TWAS-FAPESP Call for Proposals: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Least Developed Countries

The Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) in Brazil and TWAS offer postdoctoral fellowships to researchers from Least Developed Countries (LDC), in all areas of natural, applied and social sciences.

Programme Details

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
All FAPESP requirements for the award of these Postdoctoral Fellowships that are available at https://fapesp.br/bolsas/pd (for English – https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc) must be considered, together with the terms of this 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.

Eligibility:

a) Eligibility of supervisors

Invited to participate in this Call as 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.
The supervisor candidates must also meet the requirements for ‘Supervisors’ stipulated in the Postdoctoral Fellowship modality, as described in section 6.2 at www.fapesp.br/bolsas/pd
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 (www.fapesp.br/en/postdoc) and meet the following eligibility criteria:

Be a permanent resident and native of a Least Developed Country (LDC);
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.

Funding details:

Twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) months.
The stipend of the FAPESP post-doctoral fellowship is R$ 8.479,20

TWAS-FAPESP Call for Proposals: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Least Developed Countries

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