Application materials

1.    Application form
2.    Proof of payment of the registration fee in the amount of R$ 100.00 (one hundred reais). Payment must be made exclusively by bank slip from the Banco do Brasil. Click here to generate the bank slip.
- Fee reduction requests (50%) must be submitted by August 6, 2026, exclusively via online form. Details (in Portuguese) » 
- Foreign applicants who are abroad are exempt from paying the fee at the time of registration. If admitted, however, they must pay it at the first enrollment.
- Foreign applicants who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in Brazil and are abroad at the time of registration are not exempt from paying the fee upon registration.
3.    Lattes Curriculum Vitae (CNPq - National Council of Scientific and Technological Development) updated on the platform and printed in PDF format (do not attach supporting documents). CVs in other formats will not be accepted. Foreign applicants must register their CV on the Lattes platform.
4.    Official undergraduate transcript
5.    BSc diploma (front and back)
- Applicants whose diplomas have not yet been issued should submit an official certificate informing the degree earned and homologation date (Day/month/year)
- Applicants who are still attending undergraduate programs should submit an official statement  of eligibility for graduation
Note: Applicants who did not include copy of diploma at application will be required to do so at enrollment, provided date of graduation (day/month/year) is no later than the last day of the enrollment period at ESALQ
6.   For Master's applicants only: If you participated in an undergraduate research program, with or without a scholarship, during your bachelor's degree, you must provide official proof of your participation.
7.    Doctoral degree applicants only: official graduate transcript
8.    Doctoral degree applicants only: Master's degree diploma (front and back)
- Applicants whose diplomas have not yet been issued please submit a certification of conclusion of master’s program, homologation date stated (day/month/year)
- Applicants who are still working on a master’s degree should submit an official statement informing predicted date of defense
- Applicants  who earned a master’s degree overseas are required to present degree equivalency document, except when the diploma is recognized countrywide
Note: Applicants who fail to present the master’s degree diploma will be required to do so at enrollment, provided homologation date (day/month/year) is prior to the last day of the enrollment period at ESALQ, otherwise they will not be able to enroll.

Degree equivalency

Doctorate applicants with a master's degree abroad must additionally submit the following documents:

  • Signed request;
  • Defense report or equivalent document showing the composition of the examination committee;
  • Dissertation or thesis.

Important: If the request for recognition of the Master's degree equivalency is submitted together with the other application documents for the selection process, it will be evaluated by the Graduate Program Selection Committee. If the applicant is admitted to the Doctoral program, the equivalency request will automatically be deemed approved.

Applicants who have not yet completed their master's degree may submit this documentation later, remembering that the equivalence process takes time and, therefore, must be concluded before enrolling in the doctorate.
More information about equivalency »