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FULLY FUNDED POSTGRADUATE STUDENT AGREEMENT PROGRAM (PEC-PG) FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 2026.

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Application Deadline:  September 29, 2025 until 5:00 pm (Brasília time)

LOCATION: Brazil

The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce the Postgraduate Student Agreement Program (PEC-PG) for international students. The PEC-PG is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (coordinating bodies). It functions as an international cooperation initiative, attracting foreigners to Brazil and encouraging the exchange of knowledge between partner countries, while also benefiting Brazilian institutions through the contact between Brazilian students and faculty with qualified researchers working abroad.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered for the Postgraduate Student Agreement Program (PEC-PG), you must:

Be nationals of partner countries in the PEC-PG cooperation agreement

Apply for Full Master’s, Full Doctorate, or Sandwich Doctorate programs at Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs)

Submit required documents and meet the academic standards outlined in the program’s official notice

Commit to the program rules, as registration automatically implies acceptance of the conditions

Registration is free and can be done directly on the program’s website by completing the registration questionnaire and submitting documents, as described in the notice.

After submission, each applicant will immediately receive confirmation of receipt of the application at the email address provided in the form.

The candidate’s registration implies knowledge and acceptance of the rules and conditions established in each Notice, in relation to which they cannot claim ignorance.

Duration of scholarships:

I – Sandwich Doctorate: between 6 (six) and 10 (ten) months;

II – Full Doctorate: up to 48 (forty-eight) months and 

III – Full Master’s Degree: up to 24 (twenty-four) months.

This program is particularly ideal for talented international students seeking advanced degrees while engaging in cultural and academic exchange.

BENEFIT:

Modalities:

Full Doctorate in Brazil

Sandwich Doctorate in Brazil

Full Master’s Degree in Brazil

Benefits:

Monthly fee

Health insurance assistance

Passage from Brazil to abroad (financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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QUEEN’S BUSINESS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

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LOCATION: Northern Ireland

Queen’s Management School Sub Saharan Africa Scholarship is available exclusively for outstanding international applicants from Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia or Zimbabwe who choose to study postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Business School. No application necessary.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a resident of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia or Zimbabwe.

Applicants must hold an offer to study a postgraduate taught programmes at Queen’s Business School.

No application necessary.

If eligible, confirmation of your award will be issued with your offer.

All scholarships are offered subject to terms and conditions.

The Queen’s Business School Scholarship for Sub-Saharan Africa is available only to new students who hold an offer for a place on an eligible full-time postgraduate taught programme at the Queen’s Business School, starting in the academic year 2025/26 and prior to commencement of study have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.

Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the full international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students paying NI, ROI, EU or GB fees are not eligible for the Queen’s Business School Scholarship 2025/26.

The discount is awarded for the first year of study only and is deducted from gross tuition fees upon enrollment.

The scholarship cannot be used in lieu of any required deposit, and no cash alternative is available.

Any Queen’s Business School Scholarship 2025/26 awarded is for entry to Queen’s University Belfast in the autumn semester of the academic year 2025/26 and cannot be used for 2026/27 entry or any other year.

If you wish to defer your entry to the University your scholarship will not be transferred.

Students must be self-funded, i.e., the tuition fees are being paid by yourself or your parents at the full international tuition fee rate.

BENEFIT:

Scholarships of £6000 available exclusively for outstanding international applicants

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