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• Call for Proposals - FAPESP Collaborative Networks in Energy Transition Research
  FAPESP Call 60/2025
  Submission deadline: March 16, 2026
  Call will support via Thematic Grants multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative approaches in favor of decarbonization of economy, energy efficiency and socioenvironmental impact analysis.
  Support: FAPESP

• Call for Proposals - FAPESP Collaborative Networks in Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
  FAPESP Call 59/2025
  Submission deadline: April 8, 2026
  Call will support multidisciplinary teams to perform research on computing for more efficient algorithms and use of AI applications for problem-solving in strategic activities.
  Support: FAPESP

• FAPESP Call within the scope of the São Paulo Genomes Consortium
  FAPESP Call 58/2025
  Submission deadline: February 27, 2026
  In this new call, researchers can request sequencing of up to 2,000 samples per project.
  Support: FAPESP and Ministry of Health

• Call for Proposals for the PIPE program in partnership with PRODESP - 2025
  FAPESP Call 57/2025
  Closing date for submission: March 16, 2026
  Call aimed at small businesses in São Paulo state with an R&D unit, with the goal of fostering innovative solutions for modernization of systems, digital inclusion, smart communication with citizens and social monitoring with technological support.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• Joint Call FAPESP-ANII for exchange of Oceanography researchers between Uruguay and São Paulo
  FAPESP Call 56/2025
  Deadline for proposal submission: January 23, 2026
  Will fund costs related to the arrival of researchers based in Uruguayan institutions to São Paulo state as well as the arrival of researchers based at São Paulo institutions to Uruguay.
  Funding: FAPESP and ANII
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals FAPESP - SETUR-SP
  FAPESP Call 55/2025
  Closing date for proposal submission: April 1st, 2026
  Will support projects for the development of tourism in the state of São Paulo with a focus on innovation, sustaniability and employability.
  Funding: FAPESP

• Call for Proposals Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers 2025
  FAPESP Call 54/2025
  Pre-proposal submission: January 5-27, 2026
  Proposals from centers in Exact Sciences, Earth Sciences and Engineering
  Funding: FAPESP

• Call for Proposals – Science Centers for Development (CCD) – 2025/2026
  FAPESP Call 53/2025
  Deadline for proposal submission: March 12, 2026
  With a budget of R$ 200 million, this call will support projects lasting up to five years aimed at solving major public challenges.
  Funding: FAPESP

• Call FAPESP and Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space of Germany: Bioeconomy 2026
  FAPESP Call 52/2025
  Deadline for submission: November 7, 2025
  Collaborative projects in Bioeconomy will be supported, bringing together researchers from the state of São Paulo and Germany.
  Funding: FAPESP and BMFTR

• Call for Proposals for the Public Policy Research Program (PPP) 2025/2026
  FAPESP Call 51/2025
  Submission Deadlines:
  Phase 1 (federal and state): Pre-Proposals: November 15, 2025 | Complete Proposals: January 26, 2025
  Phase 2 (municipal): Pre-Proposals: April 27, 2026 | Complete Proposals: July 20, 2026
  Projects lasting 36 to 48 months will be funded with up to R$500,000 per year.
  Support: FAPESP
  Selected proposals - Phase 1

• Call for Proposals – Centros Urbanos 2025
  FAPESP Call 50/2025
  Closing date for submissions: January 30, 2026
  Call within the framework of FAPESP's Research Program on Global Climate Change will support interdisciplinary projects set to develop solutions aimed at climate mitigation and adaptation in urban environments.
  Support: FAPESP

• Joint Call for Proposals FAPESP/CONFAP/SBEP
  FAPESP Call 49/2025
  Deadline for pre-proposals submission: November 17, 2025
  Selection of proposals under the Joint Transnational Call of the Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership.
  Support: FAPESP, SBEP and CONFAP

• Joint Call for Proposals FAPESP/CONFAP/Biodiversa+
  FAPESP Call 48/2025
  Deadline for pre-proposals submission: November 7, 2025
  Selection of proposals under the Call for Restoration of ecosystem functioning, integrity and connectivity (BiodivConnect).
  Support: FAPESP, Biodiversa+ and CONFAP

• Joint Call for Proposals FAPESP/CONFAP/Water4All
  FAPESP Call 47/2025
  Deadline for pre-proposals submission: November 13, 2025
  Selection of proposals within the scope of the Joint Transnational Call on Water and Health.
  Support: FAPESP, Water4All and CONFAP

