Applications for the normal regime in the 2025/2026 academic year:

1st Phase

Application period: from February 1 to February 28, 2025
Results announcement: by March 24, 2025
Pre-registration or Vacancy Reservation¹: from March 25 to March 31, 2025
Announcement of available vacancies for the second phase: April 1, 2025

2nd Phase (if vacancies remain after the first phase)

Application period: from April 1 to April 30, 2025
Results announcement: by May 23, 2025
Pre-registration or Vacancy Reservation¹: from May 26 to May 30, 2025
Announcement of available vacancies for the third phase: June 2, 2025

3rd Phase (if vacancies remain after the second phase)

Application period: from June 3 to June 30, 2025
Results announcement: by July 24, 2025
Pre-registration or Vacancy Reservation¹: from July 25 to July 31, 2025

¹ As per Despacho n.º 5/2023, a security deposit of €300.00 is required for vacancy reservation. Failure to pay within the established deadlines will result in the loss of the vacancy, which will be made available in the next application phase. Upon enrolment/registration in the course, the amount paid as a security deposit will be applied towards the tuition fee, being deducted from the first instalment.

Note: There are advantages to submitting an application in the first phase, particularly the possibility of applying for a scholarship from the FCT: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.

Enrolment/registration: Usually in the first week of September for first-year students.

Vacancies available for the 1st phase:

• Architecture - 35 vacancies
• Design - 30 vacancies
• Urbanism - 25 vacancies

Vacancies available for the 2nd Phase (number of vacancies may increase until April 4th, in case of withdrawal of candidates placed in the 1st phase):

• Architecture - 21 vacancies
• Design - 20 vacancies
• Urbanism - 21 vacancies

Vacancies available for the 3rd Phase: 
(to be announced)

According to Article 30, paragraph 1, of Decreto-Lei n.º 65/2018, de 16 de agosto, the following individuals may apply for admission to doctoral degree programs:

• Holders of a master's degree or legal equivalent;
• Holders of a bachelor's degree with an especially relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting to the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies by the legally and statutorily competent scientific body of the university or university institute where they intend to be admitted;
• Individuals with an academic, scientific, or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting to the capacity to undertake this cycle of studies by the legally and statutorily competent scientific body of the university or university institute where they intend to be admitted.

The following documents must be submitted in the application process:

• Motivation letter;
• Curriculum Vitae - Professional/Academic;
• Certificate of qualifications or diploma proving the academic degree, including the final classification (average score). If originating from a country outside the European Union, it must be verified by the Portuguese consular service or presented with the Hague Apostille by the competent authority of the issuing country. If not issued in Portuguese, English, French, or Spanish, these documents must be officially translated into one of these languages;
• Copy of identification document or, alternatively, filling out a personal identification declaration form;
• Portfolio (only mandatory for applications to the PhD in Design);
• Other documents that the candidate considers relevant for the evaluation of their application (optional);
• Proof of payment (to be submitted after the application submission).

1. Portuguese and European Union Students

Tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic year ¹:

• First year of enrolment: 3000€
• Subsequent years: 1750€

Payment structure:

• 10 monthly tuition fee instalments;
• First instalment, school insurance and administrative fee due at registration/enrolment;
• Remaining instalments paid throughout the academic year.

2. International Students

Tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic year¹:

• First year of enrolment: 3000€
• Subsequent years: 1750€

Payment structure:

• 10 monthly tuition fee instalments;
• First instalment (which corresponds to 30% of the total annual tuition fee), school insurance and administrative fee due at registration/enrolment;
• Remaining instalments paid throughout the academic year.

Results for the 1st Phase of application:

• Architecture
• Design
• Urbanism

Results for the 2nd Phase of application: 
(to be announced)

Results for the 3rd Phase of application: 
(to be announced)

The Post-Graduation Office portal provides access to Regulations, Forms, and Dispatches.

For clarification of any doubts, please do not hesitate to contact the Post-Graduation Office via email: candidaturas@fa.ulisboa.pt

Post-Graduation Office - Service Hours

In-person assistance: 
Monday and Wednesday | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Tuesday and Thursday | 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Friday | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Telephone assistance: 
Monday to Thursday | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM