Application Information

Regular student

Admissions to M.S and Ph.D. courses are performed by an annual public selection process. 

 The selection is based on:

  • Evaluation of the documentation sent by the applicant.
  • Curriculum Vitae analysis.
  • Admission exam with questions regarding Food Science and Technology.

The final classification is the criterion for filling positions. Scholarships are awarded by PPGCTA Committee in accordance with the classification in the selection process and PPGCTA rules of procedures. 

Special student

Special students’ admissions are defined by Resolution 01/2017. It is possible the enrollment of students from other graduate courses recognized by CAPES and foreign students in internship at UFRGS.

Scholarship for international students

PPGCTA accepts foreign students from the PAEC OEA/GCUB Program. The Education and Training Alliance Program (Scholarships Brazil – PAEC OEA-GCUB) is the result of cooperation between the Organization of American States (OAS), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) and the Coimbra Group Brazilian Universities (GCUB), with support from the Educational Themes Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil (DCE / MRE). This Program contributes to the regional integration and strengthening of the Americas, through the granting of scholarships, integral studies for stricto sensu graduate courses (Master and Doctorate), offered by Brazilian Universities associated with GCUB to students from 34 OAS member countries, except Brazil.

More information can be found here.