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.

Application procedures

See the admission and ranking criteria here.

Applications for the Iscte Merit Scholarship for the doctoral programme in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories will soon be open (until 25 June 2025). Expressions of interest can be submitted by doctoral candidates (2025-2026) and students enrolling for the first time in the first year of the doctoral programme (2024-2025).
Note: Students who have completed their master's degree at Iscte in the last two years and whose application for the doctoral programme is approved by the application committee may benefit from tuition fee waivers.