Admission
Applications for the academic year 2023/2024 start in July 25th
Public announcement available here
1. Vacancies and Aplications:
1.1 Maximum number: 20
1.2 Minimum number: 5
Applications for 2023/2024
1st phase:
Applications - 25.07.2023 - 14.08.2023
Publication of results - until 21.08.2023
Registration of admitted candidates – 23.08.2023 - 30.08.2023
2nd phase:
Applications - 16.10.2023 - 31.10.2023
Publication of results - until 07.11.2023
Registration of admitted candidates – 22.11.2023 - 29.12.2023
2. Access criteria and admission to the program
Academic qualification: The candidates must have a strong academic record and meet the minimum following requirements:
- Holding a Masters degree or legal equivalent;
- Holding a Bachelor’s degree with a relevant academic or scientific curriculum recognized by the Scientific Commission of the Doctoral Program and approved by the Scientific Council of ITQB NOVA, as attesting the capacity to carry out the Program
- Holding an academic, scientific or professional curriculum recognized by the Scientific Commission of the Doctoral Program and approved by the Scientific Council as attesting the capacity to carry out the Program.
- All candidates must be fluent in English.
3. Application rules:
3.1. All application are made through this link.
3.2. The application shoud include the following documents:
a) Request directed to the President of the Scientific Council, formalizing the application (draft can be requested to the Academic Services);
b) Copy of ID;
c) Copy of document with taxpayer identification number;
d) Documents proving that the candidate meets the conditions required in point 2 of this Announncement. In case of foreign degree, the candidate should present an original translated certificate (english or portuguese) or, in alternative, the original certificate along with the diploma supplement in english;
e) Updated Curriculum vitae, including the published work duly documented;
f) PhD work plan, signed by the supervisor and candidate;
g) Supervisor(s) declaration regarding the supervision of the candidate's work plan ;
h) Information regarding existing funding to support doctoral work. In case of the attribution of a PhD grant you should designate the funding source and reference.
4. Selection criteria:
4.1. The candidates of this PhD Program are selected by its Scientific Committee, taking into account the following criteria (the candidate must have a positive evaluation in the three mentioned criteria):
a) Academic curriculum, with a 50% weighting;
b) PhD work plan, with a 25% weighting;
c) Host conditions merit, with a 25% weighting.
5. Registration and renovation process:
5.1. All registration and renovation must be done through this link.
5.2. Registrations – until 30 days after the acceptance of the application.
5.3. Renovations – 10 months counting from the date of the registration / beginning of the Doctoral Plan (for those with an Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnolologia fellowship).
5.4 Request for the accreditation of academic education – when registering.
6. Fellowships and financing
The admission to the Plants for Life PhD program does not correspond to a fellowship. All candidates must ensure the financial coverage associated to their activities during the doctoral period, for example, through the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. fellowships.
7. Fees and Annual Fees
7.1 The application fee is 51€ (fifty one euros). If the candidate is not admitted or excluded this value will not be refundable.
7.2. The registration fee is 35€ (thirty five euros).
7.3. The Annual fees for the academic year of 2023/2024 is of 2.750,00 € (two thousand seven hundred and fifty euros) for national students and for international students. Except what is included in article 7, point 3 of the PhD Rules. All students with a PhD fellowship from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., have their annual fees paid by this Institution.
8. Calendar of the Molecular Biosciences Doctoral Course 2023-2024
Academic period - 05.01.2024 to 30.06.2024
Christmas break - 18.12.2023 to 03.01.2024
Easter break - 28.03.2024 to 01.04.2024
9. Course Coordinator and Co-Coordinator: Doctor Carlota Vaz Patto (ITQB NOVA) and Jörg Becker (ITQB NOVA)
.
plantsforlife@itqb.unl.pt
