The initiative takes place at the CNPEM campus in Campinas (SP) and offers educators an immersive experience in a cutting-edge technological and scientific environment
Good news: registration for the 8th edition of the Sirius School for High School Teachers (ESPEM 2026) has been extended. The program is aimed at Physics, Chemistry, and Biology teachers working in the public or private high school system. Educators can apply until next Monday (September 22nd) on the ESPEM website.
The event will be held from January 12 to 17, 2026, in Campinas (SP), at the campus of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), a social organization supervised by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations (MCTI). The ESPEM is also supported by the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF).
Immersion in cutting-edge science
During the six-day event, selected educators will have access to theoretical and practical classes taught by CNPEM specialists, as well as lectures by guests from the fields of education and science. In addition, ESPEM includes visits to CNPEM facilities, including Sirius, the largest and most complex scientific infrastructure ever built in Brazil.
The focus is to introduce these professors to research and development in synchrotron light, biosciences, nanotechnology, engineering and biorenewables, in addition to disseminating information about the undergraduate course in Science, Technology and Innovation offered by Ilum School of Science. This event is also a great opportunity for participants from all over the country to exchange experiences, teaching strategies, and knowledge.
Participant selection process and subsidies awarded
To ensure the inclusion of teachers from all over Brazil, CNPEM will cover, in whole or in part, the transportation, accommodation, and food expenses of the selected educators.
The ESPEM 2026 organizing committee will seek to compose the class using criteria such as equal distribution between areas of activity (Physics, Chemistry or Biology); regionality; gender diversity; motivation and performance in extension activities, educational projects and events. More details about these points, and the subsidies that can be granted, are in the public notice.
ESPEM 2026
- Application deadline: extended until September 22, 2025
- Event date: January 12-17, 2026
- Vacancies: up to 60 (sixty)
- The following are eligible to apply: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology teachers from public (municipal, state, or federal) or private high schools throughout Brazil. More details can be found in the public notice.
- Applications can be submitted via the official ESPEM 2026 website.
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. CNPEM’s research and development activities are carried out through its four National Laboratories: Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as its Technology Unit (DAT) and the Ilum School of Science — an undergraduate program in Science and Technology supported by the Ministry of Education (MEC).
