Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) is Brazil's federal agency for graduate education improvement, providing scholarships, postdoctoral fellowships, and institutional research grants to universities nationwide. Ranked among the top-six global funders of psychedelic research in a 2023 Scopus analysis, CAPES has financed ayahuasca neuroscience studies, clinical investigations, and postdoctoral programmes that underpin Brazil's internationally recognised psychedelic research ecosystem.
Foundations & Philanthropy Snapshot
Grant-Making OrganizationsClassification
Public Charity / Non-Profit
Geography
Global
Coverage
Global
Last Verified
Apr 10, 2026
Funding Focus Areas
Support Types
Philanthropy Notes
Auto-backfilled baseline philanthropy profile from existing category tags and website. Manual enrichment recommended for recipient-level details.
Verification
Verified
Psychedelic Focus
Psychedelic-Adjacent Focus
Engagement Status
Unknown
Verification Notes
Verified against official CAPES research funding and fellowship pages.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Other
- HQ
- Brazil
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