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Brazil: Online Resources (Last updated July 2010)

General information

Country profile For more information on global job resources see Global Resources document.  BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profile s/1227110.stm Funding and Grants Information  CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- The following organisations offer researchers early factbook/geos/br.html and mid-career grants and fellowships. Citizenship  Foreign and Commonwealth Office restrictions apply – please read eligibility link on sites. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living- abroad/travel-advice-by-country/south-america/brazil1 Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível  Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk/brazil_job_market.htm Superior (CAPES) http://www.capes.gov.br/ CAPES is an organisation of the Brazilian federal Government and working in Brazil government under the Ministry of Science of Technology,  Latin American Network Information Centre devoted to funding of science and technology in the http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/ country.  Brazilink http://www.brazilink.org/tiki-index.php FAPESP http://www.fapesp.br/en/  Anglo-Brazilian Society The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is http://www.anglobraziliansociety.org/ one of the main funding agencies for scientific and  Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain technological research in Brazil. It is linked to the State of http://www.brazilianchamber.org.uk/ São Paulo's Secretariat for Higher Education.  Brazil travel http://www.v-brazil.com/  Government of Brazil http://www.brasil.gov.br/  São Paulo Research Foundation – Post-Doctorate  Ministry of Education Fellowship http://portal.mec.gov.br/mec/index.htm Aimed at distinguished researchers with a recent  Embassy of Brazil in London http://www.brazil.org.uk/ doctorate degree. The fellowship enables the development of research within higher education and Job search resources research institutions located in the State of São Paulo. http://www.fapesp.br/en/materia/5427/scholarships/pos Academic jobs are advertised on individual university t-doctorate-fellowship.htm websites. Visit University Portal www.universia.com.br/ (Portuguese) for information and links regarding Brazil’s Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas universities and research institutes. Also Associação Gerais (Fapemig, site in Portuguese) www.fapemig.br/ Brasileira das Universidades Comunitárias (Brazillian Association of Community Universities, site in Portuguese) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de http://www.abruc.org.br Janeiro (Faperj, site in Portuguese) www.faperj.br/

CRUB: Conselho de retoires das universidades National Council for Scientific and Technological Brasileiras - Contains comprehensive information about Development (CNPq) www.cnpq.br/ each institution and the availability of postgraduate courses. http://www.crub.org.br/ British Academy – UK-Latin American/Caribbean Link Programme www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/lacp.cfm See Prospects Brazil Vacancy Sources Many recommended sites are in Portuguese. European Union – Program Alban: Regional http://www.prospects.ac.uk/brazil_vacancy_sources.htm Cooperation Programme http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/ Joint Initiative for the Study of Latin America and The Caribbean JISLAC supports postdoctoral research, regional seminars, two conferences, a web portal to aid communication, and travel bursaries and prizes. www.americas.sas.ac.uk/JISLAC/index.html#researchgrant s

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil, and The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World: Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research in Brazil Open to applicants under 40 and from a developing country (other than Brazil). www.scholarshipnet.info/postdoc/fellowships-for- postdoctoral-research-in-brazil-natural-science/

RCUK/FAPESP Memorandum of Understanding Research Councils UK (RCUK) and FAPESP, the Research Council for the State of São Paulo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help encourage and support proposals that may cut across our national boundaries and involve international collaborative teams. http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/international/funding/moubrazil.htm

Royal College of Art Information about research funding in Brazil including CAPES and CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) http://www.rca.ac.uk/Default.aspx? ContentID=160654&CategoryID=36647

Society for Latin American Studies – conference and research travel grants. http://www.slas.org.uk/index.html

University of London - Institute for the Study of the Americas http://americas.sas.ac.uk/fellowships.htm

Other sources of funding

For more information on global funding resources see Global Resources document.

Ranking websites

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