Admissions

Number of slots for 2026/2027: 28 

 

1st Phase: 10 (EEI/NEEI)

 

Note:
  International students are considered to be all candidates who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union and who cannot prove that they are not covered by the ISS, by Article 3 of Decree-Law No. 36/2014, of 10 March, as amended by Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of 6 August;

 

 
 

Conditions of access

Admission Requirements for Candidates:
Candidates may apply for the study program leading to the Doctorate in Media and Digital Art under the following conditions:
a) Holders of a bachelor's degree, or equivalent (or higher) qualification, in digital art, multimedia art, performing arts, art education, digital design, music technologies, computer science, and multimedia, digital communication may apply for the "Communication, Culture, and Arts" (CCA) track, provided that the candidate is recognized for technological-artistic capacity for the completion of the research project. Holders of a bachelor's degree, or equivalent (or higher) qualification, in digital art, multimedia art, digital design, music technologies, computer engineering and multimedia, digital communication, or related fields, may apply for the "Computing, Technology, and Arts" (CTA) track, provided that the candidate is recognized for technological-artistic capacity for the completion of the research project.
b) Candidates must have a particularly relevant educational/scientific/artistic background recognized by the Scientific Council of the University of Algarve as attesting to technological-artistic capacity for doctoral studies.
c) Exceptionally, individuals with an educational, scientific, or professional artistic background recognized by the Scientific Council of the University of Algarve as attesting to the capacity for doctoral studies.
 

Criteria for selection of the candidates

A seriação dos candidatos basear-se-á nos elementos seguintes, com especificações e ponderação a definir:
a) Habilitações académicas, por classificação obtida, com uma ponderação de 60% na avaliação final; 
b) Qualidade e extensão do portfólio artístico e científico, pontuado de 0 a 20 valores, e com um fator de ponderação de 30%; 
c) Currículo profissional, pontuado de 0 a 20 valores, com uma ponderação de 10%.

Necessary documentation

Os interessados deverão formalizar a sua candidatura através do formulário online, devidamente preenchido e onde devem ser carregados os documentos:
•    Certificado de habilitações, com histórico das disciplinas (comprovativo da titularidade de grau), em caso de habilitações estrangeiras deverá juntar certificado, devidamente autenticado pelo consulado/embaixada.
•    Portfólio
•    Cópia do BI/CC ou Passaporte
•    Curriculum Vitae (com os dados pessoais, académicos e profissionais)
•    Comprovativo do pagamento do valor de 100 Euros, referente à taxa de candidatura.

 

Application here

 
 

Application calendar for 2026/2027 *

1st Phase  
Applications23-02-2026 a 27-03-2026
Selection Until 13-04-2026 
Sending the selection to the Academic Services20-04-2026
Publication of results20-04-2026
Complaint20 to 22/04/2026
Complaint resultsuntil 24-04-2026
Registration21 a 29-04-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted

 

2nd Phase 
Applications25-05-2026 to 03-07-2026
Selection until 15-07-2026
Sending the selection to the Academic Services15-07-2026
Publication of results23-07-2026
Complaint23 to 25-07-2026
Complaint resultsuntil 29-07-2026
Registration24-07 to 31-07-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted

3rd Phase 
Applications12-08-2026 a 28-08-2026
Selection 10-09-2026
Sending the selection to the Academic Services15-07-2025
Publication of results17-09-2026
Complaint17 to 19-09-2026
Complaint resultsuntil 23-09-2026
Registration18 a 25-09-2026

*- No late applications will be accepted