Applications are invited for the TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Least Developed Countries 2024, Brazil. The last date of application is 29 March.
About TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) in Brazil and TWAS offer TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship to researchers from Least Developed Countries (LDC), in all areas of natural, applied and social sciences.
Features
- The Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) and TWAS offer postdoctoral fellowships to be awarded to researchers from Least Developed Countries (LDC), in all areas of natural, applied and social sciences.
- The fellowships will be developed in host institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, lasting from twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) months.
- All FAPESP requirements for the award of these TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship that are available at this link (for English see on the right of the web page or english version link) must be considered, together with the terms of this Call for Proposals that can be downloaded below (in English) or available at call for proposals.
- NB. The Call for Proposals document contains full information, including the Financial Support provided by the Fellowship, the Evaluation process, Scientific Reports and Accountability.
- Applicants must contact potential advisors at universities in São Paulo State, Brazil to obtain a CONDITIONAL acceptance letter (see template that can be downloaded below).
Eligibility
A) Eligibility of supervisors
Invited to participate in this Call as TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship supervisors are:
- Principal Investigators (Pesquisadores Responsáveis – PR) for current research projects at FAPESP in the following modalities: Regular (except mobility projects), Thematic Project, Young Investigator, Research, Innovation and Diffusion Centers (CEPID), Engineering Research Centers/Applied Research Centers (CPEs/CPAs), Science for Development (CCD), Public Education Programme and Public Policy Research Programme.
- Co-Principal Investigators (Pesquisadores Principais – PP) of Thematic Projects, CEPIDs, CPEs and CPAs are also eligible to submit proposals.
- The ongoing Research Grant from FAPESP must be indicated at the time of the submission of the expression of interest (item 4.1) as a ‘linked process’ and must be valid until at least September 30, 2024.
A submission of more than one proposal in this Call by the same supervisor is prohibited.
B) Eligibility of postdoctoral candidates
Candidates for this postdoctoral fellowship must meet FAPESP (requirements) and meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a permanent resident and native of a Least Developed Country (LDC), listed here
- Do not have a temporary or permanent residence visa in Brazil or any developed country;
- Candidates already in Brazil are not eligible to apply;
- Hold a doctorate or equivalent degree in an area of natural, applied or social sciences;
- Apply for the fellowship within seven (07) years from obtaining the doctorate degree;
- Have official acceptance by a supervisor of a host institution in the State of São Paulo, Brazil;
- To have oral and written proficiency in the English language, to a level sufficient for the execution of activities outlined in the research project, proven by a formal statement from the Scholarship supervisor.
Application
- Applications must be submitted online to FAPESP according to the following procedure:
- Expression of Interest Form (available at: form)
- Candidates for Postdoctoral Scholarship Supervisors should fill out this form to express their interest in hosting the foreign scholarship recipient at their institution.
- In this form, it will be necessary to provide the following information:
- Researcher’s name;
- Ongoing FAPESP Grant number;
- Grant duration;
- English abstract of the research project to be developed by the scholarship recipient, specifying their contribution to the ongoing Research Grant from FAPESP
- It is not necessary to submit the candidate’s name or any budget in the express of interest.
- Supervisor candidates deemed eligible to host the scholarship recipients will be listed, providing their contact information along with the summary submitted in the Expression of Interest form.
- The list of Supervisor candidates will be made available at the end of the call’s page on April 12, 2024, and will also be disseminated by UNESCO to Research and Higher Education Institutions in developing countries. This is to enable potential Postdoctoral scholarship candidates to find and contact them.
- Submission of proposal
- After alignment between the supervisor and the scholarship recipient, a proposal under the ‘Bolsa no País – Pós-Doutorado’ modality should be submitted to FAPESP by the scholarship supervisor
Duration
TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme: From 12 to 24 months
Important dates
- Call Opening Date: 30 November 2023
- Deadline for submission of preliminary proposals for TWAS-FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme: 29 March 2024
- Announcement of the list of potential supervisors: 12 April 2024
- Deadline for submission of full proposals: 30 May 2024
- Publication of proposals selected by FAPESP and approved by UNESCO-TWAS: August 2024
- Start of approved projects: From 1st September 2024
(Deadlines are intended on midnight BRT — Brasília Time).
