Admissions and fees
Entry Requirements
To enter this program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a bachelor's degree in a compatible field (completed by September 2024);
- Be proficient in English (spoken and written).
How to Apply and Selection Process
To apply, you need to access the NOVA IMS' Applications Portal and follow these steps:
- Fill in the form available in the user area, namely:
- Personal, academic and professional background;
- Upload your Curriculum Vitae (this is the only mandatory document for the application). Although it is not necessary to attach any other documents, the applicant has the option of including other documents that they consider relevant to enrich their application, such as a certificate of completion of their Bachelor's and/or Master's degree. Please note that if you are admitted, you will need to submit your Bachelor's and/or Master's degree completion certificate, or a certificate of attendance if you have not yet completed your degree, within one month;
- Choose the program;
- Present the goals and motivation for applying to the program (limit 1,000 characters, including spaces);
- Pay the application fee. After this last step, the applicant will receive an email confirming their submitted application.
The selection process is based on the analysis of academic and professional curriculum. The members of the Admissions’ Jury Panel may decide to hold an interview with all or some applicants - face-to-face or videoconference.
Application Fee
The fee of the application is €51. The application can only be considered after the payment of the application fee, within the stipulated period, non-refundable in case of withdrawal or non-admission in the program.
Registration Fee
After being admitted to the program and upon confirmation of enrollment, the applicant must make a payment of a pre-registration fee (around one week after the admission result announcement), deductible in this postgraduate program's tuition fee, non-refundable in case of withdrawal, with the following value:
- €1.250 for applicants from EU and Portuguese-speaking countries;
- €2.500 for applicants from other countries, unless their registration fee is provided by an official entity.
Upon registration, students should make the following payments:
- €35 - for enrollment fee (the value is updated annually);
- €1,40 - for annual school insurance (the value is updated annually).
Tuition Fee
The tuition fee is €4.100.
Tuition Fee Payment Dates
The tuition fee of this postgraduate program can be paid in full or in four installments:
- Full payment: September 25th to 30th, 2024.
- Payment in four installments:
- 1st September 25th to 30th, 2024 (25% of tuition fee);
- 2nd November 25th to 30th, 2024 (25% of tuition fee);
- 3rd February 22nd to 28th, 2025 (25% of tuition fee);
- 4th April 25th to 30th, 2025 (25% of tuition fee).
Discounts
- Financial discount: students who choose to pay the tuition fee in a single payment have a 2,5% discount on the payable amount;
- NOVA IMS’ alumni who have completed a bachelor's, postgraduate, master's, or doctoral degree at NOVA IMS have a 20% discount on tuition fee, cumulative with the financial discount;
- Companies that finance the program to 2 employees, in the same academic year, have a 10% discount on the tuition fee. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts;
- Companies that finance the program to 3 or more employees, in the same academic year, have a 20% discount on the tuition fee. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts;
- There are special conditions for employees and associates of the program’s partners. For more information, please contact us.
- Members of the Ordem dos Engenheiros – Região Sul, have 15% discount on tuition fees. This discount can be extended to members' spouses and descendants upon presentation of valid documentation. For more information, please contact admissions@novaims.unl.pt. This discount is not cumulative with other financial discounts.
