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Country of study
At the institution of your choice (no set country)
Degree already heldRequired
Doctorate
Target level
Postdoc
Fields of study
All fields
Other conditions
  • One post-doctoral scholarship is granted to each graduate programme (PPG) evaluated by CAPES with grade 6 or 7 anywhere in the country, grade 5 in the North region, or grade 5 in municipalities with a municipal human development index (IDHM) below 0.750 in the Northeast, Central-West, South and Southeast regions.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Será concedida 1 (uma) bolsa na modalidade Pós-Doutorado a cada PPG avaliado pela CAPES com as seguintes características: I - notas 6 ou 7 em todo o território nacional; II - nota 5 localizados na região Norte; III - nota 5 localizados em municípios com Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal – IDHM inferior a 0,750, nas regiões Nordeste, Centro-Oeste, Sul e Sudeste.

The real funding

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Dates

Applications open
15 July 2026 at 00:00 GMT-3, time zone not specified
Applications close
30 July 20261st call
Other deadlines
  • 9 December 20262nd call
Studies start
September and October 2026 (1st call); March and April 2027 (2nd call)

Application steps

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  1. Step 1: Submit the candidacy in the CAPES system, fill in the online application form and send the mandatory documents (1st call)
    With whom
    candidate
    By when
    30 July 2026
  2. Step 2: Submit the candidacy in the CAPES system, fill in the online application form and send the mandatory documents (2nd call)
    With whom
    candidate
    By when
    9 December 2026

Where to apply

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) (opens in a new tab)

Official title (in Portuguese): Programa Institucional de Pós-Doutorado - PIPD

Edition call 2026 · Verified on 1 November 2026

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Official website of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES): inscricao.capes.gov.br

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