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PhD Scholarships

Applicants for the School’s PhDs can apply for a variety of scholarships, namely FCT scholarships (granted by FCT or by ISEG research centres) and, in some cases, ULisboa scholarships. For further information, contact the PhD coordinator.

GTA Programme

The GTA (Graduate Teaching Assistants) Programme recruits every year a number of PhD students to teach and grade in the undergraduate or masters’ programmes at ISEG. A good opportunity for the first contact with teaching and also to help finance the PhD programme tuition fees. For further information, contact the PhD coordinator.

In some cases, PhD students can be enrolled in projects hosted by the research centres or be supported by them. For further information, contact the PhD coordinator.

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Each PhD programme is attached to the ISEG research unit most relevant to their field of study. All research centres have been accredited and received positive ratings from the Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT).

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Within the national calls for submissions opened by FCT (Foundation for Sciences and Technology), the Faculty of Sciences, either as a promoter or participant, takes part in 15 PhD programmes selected for funding.

The selected PhD programmes cover the areas of Life and Healthcare Sciences, Exact and Engineering Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Natural and Environmental Sciences, some of them undertaken in the industry. A large number of scholarships will be available for highly motivated students who take part in these PhD programmes; students will be selected by the executive commissions of the different PhD programmes.

The Faculty of Sciences was the leading promoter of the application process in four programmes:

PCCSDP - Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies

PCCSDP - Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies

The PhD programme in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies is a joint initiative of the University of Lisbon and Nova University of Lisbon, which was held for the first time in 2009-2010. It is an interdisciplinary programme focused on the fields of environmental sciences and social sciences and it runs in partnership with the University of East Anglia UK, an institution of international reference in this field. The programme's academic staff and researchers, from the two state Universities of Lisbon, have published recognised scientific work in the areas of climate change and sustainable development.

The PhD Programme has the duration of 3 years and it includes a course in advanced interdisciplinary training between physical, natural, social and human sciences in the 1st and 2nd semesters. It has a diverse target audience, including environment, planning and energy professionals, among others, as well as students willing to pursue an academic career. 

BioSys - Biological Systems, Functional and Integrative Genomics

BioSys - Biological Systems, Functional and Integrative Genomics

EarthSystems – Lisbon's Doctoral School of Earth Sciences

This programme is led by IDL - Instituto Dom Luiz (Associated Laboratory), and it includes researchers from the University of Lisbon Centres of Geology, Oceanography and Statistics, LARSYS (Associated Laboratory) and the Portuguese Marine and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA). The programme received funding for 32 PhD scholarships distributed along 4 annual editions, half of which involving international research projects.

FCTAS - International Doctoral Programme in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art and Society

FCTAS - International Doctoral Programme in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Art and Society

Under the coordination of the Centre for Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, the programme includes 40 researchers (30 national and 10 international) from different universities, schools and institutes of the University of Lisbon (Faculties of Sciences, Law, Medicine, Arts, Fine Arts, Institute of Social Sciences, Higher Technical Institute and Institute of Systems and Robotics), University of Aveiro, Lisbon Polytechnic Institute (School of Music) and University of Seville (Faculty of Philosophy, Research Group in Logic, Language and Information).

Assessed with the maximum ranking, the programme received funding for 5 annual scholarships (2 national and 3 mixed), in a total of 20 scholarships during the period of 2014-2017.

Lismath - Lisbon Mathematics PhD

The Department of Mathematics offers a doctoral program (3rd cycle) in Mathematics. The first year consists of doctoral courses (Curso de Formação Avançada), taken for credit. The remaining three years are dedicated to the elaboration of a doctoral thesis, with original research. The program is mainly directed to students with a Master course in Mathematics (2nd cycle), or similar area. It is prepared to receive students from all over the world and, in particular, from portuguese speaking countries. Prospective students can apply for financing in Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/concursos or to scholarships associated to research centers. The coordinators of the program is Professor Teresa Monteiro Fernandes.

This doctoral program is associated to the doctoral program of the Department of Mathematics of Instituto Superior Técnico by means of a scholarship program called LisMath ( lismath.ulisboa.pt ). This scholarship program is financed by FCT and brings together two of the main doctoral programs in Mathematics in Portugal, both offered by institutions of the Universidade de Lisboa: Faculdade de Ciências and Instituto Superior Técnico. It is planned that 9 PhD scholarships will be offered per year, during four years.

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NOVA offers doctoral programs (third cycle) in different subject areas targeted at students who wish to develop specific knowledge and competences, and also for those who intend to pursue an academic career either in teaching or research.

To know more about the programs available at NOVA download the annual brochure or visit the Courses Catalogue .

NOVA Doctoral School

ACreated with the objective of enhancing the development of academic best practices NOVA Doctoral School reinforces the personal and professional training of PhD students and supervisors through soft skills’ training programs.

