Funding of joint bilateral and multilateral research projects between Brazilian universities and AUGM.
The Montevideo Group Association of Universities (AUGM) and the Coordination of Higher Education Personnel Training (CAPES) of Brazil are launching a new call for their joint program, between Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and member or associated universities of AUGM, under the terms of the Cooperation Agreement signed on March 13, 2024.
The initiative aims to strengthen academic and scientific cooperation among participating institutions. Its main objectives include expanding ties between graduate programs, promoting scientific exchange among research groups, fostering faculty and researcher mobility, and strengthening the internationalization of graduate studies.
The program anticipates the selection of up to 15 joint research projects with funding for short-term work missions—between 7 and 10 days—including travel support, health insurance, and living expenses. It also includes longer-term training and research grants. Brazilian researchers can access sandwich PhD and postdoctoral fellowships abroad, while foreign researchers can apply for Master's, sandwich PhD, and postdoctoral fellowships in Brazil. All benefits include a monthly stipend, relocation assistance, health insurance, and travel expenses. Each selected project may receive funding for a maximum period of four years.
Call 2026/2027
Applications will be accepted until July 2, 2026 at 17pm (Brasilia time)Proposals must be submitted exclusively through the CAPES online platform, in Portuguese or Spanish (Consult the International Relations Offices of each Faculty for the closing dates for the request to sign the Letter of Institutional Interest).
Institutions that are not yet registered in the system must request their registration before June 22, 2026. The results will be published before December 31, 2026, and activities will begin in January 2027.
The available documentation includes:
– Editorial No. 17/2026
– Research Project Template
– Granting Term – Exterior
– Annex I – Project Granting and Acceptance Term
– Scholarship Award and Acceptance Term
Call 2027/2028
The second call for applications will be open from February 1 to July 1, 2027, also until 5:00 PM (Brasilia time). The results will be published before December 31, 2027, and activities will begin in January 2028. The same documents and conditions established in Editorial Notice No. 17/2026 will apply to this call for applications.
Registrations to CAPES will be made by the proponent of the main Brazilian University, in accordance with the requirements of this call and within the deadlines established in the Schedule.
More information and access to official documents at CAPES/AUGM Program – CAPES Inquiries: inscricao.augm@capes.gov.br