Application period 2025/2026
- 1st period: 10 March - 11 April 2025
- 2nd period: 23 June - 18 July 2025
Please note: the information on the 2025/2026 applications is being updated.
Number of places
| Places (2nd period) |
|
|---|---|
| Master’s Courses | |
| Biostatistics | 4 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 4 |
| Conservation Biology | 2 |
| Organismal and Evolutionary Biology | 5 |
| Human Biology and Environment | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Biomedicine | 4 |
| Data Science | 2 |
| Marine Sciences | 5 |
| Geophysical Sciences | 3 |
| Ecology and Environmental Management | 5 |
| Marine Ecology | 5 |
| Energy and Environment Engineering | 4 |
| Geospatial Engineering | 5 |
| Informatics Engineering | 5 |
| Statistics and Operational Research | 3 |
| Physics and Astrophysics | 4 |
| Geology | 5 |
| History and Philosophy of Science | Course not open 2024/2025 |
| Informatics | 4 |
| Mathematics | 6 |
| Mathematics Applied to Economics and Business | 3 |
| Applied Microbiology | 4 |
| Chemistry | 5 |
| Technological Chemistry | 1 |
| Information Security | 3 |
Admission and application conditions
Please read the Public Notice (2nd period).
Please read the Selection Criteria for 2024/2025.
Admission:
In order to apply for a Master Degree, the international student must have:
- 1st Cycle Degree concluded, or legal equivalence;
- Holder of a foreign academic Degree conferred after concluding a 1st Cycle Degree of studies, organized according to the Bologna Process, by a Member State adhering to this process;
- Holder of a foreign academic Degree that is recognized by the Scientific Board of the higher education institution for which they are applying for (this recognition must meet the purposes of a 1st Cycle Degree);
- Holder of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the capacity to accomplish this cycle of studies by the Scientific Board of the higher education institution for which they are applying for.
Consider as legal equivalence to the degree of “Licenciatura (1st Cycle)” and Master (“Mestrado”), the equivalence and recognition of qualifications granted by Decreto-Lei n.º 283/83, 21 de junho, Decreto-Lei n.º 341/2007, de 12 de outubro and recognitions provided by Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2018, de 16 de agosto and Portaria n.º 33/2019, de 25 de janeiro, modified by Portaria n.º 43/2020, de 14 de fevereiro.
The validity of the referred degrees must be confirmed 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.
Application conditions:
In order to apply for a 2nd Cycle course, international students must demonstrate the knowledge and expertise required by the course for which they are applying for and a proof of language skills appropriate to the frequency of the course.
Instructions
1. User account creation
Applicant/Student from FCUL, with valid account – login with your student number and password at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/ and access to the application form in the tab “Candidate”.
Applicant/Student from FCUL, 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/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.
Other Applicants – you must create an account at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/accountCreation.
Once the account has been created, an e-mail indicating the login (bennuXXXXX) will be sent to the address specified in the form.
To proceed with the application, login at https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/ and fill the application form available in the Tab “Candidate”. If you do not receive the e-mail, make sure to check your mailbox SPAM folder.
You can request a new e-mail or recover a forgotten password in https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/passwordResetRequest. If the problem persist, feel free to contact support services on suporte@ciencias.ulisboa.pt.
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:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Degree Diploma;
- Grades Certificate;
- Grades Programmes (stamped and signed by the institution of higher education) - only for applicants whose degree or legal equivalent is from a foreign institution outside of European Union countries;
- Sworn Statement (declaration on honour and signed by the applicant, stating that she/he has not the Portuguese nationality and is not included in any of the special conditions which confirm the International Student Status, according to the International Student Statute, approved by legislation (artigo 3.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 36/2014 de 10 de março, modified by Decreto-Lei n.º 62/2018, de 6 de agosto) - Draft;
- Identification document: Passport, Identity Card (optional or when authorized simple photocopy of document);
- Motivation letter;
- Declaration, stating the acknowledgment of the degree and the Higher Education Institution, (issued by DGES in Portugal - only apply to candidates whose Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is from a foreign institution outside of European Union countries);
- Proof of knowledge of English or Portuguese language (if applicable) - Certificate of achievement of English / Portuguese course or declaration of attendance of higher education course taught in English / Portuguese.
Attention: The Certificates/Diploma 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 (validated by the consular or embassy services).
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:
- Bank transfer - applicant must submit the payment proof in the application form.
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 the Postgraduate Studies Area (candidatura-pg@ciencias.ulisboa.pt), as soon as the results are public, of the course that intend to register/enroll. If our services do not get this information in time both applications will be rejected.
Deadlines for choosing Master’s course:
1st period: 17th May 2024;
2nd period: 16th August 2024.
Submission
For applications to 2nd Cycle course - submit here.
Payment of deposit
As defined in the International Student’s Public Notice, for 2nd Cycle/Master 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.
Payment Instructions:
- Access to application in Fenix (https://fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/)
- Go to the "Security deposit payment details" tab to confirm the amount to be paid: €500.
- Go to the "Bank transfer - security deposit" tab to access the bank details
- Make the payment
- Upload proof of payment in the "Bank transfer - deposit" tab and submit it.
Data Bank Transfer:
Faculdade de Ciências - Universidade de Lisboa:
- IBAN: PT50003508240001225203011
- SWIFT CODE/BIC: CGDIPTPL
Once this payment has been made, the amount paid as a deposit will revert to the payments due, following admission, for enrolment/registration on the respective postgraduate course.
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.