Admissions and fees
The Admissions' Jury Panel of NOVA IMS is looking for excellent students who have the potential to become good technical staff and excellent managers. Qualities such as maturity, determination and motivation, both in the academic path as well in a professional career, are some of the attributes that the Jury Panel is looking for.
New application phase
From June 24th to July 24th, 2025.
Entry Requirements
To enter this program, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a bachelor's degree in a compatible field (completed by January 2026);
- 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;
- Upload your Qualification Certificate - if you don't have your certificate at the time of application, you must attach a supporting document. The presentation/delivery of the original certificate will be compulsory at a later stage, but in the meantime you can submit the following as supporting documents:
- a declaration or proof of the request made to the higher education institution;
- proof of enrolment, if you are a final year student; or
- a declaration of honor justifying the absence of the document.
- 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;
- 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.
Tuition fee
The tuition fee of this postgraduate program is:
- € 5.100 for applicants with a nationality from a European Union member country;
- € 6.100 for applicants of other nationalities.
Tuition Fee Payment Dates
The tuition fee of this postgraduate program can be paid in full or in four installments:
- Full payment: February 22nd to 28th, 2026.
- Payment in four installments:
- 1st February 22nd to 28th, 2026 (25% of tuition fee);
- 2nd April 25th to 30th, 2026 (25% of tuition fee);
- 3rd September 25th to 30th, 2026 (25% of tuition fee);
- 4th November 25th to 30th, 2026 (25% of tuition fee).
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 with a nationality from a European Union member country;
- €2.500 for applicants of other nationalities, 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).
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 at least 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;
- Participants from Microsoft have a 20% discount, not cumulative with other discounts.
- 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.
