Admission

The selection process for admission to the Unicamp Graduate Program in Social Anthropology takes place the second semester of each year with the launch of a public contest for admission.

The general selection for the master’s and doctoral tracks consists of four stages:
1. Research project evaluation
2. Written test of knowledge in anthropological theory (bibliography determined in the call for admission applications)
3. Written test demonstrating knowledge of English in the master's degree and a second language in the case of the doctorate. In the master's degree this test is eliminatory.
4. Interview

Since 2015, PPGAS has implemented a policy of ethnic-racial quotas in its selection processes. Additional opportunities for admission are reserved for black (and brown) identifying students are contemplated in the regular call for admission applications, and a specific public call for admissions applications is offered exclusively to indigenous candidates.

Selection Process for Students Residing Abroad
Students residing abroad who wish to apply for admission to the Graduate Program in Social Anthropology must comply with the requirements of the specific selection documents that contemplate this modality of candidacy. Candidates enrolled in the process as residents abroad will not compete for the program's grants. If they wish to apply for scholarships, it is necessary to register for the residency process in Brazil, subject to the same selection criteria. Those who apply for admission as a "resident abroad" can also apply for a PEC-PG scholarship (for foreigners from countries where CAPES maintains this program); prospective students abroad may also apply together with their academic advisor for a FAPESP scholarship or apply for other scholarships through diverse organizations and institutions.
The PPGAS actively seeks to attract prospective students around the world to join our program, which has been extremely important in stimulating intercultural dialogue within the student body. Among students and alumni, we have a significant number of Argentine, Chilean, Colombian, Bolivian, Peruvian, Guatemalan, Mexican, Haitian, American, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, British, German, Hungarian, Cabo-Verdean, Angolan, and Mozambican alumni.

Admission of Students with Special Needs
The Graduate Program in Social Anthropology admits, in the category of students with special needs, only persons regularly enrolled in other graduate programs. These students are not able to attend the required subjects.