Admission criteria

Application period for the 2024/2025 academic year:

  • Early bird: 15 January to 26 February 2024
  • 1st phase: 27 February to 8 April 2024
  • 2nd phase: 9 April to 30 May 2024
  • Last phase: 24 June to 2 September

Admission Requirements

The following are admitted as candidates:

a) Holders of Master degrees or legal equivalent in the field of History or any other field in the Social Sciences and Humanities, giving preference to candidates with research experience in History.

b) Exceptionally, holders of a bachelor’s degree or legal equivalent, provided that they have a particularly relevant academic or scientific curriculum and that they present letters of recommendation that demonstrate their ability to carry out this cycle of doctoral studies.

Application Process (online)

Presentation of applications: https://applications.fch.lisboa.ucp.pt/accountCreation

Applicants should formalize their application with the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Qualification Certificate
  • Photograph
  • Motivation letter that states the reasons for choosing PIDHist
  • General presentation of the PhD pre-project (title and objectives, up to 1000 words)
  • Master’s thesis and, if applicable, other relevant publications, in PDF
  • Two recommendation letters

Applications (Early Bird)
January 15 to February 16 2024

Applications (1st Phase)
February 27 to April 8 2024

Applications (2nd Phase)
April 9 to May 30 2024