Co-funded Research Grants – Short-Term Grants - DAAD • DAAD

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The primary aim of this programme is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes.

Doctoral candidates at universities in Brazil, who have been awarded a domestic scholarship from CAPES or one of the following foundations:
FACEPE - Pernambuco
FAPEAL - Alagos
FAPEAM - Amazonas
FAPEAP - Amapá
FAPEG - Goiás
FAPEMA - Maranhão
FAPEMIG - Minas Gerais
FAPERGS - Rio Grande do Sul
FAPERJ - Rio de Janeiro
FAPERN - Rio Grande do Norte
FAPES - Espírito Santo
FAPESB - Bahia
FAPESC - Santa Catarina
FUNDECT - Mato Grosso do Sul
FAPERO - Rondônia
FAPT - Tocantis
Fundacao Araucária - Paraná
FAPEPI - Piaui
FAPEMAT - Mato Grosso
FAPESPA - Amazônia
FAPESQ - Paraíba
FUNCAP - Ceará

A research project or course of continuing education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany, which is being carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

• 2 months to a maximum of six months; the length of the grant is decided by a selection committee and depends on the project in question and the applicant's work schedule.
• The grant is non-renewable.

• Co-funded by CAPES or one of the foundations listed above:
  According to the agreements between DAAD and the Brazilian partner institutions the domestic doctoral scholarships will be paid during the research stay in Germany without changing the duration and value of the funding.
• Co-funded by DAAD:
  - Monthly payment of euros 650.-
  - Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
  - Travel allowance, unless the expenses ar covered by the home country or another source of funding

An independent selection committee consisting of specialist scientists reviews applications.

The most important selection criteria:

• a convincing and well-planned research project or course of continuing education
• academic achievements

Additional documents that prove academic suitability or provide information about extracurricular activities will also be considered in the assessment.

October 31, 2023 for a research stay between May 2024 and January 2025

Application deadlines are updated at least once a year. In most cases, they are in the same period as the previous year. You can find the current dates here.

1. Documents to be uploaded to the DAAD portal:

• Online application form
• Full curriculum vitae in tabular form (max. 3 pages)
• List of publications (max. 10 pages), if applicable
• Extensive and detailed description of the research proposal which has been agreed upon with the academic adviser and a description of previous research work (max. 10 pages)
• Schedule of planned research work
• Letter confirming supervision by an academic adviser in Germany, which refers to the applicant's proposal and confirms that the host institute will provide a workplace
• University degree certificate indicating final grade(s): the certificate must be subsequently submitted before the grant-supported research begins if it is not available at the time of application
• Proof of admission to the doctoral thesis or certification of the date on which the exam will be taken before the scholarship starts
• Proof of the scholarship award from CAPES or one of the following institutions:
  FACEPE - Pernambuco
  FAPEAL - Alagos
  FAPEAM - Amazonas
  FAPEAP - Amapá
  FAPEG - Goiás
  FAPEMA - Maranhão
  FAPEMIG - Minas Gerais
  FAPERGS - Rio Grande do Sul
  FAPERJ - Rio de Janeiro
  FAPERN - Rio Grande do Norte
  FAPES - Espírito Santo
  FAPESB - Bahia
  FAPESC - Santa Catarina
  FUNDECT - Mato Grosso do Sul
  FAPERO - Rondônia
  FAPT - Tocantis
  Fundacao Araucária - Paraná
  FAPEPI - Piaui
• Other documents which support your application (example: certificates of employment, proof of placements, etc.)
• Language certificate
• All university certificates on all annual examinations with individual grade(s), incl. explanation of grading system
• German or English translations of documents submitted in the national language

• The "Online application form", which is generated in the portal in PDF format and which can be printed out after the online application procedure is completed; please send 1 copy to the application address;
• One recent reference from a university teacher which provides information about your qualifications; please enclose one copy of the reference in a sealed envelope with each copy of your application. Please regard the instructions given on the tab “Submitting an application“.

DAAD Rio de Janeiro Branch Office
Serviço Alemão de Intercâmbio Acadêmico
Rua Professor Alfredo Gomes, 37 Botafogo
22251-080 Rio de Janeiro
Brasilien
Tel.: +55 (21)/2553-3296
Fax.: +55 (21)/2553-9261
E-Mail.: [email protected]
WWW.: http://www.daad.org.br

DAAD Rio de Janeiro Branch Office
Serviço Alemão de Intercâmbio Acadêmico
Rua Professor Alfredo Gomes, 37 Botafogo
22251-080 Rio de Janeiro
Brasilien
Tel.: +55 (21)/2553-3296
Fax.: +55 (21)/2553-9261
E-Mail.: [email protected]
WWW.: http://www.daad.org.br

http://www.daad.org.br/auxilio

You can access the DAAD portal by clicking "Application portal" at the end of the page. Here you will find an online application form in which you can enter your application data.

This is what you have to do:

1. Register in the DAAD portal (Read notes about registering in the portal >> )

2. Request references (if necessary according to the call for proposals, see "Application procedure")
The form, which has to be completed by a referee, has to be generated in the DAAD portal in the section "Request reference" after registration and downloaded. Please send the form by e-mail to your referee and ask for the completed reference form to be returned to you in a sealed envelope. In each case, please provide your referee with the application address thus enabling him/her to send the recommendation letter there direct.

Please note that the form for completion by a referee can only be generated during the application period (from about 6 weeks before the application deadline).
Please generate one form for each referee.

3. Applying online in the DAAD portal (Read notes on applying in the portal >> )

• Download and complete the online application form
• Prepare application documents
• If necessary, translate documents (unless they are already in German or English).
• Scan paper documents (except references) and save in PDF format. Please note that you can only upload PDF files to the portal.
• Upload the completed application form and the required appendices (except references and any work samples which you might have to submit) to the portal in PDF format. Translations, if applicable, should be uploaded together with the document issued in the original language.
• Submit the uploaded application documents online.

Submit the printed "Application summary" – if necessary with several copies (see "Application procedure/Application documents") by post. Please do not enclose any other documents that have not been uploaded to the portal with the printed "Application summary" – except the required references (in sealed envelopes) and a work sample if applicable!

Please note:
If you have any technical questions or problems your local information and advice centres could not help you with, please do not hesitate to contact our technical Portal hotline: +49 (0228) 882-8888 or via e-mail [email protected] , open every weekday from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm (CET/CEST).
Please consider this when you are planning your application.