Doctorate Degree (PhD)

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6 Years
31 Jul 2025
Accreditation DGES
Initial registry R/A-Cr 1/2016 de 25-02-2016
Update registry R/A-Cr 1/2016/AL03 de 20-06-2025
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Teaching Type In person
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Round Start Date End Date Vacancies Application fee Reservation fee
1st round | Doutoramento/PhD 2024-12-16 09:30 2025-01-15 17:00 20 70.00 € 200.00 €
2nd round | Doutoramento/PhD 2025-01-16 09:30 2025-02-19 17:00 70.00 € 200.00 €
3rd round | Doutoramento/PhD 2025-02-20 09:30 2025-04-01 17:00 70.00 € 200.00 €
4th round | Doutoramento/PhD 2025-04-02 09:30 2025-05-14 17:00 70.00 € 200.00 €
5th round | Doutoramento/PhD 2025-05-15 09:30 2025-06-25 17:00 70.00 € 200.00 €
6th round | Doutoramento/PhD 2025-06-26 09:30 2025-08-27 17:00 70.00 € 200.00 €
Programmes can offer all vacancies in the first phase or distribute them by phase. Vacancies not taken up in a phase are carried over to the next phase. The opening of the next application phase is subject to the existence of vacancies.

Application procedures

See the admission and ranking criteria here.

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

The application period is now open for one Merit Scholarship and two scholarships for annual tuition payment, for students pursuing a PhD in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories. The Merit Scholarship, with a monthly amount corresponding to the reference amount for national doctoral scholarships awarded by the FCT, is intended for new students and students enrolled in the first year of the 2024-2025 academic year.


The Tuition Exemption Scholarship is intended for new students who have completed their master's degree at Iscte in the two academic years immediately prior to the start of their doctorate (including those who have completed, or will complete, in 2024-2025).


Students already enrolled are eligible to apply, as well as those submitting applications for the 6th phase of the Doctorate, which will take place between June 26th and August 27th, 2025.


See more information here.


 



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RESERVATION FEE

The enrolment and registration of admitted candidates is subject to the payment of the reservation fee.

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