Applications will be available from 17 to 21 September 2026 (1st and 2nd semesters).
Vacancies 2026/2027 (being updated)
Who can apply
Students enrolled in a study programme leading to a Bachelor's degree from CIÊNCIAS ULisboa, who are missing up to two course units to complete their respective course (final-year students).
Application requirements
Students may apply to enrol in courses leading to a Master's degree, provided that the following cumulative conditions are met:
Final-year students who are missing up to two course units to complete their respective course;
The existence of unfilled places, after the end of applications for the respective academic year, in the study cycle leading to the Master's degree to which the course units that students wish to attend belong;
The request obtains the approval of the coordinator of the cycle of studies leading to the Master's degree to which the courses belong, clearly stating which courses students can enrol in;
Students do not exceed the enrolment limit of 60 ECTS throughout their academic career.
The Academic Unit will reject applications that do not meet the above conditions (1 to 4).
How to apply
Students must submit their request through a single application. The application must be submitted online via Fénix.
Instructions:
You must log in to your student portal so that all your details are uploaded directly to the application platform;
After loging in to fenix.ciencias.ulisboa.pt, go to the section ‘Applicant’ >> Course Units for the Subsequent Study Programme >> CREATE;
Select the course you wish to apply for course units from the subsequent study cycle.
Please note: only courses with available places (as indicated above) will be available for selection.
The application process must be accompanied by the following mandatory documents:
Indication of the course units for subsequent study cycles (1st and 2nd semesters), entered directly on the application form in the Fénix system;
Proof of academic success in the degree programme you are attending (students can obtain this document directly from Fénix under “Pessoal » Serviços » Requerimentos » Comprovativo Aproveitamento Curricular”);
Approval from the coordinator of the study cycle leading to the Master's degree, to which the curricular units belong, expressly indicating which curricular units students can enrol in.
Throughout the application process, candidates will receive notifications by email and may consult the status.
Selection criteria:
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, the following selection criteria will be applied:
highest arithmetic mean, weighted by ECTS, of the grades obtained in the course units completed in the bachelor's degree (up to the date of application), calculated to two decimal places;
if there is a tie, candidates will be ranked according to the highest number of ECTS credits obtained in the academic year prior to their application;
if the tie continues to exist, the date of entry of the requests (date/time) will be considered.
More information available in the Order D/61/2025, of 22 July.
All communication regarding the application will be sent to the institutional email addresses of the Faculty of Sciences, if applicants are students or alumni. If they are not students or alumni of the Faculty of Sciences but have or have had a University of Lisbon account (edu account), all communication will be sent to the institutional email address provided by the University of Lisbon. In all other cases, communication will be sent to the personal email address provided in the application.
In the case of students of CIÊNCIAS or alumni, applicants may, if they wish, forward messages received at their institutional email addresses to their personal email addresses. If you have any queries regarding the setup, please refer to the instructions available via the following link: https://cirrus.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/owncloud/s/8gaEdk7Qxxby3N6.