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Dissertation Dates and Deadlines

Find here all you need to know about our dissertation calendar, your enrollment deadlines, dissertation submission deadlines, defense periods and other important deadlines.

Dates for Enrollment in Dissertation 2023-24


If you are a student from the intake 2022 (or previous intakes) and you are going to enroll in a Dissertation Seminar or an Independent Process in 2023-24, please consider the dates below.

Enrollment for the 1st Semester, 2023-2024

Type of supervision
Date
Link
Dissertation Seminar (recommended) July 26th, 2023
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
(Lisbon Time)
FORM
(Qualtrics)
Independent Process June 19th, 2023
until 2:00 pm
(Lisbon Time)
FORM
(Qualtrics)

Enrollment for the 2nd Semester, 2023-2024

Type of supervision
Date
Link
Dissertation Seminar (recommended) December 27th, 2023
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
(Lisbon Time)
FORM
(Qualtrics)
Independent Process December 13th, 2023
until 2:00 pm
(Lisbon Time)
FORM
(Qualtrics)

 

 


Deadlines for Dissertation Defense 2023-2024


 

For students enrolled in the 1st Semester of 2023-2024

As a student developing your dissertation on the 1st Semester 2023/24, you are expected to submit your dissertation for the defense period of January-February 2024. If you miss the submission deadline, you must pay a late submission fee*

Defense period of January-February 2024

Requirements
Deadlines
Links
Internship validation (if applicable) December 13th, 2023 LINK
(Website)
Study Plan completion December 21st, 2023 LINK
(Website)
Dissertation submission Until January 3rd, 2024
12 noon (Lisbon Time)
LINK
(Qualtrics)
Treasury settlement January 12th, 2024 LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From January 22nd until February 9th, 2024 -

 

Defense period of May 2024

Requirements
Deadlines
Links
Internship validation (if applicable) March 13th, 2024 LINK
(Website)
Study Plan completion March 22nd, 2024 LINK
(Website)
Dissertation submission Until April 3rd, 2024
12 noon (Lisbon Time)
LINK
(Qualtrics)
Treasury settlement April 12th, 2024 LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From May 2nd until May 17th, 2024 -

 

For students enrolled in the 2nd Semester of 2023-2024

As a student developing your dissertation on the 2nd Semester 2023/24, you are expected to submit your dissertation for the defense period of June-July 2024. If you miss the submission deadline, you must pay a late submission fee*.

Defense period of June-July 2024

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

May 23rd, 2024

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion

May 31st, 2024

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until May 31st, 2024
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

June 7th, 2024

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From June 24th until July 12th, 2024

-

 

Defense period of October 2024

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

July 31st, 2024

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion**

July 31st, 2024

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until September 12th, 2024
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

September 16th, 2024

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From October 14th until October 25th, 2024

-

** If the study plan requirements are not completed within this deadline, the annual enrollment fee for the next academic year will be charged.

 


Deadlines for Dissertation Defense 2024-2025


 

For students enrolled in the 1st Semester of 2024-2025

As a student developing your dissertation in the 1st Semester of 2024/25, you are expected to submit your dissertation for the defense period of January-February 2025. If you miss the submission deadline, you must pay a late submission fee*

Defense period of January-February 2025

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

TBD

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion

December 20th, 2024

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until January 6th, 2025
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

January 10th, 2025

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From January 27th until February 14th, 2025

-

 

Defense period of May 2025

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

TBD

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion

March 21st, 2025

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until April 3rd, 2025
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

April 11th, 2025

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From April 28th until May 16th, 2025

-

 

For students enrolled in the 2nd Semester of 2024-2025

As a student developing your dissertation in the 2nd Semester 2024/25, you are expected to submit your dissertation for the defense period of June-July 2025. If you miss the submission deadline, you must pay a late submission fee*.

Defense period of June-July 2025

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

TBD

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion

May 30th, 2025

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until June 2nd, 2025
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

June 6th, 2025

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From June 23rd until July 11th, 2025

-

 

Defense period of October 2025

Requirements

Deadlines

Links

Internship validation (if applicable)

July 31st, 2025

LINK
(Website)

Study Plan completion**

July 31st, 2025

LINK
(Website)

Dissertation submission

Until September 11th, 2025
12 noon (Lisbon Time)

LINK
(Qualtrics)

Treasury settlement

September 15th, 2025

LINK
(e-SCA)

Dissertation Defense

From October 13th until October 24th, 2025

-

** If the study plan requirements are not completed within this deadline, the annual enrollment fee for the next academic year will be charged.

 

For students enrolled in dissertation from previous academic years:

All the above submission deadlines and defense periods can be considered*.


* Until you submit the dissertation, a financial fee of €200 (value AY 2023-2024) is applicable for every missed submission deadline (with a maximum of 4 late penalty fees). More information here and examples here. Double Degree students should refer to the specific DD Dissertation webpage.

 

Enrolment deadlines AY 2023/2024, updated March 22nd, 2023. Academic Year 2022/202 and 1st Semester 2023/2024 was published on May 31st, 2022. 2nd Semester 2023/2024 and Academic Year 2024/2025, published on July 31st 2023.

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