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Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP): PhD positions, fellowships and funding
Submit an opportunity23 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.
- 23 open now
- 51 verified calls on record
- Postdoc: 28
- PhD: 10
- Multiple levels: 6
- Brazil
- Official site: fapesp.br
- Last verified 9 November 2026
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) has 23 verified funded calls open as of 9 November 2026, mostly postdoctoral positions in Brazil. The next deadline is 14 November 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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23 open now, 51 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biomedicine, recombinant BCG vaccine against tuberculosis (FAPESP vacancy 9934)
R$ 12.570,0014 November 2026Closes todayEligibility not statedClosing soonLevel 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 tomorrowEligibility not statedClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Human Impact, Biodiversity and Ecosystemic Functioning, freshwater ecosystems under global change (FAPESP vacancy 9846)
BRL 12,57015 November 2026Closes tomorrowOpen to internationalClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry: LC-Orbitrap-HRMS methods for antimicrobial resistance, CEPID ARIES (FAPESP vacancy 10005)
BRL 12,57020 November 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to internationalClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Mass Spectrometry: CEPID ARIES antimicrobial resistance institute (FAPESP vacancy 10001)
BRL 12,57020 November 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to internationalClosing soonLevel 4 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-IV) in Animal Cytogenomics, connecting genome sequences to chromosomes (FAPESP vacancy 9985)
One FAPESP Technical Training fellowship, level TT-IV, 40 hours a week, on FAPESP process 2024/12644-4 (PI Marcelo de…20 November 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonDoctorate Fellowship in Metabolism and Hormonal Signaling: estradiol and metabolic modulation in menopause (FAPESP vacancy 9990)
BRL 5,79020 November 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedClosing soonPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Biochemistry: bioluminescence and luciferase structure, function and engineering (FAPESP vacancy 9992)
BRL 12,57020 November 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not statedOpenDirect PhD fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9958)
FAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 7 daysEligibility not statedOpenMSc fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9957)
FAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 7 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Oncology, Obesity and Cell Signaling: alpha7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor in inflammatory disease (FAPESP vacancy 9986)
BRL 12,57027 November 2026Closes in 13 daysEligibility not statedOpenFAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship, MushVax project: fungal platforms for a multi-epitope schistosomiasis vaccine
BRL 12,57029 November 2026Closes in 15 daysEligibility not statedOpenLevel 3 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-III) in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology: synthetic microbial communities as an antimicrobial alternative in pig farming (FAPESP vacancy 9980)
One FAPESP Technical Training fellowship, level TT-III, on FAPESP process 2026/08817-6 (PI Sergio Kenji Homma), based in Rio…30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysEligibility not statedOpenLevel 3 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-III) in Health, RENAL-HEAT-MAP heatwave nephrotoxicity cohort (FAPESP vacancy 9920)
FAPESP Technical Training fellowship (TT-III) vacancy no.30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysEligibility not statedOpenDoctorate Fellowship in Immunometabolism, acute exercise and the immunometabolic response in wheelchair Paralympic athletes (CMEPP) (FAPESP vacancy 9913)
BRL 5,7901 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Natural Products Chemistry, Molecular diversity in plant-herbivore interactions (FAPESP vacancy 9392)
BRL 12,5706 December 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to internationalOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Neurosciences and Neuroendocrinology: melanin-concentrating hormone in the porcine brain (FAPESP vacancy 10009)
BRL 12,5707 December 2026Closes in 23 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in mathematical modelling of malaria (FAPESP vacancy 9931)
R$ 12.570,0010 December 2026Closes in 26 daysEligibility not statedOpenLevel 4 Technical Training Fellowship (TT-IV) in Vector-Pathogen Interaction: Leishmania and sand fly colony (FAPESP vacancy 10006)
One FAPESP Technical Training fellowship, level TT-IV, on process 25/11474-0 (PI Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira), based in Ribeirao Preto,…15 December 2026Closes in 31 daysEligibility not statedOpenDirect Doctorate Fellowship in Molecular Biotechnology, structural biophysics and biochemistry of CAZymes that degrade microbial biofilm exopolysaccharides (FAPESP vacancy 8960)
FAPESP direct doctorate fellowship for 48 months.30 December 2026Closes in 46 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroimmunology, sympathetic regulation of immunity and organ injury in sepsis (FAPESP vacancy 9903)
BRL 12,57031 December 2026Closes in 47 daysEligibility not statedOpenPost-Doctoral Fellowships in Physiology, Opsin-dependent mechanisms in skin photoreception, thermoreception and photoaging (FAPESP vacancy 9905, 2 positions)
BRL 12,57010 January 2027Closes in 57 daysOpen to internationalOpenDirect Doctorate Fellowship in Neuroimmunology, systemic inflammation and the oral cavity (FAPESP vacancy 9912)
R$ 5.790,0029 January 2027Closes in 76 daysEligibility not statedClosedPost-Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, Citrus metabolomics and Huanglongbing (FAPESP vacancy 9935)
R$ 12.570,0011 November 2026Closed 3 days agoEligibility not statedWeekly funding email
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Questions students ask
Does Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) accept international applicants?
13 of its 51 verified calls state that international applicants are eligible, and 38 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 (28), PhD (10), several levels at once (6), master's (5), 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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