institution that awarded the degree proving the average of completion if the average is not included in the diploma of the degree;
bachelor's and master's degree transcript of records, authenticated (document with Course Units discriminated with respective grade and ECTS) - students that obtained their degree in Universidade de Évora are exempted;
document issued by a higher education institution, Ministery or Embassy, that awarded the degree proving the average of completion (if the average is not included in the diploma of the degree) and the grading scale used in that Institution, identifying the minimum classification that corresponds to approval (in case it does not appear in the qualification certificate), in case of having foreign qualifications. This declaration is necessary, in case it is not included in the degree certificate, to convert the final average obtained in the degree into the Portuguese scale. Without this document, the International Student Merit Scholarship can never be awarded;
curriculum Vitae ;
If you are a national of a non-EU country, a document confirming that you do not enjoy international student status (pursuant to Article 3 of Decree-Law 62/2018 ), but fall under one of the criteria to which such status does not apply.
document proof of Protocol application (if applicable);

Additional documents may be required to submit the application if listed on the course publication notice (Edital).

The digitalized documents submitted with the application that concern foreign education, except those acquired in the European Union countries, must be endorsed by the Hague Apostille (Hague Convention of October 5th 1962) by the Portuguese Consulate or Embassy in the country where the qualifications were obtained. The document must also contain an authenticated signature, seal or stamp of the institution that conferred the qualifications. Original qualification documents, exactly as submitted with the application, must be sent by post mail to the address of Universidade de Évora Academic Services as listed on UÉ website in three consecutive days succeeding the application's seriation results. Afterward the documents will be returned once the student proceeds to validate their ID document in person in the Academic Services.

In alternative, copies of the documents are accepted as long as certified by a legally competent institution to verify that said copies are a faithful reproduction of the original document. The enrollment will be annulled if the University does not recieve the application documents within 30 consecutive days after the enrollment registration. Furthermore, the placement in UÉ will be invalidated and the applicant will lose its vacancy.

In case of qualification documents obtained in European Union member states, their original versions must be presented in person to the Academic Services of UÉ within thirty consecutive days after the enrollment registration, who will then proceed to authenticate its copies and return the original documents to the applicant. In alternative, copies of the document that are duly authenticated by a certified or legally able insitution to do so (as CTT, notarians, lawyers, solicitors, civil registration offices, parish councils, chambers of commerce and industry) according to article 38 of the Decree-Law n.º 76-A/2006 of May 29th.

If the application documents are not writte in portuguese, spanish, italian, french or english, an official translation issued by a certified and legally able must be presented to the Academic Services (official translator recognized by the Portuguese diplomatic representatives or a notarian).

In case the qualification documents have no mention of the final degree average or if said classification does not correspond to the evalluation scale of 0-20, a document issued by the superior education institution or the Education Ministry of the country where the qualification were obtained must be presented, and it should describe the final average classification. The grade will be converted according to the rules of article 7 of the Application's Regulation. If this document is not submitted, a final classification of 10 values (in a 0-20 scale) will be attributed as long as the applicant submits a document proof of the qualification degree(s) obtained in order for the applications to be seriated and for calculations related to International Students scholarships attribution.

The information on this page does not replace the need to read the regulations in force on this matter.

For more information, please refer to the course prospectus and respective course notices.”

CALENDAR

1st Phase

Applications : 15/Feb/2023 to 15/Mar/2023

Placement Results : by 21/Apr/2023

Enrolment : 21/Apr/2023 to 26/Apr/2023

Placement results following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : by 05/May/2023

Enrolment following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : 05/May/2023 to 10/May/2023

2nd Phase

Applications : 03/May/2023 to 21/July/2023

Placement Results : by 21/July/2023

Enrolment : 21/July/2023 to 26/July/2023

Placement results following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : by 04/Aug/2023

Enrolment following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : 04/Aug/2023 to 09/Aug/2023

3rd Phase

Applications : 14/Aug/2023 to 01/Sept/2023

Placement Results : by 15/Sept/2023

Enrolment: 15/Sept/2023 to 20/Sept/2023

Placement results following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : by 25/Sept/2023

Enrolment following re-placement and/or redistribution of places available, if applicable : 25/Sept/2023 to 27/Sept/2023

NOTES:
- The 2nd and 3rd phases for application are subject to the number of remaining places available after placement, re-placement and redistribution of places available in the prior phase. There may, therefore, be courses that do not open 2nd and/or 3rd application phases.

- Nationals of a non-EU country can not apply in the 3rd phase unless they have already been granted a visa or residence permit.