The FUNDEP/IEAT International Visits Program is run by the Institute for Advanced Transdisciplinary Studies (IEAT) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. It brings internationally recognised researchers doing transdisciplinary work to UFMG to build ties with its research groups.
Visitors spend up to 12 days in Belo Horizonte between May 2027 and April 2028, giving lectures, workshops or seminars and working with their host. Researchers cannot apply themselves: a UFMG faculty member nominates them.
Benefits & funding
- R$1,200 per day of the stay (up to 12 days), a fee toward lodging and food, paid to an individual bank account in Brazil or abroad
- Airfare and basic health/travel insurance bought by IEAT
- Airport transfers in Belo Horizonte on request
- Duties: a keynote lecture open to UFMG, and a text on its theme within 90 days after the visit
Eligibility
- Nominator: a tenured UFMG faculty member in active service, holding a doctorate, with proven work in the field and experience in an area with transdisciplinary potential
- Nominee: a senior researcher with clear international recognition and leadership of study or research groups, working in a strongly transdisciplinary field
- Anyone included in the FUNDEP/IEAT International Chairs or Visits programs in the past 5 years cannot be nominated
- No nationality or residence rule is stated
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Application process
- 1The UFMG host and the nominee draft a joint work plan: aims, links to UFMG research, expected results and a full schedule that must include an open keynote lecture.
- 2The nominee signs the acknowledgment and consent form.
- 3The host submits everything as PDFs through IEAT’s “Editais” page by 18 October 2026; one application per host, and incomplete files cannot be completed later.
Program timeline
Applications
18 Aug – 18 Oct 2026
Accepted applications listed
21 Oct 2026
Preliminary results
27 Nov 2026
Final results
11 Dec 2026
Visits take place
May 2027 – Apr 2028