Canada-Brazil Awards - Joint Research Projects

Competition: open for research projects between June 2015 and August 2017

• This same competition is also expected to be launched in Brazil in the upcoming weeks.  
• Interested Canadian institutions are encouraged to contact potential Brazilian partners before the end of December to establish communication before the Brazilian summer.

Deadline: April 30, 2015.

Who Applies: the Canadian professor who will take on the role of Project Lead

Description: The objective of this scholarship program is to support team-oriented research projects between Canadian and Brazilian universities in key areas of mutual cooperation.

The Canada-Brazil Awards - Joint Research Projects provide scholarships for exchanges of researchers and graduate students in support of reciprocal, team-based research projects. The projects are an initiative under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada and The Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education of Brazil concerning Academic Mobility and Scientific Cooperation.

NOTE: Additional features and funding are currently being considered to better align with the reciprocal offer by Brazil to Brazilian teams. Confirmation of additional features will be available and announced to successful Project Leads.