The Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences (PPGCS) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) opened exclusive selection processes for candidates for affirmative action vacancies in Master's and Doctorate courses, with admission scheduled for the academic period 2027.1. In total, nine vacancies are offered, five for the Master's degree and four for the Doctorate.
Applications must be requested between September 21 and October 9, 2026, exclusively online, through UFRN's electronic selection process system, through the Integrated Academic Activities Management System (SIGAA). There will be no registration fee charged.
For the Master's course, Notice No. 003/2026-PPGCS provides for five affirmative action vacancies, distributed among the lines of research contained in Annex 01 of the notice. Of the total, three vacancies will be allocated to serving black, brown, indigenous or quilombola people (PPIQ); one vacancy will be allocated to People with Disabilities under the terms of the law (PwD); and one vacancy will be allocated to Trans, Transvestite, Transmasculine and Non-Binary People (PTTTNB).
The vacancies intended for black, brown, indigenous or quilombola people follow the terms of Resolution No. 005/2023-CONSEPE/CONSAD, of March 14, 2023, of Resolution No. 008/2022-CONSEPE, of June 21, 2022, and as provided for in Law No. 14,723, of November 13, 2023.
The vacancy allocated to People with Disabilities under the terms of the law (PcD) follows the provisions of Federal Decree No. 3,298, of December 20, 1999, articles 3 and 4, with wordings given, respectively, by Law No. 13,146/2015 and Federal Decree No. 5,296/2004, as set out in Law No. 12,764/2012, in Law No. 14,126/2021, with the considerations set out in complementary decree No. 10,654/2021, and in accordance with Resolution No. 205/2017-CONSEPE and Resolution No. 008/2022-CONSEPE.
The vacancy destined for Trans, Transvestite, Transmasculine and Non-Binary People (PTTTNB) follows social inclusion policies and the terms of Resolution No. 008/2022-CONSEPE, of June 21, 2022, article 25, which provides that Postgraduate Programs may offer additional vacancies in notices of non-ordinary selection processes to serve specific audiences.
For the Doctorate course, Notice No. 004/2026-PPGCS provides for four affirmative action vacancies, also distributed among the lines of research listed in Annex 01 of the notice. There are two vacancies dedicated to serving black, brown, indigenous or quilombola people (PPIQ), one for People with Disabilities under the law (PwD) and one for Trans, Transvestite, Transmasculine and Non-Binary People (PTTTNB).
The Doctorate vacancies follow the same standards and resolutions provided for the respective categories in the Master's selection process, including Resolution No. 005/2023-CONSEPE/CONSAD, Resolution No. 008/2022-CONSEPE, Law No. 14,723/2023, Federal Decree No. 3,298/1999, Law No. 13,146/2015, Federal Decree No. 5,296/2004, Law No. 12,764/2012, Law No. 14,126/2021, complementary Decree No. 10,654/2021 and Resolution No. 205/2017-CONSEPE.
Registration
Candidates must request registration and submit documents in PDF exclusively online, through UFRN's electronic selection process system, through SIGAA. The candidate must access SIGAA through the gov.br Federal System, to be directed to the UFRN System.
If the candidate accesses directly through SIGAA, they will find an interface (blue screen) that will ask them to “Enter with gov.br”.
Registration requests can be made from September 21st to October 9th, 2026, without a fee.
If you have any questions, the candidate should contact the Program's Administrative Secretariat exclusively by email at pgcsufrn@gmail.com or by phone at (84) 3342-2395.
Check out the notices:
Notice_N_04-2026_-_Doctorado_Aes_AfirmativasDownload
Notice_N_03-2026_-_Masters_Aes_AfirmativasDownload
