Summary
After a successful inaugural cohort of Fulbright Amazonia, the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) partnered with the Fulbright Commission in Brazil to fund a second iteration of the program. Fulbright Amazonia provides a platform for scholars to conduct impact- and action-oriented research to foster a healthy, sustainable, and resilient Amazon Basin.
Co-Lead Scholars
CAPES and FBR invite pairs of qualified scholars to submit joint proposals to serve as Co-Lead Scholars for Fulbright Amazonia II. The complete Request for Proposals document is available here.
The selected Co-lead Scholars will provide intellectual guidance and advice to program participants and support the overall facilitation of the second cohort of Fulbright Amazonia to build on the efforts and actions derived from the first cohort. Pairs must be comprised of one Brazilian scholar and one U.S. scholar. Selection preference will be given to teams that include a Brazilian scholar who actively resides and conducts research in the Amazon region.
Timeline
| March 1st, 2025 | Co-Lead Scholars team proposal deadline |
| Mid-April, 2025 | Co-Lead Scholars team selected |
| April-June, 2025 | Co-Lead Scholars program design and planning phase |
| June 15th, 2025 | Fulbright Amazonia Scholars application opens |
| Sep. 15th, 2025 | Fulbright Amazonia Scholars application deadline |
| December, 2025 | Fulbright Amazonia Scholars selected |
| March, 2026 | Opening meeting in Brazil |
| October, 2026 | Mid-program meeting in Ecuador |
| August, 2027 | Final meeting in the U.S. |
The Program
Fulbright Amazonia offers grants to established scholars, early- and mid-career specialists, and applied researchers from Brazil the United States and seven South American countries – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela – that share the Amazonian rainforest. Scholars are offered a platform to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multidisciplinary research on topics relevant to Amazonian nations’ shared opportunities and challenges.
The inaugural cohort of sixteen Fulbright Amazonia Scholars led by Dr. Carlos Valério Gomes (UFPA) and Dr. Jeffrey Hoelle (UC-Santa Barbara) finalized their 18-month grant period and shared the conclusions of their projects from December 9 to December 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. They presented their individual and collaborative research on public health, the economy, and the environment and explained their policy recommendations to the public and government representatives.
The high-impact results obtained by the inaugural cohort, prompted the CAPES and Fulbright to announce a renewal of the Fulbright Amazonia Program for a second cycle: 2026-2027.
