Lifecycle: { "status": "awarded_implementation", "edition": "2026", "duration": "six-month ITI grants ending by Dec 2026", "cadence": "annual", "renewable": null, "dates": { "open": "2026-02-25", "deadline": "2026-04-13", "implementation": "2026-06" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "global": 420000, "currency": "BRL" }, "award_count": { "per_institution": [ 5, 10 ], "one_per_team": true }, "total_pool": { "amount": 420000, "currency": "BRL" }, "benefits": [ "six-month ITI grant", "coworking/lab/incubator/mentor support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": null, "residence": "Brazil", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "Brazilian ICT/IES via representative" ], "education": "beneficiaries are undergraduates", "experience": null, "fields": [ "entrepreneurship", "innovation" ], "institution": "CNPq-registered ICT/IES with NIT and innovation policy", "language": "Portuguese", "location": "Brazil", "remote": false, "route": "Carlos Chagas then internal student selection", "exclusions": [ "no NIT/policy", "multiple institutional proposals", "student direct application" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-02-25", "deadline": "2026-04-13 23:59 Brasília", "decision": "May 2026", "start": "June 2026", "end": "December 2026", "url": "https://www.gov.br/cnpq/pt-br/chamadas/todas-as-chamadas/chamadas-2026/chamada-no-05-2026/chamada-piemp-2026-1.pdf/@@download/file", "materials": [ "institutional proposal", "development plan", "representative designation", "NIT/policy evidence" ], "selection_stages": [ "eligibility", "merit", "decision", "internal team call", "implementation" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named-recipient roster was public in the official sources reviewed." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "pool_brl": 420000 } ], "statistics": [ { "metric": "minimum North/Northeast/Center-West share", "value": "30%" } ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "contracted institutions", "total grants", "current monthly ITI value" ] Source conflicts: []