UC High Performance Support Program

➔ To encourage students to make academic life and high performance compatible;

➔ Bringing together the added value that the UC offers in the various areas of knowledge, through the organic units, presenting an articulated service, in order to support and improve the conditions of training and preparation for competition.

Student-athletes who participate in PAAR-UC may be eligible for reimbursement of preparation costs in the following areas:

➔ Using training facilities and receiving training support;

➔ Accommodation (in accordance with current regulations);

➔ Santander University Scholarships

➔ Control and evaluation of high-performance training and support services.

➔ Student at the University of Coimbra

Students at the UC are those who are enrolled and registered in one of the university's study cycles.

➔ Academic Excellence

For the purposes of the UC High Performance Support Program (PAAR-UC), the minimum academic record considered is 50% of the number of ECTs for which the student is enrolled. For this purpose, part-time enrollment is acceptable.

The minimum academic record considered for the purposes of the UC High Performance Support Program (PAAR-UC) is 50% of the number of ECT's for which the student is enrolled. Part-time enrollment is valid for this purpose.

Sports Level:

• Level 1: Integrate Olympic and Paralympic preparation programs, as well as Olympic hopefuls and/or athletes who have competed in Olympic and/or Paralympic Games in the previous year.
• Level 2: Have won medals at the Universiades and/or World University Championships in the last two years;
• Level 3: Placed in the top third of the table in the last two years at World and/or European Championships, Universiades, and/or World University Championships;
• Level 4: National champion in Olympic-program disciplines in the previous sporting season and/or ranked in the top three in the most recent European University Championships;
• Level 5: Federated athletes with a technically substantiated proposal from the respective national federation recognized under article 2(b) of Decree-Law no. 248-B/2008, dated December 31, 2008.