**Breaking news: the 5 finalists announced below!**   What is the EU - Brazil Innovation Pitch? The EU-Brazil Innovation Pitch is a contest giving promising researchers/innovators the chance to showcase their projects and ideas to solve some of the challenges faced by our globalised world. By awarding the winner a trip to Europe, the organisers reinforce their commitment to increase international scientific and innovation collaboration. The...

The Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (ECN) invites applications for its PhD program. Students currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program and expecting to graduate before October 2020 are encouraged to apply. The center was initiated to establish an umbrella structure that specifically fosters interdisciplinary, collaborative research by facilitating synergies between existing research groups and promoting interaction on all...

David Fernandez Rivas has been awarded this year an ERC Starting grant of € 1.5 million to develop his project focused on the development of needle-free injections, or ‘bubble gun’, as the technology is based on ‘pushing’ liquid into the skin using laser-made bubbles.   In this video, David Fernandez Rivas gives tips on a successful ERC proposal and tells us about his experience as a LAC researcher in Europe:       In his project Bubble Gun,...

The Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science is a unique postdoc program. It awards young researchers around the world with a generous personal research grant, giving them the freedom to work on whatever topic they choose anywhere in the world, for up to five years. This research fellowship is designed to support postdoctoral researchers after their PhD and before their first faculty appointment. Those in current postdoctoral positions are...

This joint call by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci) and the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) concerns joint research projects of “Particular Relevance”, where research activities are co-founded by both Parties. In Italy, this scheme requires about 50% co-funding by the proposing research institution. Projects may be submitted in one of the following priority research areas...

Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme for bachelor, master, doctoral, and non-degree programmes (preparatory and specialisation courses) in Hungary. In Latin America, the call is open to citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. Apart from the tuition-free education, the Programme provides monthly stipend, medical insurance and housing allowance. Deadline: 15 January 2020. More information ...

The Student Summer Research Fellowship (ETH SSRF) Program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain their first research experience in an area of their choice. The fellowship provided by the Computer Science Department of ETH takes place during two summer months and is open to all students worldwide. The department is committed to increasing diversity in the computer science area. Eligibility: All applicants fulfilling...

  Two types of scholarships are available: 1.  INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL MOBILITY between Andalusian and Latin American universities associated to AUIP. The aim of this programme is to promote the exchange and scientific cooperation between professors and researchers of the associated institutions. To this end, funding is available to promote and favour INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL MOBILITY between Andalusian and Latin American universities...

Career-FIT PLUS aims to enhance the training and mobility of Experienced Researchers (ERs) through the undertaking of individually-driven, industry-focused research training projects which will be interdisciplinary and focused on the domain areas of the eligible Technology Centres and Technology Gateways in Ireland. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie...

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination (CAPES) launched the Joint Program for Doctoral Scholarships in Germany, based on cooperation agreements signed between Brazil and Germany and between CAPES and DAAD. The aim of the programme is to train high-level researchers and PhD students and to consolidate scientific cooperation between the two countries in all areas of knowledge. The...