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Finding scholarships
The " Bolsas de Estudo " are grants that
are offered by the government of Brazil : www.rree.go.cr/becas-brasil.html
Brazil - CNPq grants (National Council of Scientific and
Technological Development) There are 2 principle models of grants
that permit foreign researchers-teachers to have internship of
short and medium duration in a Brazilian university laboratory
that exist within the CNPq.
1. Scholarship for visiting researcher.
The following conditions must be fulfilled by the applicant :
have a doctorate or equivalent, only intend to work for the institution
that is accepting him/her and to move to Brazil for the length
of the grant.
The following conditions must be fulfilled by the institution :
have the necessary infrastructure in order to realise the working
schedule of the applicant and evaluate the foreign expert.
Allowance : in addition to the grant, a two-way plane
ticket and help for relocation for the length of 6 months are
granted.
2. Regional scientific development grants (12 months,
extendible to 36 months)
Objective : support research or research-teaching
projects in institutions within the regions that do not have or
not many researchers in order to strengthen the already existing
groups.
The following conditions must be fulfilled by the applicant :
have a doctorate or at least be in the 3rd level of
a doctorate, work full time in the institution that offers the
intended program, to be in the search for a job.
The following conditions must be fulfilled by the institution :
to be situated in the North, North-East and Center-West of Brazil
(with the exception of the federal district), have existing stabilised
research groups and that are adaptable to the profile of the applicant,
guarantee the applicant the access to the existing infrastructure
and with the intention to do the most to keep the applicant for
the entire length of the grant.
Allowance : in addition to the grant, a one-way ticket
only, and financial aid for relocation equivalent to one month
are to be expected.
Application and information : CNPq / SDAR -Servicio
de Documentacao e Arquivo, SEPN, Quadra 509, Bloco A, Ed. Nazir
1. CEP : 70750-901 Brasilia, DF Tel : 55 61 348 9554
or 348 9555 or 348 9557 fax 55 61 274 2355
email : sheila_monteiro@sirius.cnpq.br
Grants FAPESP (Foundation in support of research in the
state of São Paolo) offers post-doctorate grants for students
doing research studies in the same thematic project areas as the
FAPESP in Brazil. The list of the " thematic projects "
is posted on this website : http ://watson.fapesp.fr
Other Grants : Get information from the Brazilian
Center of Studies, CEB, a non-lucrative institution under the
direction of the Brazilian embassy in countries around the world,
for example in Mexico : www.cebmexico.org
Complementary information : on the websites of Brazilian
consulates or the embassy of ones country in Brazil, one can find
other bilateral grants (notably with Chile or France for example).
www.cnrs.fr/DRI/Pays/Amerique/Bresil.html
www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccpg/bolsas.html
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