1. Admissions conditions:

* Possibility of blended language regime, with some subjects taught in English and the remaining (the majority) in Portuguese.
** Taught exclusively in the Portuguese language.
*** Taught fully in the English language.

2. The selection and ranking criteria respect the established in paragraph 2 of article 3, of regulation nr. 557/2018, of the 17^th of August.
a) Affinity of the scientific area of the undergraduate degree, or legal equivalent, to the scientific area of the 2^nd Cycle of studies to which the application is submitted;
b) Final classification of the undergraduate degree, or legal equivalent;
c) Academic, scientific and professional curriculum;

Note: Admission to the 2^nd Cycles is subject to the admission conditions, the selection and ranking criteria and the limit number of authorized places.

3. Regimes:

* Students must attend in-person five percent of the sessions, according to a schedule to be defined, including the presentation and defence of the dissertation or project work, as applicable.

4. Calendar for 2023/23:

Applications 

Classes

Places for 2023/24

5. Documentation for application:
a) Transcript of Records or Diploma Supplement;
b) Diploma or Certificate of completion of the undergraduate degree, with the final grade of the course;
Notes: In the case of foreign qualifications:
i. Applicants must submit an official declaration, issued by the Higher Education Institution that confers the academic degree, in which the final classification of the course is indicated (if it is not included in any of the documents indicated above) and the respective quantitative classification scale used, including the minimum mark for approval (example: 0 to 100; minimum mark for approval: 50). If this statement is not submitted, the minimum approval rating on the Portuguese scale (10 marks) will be considered. The same applies to any other qualification certificates or diplomas submitted in the application;
ii. Diplomas/certificates that are not issued in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish must be accompanied by a translation into Portuguese, which must be legalized by the Portuguese consular agent in the country of origin of the diploma / certificate or legalized by the Hague Apostille.
c) CV in Europass template;
d) Documentation proving the activities mentioned in the CV, relevant to the cycle of studies to which the application is submitted;
e) Motivation letter (free format text);
f) Tax identification document (for issuing receipts);
g) Proof of proficiency of the Portuguese language – mandatory for application to the master programme in Clinical and Health Psychology and master programme in Justice Psychology: Victims of Violence and Crime (not applicable for applicants from Portuguese speaking countries);
h) Identification document:
i. European Union (EU) nationals: Citizen Card/Identity Card or Passport;
ii. Non EU nationals: residing in Portugal: Residence Permit issued by SEF (Portuguese Immigration and Border Service) or Student Visa for Portugal; residing abroad: Passport.
Notes:
– European Union nationals who do not wish to insert a copy of their identification document must go in person to the Admissions Office of Fernando Pessoa University | Higher School of Health of FFP, during office hours and within the deadline set for applications, provided with the original of the document;
– Non EU nationals residing abroad who are admitted will be able to register online, but will need to present a Student Visa to Portugal to validate their registration in person before beginning of the classes.

6. Additional rules:

6.1. Applications are submitted exclusively online and within the application period stipulated in the corresponding admission calendar.
6.1.1. The documents must be scanned in order to allow a correct visualization, with the white seals or stamps of the academic diplomas/certificates and the documents evidencing the activities mentioned in the CV must be clearly visible.
6.2. For applicants with certificates from European Union education institutions: The Academic Services may require the presentation of the originals of the certificates and their translation, authenticated in the terms previously stipulated.
6.3. For applicants with certificates from Non EU education institutions: the registration  will only be validated, for the purposes of attending the course, upon delivery, within the deadline indicated in the admission calendar, of copies or originals of the foreign diplomas/certificates submitted in the application duly authenticated with the Hague Apostille in the country of issue of the documents. If the country has not adhered to the Convention, the documents will have to be legalized by the official education services of that country and by the respective Portuguese diplomatic authority
6.3.1. Failure to deliver the documents within the deadline indicated in the admission calendar, implies the cancellation of the registration, however it does not exempt from the payment of school fees due until the date of cancellation.
6.4. For Non EU nationals residing abroad: the registration  will only be validated, for the purposes of attending the course, upon presentation of a Student Visa for Portugal in person at the Admissions Office of Fernando Pessoa University.
6.4.1. Failure to deliver this document within the period indicated in the admission calendar, implies the cancellation of registration, however it does not exempt from the payment of school fees due until the date of cancellation.

7. Other provisions:
7.1. The results of the applications will be communicated by email, sent to the email address submitted by the applicant in the online application, but the applicants are considered informed by the results available on the website of the online application, within the deadlines indicated in the admissions calendar.
7.2. Requests for information about applications must be made by email to ingresso@fundacaofernandopessoa.pt until 14h00 (local time) on the penultimate day for application submission.

8. Important observations:
8.1. There is no refund of payments made;
8.2. The documentation given in is not returned;
8.3. Applications that are not properly instructed, as defined in paragraph 4, will be outright rejected;
8.4. The opening of courses is subject to a minimum number of registrations.

School fees: https://www.ufp.pt/precarioufp/

Application submission: Inforestudante.ufp.pt