Regular Quota Scholarships
CNPq / CAPES / FAPERJ scholarships may be granted to regular full-time students with exclusive commitment to the program’s activities.
The available scholarships are granted to students according to the Program’s own criteria (score in the selection examination, performance during the program, etc.). PEB’s CNPq/CAPES scholarship quota includes approximately 40 scholarships (25 for Master’s degrees, 15 for Doctorates). The maximum duration of scholarships is 24 months for Master’s degrees and 48 months for Doctorate programs. After completing at least one half of the programme, the two best students in each class (considering CVs, scores in PEB’s courses, etc.) are offered special FAPERJ scholarships.
Funding Agencies’ Requirements
- Exclusive commitment to the program’s activities.
- Fixed residence in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
- Students in employment relationships may take advantage of a scholarship provided that their employer is not located in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region and that they prove they are away from professional activities and committed exclusively to the program. If a student’s employer is located in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region, the student may take advantage of a scholarship if they are released on a leave without pay for the duration of the scholarship.
- Not being retired.
- Not receiving any other grants or scholarships from Brazilian or international agencies.
- Not having received the full duration of a scholarship for the same degree type (Master’s or Doctorate) from any other Brazilian agency.
- The availability of scholarships for new students accepted during a term depends on the number of scholarships released by students completing their programs and on the CNPq/CAPES scholarship quota, which is adjusted by these agencies yearly.
Scholarships for Faculty members
Candidatos que sejam docentes de instituições de ensino superior brasileiras devem pleitear uma bolsa pelo Programa de Formação Doutoral Docente (PRODOUTORAL - CLIQUE AQUI) da CAPES, através da instituição de origem.
Scholarships for Foreigners
Para os candidatos estrangeiros existem diversas modalidades de bolsas de programas especiais e de cooperação internacional. Nestes casos recomenda-se que o candidato entre em contato com as Embaixadas do Brasil em seus países para solicitar informações sobre as bolsas disponíveis, os prazos e as exigências. Mantenha-se atento à publicação dos editais, pois o período de publicação e os prazos para pleitear a bolsa costumam variar de ano para ano. Se a modalidade de bolsa exige a submissão de um projeto entre em contato com os professores do PEB para escrever o projeto antecipadamente e de forma supervisionada.
Candidates from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Oceania are eligible for CAPES/CNPq’s Graduate Students Program Agreement (Programa de Estudantes Convênio de Pós-Graduação - PEC/PG). The instruction manual and public notice can be found at PEC/PG webpage.
Candidates from developing countries are eligible for the TWAS-CNPq program, the public notice of which is published at CNPq or TWAS’ webpages. CAPES and CNPq also have other international cooperation agreements and programs that may be of interest for foreign candidates.
Candidates from other countries must get informed about available scholarships and collaboration programs at CAPES or CNPq webpages on scholarships and agreements.
Candidates from countries participating in agreements are also allowed to apply for regular quote scholarships, provided that they hold a valid Brazilian visa. However, such candidates will only compete under the same conditions as others if they prove they applied for special program scholarships during the year in which they applied for the graduate program. The documents stating that the students are applying for a scholarship, or the result of their plea, must be sent along with the application form to PEB/COPPE. In this case, the candidate must participate in the normal selection process for the program (see further information on the selection of stude
