Registrations are open for Instituto Escolhas Fellowship of Economics and Environment Master´s Degree

Registrations are open after the new public notice made by Instituto Escolhas for the Fellowship of Economics and Environment. From March 27 to May 28, 2023, students pursuing a Master´s degree interested in socioeconomic research and development and its relation with the environment can access the Instituto Escolhas (escolhas.org) site and check out how to apply for a scholarship in this year’s program.

Master degree students in Economic Sciences and related areas born in the Legal Amazon or enrolled in educational institutions established in the region may apply. Instituto Escolhas strongly fosters the candidacy of indigenous and African descendants, who will enjoy priority in the selection process in alignment with the affirmative action of the Higher Education Institutions of the country.

The selection process occurs in two stages. In the first stage, applicants must present a set of documents, which, in case of validation will lead to the second stage. “Stage 2 is where the evaluation board evaluates the Research Project, the academic performance and demonstration of interest of each applicant, in this order of importance”, explains Jaqueline Ferreira, portfolio manager of Instituto Escolhas. The evaluation board comprises doctorate professors in Economics and specialists in the themes of interest as defined in the public notice.

Elected candidates will be revealed on July 7, and will be granted a scholarship in the monthly amount of R$ 2.100,00 –equivalent amount to the scholarship as provided by Capes for the master’s degree level.

Since 2017, the Fellowship already granted 34 scholarships for master and doctor degrees, which incentivized the research for excellence regarding economics and the environment. Likewise as occurred in 2022, the new public notice has the support of Instituto Galo da Manhã.

Check below the main questions about the Escolhas Fellowship

How do I find out if my municipality is part of the Legal Amazon?

The Legal Amazon region comprises the states of Rondônia, Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Pará, Amapá, Tocantins, Mato Grosso and the state of Maranhão in its portion located west of the 44º meridian, as provided in Art. 2^nd of the Complementary Law no. 124, issued by the Presidency of the Republic, on January 3^rd, 2007.

The list of municipalities composing the Legal Amazon region in 2020 may be consulted on the site of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) by clicking on this link.

I was born in a municipality located in the Legal Amazon, but I am coursing my master´s degree in a different region. Am I entitled to take part?

Yes. The applicant can be coursing a university anywhere in Brazil or in the world, provided he was born in one of the municipalities located in the Legal Amazon territory.

I was not born in the municipality located in the Legal Amazon, but I am coursing my master´s degree in that region. Am I entitled to participate?

Yes. If you are a Brazilian citizen regularly enrolled in a stricto sensu  course located in the Legal Amazon according to the criteria of the Public Notice of the Fellowship, you are able to participate.

I do not identify myself as African descendant or indigenous origin. Do I still have a chance in the selection process?

Yes. There are other requirements to be fulfilled and prioritizing candidacies for indigenous people or African descendants will occur in dialogue with the remaining criteria.