The TWAS-CNPq Postgraduate Fellowship Programme from The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) provides 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. Applicants must hold a Master’s degree and be a national of a developing country other than Brazil.
Applicants may be studying in the following areas:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
- Biological Systems and Organisms
- Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
- Chemical Sciences
- Engineering Sciences
- Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Physics
- Social and Economic Sciences
The award provides a stipend for 4 years.
Applications close January 31, 2025.