The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Brazilian research funding organisation CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) have issued a call for applications for a new selection round for the CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme. The fellowships provided through this programme help postdocs and experienced researchers conduct research projects in Germany.
The Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship addresses postdoctoral researchers from Brazil with above-average qualifications, regardless of their field. Candidates must be Brazilian nationals or have permanent resident status in Brazil. German nationals are eligible to apply provided that they have been living and working in Brazil for at least five years and on the assumption of permanence.
The programme will comprise two selection rounds – calls – a year until 2025. Interested researchers must submit parallel applications to CAPES and the Humboldt Foundation. The first call for applications runs until 31 May 2022; the second call will begin on 1 June and end on 30 November 2022. The application deadline shall be 23:59 Brasilia time on the last working day in May or November respectively of the year preceding the planned research stay.
