Applications for International Students for First Cycles 2025/2026

Online application
Submit your application here (choose the EN language for the online English application form).
It is recommended that the application process be checked beforehand at the Student Support Office (GAE), at jose.corte@staff.uma.pt or Teams meetings jose.corte@staff.uma.pt (scheduled meetings).

Application deadline:   Until 31st March 2025

Addressees
- Students who do not have Portuguese nationality
- Students who are not eligible:
a. Nationals of an EU member state
b. The family members of Portuguese nationals or nationals of an EU member state, regardless of their nationality, thus considered under the terms of Law No. 37/2006, of August 9;
c. Those who, although not nationals of an EU member state, have been residing legally in Portugal for more than two years, uninterruptedly, on January 1st of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, as well as their children who live with them legally;
d. Those who are beneficiaries, on January 1st of the year they intend to enter higher education, of equal status of rights and duties assigned under an international treaty granted between the Portuguese State and the State of which they are nationals;
e. Those who apply for higher education through the special access and entry regimes regulated by decree-law no. 393-A/99, of October 2, as amended by decree-law no. 272/2009, of October 1;
f.  Foreign students who are at the University of Madeira under an international mobility programme for the completion of part of a study cycle, with whom the University of Madeira has established an exchange agreement for this purpose.
- Students with dual nationality, where one of them is Portuguese or from another EU member state, are barred from applying to this competition.

Fees and Charges 
Application: €30,00
Complaint: €50,00
Enrolment fee: €20,00

Tuition fees 
€2,000.00 per year,  to be paid totally or in 10 instalments. The L't instalment must be paid with the tax fee, the others in accordance with the current Tuition Fees' Regulation

Required documents 
- Copy of ID card or passport
- Declaration under oath that the candidate does not have Portuguese nationality nor is covered by the provisions of numbers 2 and 3 of article 3 of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of March 10, as currently worded
- Secondary education diploma or equivalent, or, if the academic qualification does not correspond to the Portuguese secondary education, a document proving that it allows, in the country where it was obtained, access to higher education
- Course syllabuses and other documents that prove the subjects taught and obtained by the candidates (not applicable when presenting proof of national exams in your country)
- Proof of completion of national exams in your country (ENEM for candidates from Brazil)
- Documentary evidence attesting proficiency in the language the study cycle is taught
- Proof that the candidate holds the Prerequisites (where applicable)
Documents that are not issued in Portuguese, English, French, or Spanish will only be accepted if accompanied by a certified translation into the Portuguese language, and validated by the consular services or submitted with the Hague Apostille. 

International Candidates from Brazil 
- Copy of ID card or passport
- Declaration under oath that the candidate does not have Portuguese nationality nor is covered by the provisions of numbers 2 and 3 of article 3 of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of March 10, as currently worded
- Document proving completion of High School  (with the Hague Apostille)
- Document proving that the candidate has taken the National High School Exam (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM))
- Proof that the candidate holds the Prerequisites (where applicable)
To find out if you have the minimum score for admission to the degrees, see the weighting table here.

Scholarships
There are scholarships available (reduced tuition fees) distributed by the degrees listed in Annex 1 of the notice.
The scholarships are aimed at students from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and from Venezuela.
The scholarships are allocated according to the regulations (available in the regulations section of the University of Madeira's website).

Degrees | Openings | Scholarships 
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts - 4 openings | 2 scholarships 
Communication, Culture and Organizations - 9 openings  | 5 scholarships 
Design - 3 openings  | 2 scholarships 
Cultural Studies - 15 openings  | 8 scholarships 
Languages and Business Studiess - 2 openings  | 2 scholarships
Psychology - 2 openings  | 2 scholarships

Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering
Biochemistry - 5 openings  | 3 scholarships 
Biomedical Engineering - 10 openings  | 5 scholarships 
Civil Engineering - 5 openings  | 3 scholarships 
Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering - 20 openings  | 10 scholarships 
Physical and Computational Engineering - 6 openings  | 3 scholarships 
Mathematics - 8 openings  |  4 scholarships
 
Faculty of Social Sciences 
Education Sciences - 1 openings | 1 scholarships 
Economics - 18 openings | 9 scholarships 
Basic Education - 1 openings | 1 scholarships 
Physical Education and Sports - 1 openings | 1 scholarships 
Management - 8 openings | 4 scholarships 

Faculty of Life Sciences
Biology - 3 openings | 2 scholarships 

Higher School of Technology and Management
Hotel Management - 1 openings | 1 scholarships 

Higher School of Health
Nursing - 2 openings | 2 scholarships 

Click here Public Notice_Applications for the Special Competition for Access and Admission for the International Student_2025-2026.