As the European Commission and the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) concluded an official agreement in Brussels on 11 December 2024, Brazilian researchers will soon have new opportunities to work in ERC-funded research teams in Europe.
The agreement was signed by Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation Signe Ratso and CNPq President Prof. Ricardo Galvão. Vice-President of ERC Prof Eystein Jansen and Brazil’s ambassador and head of mission to the EU Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva also attended the ceremony.
Thanks to the new agreement, researchers in Brazil will be able to undertake visits lasting six to twelve months to research teams of ERC grantees in Europe. The visits will follow the CNPq’s guidelines for postdoctoral scholarships. This initiative will deepen cooperation between the European scientific community and Brazil, while reinforcing the ERC’s mission to foster frontier research.
Since 2016, more than 140 Brazilian researchers visited ERC grantees’ teams thanks to the existing agreement with the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP). The first Brazilian candidates under the new arrangement will be able to take part in the call for expression of interest launched by the ERC in November 2024.
