Portuguese language planning, big-city living costs, and the distance between Brazil’s main research hubs can affect your scholarship search before you even apply. If you are looking for scholarships in Brazil, pay attention to funding connected with public universities and research bodies such as CAPES and CNPq, along with institutions like University of São Paulo, UNICAMP, and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Below, scholarship winners share how they matched their applications with Brazilian programs in areas such as agriculture, public health, engineering, environment, and Latin American studies. Read their stories to see how they prepared, what helped them choose a university, and how they handled language or research expectations.