• FAPESP-ANR Generic Call for Proposals 2026
  FAPESP Call 46/2025
  Invite for participation in full proposals stage: February 2026
  Deadline for receiving complete proposals: March 2026
  Call for Proposals for collaborative research between researchers from France and the state of São Paulo.
  Funding: FAPESP and ANR
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals FAPESP and FAPERJ for projects in Quantum Technologies
  FAPESP Call 45/2025
  Closing date for proposals: October 13, 2025
  Call will support collaborations between São Paulo state and Rio de Janeiro state scientists for scientific and technological research in the area of quantum technologies.
  Funding: FAPESP and FAPERJ
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals FAPESP and Université de Guyane – UG
  FAPESP Call 44/2025
  Closing date for proposals: January 12, 2026
  The objective is to encourage collaboration between researchers from the state of São Paulo and French Guiana to conduct research in favor of sustainable futures in the Amazon.
  Funding: FAPESP and UG
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP – Confap – European Research Council (ERC) 2025 Call
  FAPESP Call 43/2025
  Closing date for proposals: November 11, 2025
  Collaborations of researchers from the state of São Paulo with European scientists will be supported.
  Funding: FAPESP, Confap and ERC

• Call for Proposals for FAPESP Research Collaboration Networks on Healthy Food Systems - Avian Influenza
  FAPESP Call 42/2025
  Deadline for submission of proposals: November 28, 2025
  The Call aims to support the creation of networks of researchers focused on combating avian influenza and mitigating its economic, social, and health impacts.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• Call for Support of Research Infrastructure of Museological, Bibliographic and Archivistic Collections
  FAPESP Call 41/2025
  Deadline for proposal presentation: Oct 31, 2025
  The Call provides for support for the acquisition of multi-user equipment for improvements in infrastructure and research services, preservation, digitalization, promotion of universal access, and dissemination of collections and documentary, artistic, and historical collections.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• Call for Support of Research Infrastructure of Biological Collections
  FAPESP Call 40/2025
  Deadline for proposal presentation: Oct 31, 2025
  Will support projects that result on the enhancement of infrastructure and services on research, preservation and promotion of universal access of Biological Collections through the acquisition of Multiuser Equipment.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• Public Call FINEP-TECNOVA III Program
  FAPESP Call 39/2025
  Closing date for submissions: October 20, 2025
  Support for the development of products or innovative processes by Brazilian companies from strategic industries.
  Funding: FAPESP and FINEP

• FAPESP-BBSRC Pump-Priming Award (FAPPA)
  FAPESP Call 38/2025
  Submission: all year
  Call supports mobility and exchange activities, such as travel allowances and workshops.
  Funding: FAPESP and BBSRC/UKRI
  
• Joint Call for Proposals FAPESP - Universidad de Salamanca
  FAPESP Call 37/2025
  Deadline for submissions: September 12, 2025
  Will fund for up to 2 years research mobility proposals aiming at medium-to-long-term bilateral projects, in five areas
  Funding: FAPESP and Universidad de Salamanca
  Selected proposals

• Joint Call for Proposals: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and FAPESP 2025
  FAPESP Call 36/2025
  Deadline for proposals submission: September 3, 2025
  Call for Proposals will fund up to three projects for two years in all fields of the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences.
  Funding: FAPESP and JSPS
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals FAPESP and The Ohio State University 2025
  FAPESP Call 35/2025
  Deadline for proposals submission: August 25, 2025
  Call for Proposals will fund up to five projects for two years with the aim of encouraging mobility and collaboration.
  Funding: FAPESP and Ohio State University
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals: Management, Use and Conservation Strategies for Marine Federal Conservation Units in the State of São Paulo
  FAPESP Call 34/2025
  The objective is to support the promotion of conservation, management and sustainable use of biodiversity.
  Funding: ICMBio, Caixa and Environmental Compensation Fund
  Selected proposals

• Call FAPESP – Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases – GACD
  FAPESP Call 33/2025
  Researchers from the State of São Paulo can participate in the GACD Call – Strengthening Health Systems
  Funding: FAPESP and GACD

• Joint Call for Proposals of the PROASA-FAPESP Program and Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID) 2025
  FAPESP Call 32/2025
  This opportunity will fund research on the South Atlantic and Antarctica developed through collaborations between researchers from São Paulo and Chile.
  Funding: FAPESP and ANID
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP and Instituto Butantan Joint Grant for International Researchers
  FAPESP call 31/2025
  Deadline for full proposals submission: September 19, 2025
  Will support up to eight young investigators to lead research groups on Life Sciences for a period of up to five years.
  Funding: FAPESP and Butantan Foundation
  Selected proposals (final)
  Pre-selected proposals

