Special Regimes

The Special Regimes competition applies to

1. 1. Portuguese officials of a Portuguese diplomatic mission abroad and their accompanying family members;

1. 1. Portuguese scholarship holders abroad, Portuguese civil servants on official missions abroad and Portuguese officials from European Union (EU) institutions and their family members accompanying them;

1. 1. Armed Forces officers in permanent service and under special contract for military service;

1. 1. National scholarship holders from Portuguese-speaking African countries;

1. 1. Foreign officials of a diplomatic mission accredited in Portugal and their family members residing here, on a reciprocal basis;

1. 1. High-performance sports practitioners;

1. Nationals of Timor-Leste. 

Applicants for Regimes A, B, C, E and F must submit their application on the DGES online platform. Applicants for Regimes D and G must submit their application to the Embassies of the respective countries in Portugal, or via the Portuguese government entities or other official entities that award the scholarship. This competition is organized annually and exclusively by DGES, in a single application phase, according to the calendar approved annually by order of the Director General of DGES. For more information, consult the official DGES website or contact the Access to Higher Education Office (GAES) in the Bragança district: GAES-UPB Serviços Académicos Campus de Santa Apolónia 5300-253 Bragança Telephone number: (+351) 273 330 850 Fax: (+351) 273 325 405 E-mail: saipb@ipb.pt