Science Without Borders is a joint effort of Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) to qualify 100 thousand Brazilian students and researchers in top universities worldwide through 2014.
The program also makes grants to attract talented young researchers from outside the country to Brazil. Grants in the "Young Talent" program are for one to three years in the priority areas of Science Without Borders. These priorities include sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, disaster prevention, biodiversity and bio-prospection, marine sciences, and others.
Science Without Borders is a joint effort of Brazil's Ministry of Education (MEC) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) to qualify 100 thousand Brazilian students and researchers in top universities worldwide through 2014.
The program also makes grants to attract talented young researchers from outside the country to Brazil. Grants in the "Young Talent" program are for one to three years in the priority areas of Science Without Borders. These priorities include sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, disaster prevention, biodiversity and bio-prospection, marine sciences, and others.
The support will cover a period of 12 to 36 months, and the included benefits are:
- R$ 7.000,00 (seven thousand reais, about four thousand US dollars) per month for living expenses;
- Grant amounting to R$ 20.000,00 (twenty thousand reais, about eleven thousand US dollars) per year;
- Airline tickets; and
- Accommodation aid amounting R$ 7.000,00 (seven thousand reais, about four thousand US dollars).
Potentially interested applicants can learn more about the "Youth Talent" program at Science Without Borders.