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ADMISSION
Entry requirements for foreign applicants
Foreign students can enter the Program in two ways:
- Regular selection process, which takes place once a year, usually in the second semester.
- Direct admission.
Required documentation
To participate in the regular selection process students must present their undergraduate transcript, certificate of completion or graduation diploma, certificate of proficiency in English - if any; Lattes curriculum, research project, master’s academic transcript (in the case of enrollment in the doctorate), identity card, CPF number, voter registration, reservist certificate (for male candidates); and self-declaration (completed in accordance with Annex B of the selection notice), if applicable.
For direct admission foreign students must present their undergraduate transcript, certificate of completion or graduation diploma, certificate of proficiency in English (if any and for candidates with a mother tongue other than English); curriculum, research project, master’s transcript (in the case of doctoral registration), and passport.
Accepted proficiency tests
All candidates selected in the Master’s Degree must take a Proficiency Test in English by the third semester of the course.
Candidates with a certificate of proficiency in English may be exempt from the language test upon presentation of one of the following certificates: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in one of the following modalities: Toefl IBT with at least 80 points; TOEFL ITP with at least 550 points; TOEFL PBT with at least 550 points; the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), a minimum of 605 points; International English Language Test (IELTS), with a minimum of six points; or CAMBRIDGE, with at least level B2; all valid for three years from the date of issuance of the certificate.
All candidates selected in the Doctorate’s Degree must take a Proficiency Test in English by the third semester of the course.
Candidates may be exempt from taking a test upon presenting a certificate of proficiency in the following languages: French, Italian, or German. The following certificates are valid:
a) For the English language: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in one of the following modalities: Toefl IBT with at least 80 points; TOEFL ITP with at least 550 points; TOEFL PBT with at least 550 points; the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), a minimum of 605 points; International English Language Test (IELTS), with a minimum of seven points; or CAMBRIDGE, with at least level C1; all valid for three years from the date of issuance of the certificate.
b) For the Spanish language: Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) Level B2 (intermediate), issued by the Cervantes Institute; or Certificado de Español Lengua y Uso (CELU) — Intermediate Level;
c) For the French language: Aliança Francesa certificate (minimum of 70 points), DALF or DELF diploma (minimum: B2);
d) For the Italian language: Lato Sensu Test of Istituto Italiano di Cultura, with a score equal to or greater than 50%, valid for five years;
e) For the German language: Goethe-Institut — Deutsch als Fremdsprache (DaF) — with a minimum grade level B2;
Foreign candidates must prove their proficiency in Portuguese up to the holding of the General Qualification Exam by taking a test to be applied by the Program or by presenting the certificate of proficiency for foreigners (CELPE-Bras), developed by the Ministry of Education, available on the www.mec.gov.br website.
STAGES OF THE SELECTION PROCESS
MASTER’S DEGREE:
STAGE 1 — Verification of documentation – elimination phase
STAGE 2 - Written test – elimination and qualifying phase
STAGE 3 — Research project – elimination and qualifying phase
STAGE 4 — Interviews – elimination and qualifying phase
DOCTORATE:
STAGE 1 — Verification of documentation – elimination phase
STAGE 2 — Evaluation of the research project – elimination and qualifying phase
STAGE 3 — Interviews – elimination and qualifying phase
The deadlines for registration and disclosure of results are contained in a specific notice published normally in July of each year on the Program’s website.
COSTS AND FINANCING
The course is free, requiring no fees.
The PPGRI awards scholarships from Brazilian funding agencies to students following pre-defined criteria. Approval in the selection process fails to guarantee a scholarship.
Students may directly apply for scholarships at the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). The Foundation’s website contains the rules for scholarship applications.
We suggest that students follow the notices of the Vice-Presidency for Graduate Studies of Unesp regarding socioeconomic aid and other types of support.
STUDENT LIFE AND SUPPORT
The Program has classrooms, video-conferencing and thesis and dissertation defense rooms, a small auditorium, a simulated practices laboratory, and a library, whose librarian assists students in researching and standardizing dissertations and theses. The IPPRI building has no university restaurant, only a small cafeteria for students who want to bring their own food. Program rooms are available for students to carry out research activities.
International students can count on the support of the Program Coordination and the Administrative Technical Section of IPPRI/Unesp for academic guidance. It is also possible to obtain psychological support by the Unesp Health Coordination.
Costs in the municipality of São Paulo may vary according to students’ standard of living and the region in which they chose to live. We suggest some prior research to learn more about the municipality.
For more information or inquiries about the application process, feel free to contact us at relinter@unesp.br.