Application
This PhD programme is biennial.
The upcoming programme edition is due to open in 2026/2027 with calls opening in the 1st quarter of 2026.
2023/2024 edition - APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Who can apply | Submission of applications | Evaluation Criteria | Annual Fee
1 - Applicants for admission to the PhD in Feminist Studies must be:
a) Holders of a master's degree, or legal equivalent;
b) Holders of a bachelor's degree, holders of a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum that is recognized as attesting the capacity to complete this cycle of studies by the Academic Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities;
c) Holders of a school, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the capacity to complete this cycle of studies by the Academic Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Applicants must obtain a curricular evaluation equal to or higher than 9.5 points.
2 - The recognition referred to in subparagraphs b) and c) of paragraph 1 only allows access to the cycle of studies leading to a PhD Degree and does not grant its holder the recognition or equivalence to a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree.
NOTE: Non-native Portuguese speaking applicants are required to have, as a minimum level of linguistic proficiency in Portuguese, level C1, assessed through the motivation letter, which must be presented in Portuguese. This cycle of studies opens every 2 years.
Available places: 10
Applications must be exclusively submitted via the online Platform InforEstudante.
Instructions are available here.
Required documentation
- Motivation Letter in portuguese (MANDATORY);
- Two Letters of Recommendation (MANDATORY);
- Certificate of Bachelor's degree with final course classification (diploma). A certificate proving approval in the curricular units carried out must be included, with respective classifications (school transcript). (MANDATORY, except if the primary course is a course taught at the University of Coimbra);
- Certificate from Master's degree with final course classification (Master degree diploma). A certificate proving approval in the curricular units carried out must be included, with respective classifications (school transcript). (MANDATORY, except if the origin course is a course taught at the University of Coimbra);
- Official declaration of course outlines and hourly course loads with classification of each course unit of courses previously taken (transcript), in case of equivalence credits request. (MANDATORY, except in degrees awarded by the University of Coimbra under the Bologna Process – after 2007/2008);
- Official document certifying qualifications, issued by the institution awarding the highest degree, indicating the weighted average and the grading scale. (MANDATORY only for holders of a degree obtained abroad that does not contain the average);
- Curriculum vitae (MANDATORY);
- Identity Document (MANDATORY only for foreign applicants).
NOTE: If the documents mentioned above are written in a foreign language other than Spanish, French, and English, it is mandatory to present a translation to Portuguese undertaken by a translator recognised by the Portuguese diplomatic representation.
The submission of the authenticated original documents is mandatory to the applicants admitted who enrol and register and must be done as soon as possible in order to complete their personal file. Further information
a) Master's degree or equivalent academic degree classification (3/10 Weighting);
b) Academic, scientific and professional CV (5/10 Weighting);
c) Analysis of letters of recommendation and letter of motivation (2/10 Weighting).
Regarding the access referred to in sub-paragraph c) of paragraph 1 of the conditions of admission the application evaluator assesses the CV of applicants and rates it on a scale of 0 to 20 following the criteria i) to iv) and their respective weights:
- i) School curriculum, considering the final cassification of the course (s) taken by the applicant (25/100 Weighting);
- ii) Relevance of the course (s) taken to the scientific area of the study cycle to which you they are applying, (25/100 Weighting);
- iii) Scientific Curriculum, considering the participation of applicants in congresses, seminars, research projects, number and scientific quality of publications (monographs, book chapters, articles in periodicals), prizes and similar elements, as long as these activities are developed in the scientific area of the study cycle in question (25/100 Weighting);
- iv) Professional curriculum, considering the duration and nature of the professional activity in the scientific area of the study cycle in question (25/100 Weighting).
NOTE: Assessed applications that have a grade lower than 9.5 in one of the evaluation criteria will automatically become non-approved.
Part-time registration: Admits
Information for candidates
- Application is subject to the payment of a 50.00 € fee, which is non-refundable, even in case of invalidation of application and of non-placement.
- Applications are submitted online
- Applicants who do not have the documents attesting the required qualifications or other documents until the end of the deadline for applications may apply conditionally. If they do not submit the required documents until the new deadline provided, their application will become "Not Admitted". Then, they can move their application onto the following call for applications without any additional charges.
- In applications definitively considered valid, and after the evaluation period has started, it is not possible to add or replace the documents presented. To add new documentation, a new application must be submitted in the next phase, if any.
- After the last phase of applications, and if there are still places available, applicants may submit their application by means of a request, beyond the deadline, which will be duly appraised by the coordination of the Course /Organisational Unit.
- Further information about academic issues, including the academic calendar.
- Contacts: E-mail; Telephone: 00351 239 247 195; In person assistance, at the Student Hub of the University of Coimbra.