Accreditations
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Contacts
Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte)
PhD Management
Building Sedas Nunes (Building I), room 2W6
doutoramentos.cei@iscte.pt
(+351) 210 464 029
School of Sociology and Public Policy
Contacts
Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte)
PhD Management
Building Sedas Nunes (Building I), room 2W6
doutoramentos.cei@iscte.pt
(+351) 210 464 029
The Doctorate in African Studies trains researchers, teachers, and professionals across various fields to analyze Africa's social, economic, and political realities and its relationship with the world.
The Ph.D. program takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore critical global issues centered on a region of growing importance in the international system. Students gain analytical and problem-solving skills while deepening their methodological tools and knowledge on various subject areas throughout the program in a vibrant academic environment in conjunction with the Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte).
In the first year, the course offers, in five weeks per semester (November/December and February/March), advanced training in African Studies through a set of Curricular Units with a strong methodological slant and through the discussion of current issues in Africa. Students prepare their individual research projects in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years, accompanied by a research project seminar. In addition to the teaching component, the doctorate organizes a series of conferences in African Studies in conjunction with the Master in African Studies, which complements the various academic seminars and events organized at Iscte.
Applications are now open for 3 Merit-Based Scholarships and 1 Grants for the Payment of Annual Tuition Fees, available to students of the PhD in African Studies.
The Merit-Based Scholarships, with a monthly amount equivalent to the national reference value for PhD scholarships awarded by FCT, is intended for new students and for those enrolled in the 1st year in the academic year 2024–2025.
The Grants for the payment of annual tuition fees is available to new students who completed their Master’s degree at Iscte within the two academic years prior to the start of the PhD (including those who completed or will complete it in 2024–2025).
Eligible applicants include currently enrolled students as well as those applying to the PhD in the 6th application phase, taking place between 26 June and 27 August 2025.
More information available here
Useful links
Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte)
Regulatory Standards for Iscte Doctoral Degrees
Specific Regulatory Standards for Doctoral Degrees in African Studies
Director(s) message
The Doctorate in African Studies promotes interdisciplinary training and the creation of international networks in different fields of research and action. Belonging to our community means building innovative and collaborative research on a central region in the global world.
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