USP and CNPEM launch joint call for doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships – Jornal da USP

USP and the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have launched a joint call for scholarships for doctoral and postdoctoral students to work on collaborative scientific research proposals carried out with researchers from both institutions.

The call will offer 20 doctoral scholarships of R$5,520 per month for students currently enrolled in USP Graduate Programs, with a duration of up to 24 months, renewable for an additional 24 months. It will also provide 10 postdoctoral scholarships of R$12,000 per month for researchers enrolled in the University’s Postdoctoral Program, also for up to 24 months, renewable for the same period.

Researchers will work on collaborative projects, submitted by pairs of researchers from USP and CNPEM, in the areas of exact and earth sciences, engineering, agricultural sciences, biotechnology, environmental sciences, biological sciences and health sciences.

“This call, which spans several areas within USP, enables our graduate students to engage in joint work with CNPEM and also allows CNPEM researchers to be accredited by our graduate programs. It marks the beginning of a much broader partnership in the future,” said Vice-Provost for Graduate Affairs Rodrigo Calado.

The themes of the research proposals must fit into one of CNPEM’s strategic areas (health, sustainability and biodiversity, renewable energy or renewable materials) or one of its transversal competences (particle accelerators, bioimaging, molecular and structural biology, nanoscale characterization, science with synchrotron light, engineering and scientific instrumentation, micro and nanofabrication, synthesis, theory and data science).

The Provost for Research and Innovation, Paulo Alberto Nussenzveig, noted that “earlier this year, a USP delegation visited CNPEM, and we were enthusiastic about the strong alignment between the two institutions’ work. It became clear that we needed to strengthen our ties, and this scholarship program was created to foster joint research through the qualified training of personnel.”

Registration must be completed online by July 24th. For more information, access the notice available on the website of the Provost’s Office for Graduate Affairs or contact us by email at prpg@usp.br and prpi@usp.br.

A second call for scholarships is expected to be published in the second half of the year.

Partnership

The joint call for scholarships is the first initiative created within the scope of the cooperation agreement for research and technological and scientific development, signed yesterday, June 24, by USP and CNPEM.

“Few countries in the world have a research tool as powerful as Sirius and the cutting-edge laboratories at CNPEM, which is a model for the country on how to do quality science. The Brazilian population has a lot to gain from this partnership between our University and CNPEM”, celebrated the USP President, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior.

The document sets the framework for broad scientific and technological cooperation between the two institutions, aiming to develop joint research, promote the exchange of researchers at the graduate and postdoctoral levels, support human resources training, and encourage technology transfer.

For the general director of CNPEM, Antonio José Roque da Silva, “we hope that this partnership will bring researchers who have challenging ideas to solve the problems of Brazil and the world, competing on equal terms with any other country. Our challenge is to have good projects, generating knowledge and innovation.”

The signing ceremony of the agreement was held in the University Council Room of and was attended by the Secretary of Information and Digital Health, of the Ministry of Health, and professor of the School of Dentistry (FO), Ana Estela Haddad; in addition to researchers and directors of both institutions.

Sirius

The National Center for Research in Energy and Materials is a cutting-edge scientific institution that comprises a multi-user and multidisciplinary research environment, with actions on different fronts of the National Science, Technology and Innovation System.

Responsible for Sirius, one of the most advanced synchrotron light sources in the world and the largest scientific equipment ever built in the country, CNPEM is currently developing the Orion project, a laboratory complex for advanced research into pathogens.

The center operates in areas such as nanotechnology, biosciences, biotechnology, biorenewables and scientific instrumentation, offering infrastructure and expertise to the scientific community, and promoting internal research, innovation, training and extension.

As a non-profit public interest organization, CNPEM is supervised by Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and collaborates with other partners to address strategic challenges and emerging demands.

English version: Nexus Traduções, edited by Denis Pacheco