The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) is an international non-profit association created in 2013 to bring together all fellow scholars and former scholarship recipients from funding of the prestigious program Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions of the European Union. Currently, 49 Brazilian nationals are registered in the MCAA, and about 17 alumni of seven different nationalities live in Brazil. Despite the intense exchange of students and researchers and the enormous human potential of the country, the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions are still poorly known in comparison to other funding and mobility options.

In order to fill this gap, several MCAA member researchers residing in Brazil began talks in November 2016 to create a Brazilian chapter of the MCAA, resulting in the creation in April 2017 and set out to organize scientific and networking events. The creation of the chapter is crucial for fostering dissemination of the MSCA program and the MCAA.

 

The proposed objectives by the 2016-2017 board of the Brazilian chapter are:

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• Disseminate the MCAA and the Brazilian chapter by recruiting and attracting new members;

• Encourage networking and synergies among MCAA members through meetings, digital/social media, etc;

• Promote greater knowledge of the European education and research system in Brazil with a special focus on the Marie Sklowodoska Curie Actions;

• Establish an interface between industry/business federations and the NGO’s to disseminate the MSCA program;

• Encourage interaction with external partners and funding agencies

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All MCAA members residing in Brazil, or Brazilian nationals residing elsewhere, are welcome to become members of the Brazil Chapter. More information about the MCAA Brazil Chapter and its activities can be obtained from the official website of the Marie Curie Alumni Association and at the MCAA Brazil Chapter LinkedIn Group.