The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund is pleased to announce the six new grant-winning teams from the 2021 U.S.-Brazil Innovation Fund Grant Competition, supported by Brazil’s National Service of Industrial Training (SENAI), along with the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Mission-Brazil.
This Innovation Fund competition will support partnerships between 18 higher education institutions in Brazil and the United States. These 6 Innovation Fund partnerships will provide access to groundbreaking exchange and training programs for students in both countries in the areas of artificial intelligence, food and agricultural sciences, big data, environment and climate solutions, and Internet of Things, among others.
The grant-winning teams are:
Faculdade SENAI Chapecó (Brazil), Olympic College (U.S.), and Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Brazil)
“STEAM for All: Using STEAM to Aid Paralyzed Patients and Inspire International Cooperation”
Faculdade SENAI Fatesg (Brazil), North Carolina State University (U.S.), and Instituto SENAI de Tecnologia em Alimentos e Bebidas (Brazil)
“Training Young Minds to Expand Scientific and Regulatory Food Safety Capacity Between Brazil and the U.S.”
Rice University (U.S.), Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará (Brazil), Instituto SENAI de Inovação para Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (Brazil)
“IFCE-Rice-SENAI Program on Artificial Intelligence for Urban Sustainability and Resilience to Natural Disasters in the Americas”
Texas A&M University-Kingsville (U.S.), Faculdade SENAI Fatesg (Brazil), and Instituto Federal Goiano (Brazil)
“Data Analytics and Entrepreneurship: A Binational (U.S. – Brazil) Faculty and Student Exchange Program”
The Pennsylvania State University (U.S.), Centro Universitário SENAI CIMATEC (Brazil), and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
“Optimization of Amphibious Aircraft for Amazon Rainforest Operations”
West Virginia University (U.S.), Instituto SENAI de Inovação em Processamento Mineral (Brazil), and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
“The Future of Mining in West Virginia and Minas Gerais: New Opportunities in Technology, Safety, and Sustainability”
