STRICTO SENSU SELECTION PROCESS

1st Semester of 2027 – 1st Call

For information on available scholarships, please check the “Admissions and Scholarships” section for possible open calls.

Applications open until November 3, 2026

PHD PROGRAM

1. SELECTION PROCESS SPECIFICATIONS

As part of the Selection Process, applicants are required to submit a research pre-proposal, which is subject to an eliminatory evaluation, as well as an updated Curriculum Lattes. Both documents must be attached to the application form, followed by an interview, as detailed in the sections below.

2. RESEARCH PRE-PROPOSAL – ELIMINATORY STAGE

The RESEARCH PRE-PROPOSAL must be sent to the Program’s email address, ccbs.posdesenvolvimentohumano@mackenzie.br, during the application period.

“The applicant must explicitly declare the use of artificial intelligence tools in the preparation of the research proposal, ensuring transparency regarding their use. In the absence of such a declaration and identification of the use of AI, the proposal may be disqualified, including with regard to the verification of the bibliography.”

A committee composed of professors from the PPG-CDH will analyze each applicant’s research pre-proposal and determine the list of candidates who will proceed to the next stage, the interview.

Research Pre-Proposal Guidelines for the PhD Program in Human Development Sciences

The research pre-proposal must be presented clearly and concisely, with a maximum length of 20 double-spaced pages, comprising:

• Research pre-proposal title in Portuguese and English;

• Abstract of no more than 150 words;

• 3 to 5 keywords in Portuguese and English;

• Introduction (problem definition, rationale with a literature review, and the social and scientific relevance of the topic);

• Objectives;

• Method;

• Work plan and implementation schedule;

• References.

PUBLICATION OF THE LIST OF APPLICANTS APPROVED FOR THE INTERVIEW: November 12, 2026

3. INTERVIEW

3.1. The interview will be conducted by videoconference or another online platform, on a date and at a time determined by the course’s selection committee, in accordance with the interview period established in the public notice, between November 16 and 19, 2026.

3.2. Applicants will be duly notified by email of the date and time of the interview. The interview will be scheduled by the Program via email. The applicant’s express acknowledgment of the date and time must be provided exclusively by email. Failure to respond will be interpreted as the applicant’s express acceptance of the date and time proposed by the Program.

3.3. The interview will include an assessment of the applicant’s academic and/or professional background, as well as an oral examination of the research pre-proposal before the selection committee. At the beginning of the interview, the applicant will have 5 minutes to present the research pre-proposal orally, using PowerPoint or other presentation resources.

3.4. The interviews will be conducted by the same committee, thereby ensuring consistency in the evaluation criteria. At the end of this process, considering the research pre-proposal, curriculum, and interview, the committee will establish the applicants’ rankings, subject to subsequent discussion and approval by the PPG-CDH faculty committee.

Potential advisors and co-advisors will not participate in the interviews in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION

Passing grade: above 7 points.

Date: November 7, 2026 (Saturday), from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and November 9, 2026 (Monday), from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Applicants must choose their preferred date and time when completing the application.

For the PhD Program, proficiency in English is mandatory. The English proficiency examination taken as part of the Master’s Program may be accepted, provided that it was taken within five (5) years prior to the date of publication of the results.

The proficiency examination consists of translating a text written in the language selected from the options determined by the Program into Portuguese.

4.1 LANGUAGE OPTIONS

English. English-language proficiency demonstrated during the Master’s Program may be accepted, provided it was obtained within the previous five years.

4.2 ACCEPTED CERTIFICATES

Foreign language proficiency certificates may be accepted, provided that they were obtained no more than five (5) years prior to the student’s admission to the Program, from the following recognized external institutions:

I – English: TOEFL, with an intermediate score for the reading and listening sections and a fair score for the speaking and writing sections (average of 65 out of 120); or PET/Cambridge (Intermediate II); or ECCE or ECPE/Michigan.

4.3 NOTES

Please note: after completing the application, applicants will not be allowed to change their selected foreign language.

Important: Applicants may use one single conventional monolingual dictionary, which must be non-electronic and must not contain a glossary with Portuguese translations.

Students who fail the Proficiency Examination will be entitled to review their examination in order to verify their performance. The request must be submitted within 7 days after the results are announced.

Students who fail the Proficiency Examination twice during the course will be entitled to take an Instrumental Language Course in the language in which they failed. The cost will be determined by the MLC – Mackenzie Language Center. The course will include an assessment to evaluate the students’ performance in the language. This assessment will determine whether the student is Approved or Not Approved in the language proficiency required by the Program.

• Students are responsible for contacting the MLC to take the Instrumental Language Course, informing them of the language and committing to attending the course through the final assessment. This assessment will serve as proof of proficiency in the language in which the student failed the regular examinations.

5. PUBLICATION OF THE LIST OF APPROVED APPLICANTS FOR ENROLLMENT

Date: November 30, 2026, after 4:00 p.m., through the applicant portal on the Selection Process website.

No individual feedback will be provided to applicants who are not selected.

6. FURTHER INFORMATION

Any additional inquiries should be sent to ccbs.posdesenvolvimentohumano@mackenzie.br or by telephone at +55 (11) 2114-8707.