Santander-UC Awards
Santander- University Support Scholarships
The applications for the Santander- University Support Scholarships - in 2025 are currently taking place
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Applications' period 2 | |
| Applications: | until 14th November 2025 |
| Scholarship recipients: | These scholarships are aimed to support Students who are registered, at the University of Coimbra, in a 1st or 2nd Cycle of Studies or Integrated Master’s Degree Courses, and are determined to continue their studies or complete a cycle of studies at the University of Coimbra. |
Number and amount of the Scholarships
I - One hundred and twenty-five (125) monetary Scholarships will be awarded and they will be distributed according to two groups:
- a) Group 1 - Students with disabilities according to Article no.1 in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
- b) Group 2 - Other Students.
II – The distribution of the Scholarships according to the aforementioned groups is the following:
- The number of scholarships to be awarded in each group are 10% and 90%, respectively.
III – The amount of each awarded scholarship is 1,000 euros.
Eligibility Criteria, and Weighing and Seriation Criteria
- a) Registration in the 1st or 2nd Cycle of Studies ( Bachelor's, Integrated Master's and Master's Degree Courses), in at least 30 ECTS credits which is an eligibility criteria at the University of Coimbra, except for a situation concerning a cycle of studies completion.
- b) Existence of academic successful assessment.
Note:
- - The academic successful assessment is appraised in accordance with the provisions laid down in number 7 of article no. 100 of the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.
- - The applicants for the scholarship that are attending a cycle of studies for the first time are considered to have an academic successful assessment for the purposes of this application.
In order to know the seriation criteria and methods, you should read the Specific Provisions of the University of Coimbra at » "Specific Provisions_Santander Scholarships_University Support".
Documents to be presented when applying
1. Documents to be submitted with the application:
a) Annual Financial Statement submitted to the Tax and Customs Authority concerning the year 2024 that includes the student's Tax ID Number (TIN),
or
a declaration of the Tax and Customs Authority attesting the exemption from submitting the Annual Financial Statement of the household that includes the income earned during the year 2024.” ;
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an Annual Financial Statement of the country where the student's household pays the taxes, concerning international students, issued by the competent authorities that mentions the household composition including the student.
b) A declaration issued by the Parish Council or an equivalent entity attesting the household members concerning the students that submit the declaration attesting the exemption from submitting the Annual Financial Statement.
c) Supporting document of the disability equal to or higher than 60 per cent, issued by the competent entities concerning the applications submitted according to the group mentioned in subparagraph a) of number 2 in paragraph II of the Specific Provisions_Santander Scholarships_University Support.
d) Supporting document of residency outside the period of classes, which is obtained at the Parish Councils.
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Housing contract in the name of the student *
* If, during the period of classes, the applicant lives in one of the university residences, he/she must mention this information in the description of the request at Inforestudante. Therefore, submitting the housing contract is not necessary in this case.
2. If the declaration attesting the exemption from submitting the Annual Financial Statement does not include the amount of the income earned during the year 2024, the maximum limit established for the exemption is taken into consideration in accordance with the IRS Code.
3. The non-submission of the aforementioned documents, that enable to assess the application under the terms of numbers 1 to 4 of paragraph V of the Specific Provisions of this Scholarships, is a reason for exclusion.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
I - Regarding the application procedure, in which platform must you apply first? You must apply first in the Santander Platform (and indicate your full name, student number and course attended). Then, you must apply by means of InforEstudante. |
II - Can you shorten your name concerning the application in Santander Platform? No, you cannot. In order to faciilitate the association of the requests to the same student, you must fill in the data with the complete information (e.g., fill in your name according to the Citizen Card). |
III - Which email address must you indicate in the Santander Platform? You must indicate the email address that is associated with your InforEstudante account. |
IV - You have applied in both Platforms. What do you do next? Once the application is completely submitted, that is, with the whole required information, you only need to wait for the communication of the results. |
V - Is the application mandatory in the Santander Platform and in InforEstudante? Yes, it is. The application is submitted by means of the webpage of Santander https://www.becas-santander.com/pt_pt/index.html, and after this application you must submit the request for that purpose: “[Alun@s] Application to a ‘UC Santander-University Support Scholarship”] that is available at InforEstudante. The non-submission of the application in both Platforms, is a reason for exclusion. |
VI - You and/or your household have a declaration of the Tax and Customs Authority attesting the “exemption from submitting the Annual Financial Statement”. Which document must you submit in the field "Annual Income (€), according to the Annual Financial Statement of last year, in which the Tax ID Number (TIN) of the student is mentioned?". Regarding this situation, the applicant must submit: a) The declaration of the Tax and Customs Authority attesting the exemption from submitting the Annual Financial Statement, which must include the amount of the annual income, and a declaration of the Parish Council. b) A sworn statement that mentions the means of livelihood of the student and/or his/her household. |
VII – You are a PhD Student. Can you apply to these Scholarships? No, you cannot. The Santander University-Support Scholarship is aimed at Students that present a proven need for financial support in order to proceed the studies in the 1st and 2nd Cycle of Higher Education. |
VIII - Must your bank data be updated? Yes, because the scholarship will be paid by means of the student’s bank data inserted at InforEstudante. Without this information, the money transfer will not be possible. |
IX – Is there any deadline established to communicate the results? The dates concerning the appraisal of the applications and selection of applicants will be published in due time. |
X – You have doubts. How can you contact the services? You can ask your questions at https://www.uc.pt/en/sga/e-mail-form/, by selecting the option “I am a Student”, the type of request “Information” and in the field Description/Subject select “Awards and Merit Scholarships”. |
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