The Mobility CONFAP-ITALY (MCI II)  programme aims to facilitate and support an effective collaboration between CONFAP (National Council of Research Support
Foundations) and the Italian Network for scientific, technological and innovative cooperation throughout the mobility of PhD, ‘Mestrado’ and post-doctorate students between the two countries, Italy and Brazil.

The Italian Network currently comprises 22 universities and a research centre that operates in collaboration with the CONFAP Institution. The University of Bologna is a coordinating partner of the Italian Network.

Candidates must be residents in Brazil; those who already live and/or study in Europe will not be taken into consideration.

By visiting the MCI platform candidates will be able to see which projects are available. If interested, they must contact one of the Italian Universities sharing their academic interests and request a pre-evaluation in order to obtain a letter of acceptance for the grant application procedure in Brazil. In order to ensure a better organization of the current research projects, of internal resources and of the supervisor who will be assigned to the PhD student, the acceptance of the candidate must occur through an official act ("delibera/provvedimento") issued by the appropriate academic entity.

Project proposals must include the following documents:

• Proposal (no pre-fixed template)
• Curriculum Vitae of the applicant from Brazil;
• Curriculum Vitae of the Supervisor in Italy
• Letter of support signed by the supervisor at the University in Italy
• FAPs may request additional requirements and should be consulted by the applicants to this end

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Candidates are reminded that the academic year in Italy is composed of two semesters. The first semester begins in September/October and ends in January/February. The second semester starts in February and ends in July.

Selection criteria

All applications will be assessed through a peer review process carried out by each of the participating FAPs, according to the following criteria:

• The quality of the proposed research project
• The academic performance and specific requirements indicated by the participating FAPs
• The academic performance of the supervisor at the host institution
• The record of accomplishment of the applicants, and the host organization in the area of proposed research
• The expected benefits for the career development of the Applicant
• Each participating FAP may announce its specific selection criteria in their respective Guidelines or orientations given for this call.

Fields of research
Disciplines at the University: Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy, Legal, Economic and Social Sciences, Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

Language
The language proficiency level required for each mobility will be published in the academic offer. In the majority of cases, English will be the language required.

Services offered to Brazilian candidates
Candidates can benefit from the following services offered by the University of Pisa:
• Personal welcome from the Welcome Office
• Access to libraries, study rooms and laboratories
• Italian language courses at the Centro Linguistico (CLI) at a subsidized rate
• Access to the University dining halls
• Free access to the University WiFi network

Requirements of the grant holder
The grant holder must satisfy the legal requirements of the host country in terms of insurance and immigration (visa, residency permit, etc.).

Administrative costs
Sandwich PhD/Post-Doc and ‘Mestrado’ students will not pay any fees for the mobility period.
Full PhD students who receive the three-year grant obtained from the FAP will be exempt from paying any yearly university fees.