Science without Borders - Science without Borders

What Science without Borders offered

“Science Without Borders” (Ciência sem Fronteiras) was a scholarship programme funded by the Brazilian federal government. Under this programme, Brazilian students and researchers were sent to leading universities abroad, including over 100 British universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and the University of Nottingham. The British part of the programme was set to accept up to 10,000 Brazilian students from September 2012 over a period of four years. It comprised three options: a period of study abroad during an undergraduate degree, a period of study abroad during a PhD, and a full PhD programme abroad. Separate scholarships (funded research stays) also brought international researchers to Brazil for one to three years, with airfare and a research budget provided.

Who could apply

• Nationality: He was a Brazilian national. That was the key requirement.
• Level of study: You were a bachelor’s or doctoral student. Whilst on a visiting scholar’s scholarship, you were working as a researcher.
• Field of study: You have studied a STEM subject, such as engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, biotechnology, renewable energy or earth sciences. Technology-oriented creative fields such as design, software and computer games were also considered.
• Where you went: To study in the UK, you had to secure a place at one of the participating British universities.

This programme has ended

“Science without Borders” is no longer running. The four-year British programme ran from 2012 to 2016. The programme was largely suspended between approximately 2016 and 2017 due to Brazil’s budgetary problems. The official website of the UK programme is no longer online. If you are a Brazilian student and would like to study abroad, you will need to find a current programme instead.