Latest news and stories about scholarships in Portugal for expats and residents.
Details on the implementation and operation of the new financial aid programme for students in need, launching this September.
It is official: the promise to have scholarship values closer to the actual cost of studying has been postponed. What can students actually count on?
Incentive scholarships of 1,075 euros for the most needy students will be awarded starting in September.
The Government has decided to postpone the full implementation of the new social action system in higher education until the 2027/2028 academic year, justifying that the conditions are not yet met to implement the new grant system. Even so, some of the reform's measures will come into effect as early as 2026/2027, including the new...
Displaced scholarship holders retain priority access to student residences but may opt for private accommodation while continuing to receive support. The new social action system will be implemented in phases.
Applications are now open for this year's edition of BrightStart, a programme promoted by Deloitte that provides scholarships to students in higher professional education in technological fields and offers them the opportunity to gain professional experience at the consultancy. This time, students from Braga, Lamego, Setúbal, and Viseu are also included.
The 12 scholarships will be awarded to the students with the highest grades in Agronomy and Veterinary Nursing from the 2026/2027 National Access Competition. The value of 697 euros corresponds to the annual tuition fee.
Higher education student representatives are asking Fernando Alexandre to make a definitive decision quickly and believe that the minister has learned from the problems with the national exams.
Pedro Teixeira argues that higher education should broaden access without compromising standards, and warns of the risk of reducing the number of scholarship holders due to the new scholarship calculation model.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is supporting 150 underprivileged students from the Tâmega e Sousa region with scholarships. It is a project that includes incentives for access to culture and science. RTP followed the first summer camp in Lisbon.
The University Institute of Lisbon, ISCTE, has decided to end the awarding of merit scholarships for doctoral studies scheduled for the 2026/27 academic year. The rector's office justifies the decision by citing a lack of funds allocated in the 2027 State Budget.
It is the private institution that awards the most scholarships. The investment exceeds 2.5 million euros.
Also included are 25 scholarships of 500 euros for higher education students.
The new social action model provides that the calculation of scholarship amounts will now consider the average cost of studying in higher education and the income that families can make available to the student.
Starting next year, the calculation for awarded scholarships will consider the average cost of higher education, estimated by municipality, including expenses for tuition, food, transport, and housing, as well as the income the household can provide to the student.
The new social action model in higher education will be evaluated annually for the first five years and, subsequently, every three years, according to the draft regulation presented today by the Government.
Scholarships of up to 7,818 euros and a five-year evaluation period: The government presents a new social action model for higher education, providing support for accommodation, low-income families, and displaced students.
The new social action model increases the average value of scholarships, but students warn of possible regional inequalities, therefore proposing an increase for students who choose to study in the interior.
University scholarship values will increase, potentially reaching 2,260 euros. This was one of the measures approved this Thursday, May 21, by the Council of Ministers. The meeting took place in Leiria, a city that will also benefit from another initiative announced by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro: the restructuring of the current Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, which will be granted university status. The increase in scholarship values is linked to another approved measure: changing the rules for access to higher education to include more students, especially those from low-income backgrounds. Currently, scholarships are 1,734 euros for undergraduate, technical, and master's students. These changes were previously announced in December by Minister of Education Fernando Alexandre. Official data from 2025 shows Portugal has approximately 84,250 scholarship recipients, with three-quarters currently receiving only the minimum amount. The measures now await approval in Parliament.
Higher education scholarships will increase to an average annual value exceeding 2600 euros. This is an increase of 920 euros that will be approved this Thursday.
The Government will increase funding for social support in higher education by 53% and estimates that the average value of scholarships will reach 2,600 euros per year under the new rules, approved this Thursday by the Council of Ministers. The new social support model will be applied starting from the 2026/2027 academic year, but...
A new social action model will be applied starting from the 2026/2027 academic year.
The new social action rules for higher education now include expenses for accommodation, food, and transport in the scholarship calculation, which vary by municipality and distinguish between displaced and non-displaced students. The reform is expected to be approved this Thursday at the Council of Ministers.
Portugal is a country of bureaucracy, and the Court of Auditors knows perfectly well how to delay all processes. The PS and PSD join forces on the scholarship law, even providing aid to those trying to pay for rented rooms.
The average annual amount of student scholarships has risen by 53%, now reaching 2660 euros.
Público: The average annual value of higher education scholarships will increase to 2,600 euros next year. DN: Former Israeli Foreign Minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami, no longer believes in a two-state solution.
The Council of Ministers approves this Thursday the long-announced changes to social action in higher education. There will be a 'transitional regime' so that students who already have a scholarship are not disadvantaged.
Turismo de Portugal is providing 20 scholarships aimed at professional development for individuals aged 35 and under.
Turismo de Portugal has expanded the Luís Patrão scholarship programme, increasing the number of available grants to 20 and raising the total investment to 1 million euros.
