• Criterion A – Candidate’s merit:
  • Subcriterion A1 – Relevance of scientific and professional background, weighting 20%
  • Subcriterion A2 – Classification of previous academic degrees, weighting 35% (simple average of bachelor’s and master’s degrees; if no quantitative or qualitative final classification is available for any degree, a final average of 10 will be considered for that degree)
• For the calculation of Subcriterion A2 regarding certificates that specify only a qualitative classification (e.g., pre-Bologna master’s degrees), this will be converted according to Table 1 for the purpose of calculating the final average (bachelor’s + master’s) and determining the academic background score.

Table 1 – Conversion Table for Qualitative Classifications

For the purpose of deciding on the award of scholarships, candidates will be ranked according to the final score obtained through the weighted average of the two criteria, expressed by the following formula:

Final Score = (0.2 × A1) + (0.35 × A2) + (0.1 × B1) + (0.35 × B2).

1. Research Scholarship application form (https://www.ua.pt/file/68703);
2. Candidate’s CV extracted from the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform (https://www.cienciavitae.pt);
3. Identity card/citizen card/passport details;
4. Academic degree certificates specifying the final classification, or alternatively, if candidates do not yet have access to the bachelor’s or master’s certificate, a sworn statement declaring completion of the degree by the end of the application period (https://www.ua.pt/file/66809);
5. If applicable, recognition of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese grading scale;
6. Motivation letter;
7. Recommendation letters (optional);
8. Preliminary research project proposal with the following structure:
   • Candidate identification (with ORCID and CiênciaID);
   • Identification of the doctoral programme;
   • Title of the work plan (max. 130 characters, including spaces);
   • Summary (max. 150 words);
   • Keywords (4 to 6);
   • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
   • Introduction;
   • Literature review and research context;
   • General and specific objectives;
   • Methodology and work plan;
   • Thesis timeline;
   • List of deliverables and milestones;
   • Expected contributions and impact;
   • Contingency plan;
   • References;
   • Ethical issues (if applicable).

Information on the content of each item can be found on the Doctoral School webpage of the University of Aveiro, under the section on project and thesis planning: https://www.ua.pt/pt/edua/registo-de-titulo-e-orientacao#anchor.Projeto-e-planeamento-da-tese.

Candidates must also indicate the email address to which they accept being notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications must be sent by email to dlc-cllc@ua.pt with the subject “Concurso – Edital n.º5/2026/BI/DLC-CLLC”.

• Criterion A – Candidate’s merit:
  • Subcriterion A1 – Relevance of scientific and professional background, weighting 20%
  • Subcriterion A2 – Classification of previous academic degrees, weighting 35% (simple average of bachelor’s and master’s degrees; if no quantitative or qualitative final classification is available for any degree, a final average of 10 will be considered for that degree)
• For the calculation of Subcriterion A2 regarding certificates that specify only a qualitative classification (e.g., pre-Bologna master’s degrees), this will be converted according to Table 1 for the purpose of calculating the final average (bachelor’s + master’s) and determining the academic background score.

Table 1 – Conversion Table for Qualitative Classifications

For the purpose of deciding on the award of scholarships, candidates will be ranked according to the final score obtained through the weighted average of the two criteria, expressed by the following formula:

Final Score = (0.2 × A1) + (0.35 × A2) + (0.1 × B1) + (0.35 × B2).

1. Research Scholarship application form (https://www.ua.pt/file/68703);
2. Candidate’s CV extracted from the CIÊNCIAVITAE platform (https://www.cienciavitae.pt);
3. Identity card/citizen card/passport details;
4. Academic degree certificates specifying the final classification, or alternatively, if candidates do not yet have access to the bachelor’s or master’s certificate, a sworn statement declaring completion of the degree by the end of the application period (https://www.ua.pt/file/66809);
5. If applicable, recognition of academic degrees awarded by foreign higher education institutions and conversion of the respective final classification to the Portuguese grading scale;
6. Motivation letter;
7. Recommendation letters (optional);
8. Preliminary research project proposal with the following structure:
   • Candidate identification (with ORCID and CiênciaID);
   • Identification of the doctoral programme;
   • Title of the work plan (max. 130 characters, including spaces);
   • Summary (max. 150 words);
   • Keywords (4 to 6);
   • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
   • Introduction;
   • Literature review and research context;
   • General and specific objectives;
   • Methodology and work plan;
   • Thesis timeline;
   • List of deliverables and milestones;
   • Expected contributions and impact;
   • Contingency plan;
   • References;
   • Ethical issues (if applicable).

Information on the content of each item can be found on the Doctoral School webpage of the University of Aveiro, under the section on project and thesis planning: https://www.ua.pt/pt/edua/registo-de-titulo-e-orientacao#anchor.Projeto-e-planeamento-da-tese.

Candidates must also indicate the email address to which they accept being notified for all purposes within this procedure.

Applications must be sent by email to dlc-cllc@ua.pt with the subject “Concurso – Edital n.º5/2026/BI/DLC-CLLC”.