Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

1. International Mobility
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas has made considerable efforts in internationalisation and receives an increasing number of students and teachers from internationally recognised universities every year. The Faculty has established a wide network of partnerships to this effect. The university participates in several European programmes, namely Erasmus and Erasmus-Mundus.

FCSH hosts several partnerships with international higher education institutions for the mobility of students, in particular with Brazil, through scholarships provided by CAPES (Coordenação de Aprofundamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) (http://www.capes.gov.br/).

1.1. Erasmus Programme

1.1.1. Outgoing Students

1.1.1.1. Application Procedures and Deadlines
Students can apply to universities offering positions for students, in accordance with the regulations. More information is available on intranet.
Any interested students should apply by contacting the person in charge of their ERASMUS Department, and provide their order preference of universities and countries to which they are applying. They should also provide the necessary documents.
All students have to read the “Erasmus Mobility Guide”, available on intranet, which has all procedures about how to apply.

1.1.2. Incoming Students
For the mobility to take place, the institution sending students abroad, partner Universities have to nominate their students and should send all necessary documentation, properly completed, signed and stamped. All enrolment procedures as well as documentation are available in our website.
We would advise students to read the “Welcome Guide” before submitting their application, available in our website (www.fcsh.unl.pt).

1.1.2.1. Deadlines for sending enrolment documents:
1st semester and full academic year – soon available
2nd semester – soon available

1.1.2.2. Arrival procedures
After arriving at the Faculty, the student should go to the International Student and Mobility Office (ERASMUS) - Gabinete para o Estudante Internacional e Mobilidade (GEIM) - on the 7th Floor of Building B in order to provide all necessary information as well as documents.

1.2. Santander Totta scholarships

1.2.1. The Faculty awards mobility scholarships for undergraduate students, as part of the Santander Luso-Brazilian University Scholarship Programme.

1.2.2. Santander Totta scholarships / FCSH-NOVA - Programme to encourage the further studies to students with economic difficulties:
1. The Santander Totta / FCSH-NOVA scholarships are created.
2. Grants to finance the tuition of the first year:
a. Masters courses
b. PhD courses
3. Are eligible for the scholarships:
a. FCSH-NOVA Alumni.
b. Students who are in FCSH-NOVA at the end of the previous studie cycle of the scholarship they are applying.
c. Students enrolled in FCSH-NOVA, in the first year of the study cycles covered who have completed the previous course of studies in FCSH-NOVA.
4. Annually ten scholarships for master´s and five doctoral scholarships are awarded.