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Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP): PhD positions, fellowships and funding
Submit an opportunity32 open now. FAPESP, the Sao Paulo Research Foundation, is the public research funding agency of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It funds doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships hosted at universities and institutes in the state, and many calls are open to international applicants.
- 32 open now
- 41 verified calls on record
- Postdoc: 22
- PhD: 9
- Masters: 5
- Brazil
- Official site: fapesp.br
- Last verified 23 October 2026
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) has 32 verified funded calls open as of 23 October 2026, mostly postdoctoral positions in Brazil. The next deadline is 28 October 2026. Every call is read from fapesp.br, and closed rounds stay listed so you can plan for the next one.
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32 open now, 41 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Genomics, tropical forage seed shattering at the Center for Plant Molecular Breeding CeM2P (FAPESP vacancy 9921)
R$ 12.570,0028 October 2026Closes in 4 daysOpen to internationalClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Immunology, complement system in leptospirosis (FAPESP vacancy 9927)
R$ 12.570,0028 October 2026Closes in 4 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Microbial Ecology, AmazonFACE soil microbiology (FAPESP vacancy 9933)
R$ 12.570,0028 October 2026Closes in 4 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonLevel 5 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-V) in Preclinical Vaccine Research, humanised mouse model for a recombinant BCG vaccine against bovine tuberculosis (FAPESP vacancy 9945)
FAPESP Technical Training fellowship (TT-V) vacancy no.30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonLevel 5 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-V) in Bioprocesses, scale-up of a recombinant BCG vaccine against bovine tuberculosis (FAPESP vacancy 9944)
FAPESP Technical Training fellowship (TT-V) vacancy no.30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonMaster’s Fellowship in Biotechnology, bacterial biodegradation and valorisation of plastics (FAPESP vacancy 9853)
BRL 3,27030 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonDoctorate Fellowship in Biotechnology, discovery of plastic-degrading enzymes (FAPESP vacancy 9852)
BRL 5,79030 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Genetics, (Epi)genetic mechanisms in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (FAPESP vacancy 9928)
R$ 12.570,0030 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Biochemistry, mitochondria and photobiomodulation in peripheral neuropathy (FAPESP vacancy 9930)
R$ 12.570,0030 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics / Image Analysis, Cell Painting screening of natural compounds against intracellular bacteria (MICRONATIB) (FAPESP vacancy 9844)
BRL 12,57031 October 2026Closes in 7 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioinformatics, Regulation of innate host responses at the level of interorgan communication (leukocyte heterogeneity in sepsis) (FAPESP vacancy 9647)
BRL 12,57031 October 2026Closes in 7 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Host-Microbiota Interaction, YEATS4-histone acylation axis in intestinal homeostasis and disease (FAPESP-MRC) (FAPESP vacancy 9876)
BRL 12,5702 November 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not statedOpenDoctorate Fellowship in Physiology, efferent branch of the anti-inflammatory reflex in sepsis (FAPESP vacancy 9940)
R$ 5.790,003 November 2026Closes in 10 daysEligibility not statedOpenDoctorate Fellowship in Physiology, afferent branch of the anti-inflammatory reflex in sepsis (FAPESP vacancy 9939)
R$ 5.790,003 November 2026Closes in 10 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Energy Metabolism, sensory neuropeptide control of brown fat thermogenesis (NEUROBURN, FAPESP vacancy 9946)
BRL 12,5705 November 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not statedOpenMaster’s Fellowship in Cardiovascular Physiology, succinate signalling in the maternal heart (FAPESP vacancy 9922)
R$ 3.270,009 November 2026Closes in 16 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Microbial Genomics, neonatal microbiome and sepsis (NICE-MEL) (FAPESP vacancy 9938)
R$ 12.570,0010 November 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Plant Molecular Physiology, Light and stress signal transduction pathways in crops (FAPESP vacancy 9908)
BRL 12,57010 November 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to internationalOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, Citrus metabolomics and Huanglongbing (FAPESP vacancy 9935)
R$ 12.570,0011 November 2026Closes in 18 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Biomedicine, recombinant BCG vaccine against tuberculosis (FAPESP vacancy 9934)
R$ 12.570,0014 November 2026Closes in 21 daysEligibility not statedOpenLevel 5 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-V) in Bioinformatics, omics data platform for the Instituto Butantan zoological collections (FAPESP vacancy 9943)
FAPESP Technical Training fellowship (TT-V) vacancy no.15 November 2026Closes in 22 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Human Impact, Biodiversity and Ecosystemic Functioning, freshwater ecosystems under global change (FAPESP vacancy 9846)
BRL 12,57015 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to internationalOpenDirect PhD fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9958)
FAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 28 daysEligibility not statedOpenMSc fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9957)
FAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 28 daysEligibility not statedWeekly funding email
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Questions students ask
Does Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) accept international applicants?
11 of its 41 verified calls state that international applicants are eligible, and 30 do not say. Eligibility is set call by call, so read it on each record before applying.
What levels does Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) fund?
By its verified calls on record: postdoctoral (22), PhD (9), master's (5), several levels at once (3), undergraduate (1). Each record shows the funding amount the institute states, where it states one.
When does Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) usually set its deadlines?
Its recorded deadlines fall most often in January, October, November and December. Closed rounds stay listed on this page, so the pattern stays visible.
How do I apply to Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)?
Each call links to its page on fapesp.br, and you apply there, to the institute directly. StemSkills Lab does not take applications and never lists a call that charges a fee to apply.
How often is this page updated?
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