Besides technical and scientific knowledge in the study areas of their choice, PhD students at NOVA have access to free cross-disciplinary and complementary training developed and offered by the Doctoral School.

To apply to a Doctoral program at NOVA students should contact directly their preferred school of NOVA and follow the specific application processes and deadlines for submission:

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An international doctoral programme based on the teaching and research experience of four Portuguese schools. It is designed to meet the needs of students that aim to enhance their research skills in public health, develop their understanding of policy and practice, and wish to make an original contribution to knowledge development.

The Doctoral programme aims to provide students with skills that enable them to become qualified researchers in public health, able to conduct independent research as well as work as science driven professionals.

Students that undertake the programme will be able to connect their research with the public health practice. The programme will provide opportunities for students to develop their PhD research in close collaboration with organizations and networks related to public health practice, at the regional, national and international levels.

The PhD in Global Public Health aims to provide each student with a broad knowledge in the field of public health by promoting strong interaction with specialists at the four schools as well as other national and international experts. Moreover, it aims to promote in-depth expertise in each student’s research area and the provide unique opportunities for personal development and intellectual growth, in a stimulating and collaborative environment.

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PhD programmes at Técnico are provided in association with national and international universities and, in some cases, a dual degree is granted.

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An International Student is a student without Portuguese nationality, that is not national from one of the EU Member States or others not legally living in Portugal uninterruptedly for more than two years.

For more details please consult following legislation:  Decreto-Lei nº 36/2014 de 10 de Março .

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  • ID card, which explicitly mentions the applicants nationality;
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  • Other(s) document(s) that may be displayed in the site of the respective PhD course;

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Degree certificates and transcripts including all grades. (Any certificate that is not issued in Portuguese, Spanish, French or English should be accompanied by an official translation to Portuguese or English. Certificates issued by non-Portuguese entities should be either validated by the competent consular services or affixed with a ‘Hague Apostille’).

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The Doctoral Program in Psychology offers training in line with the highest international standards, with a clear a focus on the development of autonomous and innovative research in Psychology, but also preparing for intervention with an emphasis on psycho-social processes involved in responses to public policies. 

Doctoral Students are supported by highly qualified internal supervisors, are offered occasions for conceptual and methodological development and consolidation through the contribution of invited researchers whose seminars allow them to learn from state-of-the-art research programs, and are provided with regular monitoring and systematic opportunities for discussing their on-going work.

The Program attracts national and international students with diverse backgrounds, who are encouraged from early on to integrate national and international networks, and to disseminate their research in peer reviewed publications and presentations in scientific conferences and to society, activities largely supported with internal funds.

The Program offers every year a limited number of Ph.D. scholarships awarded by CIS, the Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention  and the School of Social Sciences, besides supporting applications to FCT scholarships and other external funding-entities.

A growing postgraduate community, a strong connection with the Psychology Research Centre, a well-consolidated research environment benefiting from internal and external funding, and an optimal research infrastructure, all contribute to a productive, stimulating, and collaborative training environment.

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• To promote autonomy, innovation and excellence in research in Psychology according to the highest international standards, through conceptual and methodological training, as well as training in academic and science-communication skills, and regular monitoring;

• To stimulate scientific development and dissemination, through support to regular presentation and publication of on-going work in scientific outlets.

• To promote the development of national and international networks of scientific cooperation through co-orientation, invited seminars by experts and financial support to mobility

• To train highly qualified professionals in research and intervention, able to contribute to society in multiple sectors, inside and outside academia, and capable of communicating their work to society

• To contribute to the resolution of relevant social problems through scientific evidence and encourage the development of an inclusive and open knowledge-based society.

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Doctoral Program In Agricultural Innovation In Tropical Food Chains

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School of Agriculture - University of Lisbon

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A novel and innovative Ph.D. program for students from temperate countries with skills in agriculture and agri-food chains searching for tropical regions contextualization and for students from tropical countries who seek to confront their contextualized competencies with exposure to new technical and scientific knowledge, through an international training experience.

Doctoral Program in Communication Studies

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CATOLICA - Faculty of Human Sciences

Questions around communication, its relationships with the social, political, cultural, and economic spheres, have acquired crucial importance in recent decades and driving a highly significant expansion in the interest and relevance of research undertaken in the field of the Communication Sciences. In parallel, changes in interpersonal, intergroup, and public communications practices, which have come to impact on contemporary societies, have driven the still greater relevance of educating and training highly qualified specialists able to develop fundamental and applied research projects correspondingly able to reply to the different communications challenges prevailing and expanding our knowledge about communication across its most diverse and different facets.

Doctoral Program in Culture Studies

The Doctoral Program in Culture Studies is part of a network hosted by the Lisbon Consortium that brings together the academy and the art world through a partnership between the MA and PhD Programs in Culture Studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and prominent cultural institutions in Lisbon (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança, Culturgest, Fundação Oriente, Centro Nacional de Cultura, Oceanário de Lisboa, Parques de Sintra-Monte da Lua, Fundação EDP, Fundação Millennium BCP, Fundação Amélia de Mello and Câmara Municipal de Lisboa).

