Brazil Center
CAPES-University of Texas Research Program
2007 Call for Proposals
The University of Texas at Austin and the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC
) entered into a cooperative agreement in 2000 to support collaborative research and training between Brazilian universities and UT. The initiative is intended to encourage institutional linkages for research initiatives.
The 2007 competition is open to the following University of Texas System institutions:
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas El Paso
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Priority will be given to proposals in the social sciences, earth sciences, environmental sciences, technology, engineering and information sciences, and health sciences. Proposals are due November 15, 2007.
Administration
The Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs at The University of Texas at Austin will administer the program in the U.S. with the support of the Brazil Center of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies.
The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel Foundation (CAPES) of the Ministry of Education will administer the program in Brazil.
Objectives
The CAPES-UT Research Program supports collaborative research projects between Brazilian universities and The University of Texas System with the following objectives:
- Develop human resources by supporting international training of graduate students, researchers, and faculty members;
- Promote the exchange of scientific information and cooperation in scientific research;
- Enhance scientific production and the quality of the exchange through collaborative binational research.