The Master’s Degree in Agri-Food Systems, Innovation and Sustainability (taught in an online format) offers advanced, interdisciplinary training focused on the current challenges facing agri-food systems.
The program integrates science, technology, innovation, and sustainability, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of food production, processing, distribution, and consumption.
Embedded in a context of academic excellence, this master’s program emphasizes critical thinking, applied research, and engagement with society, contributing to the development of more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems.
These scholarships, worth 450 euros, are available to all students who:
a) Are applying, for the first time to the first year of a Master’s degree at NOVA FCT;
b) Have completed their Bachelor’s degree with a final grade equal to or higher than 15 (out of 20);
c) Have completed their Bachelor’s degree at a higher education institution in Portugal or in another Member State of the European Union.
Note: Only candidates whose course edition takes place at NOVA FCT are eligible.
The results will be announced in November 2026.
Check the regulations (in Portuguese only)!
Applications 2026/27
1st Phase: February 4 to March 27, 2026
2nd Phase: June 1 to July 17, 2026
3rd Phase: August 19 to September 4, 2026
Single application phase for international students: February 4 to May 10, 2026
Vacancies: 30
Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS)
Format: Distance Learning, daytime
Language: Portuguese and/or English (depending on student profile)
Course Coordinator: Fernando José Cebola Lidon, fjl@fct.unl.pt
Academic division: mestrados@fct.unl.pt
The Master’s Degree in Agri-Food Systems, Innovation and Sustainability is an online trainning Master's, offering an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to agri-food systems, bringing together sustainability, innovation, and science. It explores the dynamics of food production, processing, distribution, and consumption, framed within the sector’s current challenges. Engagement with applied research and real-world contexts strengthens a critical and up-to-date perspective on food systems.
Tuition fee - Foreign students: 7000€ / year
MASTER'S ACCEPTANCE FEE: (in Portuguese only)
Accepted candidates must pay (within a maximum of 7 consecutive days from the placement date) a non-refundable fee of 100 euros, which will be deducted from the total tuition fee after enrollment.
Failure to pay within this deadline results in the automatic exclusion of the candidate. No exceptions or late payments are accepted. Any payment made after the deadline will not be refunded, and the candidate will remain excluded.
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