The CAPES PhD Sandwich Program (PDSE/CAPES) seeks to foster scientific exchange and academic qualification of Brazilian students, through the granting of scholarships abroad in the Sandwich PhD modality.

The Graduate Program in Public Health at the UFC participates in the PDSE/CAPES annually, carrying out internal selection of candidates, taking as reference the PDSE/CAPES norms and edicts, and the UFC Internationalization Plan.