Co-orientation

 

A co-supervisor is a professor or researcher, holding a doctoral degree or equivalent, who contributes complementary skills to those of the supervisor, when these skills are necessary for the development of the graduate student's academic project.

Application deadline

The request for co-supervision can be submitted to the Graduate Program within the following deadlines:

• Master's degree: until 15 months after enrolling in the course;
• Doctorate: until 30 months after enrolling in the course.

Attention: Under no circumstances will requests submitted outside the deadlines stipulated in the UFRGS regulations be considered.

Justification for the request

The request must be well-founded, clearly indicating which skills the co-supervisor will bring to the project and why this contribution is necessary.

Pay attention to the documentation.

All required documents are listed below, as per the Annexes of... CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026, along with standardized templates for the respective terms

Important: The lack of any document, or the submission of a document without proper completion and signature, prevents analysis by the competent authorities.

It is also important to remember that co-supervision It will only be valid after approval by the PPG Board and the Postgraduate Chamber (CAMPG/UFRGS)..

Required documents

1. When the potential co-supervisor is a faculty member of the Psychology Graduate Program

1. Co-supervision request form

2. When the potential co-supervisor is a member of the UFRGS staff.

1. Co-supervision request form
2. Letter of acceptance from the prospective co-supervisor.
3. The curriculum vitae of the potential co-supervisor on the Lattes Platform (CNPq) must be up-to-date.
4. Annex II — Statement of Awareness and Commitment to the Prevention and Confrontation of Harassment and Discrimination, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026
5. Annex III — Authorization from the Institution of Origin, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026
6. Annex V — Acknowledgment and Commitment Form, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026

3. Co-supervisor not belonging to the UFRGS staff:

1. Co-supervision request form
2. Letter of acceptance from the prospective co-supervisor.
3. The curriculum vitae of the potential co-supervisor on the Lattes Platform (CNPq) must be up-to-date.
4. Annex II — Statement of Awareness and Commitment to the Prevention and Confrontation of Harassment and Discrimination, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026
5. Annex III — Authorization from the Institution of Origin, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026
6. Annex V — Acknowledgment and Commitment Form, in accordance with CAMPG Resolution No. 00450/2026
   
   

Process flow

1. The student and/or advisor forward the documentation to the Graduate Program.
2. The Secretariat is reviewing the documentation.:
   • If correct, forward for deliberation to Program Board;
   • If it is incomplete or incorrect, it is returned to the source for adjustment.
3. The Board deliberates on the request.:
   • If approved, the process moves on to... CAMPG;
   • If not approved, it returns to the origin.
4. The Secretariat forwards the documentation to CAMPG..
5. CAMPG performs the analysis. of the request.
6. After approval, the Secretariat registers the co-supervision in the POSGRAD program. and communicates with the student and the advisor.
7. End of process.

Important note

In addition to the approval of the co-supervision request by Postgraduate Council, the accreditation of external members it will also have to be approved by Graduate Studies Chamber of UFRGS (CAMPG).

Depending on the case, CAMPG may request supplementary documents.