Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH)

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) promotes academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and from Germany through its research fellowships. Every year, it awards more than 950 research fellowships and prizes. The alumni network embraces over 30,000 Humboldtians in more than 140 countries, including 61 Nobel Prize Winners.

Become a Humboldtian! The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is striving to increase its engagement in Latin America. It invites exceptionally qualified academics from Brazil to apply for the CAPES/Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme. The programme is jointly funded by the Humboldt Foundation and CAPES and is open to postdocs and experienced researchers from all disciplines.

All Humboldtians need an academic host in Germany. Become a host! Encourage your young Brazilian cooperation partners to apply for a research stay at your research institution in Germany and for a research fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation or nominate your desired partner in top-level research for a Humboldt Research Award.

Humboldtians from Brazil can also become hosts themselves for researchers from Germany within the framework of the Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship programme.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Ambassador Scientists in Brazil

Prof. Dr. Juliana Pasquarelli Perez​

German Literature - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Prof. Dr. Marcelo de Araujo

Practical philosophy - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) / Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ)

Prof. Dr. Mirco Solé Kienle​

Zoology - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC)

Alumni Association Brazil - Where to find us

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Mônica Santos de Freitas

President of the Clube Humboldt do Brasil