16/01/2024

Applications are open for the Capes PICME-OBMEP Scholarship.

IMPA, through OBMEP (Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad for Public Schools) and Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), opened on Monday (15) the registration for the Capes PICME-OBMEP Scholarship, which offers university students who have excelled in Mathematics Olympiads the opportunity to carry out advanced studies in Mathematics. 15 master's scholarships worth R $ 2,100.00, lasting up to 24 months, and 20 doctoral scholarships worth R $ 3,100.00, lasting up to 48 months, will be offered to students enrolled in postgraduate programs accredited by PICME (Scientific Initiation and Master's Program).

Applications can be submitted until February 16, 2024, on the website: https://bolsacapes.obmep.org.br . Gold, silver, or bronze medalists from any edition of OBMEP or OBM (Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad) are eligible to participate. Medalists from International Mathematics Olympiads may also be accepted at IMPA's discretion. Consult the call for applications and the necessary documents for submitting an application here.

The announcement of the results for the Capes PICME-OBMEP scholarship is scheduled for March 1st of this year, and the implementation of the master's and doctoral scholarships will take place in the first semester of the same month.

The purpose of the partnership between CAPES and OBMEP is to strengthen technical and scientific cooperation between the parties, enabling the expansion of the training of highly qualified human resources in mathematics, through the granting of scholarships at the master's and doctoral levels. The program was resumed last year, after a four-year interruption. CAPES will invest R$ 7 million to grant a total of 80 scholarships (50 master's and 30 doctoral) to medalists from OBMEP and OBM over four calls for proposals – one per year, until 2026.