Admissions: Iscte - School of Sociology and Public Policy

Online application, using the national exam grades required as entrance exams. Each applicant lists up to 6 institution/degree pairs, in order of preference, and is placed in the first one their application grade qualifies for.

• Access: a password certified at the secondary school or at a higher education access office, or login with the Cartão de Cidadão or Chave Móvel Digital.
• The degree's minimum grades and pré-requisitos: Entrance exams and formula, from the Guia de Candidatura 2026.
• One placement per round. A placement in a later round cancels the earlier one.

The contest is run by the Instituto para o Ensino Superior (IES), which succeeded DGES in 2026.

For applicants with international student status (no Portuguese or other EU/EEA nationality, and not legally resident in Portugal for over two years). Portuguese and EU applicants go through the Concurso Nacional de Acesso. Applications on Fénix+, in successive phases; later phases only open if places are left.

• A qualification giving access to higher education in the country where it was obtained, with the average and grading scale
• Application grade: 60% secondary average and 40% specific subjects; minimum 10/20
• The teaching language at B1 (not required from Portuguese- or English-speaking countries)
• A motivation letter

Application fee 70€ per degree. Once admitted, the place is reserved with 750€, deducted from tuition of 5,500€ a year (2026/27). Rules on Iscte's applications page.