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Organization responsible for coordinating and implementing public policies in the field of higher education.

Scholarships

In order to respond to the real needs of students, ensuring equity in the allocation of social benefits, we promote social action that favors access to higher education and increases success in its completion.

A scholarship is an annual financial benefit provided by the State, as a non-refundable grant, to contribute to the costs of attending a course or undertaking a mandatory professional internship, whenever the student's family unit does not have a minimum adequate level of financial resources.

The scholarship is awarded for a full academic year, except in the cases provided for.

The conditions for awarding scholarships are defined in the legislation currently in force, namely in the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students.

For more information, please contact the SAS (Social Action Services) or GAS (Social Action Office) of the Higher Education Institution you attend.

Information

  • Stock Market Simulator

    Results Obtained:
    (i) They are merely indicative;
    (ii) They are subject to rigor in answering the questions;
    (iii) They do not bind the services responsible for analyzing the applications;
    (iv) They neither prevent nor exempt the student from applying.

    For complete information, please consult the legislation in force and the social action services from your higher education institution.

    This version of the simulator does not allow for the evaluation of specific conditions associated with the following situations:

    • professional internships;
    • students enrolled part-time;
    • students with worker-student status;
    • students who have changed courses;
    • exceptional situations foreseen in the legislation in force;
    • Households with business and professional income resulting from organized accounting, declared in Annex C of the IRS tax return;
    • aggregates with capital income resulting from holdings in limited liability companies;
    • students enrolled in the thesis, dissertation, project or internship of the course;
    • Single-person households with incomes less than six times the index for social support in effect.

    The Simulator also does not allow for the evaluation of the assignment of add-ons.

    SIMULATION PLATFORM

  • Application Deadlines

    Exceptionally for the academic year 2026/2027 , the application for a scholarship for one academic year must be submitted:

    • Between August 14th and October 2nd;
    • Within 20 working days following the issuance of proof of commencement of the internship by the entity providing it, in the case of graduates or masters students undertaking a professional internship.
    If registration occurs before October 2nd, the student always has a period of 20 working days to submit the application, even if this period exceeds that date. You can consult here Information regarding the deadlines for submitting applications that fall under this situation.

    Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 15 and points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of Article 16, the application may also be submitted between 3 October and 31 May, in which case the amount of the scholarship to be awarded shall be proportional to the amount calculated under this regulation, taking into account the period between the month following the submission of the application and the end of the academic year or internship.

  • Online Application – Access to the student's reserved area

    In your reserved area you can:

    • Application
    • Consultation and submission of documents
    • Process status inquiry
    • Check the result of your application.
    • Opposition to or complaint about the result.
    • Payment inquiry
    • Contact list
    • Updating personal data
    • Keyword change

    Before starting to fill out the application, we advise you to consult the Candidate's Guide and Frequently Asked Questions

    After submitting your application, this is the exclusive area for contacting us and checking the status of your application.

    ACCESS TO THE RESERVED AREA

  • Payments

    The regulations governing the awarding of scholarships stipulate a schedule that sets the payment dates for scholarships, to be issued by order of the Director-General of Higher Education. The orders for each academic year can be consulted below, as well as the respective schedules.

    According to the regulations governing the awarding of scholarships to higher education students:

    • The scholarship payment is made monthly, directly to the student via bank transfer;
    • When making a monthly payment, adjustments may be made to align the amounts paid or to be paid with the annual value of the scholarship awarded.

    Whenever a payment is made, the DGES sends information to the scholarship recipients involved.

    The conditions for awarding scholarships are defined in the legislation currently in force, namely in the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students.

    For more information, please contact the SAS (Social Action Services) or GAS (Social Action Office) of the higher education institution you attend.

  • Support Offices for Students with Special Educational Needs

    According to the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 24 of the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, "In the process of awarding the supplement referred to in subparagraph b) of the preceding paragraph, the entity competent to decide on the application must obtain a specialized technical opinion, in particular from the higher education institution's support services for students with physical, sensory or other disabilities."“
    Consult here the list of support services for students with physical, sensory or other disabilities, from Public and Private Higher Education.
  • Legislation and Regulation

    Decree No. 331-B/2026/1, of August 10, approves the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, applicable from the 2027/2028 academic year, with transitional rules applicable in the 2026/2027 academic year, as provided for in the Decree itself:

     

    PREVIOUS LEGISLATION

     

    Orders from the President of the Board of Directors of IES, IP.

