FUNDING RESOURCES

Below are some funding resources available to Brazilian students.  Please visit the funding sponsor’s website for details regarding requirements, funding availability, and funding application deadlines.

Fulbright – The Fulbright program offers scholarships for a variety of programs, from undergraduates to graduates, to faculty and researchers.  Visit the site (in Portuguese) for further details.

The Fulbright Distinguished Award in the Biosciences at Rice University, Houston, Texas (RICE) will give one award for a Brazilian scholar to spend one academic semester lecturing and researching in the fall term 2022 (September to December 2022) or spring term 2023 (January to May 2023), following RICE academic year calendar.

The Award is intended to foster teaching and research in the area of the Biosciences. Candidates for the Award shall submit a detailed proposal for lecturing and/or research related to a field of study to be carried out during the fall 2022 semester or the spring 2023 semester. The ideal candidate has interdisciplinary research interests and course proposal that Intersect with different fields, including Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB), Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB), and Systems, Synthetic & Physical Biology (SSPB). For more information please visit:

https://fulbright.org.br/bolsas-para-brasileiros/biociencias-na-rice-university/

FAPESP – A Brazilian state government agency that provides funding to graduate students from the state of São Paulo.

CNPq – Funding agency under Brazil’s Ministry of Science and Technology

CAPES – Funding agency under Brazil’s Ministry of Education

AUSPIN – Agência USP de Inovação: bolsas de intercâmbio internacional

American Physical Society – Sponsors an exchange program for physics graduate students and professors in the U.S. and Brazil.

OAS – The Rowe Fund – The Organization of American States (OAS), through the Rowe Fund Program, grants interest-free loans, of up to $15,000 to international students from Latin American and Caribbean countries studying at universities in the U.S.

LOCAL RESOURCES FOR BRAZILIANS

Rice University’s Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS) mission is to enhance the experience of the international population through serving as the chief liaison office for: immigration advising, cultural adaptation, international compliance, networking / public connections, and academic support, with university departments, government agencies, and community advocates

EducationUSA Advising Centers – EducationUSA centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities.

Consulate General of Brazil in Houston – “O Consulado de Houston, a exemplo de outros Postos, conta agora com o setor de Cooperação Educacional, que está dedicado a aprofundar a colaboração científica e acadêmica entre as universidades brasileiras e americanas. O papel do Consulado é, também atender aos bolsistas brasileiros que estão cursando em universidades no Texas e em outros estados da nossa jurisdição”.

Contact Information:
Elizabeth Cristina Smart
Cooperação Educacional  e Cultural
Educational and Cultural Cooperation
Consulate General of Brazil in Houston
5444 Westheimer Rd Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77056
Phone: (713) 961-3063 – Ext.  127
Email: csf.houston@itamaraty.gov.br

Brazilian Cultural Institute – The Brazilian Cultural Institute is a non-profit organization that helps create citizens who are passionate about life and learning through the preservation and teaching of Brazilian culture to Greater Houston residents of all ages.