CNPq PCI Call Nº 12/2026
Funds Brazilian institutional research projects supported by national innovation calls.
The Chamada CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT Nº 12/2026 is the active call under Brazil's Programa de Capacitação Institucional (PCI), the CNPq instrument that funds research projects directly at Brazilian scientific and technological institutions. CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) is Brazil's principal federal research-funding agency, operating under the Ministry of Science, Tec…
Institutional capacity-building research projects at Brazilian scientific and technological institutions, co-funded by CNPq and the FNDCT national S&T development fund, with a 2026-06-27 submission deadline.
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