First period:

• Application: from 2 January to 6 February 2026

• Announcement of results: by 6 March 2026

• Reservation of places / Payment of deposit (500.00€): within a maximum of five days following the announcement of the results

• Announcement of remaining places: by 31 March 2026

Second period:

• Application: from 6 April to 22 May 2026

• Announcement of results: by 19 June 2026

• Reservation of places / Payment of deposit (500.00€): within a maximum of five consecutive days following the publication of the results

Places (1st period)

Please read the Public Notice.

Admission:

Those that may apply for enrolment and registration in 1st cycle of studies (Bachelor degrees) at Faculdade de Ciências must be:

a) Students that have qualification giving access to Higher Education, meaning any diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority in the country in which it was awarded;
b) Students that have diploma of Portuguese secondary school or equivalent degree;
c) Students that are currently enrolled or have been enrolled and registered in an international institution of higher education, in a course defined as higher by legislation of the country in question, but who have not yet obtained a certificate of higher education and students who have been admitted as international students in higher education in Portugal (Re-enrolment and Transfer of Institution/Programme Pair Regime).

Application conditions:

In order to apply for a Bachelor degree at Faculdade de Ciências, international students must demonstrate, cumulatively:

a) Having achieved specific academic qualification in the areas of knowledge/expertise required by the course for which they are applying for (applicants must consult the specific access conditions, or equivalent, required for the course they are applying for - available on the page of each course in " Admission Requirements" - Admission Exams");
b) Having the required level of Portuguese language in order to attend that cycle of studies:

• Attendance in a cycle of studies (Bachelor degree) demands an intermediate understanding of the Portuguese language (B1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);

• International candidates who do not have an intermediate level of the Portuguese language (B1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) may apply as long as they commit themselves to attend an annual Portuguese language and cultural course.

Submission instructions

1. Create an account

Submit Application

• I am a CIÊNCIAS student

• I am a CIÊNCIAS student without valid credentials (applicants who are not currently enrolled in the study cycles of the Faculty of Sciences) - you must access https://balcaoc.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/servico/criar-conta-utilizador to reactivate your account. Automatic account reactivation uses your mobile phone number and/or personal email address. If these contact details are not on our systems or are out of date, you will need to request activation directly at the IT Services Department counter (room 1.2.10). You can then access the application form in the ‘Candidato’ section

• I am not a CIÊNCIAS student

  • Create an account at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation

  • You will receive your credentials (format: User bennuXXX) by email (if you do not receive them, request them to be resent at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest)

  • Click on I am a CIÊNCIAS student

2. Choose the course you wish to apply for.

3. Fill in all the fields in the application ‘tabs’.​

4. Gather the required and mandatory documents for upload, namely:

a) Identification document (Passport, Identity Card. Optional or when authorized simple photocopy of document);
b) A sworn declaration stating that the candidate is neither of Portuguese nationality, nor is included in any of the special conditions that do not confirm their status as an international student, according to the International Student Statute;
c) A declaration confirming the completion of Portuguese Secondary education or equivalent, or, if the academic qualification does not correspond with that of Portuguese secondary education, a confirmatory document which allows admission into higher education by the country in which it was obtained, duly validated by the competent entity/institution of this country, in accordance with current legislation 1;
d) Document confirming final grades achieved in Portuguese secondary education, or the equivalent, indicating the level of classification1;
e) Document proving the approval in the admission exams defined in Portugal for the course of applying, or document proving that the school education obtained approval in the final exams/curricular components that integrate the knowledge by the admission exams defined in Portugal. (The admission exams must have been approved in the calendar year or in the 3 calendar years before the application) 1;
f) Elementary Diploma of Portuguese Foreign Language (DEPLE) or a certificate issued by a ULisboa school stating B1 Level, or a declaration of B1 level in Portuguese language and culture, if the candidate did not attend secondary education in Portuguese;
g) A document confirming attendance in higher education, a certificate stating the grades obtained in the accomplished subjects, a study program from the course of origin and Syllabus and workload of the concluded subjects (only for Students applying from International Establishments of Higher Education) 1;
h) Curriculum Vitae (short).

1  The documents c), d), e) e g) must be issued by the competent authority of the country where the qualifications were obtained and when issued by institutions from non-Community countries must be certified by the Portuguese consular services or be presented with the Apostille (Hague Convention) by the competent authority of the state from which the documents are originated. When these documents are not in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, they must be translated into one of these languages.

5. Upload the required documents within the Application Form.

Candidates that do not provide all the documents required as instructed will be automatically rejected.  

6. Submit your application.

7. Pay the application fee of 60.00€.

The payment of the application fee can be done in two different ways:

• Bank transfer - for applicants who does not have a Portuguese bank account and does not live in Portugal (applicant must submit the payment proof in the application form);

• ATM Payment (SIBS) - the payment is only possible for applicants with a Portuguese bank account.

 Payments must be made during the respective application Period.

Throughout the application procedure, students will be notified by e-mail and will be able to check their status.

Choice of courses

Candidates that have applied to more than one course, and have been accepted in both of them, must inform the Undergraduate Studies Area (ua@ciencias.ulisboa.pt) as soon as the results of the course they intend to register/enroll are public. If our services do not get this information in time, both applications will be rejected.

Submission

To apply for 1st Cycle Bachelor's Degree courses, click here.

Payment of deposit

As defined in the International Student’s Public Notice, for 1st Cycle (Bachelor degree) course applicants, after the result’s outcome, the applicants admitted in the 1st and 2nd Period must pay the deposit (500.00€), as requested. 

Please read the Despacho D/20/2024.

The deposit must be paid by bank transfer to:

Faculdade de Ciências
IBAN: PT50003508240001225203011
SWIFT CODE/BIC: CGDIPTPL

After this payment the applicant must send the proof of payment to faturacao.alunos@ciencias.ulisboa.pt, referring the full name of Student applying.

Deadlines:

Candidates admitted to the 1st and 2nd period: the deposit fee must be paid within a continuous period of no more than five days following the publication of the results of each application period.