Overview
Brazil's Atlânticas Beatriz Nascimento call funds overseas doctoral and postdoctoral research for eligible Black, quilombola, Indigenous and Roma women.
Complete fellowship details
CNPq Call 20/2026 is open from 30 June to 30 September 2026. The programme invests R$4.92 million and supports overseas research through doctoral-sandwich and postdoctoral modalities, with scholarship implementation planned from March 2027 through December 2028. The initiative is designed to expand international academic experience and scientific careers for women from historically underrepresented racial and traditional communities.
Eligibility requirements
The call targets women who self-identify under the official rules as Black (pretas or pardas), quilombola, Indigenous or Roma. Applicants must meet the academic requirements of the selected doctoral-sandwich or postdoctoral modality and provide the declarations and supporting documentation required by the official call. Detailed degree, institutional and host requirements vary by modality.
Tips for this fellowship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the official CNPq Atlânticas Beatriz Nascimento Call 20/2026 materials on 26 August 2026. Opening/closing dates, target groups, overseas doctoral/postdoctoral modalities, programme budget and implementation period were checked against official sources.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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