• QuTIa Program - FAPESP Research Collaboration Networks
  FAPESP call 30/2025
  Deadline for proposals submission: August 4, 2025
  The program aims to promote the progress of quantum technologies, including sensors, communications, and quantum computing.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• SPRINT - 2025 Call for Proposals
  FAPESP Call 29/2025
  Deadline for submission: June 30, 2025 (1st Edition), November 10, 2025 (2nd Edition), February 23, 2026 (3rd Edition)
  The goal is to fund collaboration between researchers with FAPESP grants and partners from institutions in other countries.
  Funding: FAPESP and partner institutions

• FAPESP Call for Future Scientists – Prof. Sérgio Muniz Oliva Filho
  FAPESP Call 28/2025
  Deadline for proposal submission: July 14th (first semester) and September 4th (second semester)
  Encouragement of the expansion of opportunities for beginning academic research through the granting of Scientific Initiation Scholarships.
  Apoio: FAPESP

• Call for the Aristides Pacheco Leão Program to Stimulate Scientific Vocations
  FAPESP Call 27/2025
  Deadline for expression of interest (supervisors): June 16, 2025
  Opportunity for undergraduate students to intern at a research institution.
  Funding: FAPESP and Academia Brasileira de Ciências
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP/BAYLAT – Call for Proposals for Workshops
  FAPESP Call 26/2025
  Closing date for submissions: July 30, 2025
  Institutions will funding workshops with researchers from São Paulo and Baviera
  Funding: FAPESP and BAYLAT
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Seed Fund 2025
  FAPESP Call 25/2025
  Deadline for proposals submission: June 30, 2025
  Mobility and exchange activities and costs of exploratory studies will be supported.
  Funding: FAPESP and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
  Selected proposals

• Call for the FAPESP Readership Program and Brazilian Embassy in France – edition 1/2025
  FAPESP Call 24/2025
  Deadline for proposals submission: Sep 8, 2025
  Call will support the sending of researchers and scholarship holders to teach Portuguese at French university institutions.
  Funding: FAPESP and Brazilian Embassy in France
  Selected proposals

• Canada – Brazil 2025 Call for Proposals
  FAPESP Call 23/2025
  Submission deadline (to FAPESP): September 17, 2025
  The call for proposals is open to collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services.
  Funding: FAPESP and Canadian International Innovation Program

• International Thematic Grant (InTheGra)
  FAPESP Call 22/2025
  Closing date for pre-proposals submission: July 15, 2025
  Aim is to foster the association of outstanding researchers in their research areas, who have been living abroad, without employment for less than 12 months, Brazilians or foreigners.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals (final)
  Pre-selected proposals

• Joint Call for Proposals: University of Birmingham (UoB) and FAPESP 2025
  FAPESP Call 21/2025
  Deadline for submission: September 5, 2025
  Scientific collaborations with researchers from the British institution will be supported for up to two years in all areas.
  Funding: FAPESP and University of Birmingham

• Call FAPESP and Macao Science and Technology Development Fund 2025
  FAPESP Call 20/2025
  Closing date for submission of proposals: June 13, 2025
  Collaboration will be funded in areas such as Biomedicine, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Technology, Space Sciences, and Agriculture.
  Funding: FAPESP and FDCT
  Selected proposals

• 8th PPSUS Call – Research Program for the SUS: Shared Health Management
  FAPESP Call 19/2025
  Closing date for proposals submission: May 26th, 2025
  Will support proposals written in response to three axes defined according to the main health challenges faced in the state of São Paulo.
  Funding: FAPESP, Ministry of Health, CNPq and SES-SP
  Selected proposals

• First Projects Call for Proposals 2025
  FAPESP Call 18/2025
  Closing date for submissions: Aug 15, 2025 (Phase 2)
  The opportunity is aimed at researchers who have never received another FAPESP Research Grant. Up to 100 projects will be contracted annually.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals
  
• Call for Proposals Research Grant Initial Project π (Pi) 2025
  FAPESP Call 17/2025
  Closing date for submissions: Aug 15, 2025 (Second Cycle)
  The call has up to R$90 million to select up to 60 proposals. Research projects based on bold and disruptive ideas will be supported.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• Joint Call for Proposals FAPESP and CNR
  FAPESP Call 16/2025
  Closing date for submissions: June 12, 2025
  Will support collaborative projects on Culture, Imaterial Heritage, Interdisciplinary Networks; Agrifood and Sustainable Development; Technology and Innovation; and Health & Environment
  Funding: FAPESP and CNR
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP and Max Planck Society: Young Investigator Grant 2025
  FAPESP Call 15/2025
  Closing date for proposals submission: May 30, 2025
  Young highly qualified investigators are invited to submit research proposals to establish independent Tandem Research Groups.
  Funding: FAPESP and Max Planck Society (Germany)
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP and Max Planck Society: Regular Research Grant 2025
  FAPESP Call 14/2025
  Closing date for proposals submission: May 30, 2025
  The duration of selected projects must be up to 36 months. Proposals in any field of knowledge may be submitted.
  Funding: FAPESP and Max Planck Society (Germany)
  Selected proposals

