Admissions

Number of slots for 2026/2027: 20

 

 1st Phase 1:

places for candidates who have completed the first cycle and are not covered by the ISS - 4 places
places for candidates who have completed the first cycle and are covered by the ISS - 1 place
Places for final-year candidates - 3 places
 

 

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

a)Students who have completed a 1st cycle/degree in Biomedical Sciences are admitted to candidacy; Biology; Biochemistry; Medicine; Pharmacy; Biotechnology..
b) Other graduates with a 1st cycle/degree in related areas are admitted to candidacy, subject to curricular evaluation by the Coordinating Committee of the Master's Degree in Oncobiology – Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer. The curriculum must include training in Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular and/or Cellular Biology..
c) For candidates under the conditions of the previous points, the Coordinating Committee of the Master's Degree in Oncobiology – Mechanisms Cancer Molecular Sciences may impose the Option subjects that students must take to fill training gaps. In In exceptional cases, students may be required to take extracurricular subjects if their training does not include some
of the scientific areas considered essential for completing the master's degree.
d) Candidates without the Cellular Biology or Genetics and Biochemistry curricular units indicated in the qualifications certificate may be excluded if the other training does not complement this lack."

Criteria for selection of the candidates

The course direction will select candidates according to the average obtained in the 1st cycle/degree, with other elements curriculum vitae and motivation letter. Candidates may be required to attend an interview

Necessary documentation

Updated CV;
Photocopy of the qualifications certificate;
Photocopy of Identity Card;

Proof of payment of the application fee.

 

 
 

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