APPLICATIONS
Recipients
Candidates should fulfil at least one of the following requirements:
a) a master’s degree in Psychology or in an related area;
b) a bachelor in Psychology or in a related area, as well as an academic or scientific curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as assuring the ability to attend this cycle of studies;
c) an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Committee as assuring the ability to attend this cycle of studies.
Total vacancies for 2020/2021 = 40
1st phase: 20
2nd phase: 20 + unfilled vacancies from the previous phase
3rd phase: unfilled vacancies from the previous phase
Application: 31/05/2020 a 17/06/2020
Publication of results: 01/07/2020
Prior hearing: 02/07/2020 a 15/07/2020
Publication final results: 16/07/2020
Submission of objections: 17/07/2020 a 06/08/2020
Publication of the complaint decision: 21/08/2020
Student registration: 24/08/2020 a 31/08/2020
Requests for credit for previous training/professional experience: 24/08/2020 a 31/08/2020
Minimum number of students to start the course: 5
Pre-application for National and International Students
1st phase: 10/12/2019 a 20/12/2019
2nd phase: 28/01/2020 a 27/02/2020
This preliminary stage of the application process aims to obtain a supervisor and to define the preliminary PhD project and it is only destined to those candidates who have not yet been accepted by a FPCEUP Professor in the framework of the supervision.
How to apply (online):
Documents to be submitted in the application:
- Application – Application form (see template)
- Academic certificate with final grades/average
- Curriculum Vitae
- Supervisor’s/co-supervisor’s declaration of acceptance
- Preliminary research project (see template)
- Title (and subtitle, if necessary)
- Abstract (up to 200 words)
- State of the art (until 500 words)
- Research objectives (up to 300 words)
- Detailed description (up to 1000 words)
- References (up to 20)
- Document where the candidate explains the transferability of knowledge of the proposed project to the scientific community and to the society in general (up to 300 words)
Access conditions to the course:
In accordance with Article 6º of the Regulations for the 3rd cycle of studies in Psychology
Selection and ranking criteria:
- Ranking obtained through the analysis of the CV as well as of the preliminary project and eventually with an interview.
- Weighing:
1 - research activities: 20%;
2 - dissemination of research activities: 20%;
3 - quality of the pre-doctoral project: 40%;
4 - quality of the transferability document: 20%
Observations:
- Candidates with less than 60% in the overall score will be excluded.
