Summary Notice - “Edital n. 01/2026”
Versão resumida do Edital em língua inglesa.
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Summary Notice - “Edital n. 01/2026”
1.
Registrations are open for the selection to enroll in Master's course in the Graduate Program in Physics –
PPGF/IF/UFAL (Edital PPGF/CPG-PROPEP/UFAL n.º 01/2026).
2.
A total of 10 vacancies are available, for broad competition and reserved quotas. Registration will be carried out
exclusively online through the Integrated System of Academic Activities Management
-
SIGAA,
from
March
19th to
April
19th,
2025
(https://sigaa.sig.ufal.br/sigaa/public/processo_seletivo/lista.jsf?aba=p-stricto&nivel=S ).
3.
The
complete
Notice
is
available
(in
Portuguese
only)
at: https://if.ufal.br/pt-br/pos-graduacao/mestrado-doutorado-em-fisica/selecao-1/regular/2026-1-extra-mestrado
4.Below is a summary of the most important information:
TARGET PUBLIC
-
Candidates with a degree in Physics or related areas who hold a higher education diploma issued by official
institutions.
-
Candidates who still need to complete the undergraduate course may enroll as long as the completion date
is officially set before the start of enrollment in the course.
The selection process comprises:
I- Curriculum Analysis Grade (NAC)
II- School Transcript Grade (NHE)
III- Grade on the Explanatory Memorandum (NEM)
Timeline
Publication of the notice
Period of appeal of the terms of the public notice
Registration period
Homologation of Entries
Homologation appeal period
Final homologation of registrations
Result of the evaluation of curricula and school transcripts
Appeal period for the evaluation of curricula and school
transcript
Final result
Validation boards for quota holders
Registration
Period
2026 March 17
2026 March 17 to 18
2026 March 19 to April 19
2026 April 21
2026 April 22 to 23
2026 April 24
2026 April 27
2026 April 28 to 29
2026 April 30
It begins on 2026 April 30
It begins on 2026 May 7
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN
PHYSICS – UFAL (BRAZIL)
Master's degree
TABLE 1
Broad
Competition
4
Social Quotas
5
Quotas for UFAL
Workers
1
If there are not enough approved quota candidates to occupy the reserved vacancies, these will be reverted to broad competition,
being occupied by the other approved candidates.
5.
Candidates
must
attach,
when
registering
for
the
SIGAA
SYSTEM (https://sigaa.sig.ufal.br/sigaa/public/processo_seletivo/lista.jsf?aba=p-stricto&nivel=S), only the following
documents:
5.1Mandatory documents for all candidates:
5.1.1Completed and signed registration form (Annex 1);
5.1.2Personal documents:
a)
For Brazilians: Identity document, CPF, certificate of provision or exemption from military service for men
between 18 and 45 years old
b)For foreigners: National Registry of Foreigners (issued in Brazil, for resident foreigners) or Passport;
5.1.3 To enroll in the Master's Degree: Diploma or Certificate of Completion of the Undergraduate Course issued by the
Institution where the candidate obtained the degree;
5.1.4Academic record of the Master's degree;
5.1.5 Curriculum Vitae completed in the LATTES-CNPq form (available on the website http://lattes.cnpq.br/), duly
documented with scanned copies of each of the certificates (attach only certificates of activities that generate points for the
current selection process, as indicated in the “CURRICULUM ANALYSIS CRITERIA” tables in Annex 2 of this notice). The
evaluation committee may accept other types of resume templates from foreign candidates, provided they include
information about the candidate's education and academic output.
5.1.6 Criterium Form (Annex 4) completed and signed by the candidate with the desired score, even if it is zero, for
each grade contained in the history and in the CV analysis items that can generate a score in this selection, as per Annex
2.
5.1.7 Candidate's Explanation of Reasons Form (Annex 5), filled out with a 20 to 30-line essay that explains the reasons
that led you to apply for the Postgraduate Program Degree and what your professional prospects are in academic and
technical terms.
§ 1 Only for enrollment in the current selection process, a candidate may replace the diploma or course completion
certificate with a declaration issued by a higher education institution stating that the candidate has completed the course.
However, the diploma presentation is mandatory for registration in Master's course. In case the diploma has not yet been
issued, a document proving undergraduate completion will be accepted provisionally (where it
appears that the student has already obtained a degree and the date of graduation); Course completion certificates are
only valid for a period recognized by UFAL for six months from the date of issue. After this period, the graduate student
must present a copy of the diploma.
5.2
Only for candidates who intend to request subject equivalence to analyze the academic record evaluation criteria
in Annex 2 of the notice, the syllabus for each subject considered equivalent must be sent (stamped and signed by the
course coordinator or digitally certified).
§ 1 The forms corresponding to the annexes to this notice can be obtained in editable .docx at the address:
https://if.ufal.br/pt-br/pos-graduacao/mestrado-doutorado-em-fisica/copy_of_documentos/formularios-1/formularios
6.
The absence of documents referring to the items listed in article 5 of this Notice will imply the cancellation of the
registration.