Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship

The Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme is a joint fellowship programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Brazilian research funding organisation Capes (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior).
The programme is addressed exclusively to researchers from Brazil. The selection will be made by a selection committee, which is jointly appointed by Capes and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In recent years, approximately 20% to 25% of applications were successful. The research fellows selected will be mentored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation during their stay in Germany. The sponsorship provisions correspond to those of the Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme.
The programme is jointly sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation and Capes.

Requirements:

1. Doctorate in Brazil or abroad with an official revalidation in Brazil; completed less than four years prior to the date of application for postdoctoral researchers and completed less than twelve years prior to the date of application for experienced researchers. PhD diplomas and, for diplomas obtained abroad, also the revalidation in Brazil, must be submitted with the application to both organisations.
2. Postdoctoral researchers: Academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses.
   Experienced researchers: The candidate's own research profile documented by a comprehensive list of academic publications reviewed according to international standards and printed in journals and/or by publishing houses.
3. Confirmation that research facilities are available and mentoring agreement and a detailed expert’s report by an academic host at a research institution in Germany. Details of the research outline including information on the intended duration of the fellowship must be agreed with the intended host before applying.
4. Language skills: Natural scientists and engineers must have a good knowledge of German or English; physicians and researchers in the humanities and social sciences must have a good knowledge of German if it is necessary to carry out the research successfully; otherwise a good knowledge of English is required.
5. Brazilian nationality or permanent residence visa in the country. Potential applicants of German nationality are eligible to apply provided that their habitual place of work and residence has been located in Brazil on the assumption of permanence for at least five years.
6. Eligible applicants must have lived outside Germany for a minimum of 12 months in total in the 18-month period prior to submission of the application.
7. Applicants must reside in Brazil at the time of application.
8. Identical applications have to be submitted to the Humboldt Foundation’s and Capes online systems in time. The hosts upload the required documents themselves only to the Humboldt Foundation. Capes may request additional documents from the applicants (see Capes homepage for details). If the application is only submitted to one of the two organizations, it will be formally rejected.
9. The Humboldt Foundation assumes that candidates will abide by the Rules of Good Scientific Practice and the legally-binding principles of scientific ethics during the application and sponsorship periods.

Visit: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/capes-humboldt-fellowship.html