Doctorate in Accounting

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Universidade de Aveiro

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The Doctoral Program in Accounting at the University of Aveiro aims to: provide the development of research in the field of Accounting, ensuring a high quality environment of teaching and research, contributing to the training of highly qualified human resources in the area of Accounting;

Doctorate in Advanced Materials and Processing

Doctorate in applied mathematics.

8 semesters

Excellence in advanced training Applied Mathematics, through research work on the theme of the frontier of athematical knowledge; Solid and deep scientific knowledge in the area of Ap. Mathematics to enrich the previous training of the student; Maturity of logical and abstract reasoning; - Independence and creativity in problem solving in mathematics and its applications; - Innovation in treating problems of mathematics and applications to other contexts. We have a PhD program in Applied Mathematics that pools the considerable human and material resources of the participating institutions, to provide a research based degree, internationally competitive, in such areas as Analysis and Optimization, Statistics and Probability, Dynamics and Geometry and Algebra, Logic and Computation. Also our curricular component is sufficiently flexible to accommodate the varied interests and backgrounds of potential students, and it is also useful for the development of specific and transverse skills

Doctorate in Artistic Creation

The Doctoral Program in Artistic Creation (PDCA) is a doctoral Program of the University of Aveiro (UA) in association with the Polytechnic Institutes of Leiria and Porto. This Doctoral Program (PD) promotes a transdisciplinary strategy for the development of experimental creative thinking, welcoming candidates with an interest in creative practices, namely in the areas of Visual Arts, Sound Arts, Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre and Music.

Doctorate in Biochemistry

Doctorate in biology (taught in english).

The Doctoral Program in Biology has a duration of 4 years, corresponding to a total of 240 ECTS. The first year includes a curricular component (60 ECTS) structured in Advanced Courses, focused on various thematic areas of the scientific field of Biology (total of 24 ECTS), tutorial classes (20 ECTS), and the preparation of the thesis component (16 ECTS). At the end of the first year, the student will have to submit and publicly defend his doctoral workplan. A positive evaluation is required for their permanence in the doctoral program.

Doctorate in Biorefineries

6 semesters

The PD aims at training specialized top-level professionals in the design, research and development in the field of Biorefineries in order to demonstrate their skills in integrated valorization of biomass from agro-forestry sources for the production of new chemical products, fuels and energy. This approach leads to the adoption of multi-product manufacturing strategies, so it is critical to have human resources with expertise in this area.

Doctorate in Business Innovation

The Doctorate in Business innovation (DBI) results from the request of a group of companies and the willingness of the University of Aveiro to offer an international postgraduate training at the doctoral level in a business environment, with a global vision and multi-year planning. The DBI should solve the problems and reinvent complex and multidisciplinary business processes.

Doctorate in Business and Economics

The recently created Doctoral Program in Business and Economics of the University of Aveiro, with three branches of specialization - Economics, Management and Finance - responds to the requests of researchers and graduates to continue their doctoral studies in these areas of knowledge, tackling a gap that exists not only in the context of the doctoral programs of the University of Aveiro, but also, due to its differential nature, in the context of the education Programs in these areas in Portugal.

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering

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The Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering aims to train specialists of the highest level in Chemical Engineering and its specialties or branches, through the development of:

Doctorate in Chemistry

The Doctoral Program in Chemistry aims to train doctorates who:

Doctorate in Civil Engineering

The Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering at the University of Aveiro (PDCiv-UA) has a duration of 3 years, corresponding to a total of 180 ECTS. It is organized in two distinct phases, a first curricular and a second dedicated to the development of research work, preparation of publications and production of the doctoral thesis. The first year comprises the curricular component (60 ECTS) structured in modules of advanced training courses and seminars, in several thematic areas of the scientific domain of: Civil Engineering, comprising the curricular units of Advanced Studies in Civil Engineering (12 ECTS), Monitoring and Observation of Works (6 ECTS) and Research Project Seminar (30 ECTS); Management, with the Entrepreneurship course unit (6 ECTS); and yet, an optional curricular unit from any scientific area (6 ECTS), this curricular unit should be advised by the doctoral student's supervisor, when available. At the end of the first year, the student, within the Research Project Seminar curricular unit, will have to present and publicly defend his / her doctoral work plan before a jury, with the continuation of his / her studies dependent on a positive evaluation of this curricular unit. . Students may be exempted from attending one or more components of the 1st curricular year, in accordance with the stipulations in the Regulations of the Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering of the AU.

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Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.

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ULisboa attract students from all over the world, due to the quality of our education and research and to the open-mindedness that arises from its multicultural environment.

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