USP and FAPESP Joint Iniative

On August 17^th 2017, USP and FAPESP has just launched the pioneer initiative to enroll PhD students at USP most qualified graduate programs.
The selection procedure will be based on GRE scores, being the highest scores qualified to apply for one of the 30 (thirty) available scholarships from FAPESP.
Candidates from all areas of knowledge are stimulated to participate in this program.

The University of Sao Paulo is a comprehensive research university with 268 graduate programs and around 25,000 students, being 15,000 PhDs.
USP is ranked among the top universities in latin America according to the most prestigious international rankings, such as Times Higher Education, QS, ARWH Shangai, etc.
USP contributes 23% or 11,000 of the research papers from Brazil on the global academic stage, which places the university among the top 30 largest scientific contributors in the world.

Who can apply?

Any student in Brazil around the world holding scores from GRE General Test > or = 155 ( Verbal Reasoning ) and > or = 158 (Quantitative Reasoning) and > or = 4,0 (Analytical Writing), based on the scores of Test Takers from July 1^st, 2012 to June 30^th, 2015 (see page 22 from the link:
http://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide.pdf

Deadlines for the Test Taker exams will be October 15^th, 2017.

Test takers holding scores from January 1^st, 2017 until August, 17^th, 2017 are also elegible
In this case, they must send their scores and the respective graduate program of interest (please see list below) to
prpg-gre@usp.br before October 31^st, 2017.

The GRE DI Code for USP is 2348, which allows you to choose the graduate program.

List and links of Chemistry Department elegible research lines:

• 1 – Antonio Claudio Tedesco (click here)

  FAPESP Process Number:Temático 2013/50181-1

  Project title: Use of nanocarriers of photosensitizing drugs and other active compounds applied to cell therapy and treatment of central nervous system diseases.

• 2 – Maria Eugenia Queiroz Nassur (click here)

  FAPESP Process Number: 2017/02147-0

  Project title: Drop liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry: instrumental strategies, material development, automation, and analytical applications.

  

  

  

  

How do I know I got selected?

USP graduate program coordinators will contact the preselected candidates indicating the available supervisors and respective research areas.
Each program can request additional requirements for selection.
The list of selected candidates will be available on December 15^th, 2017 at http://www.prpg.usp.br/index.php/en/gre.

For more information, please contact: prpg-gre@usp.br