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)
- Application Deadline: June 16 to September 5, 2025
- Results: September 15, 2025
- Enrolment: September 23 to September 30, 2025
- Course Start: October 1, 2025
Any remaining openings from the 1st Phase will carry over to the 2nd Phase of applications.
2nd Phase
- Application Deadline: September
8 to December 9, 2025
- Results: December
12, 2025
- Enrolment: December
19 to December 29, 2025
Submit your application through the Academic Portal at https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/Pages/default.aspx
Mandatory Documents for Application Submission
a) Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV);
b) Supporting documents for the candidate's qualifications/degrees. In the case of foreign qualifications, these must be proven by a document authenticated by the official education services of the respective country and recognized by a Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority, through the Hague Convention Apostille, or by means of a declaration issued by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC);
c) Citizen Card (optional);
d) Passport (mandatory for candidates without Portuguese nationality);
e) Motivation Letter (or Statement of Purpose);
f) Letter(s) of Recommendation;
g) Provisional work plan, including the title/theme, EAAD specialization, abstract, state of the art, timetable/schedule, and indication of the proposed supervisor(s)
(
template)
h) Term of acceptance from the proposed supervisor(s);
i) Other documents.
*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.
