The Bridges Program

General criteria:

• Research projects with a direct impact on the conservation, preservation, sustainability and development of the Amazon rainforest
• Hold at least a master's degree in the field compatible with their work plan in the project
• Be without salary or scholarship at the time the scholarship begins
• Meet at least one of the inclusion criteria listed below
• Brazilian national, or foreign student with a Brazilian residence visa
  

Inclusion criteria (must meet at least one):

• Black, brown, or indigenous (self-declaration)
• Mother of young children up to 12 years old
• Member of the LGBTQIA+ community (self-declaration)
• Family income with less than 2x minimum wage or Classes D and E according to IBGE criteria

We will open application for the 2024 program around June 2024.

In the meantime, feel free to review past application guidelines (2023) here.

There are three (3) phases:

1. Applications are reviewed to confirm eligibility.
2. Finalists are selected by a peer-review process. A panel of senior professionals including scientists, doctors, professors, and entrepreneurs across the health sciences, life sciences, and exact sciences evaluate applications. Among the criteria evaluated are scientific merit, feasibility, and Institutional support for the research proposed, and potential impact on the candidate's trajectory. Each application is assessed by at least two members of the peer-review panel who score multiple criteria and make recommendations to the steering committee. 
3. Scholars are selected by a steering committee. The committee is composed by member of the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board.  This body decides on final candidate selection based on peer-review recommendations and a portfolio analysis. Among the criteria evaluated are innovation potential, and impact on the candidate's trajectory.

Download the detailed program guidelines (available in English and Portuguese).

Please reach us by email to Scientific Committee at scientificcommittee@dimensionssciences.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.