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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Brazilian Government Scholarships

Overview

Young researchers working abroad with very good scientific accomplishments and who have excelled both qualitatively and quantitatively in their scientific or technological career are eligible to receive funding and resources from Brazilian government to perform a two to three year-long research project in Brazil. The host research group would also receive funds, as a bench fee. An international call for proposals will be periodically and internationally disclosed. The program anticipates the availability of funds for at least 100 young researchers per year.

Expected candidate's profile

The scholarship program for "Young Talent Attraction" aims to attract young researchers living abroad, especially Brazilians, who have a highlighted scientific and technology production within the areas of interest to the Science Without Borders.

Priority Areas

Proposals for the Young Talent program must be focused on priority areas of the Science Without Borders Program, listed below:



  • Engineering and other technological areas
  • Pure and Natural Sciences
  • Health and Biomedical Sciences
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Aerospace
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sustainable Agricultural Production
  • Oil, Gas and Coal
  • Renewable Energy
  • Biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology and New Materials
  • Technology for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
  • Biodiversity and bioprospection
  • Marine Sciences
  • Minerals
  • New technologies for constructive engineering
  • Formation of technical personnel
Benefits
The scholarship will cover the period of 12 to 36 months and the included benefits are:
  • R$ 7.000,00 (seven thousand reais, about four thousand US dollars) per month for living expenses;
  • Grant amounting to R$ 20.000,00 (twenty thousand reais, about eleven thousand US dollars) per year;
  • Airline tickets; and
  • Accommodation aid amounting R$ 7.000,00 (seven thousand reais, about four thousand US dollars).

Submission
New deadline proposals: 16th June 2012.
Submission form is available here
Only the candidate or host researcher in Brazil can submit the proposal, exclusively by the Internet, through the Online Application Form, available in the website (http:/cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf/atracao-de-cientistas-para-0-brasil).
When the research contributor submits the proposal, its necessary to attach to the form, a file with the research project and the candidate's Curriculum resume into platform lattes application or the summary of the candidate's resume.
When the candidate submits himself the proposal, it must be done in three steps:
1º) Access the link http://lattes.cnpq.br/english/index.htm, click in register and fill the form to create login and password to access the submission form;
2º) Submission form is available here. Attach to the form a file with the candidate's curriculum resume or the summary of the candidate's resume;
3º) If pre-approved, the candidate must indicate within 90 days the host institution, as well as the research contributor in Brazil and the research project, according to the announcement.
The research proposals must be submitted exclusively by Internet, through the Online Application Form, available in the Program website (www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br).
For further information, please see the full document of Call, in Portuguese, available on the program website or through the contact form below.


Special Visiting Researcher

The scholarship program for "Special Visiting Researcher" aims to attract foreign researchers recognized internationally as leadership in priority areas of Science Without Borders program, to conduct projects with Brazilian research groups and visit Brazil for up to three months each year over two to three years.
The program also provides scholarships for Brazilian students to doctoral and postdoctoral keep projects in Brazil and abroad. The benefits of this fellowship include support for living expenses when the researcher is in Brazil as well funding for the local laboratory.
Priority Areas
The proposals for the Special Visiting Researcher program should be focused in the following areas:
  • Engineering and other technological areas
  • Pure and Natural Sciences
  • Health and Biomedical Sciences
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Aerospace
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sustainable Agricultural Production
  • Oil, Gas and Coal
  • Renewable Energy
  • Biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology and New Materials
  • Technology for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
  • Biodiversity and bioprospection
  • Marine Sciences
  • Minerals
  • New technologies for constructive engineering
  • Formation of technical personnel
Benefits
The fellowship will cover the period from 12 to 36 months and the benefits are:
  • R$ 14,000.00 (fourteen thousand reais, about seven thousand five hundred US dollars) per month for living expenses;
  • Research grants in the amount of R$ 50,000.00 (fifty thousand reais, about twenty eigth thousand US dollars) per year;
  • Flight tickets;
Additional scholarships can be obtained: post-doctoral scholarships in Brazil for the maintenance of the research during the absence of the visiting researcher and PhD scholarships (sandwich) abroad to Brazilian researchers to follow the visiting researcher in his country. These scholarships should be provided in the research project and requested on the application form.
Submission
The proposal to receive a Special Visiting Researcher must only be submitted by the host researcher in Brazil, exclusively by internet, through the Online Application Form available in the website. It is necessary to attach a file with the research project and the candidate's Curriculum resume into Lattes Platform or the summary of the candidate's resume.
New deadline proposals: 16th June 2012.
Online Application Form will be available here.
For further information, check the document of Call, in Portuguese, available on the program website.


Contact Information

Phone:(61) 3211-9004 or 3211-9354

cienciasemfronteiras@capes.gov.br

suporte@cnpq.br

http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/



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3 comments:

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The eligibility requirements vary from scholarship to scholarship. It will also depend on the level of study the scholarship supports.

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Anonymous said...

The eligibility requirements vary from scholarship to scholarship. It will also depend on the level of study the scholarship supports.

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