• Description:

    The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) in Brasilia, Brazil, and TWAS offer full time postgraduate fellowships to young scientists from developing countries (other than Brazil) who wish to pursue research towards a PhD at host institutes in Brazil.
     

    Eligibility

    Applicants for these fellowships must meet the following criteria:

    • Hold a university degree in the Natural Sciences (minimum Master’s degree).
    • Have good command of Portuguese and/or Spanish and/or English.
    • Be a national of a developing country other than Brazil.
    • Must not hold a visa for permanent or temporary residency in Brazil or in a developed country and not be residing in these locations.
    • Provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship.
    • Not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship.
    • Provide an official acceptance letter from the host institution (that must be prepared using the standard template that can be downloaded below or from the CNPq online application system of the Carlos Chagas Platform) and be willing to register for a full PhD degree  at a participating CAPES-listed Brazilian institution
    • Present a certificate of proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish, or English. For English: provide evidence, such as a standardized test result (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). If the educational/academic trajectory was carried out in English, Portuguese or Spanish, present the high school diploma, higher education or master's degree (MSc) certificates in these languages as applicable.
    • Have an updated Curriculum Vitae on CNPq’s Lattes Platform see guidelines on CV Lattes and online applications 
    • Present a detailed research plan agreed by her/his host supervisor.
    • Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members.
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