The memorandum of understanding among FAPESP, the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) and the Network of Italian Universities seeks to promote scientific, technological and innovation collaboration between Brazil and Italy. The agreement aims to facilitate the effective collaboration among FAPESP, CONFAP and the Italian network to further scientific, technological and innovation cooperation, through the mobility between the two countries of PhD students, Master students (Mestrado and Laurea Magistrale students), and post docs, in all areas of knowledge, for short-term research internships.