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.

Requirements

The applicant for Doctoral Program in Information Science and Technology must meet one of the following conditions:

• Holder of a master's degree or legal equivalent in a national or foreign institution;
• Holder of a bachelor's degree, as well as a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting to their ability to undertake this level of study by the Iscte Scientific Commission on Information Science and Technology*;
• Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as certifying their ability to undertake this course of study by the Iscte Scientific Commission on Information Science and Technology. *

* This recognition only provides access to the course leading to the doctoral degree and does not confer on its holder the equivalence to the degree of Bachelor or master’s degree.

Applications are valid only if the applicant has an advisor, monitoring committee and a research proposal (see Application Procedures) with which the advisor agrees. In addition, the applicant must meet the legally established criteria in DL 74/2006 for admission to the third cycle of studies.

Valid applications whose research proposals are likely to lead to a doctoral degree are accepted.

See the admission and ranking criteria here.

The opening of the application phases depends on the existence of vacancies. 30 vacancies are available for each year.

Application procedures

The specific application process for the PhD Program in Information Science and Technology, as indicated in Article 8 (1) of the specific regulation of this course, requires the submission of documentation through two separate paths simultaneously:

1. Application online at Fenix ​​portal:

• Curriculum vitae;
• Copies of certificates of all qualifications with their ratings;
• Digital photograph;
• Copy of the citizen card or equivalent document, if the applicant is Portuguese, or passport, if the applicant is foreign;
• Copy of tax payer card or equivalent document;

2. Complementary mandatory documentation to be attached when applying

• Supervisor/es acceptance document (model);
• Research proposal (model).

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

The application period is now open for three Merit Scholarship and three scholarships for annual tuition payment, for students pursuing a PhD in Information Science and Technology. 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 and conditions here and submit the application at our recruitment portal of ISCTE.