Call for Applications: Open Brazil Power 2025

The Call for Applications for the first edition of Open Brazil Power is Open. This is an educational programme that aims at forging new cohorts of young energy professionals with a complete set of technical, regulatory and business skills needed to trigger Brazil’s sustainable energy future for all. For this first year the programme will engage up to 30 Brazilian individuals, with at least 50% women, in a series of professional development and leadership activities provided in partnership with top academic institutions in Italy and Africa. 

Open Brazil Power is designed to equip a new generation of energy leaders with a holistic knowhow of the electricity sector to leave their mark, whether in public or private sector towards a clean energy future for Brazil.

• Table of Content
• About Enel Foundation
• Enel Foundation Open Brazil Power
• Requirements for Enel Foundation Open Brazil Power Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Enel Foundation

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Enel Foundation Open Brazil Power

Requirements for Enel Foundation Open Brazil Power Qualification

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:

a)     Be between the ages of 24 and 35 by July 17th, 2025.

b)     Be a citizen of Brazil.

c)     Currently resident in Brazil or planning to relocate in Brazil within the end of 2025.

d)     Having graduated by July 17th, 2025, from a PhD, MBA or Master’s degree (MSc, LLM, MPP, etc.) degree. Current undergraduate students, people only in possess of a Bachelor’s degree or people who are currently enrolled in a Master’s degree (i.e. graduate students) are not eligible for this program. At least one degree (PhD, MBA, Master’s, Bachelor’s) must be from a Brazilian University.

e)     Have competences and a demonstrated interest to pursue a career – in private or public sector - in the electricity space at large.

f)     Be fully proficient in English (CEFR C1 level) and be able to demonstrate this via an official language certificate or completion of at least one degree completely taught in English.

g)     Willingness to promote gender equality and women´s empowerment within and beyond the programme.

Documents Required for Application

• Applicants must provide:
• A copy of their CV (in .pdf format).
• Copy of their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree certificates (plus eventual MBA/PhD certificates) AND academic transcripts (in .pdf format).
• A copy of their ID document (in .pdf format).
• A motivation letter (max 700 words, in .pdf format).
• Two reference letters from two different industry, academia and/or civil servant representatives (in .pdf format).
• To successfully complete the process, all the documents listed in the bullet points above and any other personal details requested on the platform are required.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications need to be filed through Microsoft Forms, following this link. 

For more details, visit Enel Foundation webpage