Location: Portugal
Program: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degrees
Eligibility: International Students
Duration: 1 Year
Deadline: September 30, 2026
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The DGES Bolsa de Estudo is Portugal’s national, means-tested study grant for higher education students, awarded under the Regulamento de Atribuição de Bolsas de Estudo a Estudantes do Ensino Superior (RABEEES). It serves as an important instrument for promoting equal opportunity in access to and continuation of higher education, supporting students enrolled in Higher Technical Professional Courses (CTeSP) and in cycles of studies leading to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. The grant request is submitted exclusively online, through the BeOn platform, and students must verify and validate all submitted data before final submission, as most personal data cannot be altered afterward except address, phone contacts, email, and IBAN.
DGES, the Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior, has historically played a central role in defining, monitoring, and implementing Portugal’s higher education public policy, including management of access and admission regimes, oversight of social support (ação social), and organization of information on the higher education network. As part of a broader public administration reform, DGES has closed its institutional cycle, with its responsibilities now being integrated into the Instituto para o Ensino Superior, I.P. (IES, I.P.), ensuring continuity of its functions and services.
Benefits of the Programme
This programme will provide the following to its recipients:
- Full or partial tuition fee support
- Monthly living allowance
- Accommodation support (for eligible students)
- Financial assistance for study-related expenses
- Support for the costs of attending compulsory internships (where applicable)
- Non-repayable government grant paid throughout the academic year
- Renewable annually.
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this programme, applicants must meet the following:
- Must be matriculated and enrolled in a Portuguese higher education institution
- Must not already hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher, if enrolled in a course leading to that degree
- Household per capita income must not exceed 23 times the value of the Indexante dos Apoios Sociais (IAS)
- Household movable assets must not exceed 240 times the IAS value
- Must have a regularized tax and social security situation
- Must be a Portuguese citizen; an EU citizen with permanent residence rights in Portugal; or fall under eligible categories of third-country nationals, including holders of permanent residence permits, long-term resident status, nationals of countries with reciprocal cooperation agreements, stateless persons, or holders of political refugee or temporary protection status
Note: Kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements.
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Selection Criteria
Eligibility is verified by the Serviços de Ação Social (SAS) or Gabinete de Ação Social (GAS) of the applicant’s higher education institution, against the cumulative conditions set out in the RABEEES regulation. The grant value is calculated based on the difference between the reference grant ceiling and the student’s household per capita income. Students who enter higher education through the National Access Competition and were beneficiaries of family allowance tiers 1, 2, or 3 may qualify for automatic grant attribution, with a decision issued within 3 days of each admission phase’s results. Submitted applications are reviewed within 30 days, which may result in an adjustment to the grant value or cancellation of the award.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to visit the official webpage and submit your application
