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CNPq MAI/DAI — Academic Master's & Doctorate for Innovation (Mestrado e Doutorado Acadêmico para Inovação)

CNPq MAI/DAI — Industry-University Innovation Fellowships

Funds industry-university fellowships linking graduate students with company teams to strengthen real-world implementation.

The CNPq MAI/DAI program — Mestrado e Doutorado Acadêmico para Inovação — is an industry-university fellowship program that places enrolled graduate and undergraduate students inside Brazilian companies to conduct R&D aligned with real industrial demand. Each fellow has both an academic advisor at the host university and a designated company-side co-supervisor. The most recently announced call off

Industry-embedded graduate research fellowships placing Masters, doctoral, postdoctoral, and undergraduate students inside Brazilian companies to conduct R&D aligned with real industrial demand, requiring a formal university–company partnership.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Multiple per year
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.R$60.5M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.gov.br