Are 18 scholarships co-financed by the Government of Paraguay, through BECAL and Fulbright to attend universities in the United States. Of the total, 5 are for Master’s degrees in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (CTI in STEM); 5 for Doctorates in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (CTI in STEM); 5 for Masters in Education areas; 3 for Postdocs.
The Program is open to the areas of knowledge of Engineering and Technology; Natural Sciences; Agricultural science; Social Sciences; Humanities; and Education, according to the Frascati Manual. Blended or virtual programs are not contemplated in this call. The scholarships awarded will be used in 2024.
Applicants must read the entire Guide to the Bases and Conditions of the Fulbright Program, available on the website of the American embassy: https://py.usembassy.gov/es/; accept them and complete the online application.
The maximum limit for awarding scholarships pFor Masters it will be USD 50,000 for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months and $90,000 for a maximum of forty-eight (48) months for Doctoral Programs. Through the program and through the international placement agency Laspau, complementary scholarships will be sought from the Universities to reduce any existing difference between the amount granted by the program and the total cost of the University.
The maximum budget of the scholarship of Postdoc is USD 25,000 (twenty-five thousand United States dollars) for a minimum of three (3) months of research stay up to a maximum of one (1) academic semester counted from the grantee’s entry into the study program (contract signing). The Postdoctoral Program has an Application Guide different from the other two. The research stay must be carried out in the period between August 1, 2024 and December 30, 2024.
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Fulbright-CAL contributes to increasing the level of generation and application of knowledge in the areas of Science, Technology and Innovation (CTI), as well as the levels of learning in the area of Education, through the improvement of the supply of advanced human capital in said areas. areas. In addition, it promotes collaboration between Paraguayan and US researchersstrengthens research processes in the country and promotes the insertion of Paraguay in global knowledge networks.
At the end of the study programs, the scholarship holders must return to Paraguay for 5 years, in accordance with the regulations of the BECAL Program, to contribute to the development of the country, from their field of study.
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