Admission Requirements

Candidates for the PhD in Architecture must meet one of the following conditions:

a) Hold a Pre-Bologna degree or a master's degree awarded by a national institution or by a foreign institution and recognized by a national institution. b) Hold a master's degree or a legally equivalent qualification. c) Hold a Pre-Bologna degree or a master's degree awarded by a foreign institution and not recognized by a national institution. Admission in this case depends on the conversion of the final grade, carried out by the professors of the Course Committee who are part of the evaluation jury, based on an analysis of the candidate's certificate(s) of qualifications.

The conversion referred to in point (c) is for the sole purpose of admission to the doctoral study cycle and does not grant the holder recognition of a "undergraduate degree", a master's degree, or a Specialist title.

d) Individuals with an academic and scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Council, after consulting the Steering Committee, as attesting to their capacity to pursue a doctorate.

Here's the information about the application process, translated into English:

Applications

Application Submission Periods

1st Phase (15 openings)

 
Any remaining openings from the 1^st Phase will carry over to the 2nd Phase of applications.

2nd Phase

Submit your application through the Academic Portal at https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/Pages/default.aspx

 
Mandatory Documents for Application Submission

*Important: 

Please contact the Secretariat (pda@eaad.uminho.pt) before submitting your application to the course if you do not have a Supervisor from the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

Enrolment Periods

The enrolment period is defined by a Rector's Order and can be consulted here.

Enrolment Location

Academic Portal

The day before the start of the respective enrolment period, admitted candidates will receive an email with login credentials for the Academic Portal, sent to the email address provided during the application process.

Enrolment Costs

- Registration and Enrolment Fee: 126 Euros

- Academic Association Fee (optional): 12 Euros

Payment can be made via Multibanco (bill payment), MB WAY, or Credit Card, up to the last day of the registration and enrolment period.

Additional Information

Enrolment is conducted exclusively online via any computer with internet access.

To access the enrolment area, simply use the login details sent via email and start by creating your password here.

Students who have previously enrolled in a doctoral course and thus already have login credentials for the Portal should use those details to complete their enrolment in the admitted course.

Tuition Fees

Note: Tuition fees are paid in 10 equal instalments, due by the 10th of each month.
 

Scholarships

The EAAD does not offer funding scholarships.
The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) annually launches public calls for research grants for doctorates in all scientific areas. These calls are highly competitive and involve evaluation panels of recognized scientific merit.