Number of slots for 2026/2027: 15 

 

1st Phase: 10


5 places for applicants who have completed the 1st Cycle (Aggregated Contingents).
5 places for finalist students — without completion of the 1st Cycle.

 

 

Conditions of access

Candidates will be considered to be admissible to the MSc program if they comply with one or more of the following conditions:

a) Hold a Portuguese BSc degree in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biology or related areas.

b) Hold a non-Portuguese BSc degree (or equivalent) from a country that adheres to the Bologna principals and where the organization of the degree is similar to that in Portugal (eg. 3 year course)

c) Hold a non-Portuguese BSc degree (or equivalent) that is considered to confer the necessary educational level for pursuit of MSc studies.

d) Has an educational, scientific or professional track-record that reveals the candidate has the necessary capacity to pursue MSc studies

Criteria for selection of the candidates

Candidates will be selected and ranked for admission to the MSc program on the basis of:

a) The adequacy of the scientific area of the candidates BSc and/or previous activities.

b) The final classification of the candidate's BSc degree.

c) The educational, scientific and professional accomplishments presented in the CV.

Necessary documentation

Necessary Documentation that should be submitted:

a) An up-to-date CV

b) A copy of the BSc diploma

c) A list of all the disciplines in the studied BSc degree with the final mark of each discriminated.

d) Proof of payment (bank transfer) of the application fee (50 Euros).

 

 

 
 

Application calendar for 2026/2027 *

1st Phase  
Applications23-02-2026 a 27-03-2026
Selection Until 13-04-2026 
Sending the selection to the Academic Services20-04-2026
Publication of results20-04-2026
Complaint20 to 22/04/2026
Complaint resultsuntil 24-04-2026
Registration21 a 29-04-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted

 

2nd Phase 
Applications25-05-2026 to 03-07-2026
Selection until 15-07-2026
Sending the selection to the Academic Services15-07-2026
Publication of results23-07-2026
Complaint23 to 25-07-2026
Complaint resultsuntil 29-07-2026
Registration24-07 to 31-07-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted

3rd Phase 
Applications12-08-2026 a 28-08-2026
Selection 10-09-2026
Sending the selection to the Academic Services15-07-2025
Publication of results17-09-2026
Complaint17 to 19-09-2026
Complaint resultsuntil 23-09-2026
Registration18 a 25-09-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted