The deadline to apply for 10 sandwich master's degree scholarships in the Graduate Program in Neuroengineering at the Santos Dumont Institute (PPGN/ISD) through the Move La América program, organized by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes), ends this Thursday (15). The initiative is exclusive to foreign students from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Move La América aims to foster academic mobility and strengthen integration between higher education and research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Selected students will receive scholarships and will have their airfare covered by Capes.
In the case of ISD, vacancies are aimed at foreign students interested in developing interdisciplinary research in the field of neuroengineering and neuroscience.
Information about the program is available on the ISD website (www.isd.org.br), in the Education > Move La América tab. Candidates must meet the requirements established by the ISD and the Capes program.
The selected candidates will be able to count on the excellent infrastructure and highly qualified multidisciplinary faculty of the ISD. The Institute, located in Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, is recognized for contributing significantly to the advancement of interdisciplinary scientific knowledge and for the development of new technologies for rehabilitation and assistive technologies for people with disabilities.
About the Move La América Program
The Move La América Program aims to complement the internationalization efforts of Brazilian Higher Education Institutions by attracting students linked to foreign teaching and research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, allowing for the strengthening of Postgraduate Programs (PPG) and the creation of an international institutional environment.
The Program will grant scholarships to Master's or Doctorate students linked to foreign teaching and research institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the master's and sandwich doctorate modalities in Brazil, with a view to carrying out internships, research, extension activities and, eventually, taking courses in Postgraduate Programs (PPG) from Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Federal Institutes or Research Institutes, always in areas related to their field of activity.
About ISD
The Santos Dumont Institute (ISD) is a Social Organization linked to the Ministry of Education (MEC) and includes the Edmond and Lily Safra International Neuroscience Institute and the Anita Garibaldi Center for Health Education and Research, both in Macaíba. ISD's mission is to promote education for life, forming citizens through integrated teaching, research and extension actions, in addition to contributing to a fairer and more humane transformation of Brazilian social reality.