• Call for Proposals: FAPESP Grant for International Researchers
  FAPESP Call 13/2025
  Closing date for pre-proposals submission: June 3, 2025
  The call will select up to 20 outstanding proposals from young leaders across various fields of knowledge, encouraging them to establish innovative research groups within the São Paulo State.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP / M-ERA.NET 2025 – Materials Science and Engineering
  FAPESP Call 12/2025
  Closing date for pre-proposals submission: May 13, 2025
  Transnational research and technological development projects that address materials research and innovation will be financed.
  Funding: FAPESP e M-ERA.NET

• 19th Call for São Paulo Schools of Advanced Science
  FAPESP Call 11/2025
  Closing date for submissions: May 9, 2025
  Full or partial support for short courses on topics at the forefront of science that are the object of internationally competitive research being carried out in the state of São Paulo.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals

• 5th EU-LAC Joint Call in STI 2025
  FAPESP Call 10/2025
  Closing date for submissions: May 22, 2025
  Call involving funding agencies from European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean will support innovative collaborations in global challenges, bioeconomy, health, energy and open science.
  Funding: FAPESP

• 2025 FAPESP Program for the South Atlantic and Antarctica Call for Proposals
  FAPESP Call 09/2025
  Deadlines for full proposal submission: April 30, 2025 (1st cycle), August 4, 2025 (2nd cycle)
  Call will select projects to be supported under PROASA according to three funding schemes: Thematic, Young Investigator and Regular Research Grants.
  Funding: FAPESP
  Selected proposals for 1st Cycle

• Call for CONFAP / Italy Mobility Program
  FAPESP Call 08/2025
  Deadline: April 25, 2025
  Call will receive Research Internship Abroad (BEPE) proposals for Master’s, Doctorate, Direct Doctorate and Post-Doctoral fellowship holders.
  Funding: FAPESP, CONFAP and Network of Italian Universities

• Call for proposals FAPESP - Institut Pasteur de São Paulo
  FAPESP Call 07/2025
  Closing date for pre-proposals submission: March 21, 2025
  Young researchers in Life Sciences can apply to lead a research group.
  Funding: FAPESP and Institut Pasteur

• Second Call For Proposals / 2025-26: São Paulo – Spain Cooperation in Research and Innovation Projects
  FAPESP Call 06/2025
  Closing date for proposal submission: March 31, 2025 (1st year) and March 31, 2026 (2nd year)
  The call aims to promote and facilitate the realization of bilateral innovative research projects between companies in the state of São Paulo and Spain.
  Funding: FAPESP and CDTI
  Selected proposals

• FAPESP – NERC: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund (GPSF) Call for Proposals
  FAPESP Call 05/2025
  Closing date for submissions: April 3, 2025
  The call aims to develop, through short-term collaboration mechanisms, new partnerships between research groups from São Paulo and the United Kingdom in environmental sciences.
  Funding: FAPESP and UKRI

• Call for Proposals nexBio Amazônia
  FAPESP Call 04/2025
  Deadline for submission: March 21, 2025
  Sustainable innovation program will support projects in the Amazon region, acting as a catalyst for partnerships between Switzerland and Brazil.
  Support: FAPESP, Swissnex in Brasil and CONFAP
  Selected proposals
  
• FAPESP-NRF: Call for Proposals – Seedcorn Fund 2025
  FAPESP Call 03/2025
  Deadline for submission: April 6, 2025
  The call will support mobility activities, aiming at the development of new partnerships between research groups through support for exchanges in the context of joint research activities.
  Funding: FAPESP and National Research Foundation (South Africa)
  
• FAPESP-NRF: Call for Proposals 2025
  FAPESP Call 02/2025
  Deadline for submission: April 6, 2025
  Proposals should conduct studies according to the following priority areas of research, considering them separately or together.
  Funding: FAPESP and National Research Foundation (South Africa)
  
• Public Call of Notice nº 01/PRH-ANP/2025
  FAPESP Call 01/2025
  Deadline for submitting proposals: March 7, 2025
  Training of human resources for the oil, natural gas, synthetic fuels, biofuels, hydrogen and carbon dioxide capture industries
  Support: FAPESP and ANP

Calls published in 2024 and current:

• FAPESP and NSF/Directorate for Geosciences
  FAPESP Call 53/2024
  Closing date for proposal submission: Open all year
  Proposals for bilateral research must be submitted to the four programs at NSF's Directorate for Geosciences.
  Funding: FAPESP and NSF