Ph.D. in Economics and Finance

Documentation

All documents submitted should be in English language.

Required documentations

• Curriculum Vitae;
   
• Transcript of records of undergraduate and graduate degrees with full list of courses and grades. Candidates who have not yet finished their graduate program should provide a certificate of enrolment with, if available, the full list of grades achieved to date. (Also accepted in Portuguese language);
• Recommendations in the form of two letters of reference, which should be sent directly by referees (as explained in the Online Application Instructions available at the application platform);
   
• Statement of purpose - including areas of interest and potential supervisor(s);
   
• Certificate of results for the GRE (Graduate Records of Examination) or GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test). Results should not be older than three years. Applicants who hold, or will shortly hold, a Nova SBE Master’s degree are not required to submit GRE results.

Additional documentations required for Nova SBE Research Fellowship funded by Foundation for Science and Technology

• Candidates with foreign degrees can have them recognized in Portugal and with their final grade converted to the national scale. Please see the DGES website for more information. If you applied for the document, and cannot receive it by deadline, please inform us at phd@novasbe.pt including the confirmation of request. We will consider each case individually.

Optional documents

• English language certificate. Test results should not be older than three years;
• Other research sample.