- Science-without-borders-scholarship-program

2015-10-14 20:18:11

Science without borders scholarship program

Deadline

Varies

Value of Scholarship

Renewable

Science Without Borders (SWB) is a popular large-scale scholarship program funded by the Brazilian federal government. The program aims to enhance international education through the international mobility of graduate students, researchers, post-doctoral encouraging research, innovation and exchange between Brazilian universities and colleges around the world. The program is a joint effort of the Ministry of Education (MEC) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) through their respective funding agencies - CAPES and CNPq. The applicant must meet the following requirements:

Be Brazilian or naturalized;
Be regularly enrolled in a higher education institution in Brazil in courses related to the priority areas of Science without Borders;
Have been assigned note of the National Examination of Secondary Education - ENEM - with at least 600 points considering the tests applied from 2009;
Possess good academic performance;
Have completed at least 20% and at most 90% of the planned curriculum for the undergraduate program.

Preference will be given in the standings in the event of a tie in ENEM to applicants who:

They were awarded prizes in scientific Olympiads in the country or abroad;
Have had or be utilizing any scientific or technological initiation of CNPq scholarship (PIBIC / PIBITI) or CAPES PIBID.

Key Disciplines accepted in the program

Engineering and other technological fields;
Exact and Earth Sciences;
Renewable energy;
Mineral Technology;
Training of technologists;
Biotechnology;
Oil, Gas and Coal;
Nanotechnology and New Materials;
Sustainable Agricultural Production;
Technology for Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters;
Drugs;
Biodiversity and Bioprospecting
Aerospace Technology;
Marine Sciences;
Computer and Information Technology;
Creative Industry (focused on products and processes for technological development and innovation);
New Constructive Engineering Technologies;
Biology, Biomedical and Health Sciences;

The Students will get

Free tuition;
Aid teaching materials
Air tickets;
Health insurance.

This scholarship is offered in Partnership with many universities around the world

Science without borders scholarship- at University of British Columbia Canada

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