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Call for Applications

The School will bring together 60 postdoctoral researchers and 10 keynote speakers. Eligibility is restricted to postdoctoral fellows supported by funding agencies operating in Brazil, working in fields within the scope of the School.

1. Objectives

The School aims to provide postdoctoral researchers with opportunities to:

  • Engage with leading scientists from Brazil and abroad;
  • Learn about research trajectories and major challenges across disciplines;
  • Present their own work (short pitch presentations and posters);
  • Establish long-lasting professional networks;
  • Take part in conferences, workshops, debates, and cultural activities.

Coordinator:

  • Prof. Oswaldo Baffa Filho (USP)

Members:

  • Deisy das Graças de Souza (UFSCAR)
  • Emmanuel Burdmann (USP)
  • Gabriela Pellegrino Soares (USP)
  • João Sette Whitaker Ferreira (USP)
  • Nancy Lopes Garcia (UNICAMP)
  • Soraya Smaili (UNIFESP)
  • 60 selected postdoctoral students supported by funding agencies operating in Brazil in the areas of knowledge covered by the School
  • Selection will be carried out by lottery among eligible applicants.

FAPESP will cover:

  • Transportation (air/ground, according to specific rules);
  • Accommodation (shared double rooms near the venue);
  • Meals during the event.

Personal expenses and health insurance are the responsibility of the participant.

  • Anderson Rocha (UNICAMP, Brazil)
  • Alysson R. Muotri (UCSD, USA)
  • Andrew Smyth (Columbia University, USA)
  • Anthony Watts (University of Oxford, UK)
  • Esper Abrão Cavalheiro (UNIFESP, Brazil)
  • Ester Cerdeira Sabino (UNIFESP, Brazil)
  • Felicia Keesing (Bard College, USA)
  • Marcelo Viana (IMPA, Brazil)

Additionally, two workshops will be offered:

  1. Science Communication vs. Misinformation – Prof. Soraya Smaili (UNIFESP)
  2. Challenges in Submitting Successful Research Proposals – Prof. Emmanuel Burdmann (USP)
  • Call announcement: August 29, 2025
  • Application period: September 1 – October 8*, 2025 (via online form)
  • Results: October 10, 2025
  • Event: November 10-14, 2025

* Deadline extended from September 30, 2025

Application period

September 1 – October 8, 2025

Results
October 10, 2025

Event

November 10-14, 2025
at Instituto Principia – São Paulo, Brazil

Official language
English
(no simultaneous translation)

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(complete version, in Portuguese)

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