Application period 2025/2026
First period:
- Applications: 02 January - 07 February 2025
- Affixation of selection results: until 07 March 2025
- Reservation of vacancies / Deposit payment (amount of € 500.00): until 5 working days after publication of the results
- Affixation of places left: until 01 April 2025
Second period:
- Applications: 03 April - 23 May 2025
- Affixation of selection results: until 20 June 2025
- Reservation of vacancies / Deposit payment (amount of € 500.00): until 2 working days after publication of the results
Number of places (1st period)
Course | Places |
---|---|
Biology | 5 |
Biochemistry | 5 |
Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics | 5 |
Energy and Environment Engineering | 5 |
Engineering Physics | 5 |
Geospatial Engineering | 4 |
Informatics Engineering | 10 |
Applied Statistics | 5 |
Physics | 5 |
Geology | 5 |
Mathematics | 5 |
Applied Mathematics | 5 |
Meteorology, Oceanography and Geophysics | 5 |
Chemistry | 5 |
Technological Chemistry | 4 |
Information Technology | 5 |
Admission and application conditions
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 (Reingresso e Mudança de Par Instituição/Curso).
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.
Instructions
1. User account creation
Submit Application
- I am a FCUL student
- I am a FCUL student, without a valid account (applicants who are not currently enrolled in the study cycles of the Faculty of Sciences) - they should go to https://balcaoc.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/en/servico/criar-conta-utilizador to reactivate their account. Automatic account reactivation uses your mobile phone number and/or personal email address. If these contacts are not in our systems or are out of date, you will need to request activation directly at the IT Services desk (room 1.2.10). You can then access the application form in the "Candidato" section
- I am not a FCUL student
- Create an account at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation
- You will receive an e-mail with the login (bennuXXX) in the address specified in the form (If you do not receive it, request it to be resent at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest)
- Click on I am a FCUL student
2. Choose the Course to which you are applying for.
3. Fill in all the fields presented 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 application;
7. Make the payment of the application fee in the amount of 60,00Euros.
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
Applicants 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 are public, of the course the intend to register/enroll. If our services do not get this information in time both applications will be rejected.
Submission
For applications to 1st Cycle (Bachelor Degree) - submit 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 consult 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:
Applicants admitted to the 1st and 2nd period: the deposit fee must be paid within a continuous period of no more than 5 days following the publication of the results of each application period.