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This Award was established in honour of Professor António da Silva Leal, who distinguished himself both as an academic and as a politician in the defence and development of policies grounded in the principle of solidarity among all citizens. Iscte and the Secretary of State for Social Security established the Silva Leal Award.
2025 EDITION
With a monetary value of €2,500 and awarded annually, the prize aims to recognise Iscte students who have distinguished themselves through the production of work relevant to the study of policies and practices in the fields of social security, solidarity, and the social economy.
Eligible submissions include doctoral theses, master's dissertations or project work, and final degree projects prepared individually by Iscte students, completed and assessed in 2024 within undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programmes, focusing on policies and practices in the fields of social security, solidarity, and the social economy.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications are assessed according to the following criteria:
Each criterion is graded as follows: 1 (Acceptable), 2 (Good), 3 (Very Good).
Applications
Applications must be submitted to the Secretariat of the Pedagogical Council via email to secretariado.cp@iscte-iul.pt, during the period announced in the official call and must include the following documents:
Applications were submitted from 15 September to 31 October 2025.
AWARDED WORKS
"Rethinking Social Policies for Ageing with Dignity in Metropolitan Contexts: A Case Study among Parishes in the Municipality of Lisbon"
2024
Ester Coelho da Oliveira
Master's in Political Economy
"Informal caregivers: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? An analysis of the Informal Caregiver Statute"
2023
Carlos Daniel Teixeira
Master's in Management
"Corporate Social Responsibility and its Strategic Alignment"
2022
Fernanda Maria Rivas de Oliveira
PhD in Anthropology
2020
Nélson Alves Ramalho
PhD in Social Work
"Becoming Travesti": Life Trajectories, Prostitution and Social Vulnerability
2019
Inês Casquilho Duarte Martins
PhD in Social Work
Social Protection Models in Societies under Austerity Programmes
2018
Sónia Guadalupe dos Santos Ribeiro Neves de Abreu
PhD in Social Work
2017
Paula Isabel Marques Ferreira
PhD in Social Work
Managing Ageing at Work: Policies, Actors and Strategies for Extending Working Life
2016
Vanessa de la Bletière
PhD in Social Work
Fairies at Home: The Recognition of Domestic Work
2015
Patrícia Alexandra Henriques Bacelar
Master's Degree in Community Psychology and Child Protection
YES Programme — Proposal for a Life Skills Training Programme for Homeless People
2014
Virgínia do Rosário Baptista
PhD in Modern and Contemporary History
Protection and Rights of Women Workers in Portugal: The Origins of the Welfare State (1880–1943)
2013
Filipa Cunha dos Santos
Master's Degree in Social and Organisational Psychology
2012
Master's in Community Psychology and Child Protection
2011
Master's Degree in Community Psychology and Child Protection
pRó.paRental: construção, implementação e avaliação de um Programa de Formação Parental
2010
Joana Marques
Master's Degree in Social and Solidarity Economy
Para além da filantropia: contributos do turismo solidário para o desenvolvimento comunitário
2010
Maria Amélia Alves Ribeiro
Master's Degree in New Frontiers of Law
Cuidados domiciliários a pessoas mais velhas em situação de dependência: aspectos sócio-jurídicos
2009
Isabel Maria Martins Morais
Master's Degree in Community Intervention and Protection of Minors
O território da privacidade: as crianças em acolhimento institucional prolongado
2008
Master's in International Management
2007
Carina Isabel Simões Metelo
Degree in Sociology
Da saída do mercado de trabalho à entrada na reforma: diferentes modos de transição entre a partida antecipada do emprego e a ocupação da vida quotidiana
2006
Leontina Pinhal Marques
Degree in Sociology and Planning
Os fundos de pensões e as sociedades gestoras: dimensão social do seu desempenho
2004
Mário João Ley Garcia
Degree in Sociology
Representations, Values and Beliefs of Active Workers in the Municipality of Leiria Regarding Vocational Training
2001
Susana Isabel Barão Vital Rosa
Degree in Development
Local Diversities and Global Challenges: Analysis and Management, Climbing Towards Inclusion
