Up to 24 seats are available for Master and 10 for PhD. Scholarships may be obtained from Capes and the IBGE. Enrollment closes on October 5.

From Monday August 20 to October 5, the IBGE´s National School of Statistical Sciences - ENCE opens enrollment for the selection process of the Post-Graduation Program on Population, Territory and Public Statistics. Twenty-four seats are available for Master and 10 seats for PhD, counting on scholarships from Capes and the IBGE.

Scholarship holders will be selected based on the classification in the selection process. Scholarships may be granted for up to 24 months for Master and up to 48 months for PhD to  students who dedicate full time to the course and have not a compensation from any labor contract, retirement or pension.

Written tests will be applied on October 30 and interviews, on December 4-5. The final result will be published on December 15. Both Master and PhD from ENCE are ranked grade four in the Capes assessment system.

ENCE´s post-graduation completes 20 years

The IBGE´s National School of Statistical Sciences - ENCE was founded in 1953 and it is the only Statistics school in Brazil. The bachelor of Statistics is the oldest one in Brazil. ENCE offers lato sensu post-graduation courses since 1984. The stricto sensu Academic Master in Population Studies and Social Surveys was created in 1998.

From 2014 onward, the program´s name changed to Post-Graduation in Population, Territory and Public Statistics, in line with the Capes approval of the PhD course with the same name, which started in March 2015.

ENCE´s post-graduation program has two research lines: Population, Territory and Life Conditions, which studies the dynamics of the population, territory and life conditions of the population, comprising environmental, economic and social aspects; and Production of Public Statistics, which studies the planning and operation of censuses, sample surveys and administrative records used to produce public statistics on the dynamics of the population, territory and life conditions of the population.

Enrollment can be made through Sedex

The written tests of the first and second phases and oral interviews of the selection process will be carried out in the headquarters of the National School of Statistical Sciences -ENCE, located at André Cavalcanti Street, 106, Fátima District, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20.231-050.

Enrollment through Sedex will also be accepted, though the deadline for mailing is on October 3. Candidates who would like to enroll this way should send an email to secretaria.cpgence@ibge.gov.br informing the mailing date. The public notice of the selection process can be seen here.