New Government Program Aims to Attract High-Level Scientists and Rebuild Brazil's Prominence in Science

New Government Program Aims to Attract High-Level Scientists and Rebuild Brazil’s Prominence in Science

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Published on 04/08/2025 at 13:15

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New Phase of Knowledge Brazil Will Focus on Strategic Areas and High-Value Scholarships

The government program Knowledge Brazil is set to enter a new phase this year, now focusing on attracting foreign scientists and Brazilians residing abroad. The initiative will be restricted to areas considered strategic, such as artificial intelligence, medicine, and climate change, according to the president of CNPq, Ricardo Galvão.

The new stage aims to respond to a growing demand from high-level researchers interested in working in Brazil, especially from the United States and neighboring countries like Argentina. At the same time, part of the program will be aimed at doctors who have completed their training in the country — in response to criticism that the previous phase favored those who were abroad.

Stricter Rules and Ties with Brazilian Institutions

The CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), responsible for implementing the program, has defined that candidates must be linked to national research institutions. Researchers will only be allowed to develop projects aligned with priorities previously established by universities and already structured centers of excellence.

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Strategic Areas Should Concentrate Resources

Although the CNPq has not yet released the definitive list of the areas covered, Galvão mentioned likely beneficiaries as the fields of engineering, IT, physics, medicine, and artificial intelligence. The new phase will feature scholarships of higher value than traditional postdoctoral programs, funded with resources from the FNDCT (National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development).

The decision to restrict the scope of the program, according to Galvão, aims to ensure a real impact in priority sectors for national development. “In a special program, you have to define priorities,” he said.

Criticisms and Reformulations After First Stage

The previous phase of Knowledge Brazil, aimed exclusively at Brazilian scientists abroad, was criticized for ignoring the challenges faced by researchers working in the country. According to Galvão, the inclusion of doctors trained in Brazil in the new phase was already planned from the beginning, but was delayed due to caution and lack of complete data.

The current program selected 567 researchers and is expected to last up to five years. The new phase does not yet have a specific launch date, but the announcement should be published by the end of 2025, with activities expected to start in 2026.

Do you think the new phase of the program is correct in prioritizing strategic areas and high-level researchers? Or should the government open more space for those already researching in Brazil? Leave your opinion in the comments — your experience can enrich this debate.

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New Government Program Aims to Attract High-Level Scientists and Rebuild Brazil’s Prominence in Science

New Phase of Knowledge Brazil Will Focus on Strategic Areas and High-Value Scholarships

Stricter Rules and Ties with Brazilian Institutions

Strategic Areas Should Concentrate Resources

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New Phase of Knowledge Brazil Will Focus on Strategic Areas and High-Value Scholarships

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Strategic Areas Should Concentrate Resources

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