    Order referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 14 of the Regulation on the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, approved by Ministerial Order No. 331-B/2026/1, of August 10, concerning the method for calculating distance for the purposes of automatically verifying the status of a student living away from home.

    Order defining the methodology for calculating income in the event of a significant change in the economic situation of the household.

     

Stock Market Simulator

Results Obtained:
(i) They are merely indicative;
(ii) They are subject to rigor in answering the questions;
(iii) They do not bind the services responsible for analyzing the applications;
(iv) They neither prevent nor exempt the student from applying.

For complete information, please consult the legislation in force and the social action services from your higher education institution.

This version of the simulator does not allow for the evaluation of specific conditions associated with the following situations:

  • professional internships;
  • students enrolled part-time;
  • students with worker-student status;
  • students who have changed courses;
  • exceptional situations foreseen in the legislation in force;
  • Households with business and professional income resulting from organized accounting, declared in Annex C of the IRS tax return;
  • aggregates with capital income resulting from holdings in limited liability companies;
  • students enrolled in the thesis, dissertation, project or internship of the course;
  • Single-person households with incomes less than six times the index for social support in effect.

The Simulator also does not allow for the evaluation of the assignment of add-ons.

SIMULATION PLATFORM

Application Deadlines

Exceptionally for the academic year 2026/2027 , the application for a scholarship for one academic year must be submitted:

  • Between August 14th and October 2nd;
  • Within 20 working days following the issuance of proof of commencement of the internship by the entity providing it, in the case of graduates or masters students undertaking a professional internship.
If registration occurs before October 2nd, the student always has a period of 20 working days to submit the application, even if this period exceeds that date. You can consult here Information regarding the deadlines for submitting applications that fall under this situation.

Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 15 and points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of Article 16, the application may also be submitted between 3 October and 31 May, in which case the amount of the scholarship to be awarded shall be proportional to the amount calculated under this regulation, taking into account the period between the month following the submission of the application and the end of the academic year or internship.

Online Application – Access to the student's reserved area

In your reserved area you can:

  • Application
  • Consultation and submission of documents
  • Process status inquiry
  • Check the result of your application.
  • Opposition to or complaint about the result.
  • Payment inquiry
  • Contact list
  • Updating personal data
  • Keyword change

Before starting to fill out the application, we advise you to consult the Candidate's Guide and Frequently Asked Questions

After submitting your application, this is the exclusive area for contacting us and checking the status of your application.

ACCESS TO THE RESERVED AREA

Payments

The regulations governing the awarding of scholarships stipulate a schedule that sets the payment dates for scholarships, to be issued by order of the Director-General of Higher Education. The orders for each academic year can be consulted below, as well as the respective schedules.

According to the regulations governing the awarding of scholarships to higher education students:

  • The scholarship payment is made monthly, directly to the student via bank transfer;
  • When making a monthly payment, adjustments may be made to align the amounts paid or to be paid with the annual value of the scholarship awarded.

Whenever a payment is made, the DGES sends information to the scholarship recipients involved.

The conditions for awarding scholarships are defined in the legislation currently in force, namely in the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students.

For more information, please contact the SAS (Social Action Services) or GAS (Social Action Office) of the higher education institution you attend.

Support Offices for Students with Special Educational Needs

According to the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 24 of the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, "In the process of awarding the supplement referred to in subparagraph b) of the preceding paragraph, the entity competent to decide on the application must obtain a specialized technical opinion, in particular from the higher education institution's support services for students with physical, sensory or other disabilities."“
Consult here the list of support services for students with physical, sensory or other disabilities, from Public and Private Higher Education.

Legislation and Regulation

Decree No. 331-B/2026/1, of August 10, approves the Regulations for the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, applicable from the 2027/2028 academic year, with transitional rules applicable in the 2026/2027 academic year, as provided for in the Decree itself:

 

PREVIOUS LEGISLATION

 

Orders from the President of the Board of Directors of IES, IP.

Order referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 14 of the Regulation on the Awarding of Scholarships to Higher Education Students, approved by Ministerial Order No. 331-B/2026/1, of August 10, concerning the method for calculating distance for the purposes of automatically verifying the status of a student living away from home.

Order defining the methodology for calculating income in the event of a significant change in the economic situation of the household.

 

Updated on October 19, 2026