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FAPESP and Belmont Forum announce call for proposals
Published on May 11, 2018FAPESP and Belmont Forum, group of member organizations with the mission to encourage research on global changes, announce a new call for proposals under de cooperation agreement signed by the institutions. The motivation comes from the necessity to develop new computational methods for handling scientific data associated with the interdisciplinary research on global environmental change, which presents a major challenge in data management. Initiatives are expected to bring together [...] -
Collaboration in neglected infectious diseases will be funded
Published on May 08, 2018FAPESP, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Newton Fund announce a call for proposals to select and fund Neglected Infectious Diseases Joint Center Partnerships. A joint center is not a physical entity, but rather an agreed collaboration and a way of working together, with the aim of enhancing existing partnerships and developing new collaborations between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from United Kingdom. Proposals may focus on, but are not limited to, [...] -
SPRINT has its second call for proposals in 2018
Published on May 02, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the second call for proposals in 2018 under the SPRINT – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration initiative. The call for proposals has the purpose of promoting the engagement of researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects and work [...] -
FAPESP announces result of SPRINT 4/2017 call
Published on April 26, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the result of the fourth call for proposals in 2017 under the SPRINT – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration initiative. The call for proposals has the purpose of promoting the engagement of researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects and work [...] -
New opportunity for collaboration with the UK
Published on April 26, 2018FAPESP and the British Council announce a new call for collaborative proposals between researchers from the State of São Paulo, researchers from the United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Mexico The call is supported by the “Newton Fund Institutional Links Programme – Biodiversity in Latin America”, designed to provide trans-regional level understanding of biodiversity and ecosystems’ functioning and services, informing management for [...] -
New São Paulo Schools of Advanced Science will be selected
Published on April 24, 2018FAPESP announces a new call for proposals within the São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) line of support for the organization of short courses on frontier science and technology topics in any field. In addition to furthering the advancement of knowledge, the funded events are expected to increase the visibility of research, doctoral programs, and postdoctoral opportunities in the State of São Paulo, especially among candidates in other Brazilian states and [...] -
FAPESP announces new call for eScience program
Published on April 16, 2018FAPESP announces the third call for proposals under its Research Program on eScience and Data Science. The main goal of the program is to encourage bold, novel, and unconventional approaches to world-class multidisciplinary research and innovation involving joint collaboration of computer scientists and researchers in other fields. This call is open to researchers associated to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo and will receive proposals in [...] -
Call selects proposals in Materials Science and Engineering
Published on April 13, 2018FAPESP and M-ERA.NET announce a new call for proposals under the cooperation agreement signed by the institutions. M-ERA.NET is an EU funded network which has been established to support and increase the coordination of European research and innovation programs in Materials Science and Engineering. The objective of the M-ERA.NET Call 2018 (https://m-era.net/joint-calls/joint-call-2018/2018-guideforproposers-1.pdf) is to fund ambitious transnational projects addressing materials research [...] -
FAPESP and British Council will fund training courses
Published on April 09, 2018FAPESP and the British Council announce a new call for proposals to support the organization of short courses for the development of professional communication skills under the Researcher Connect program. The call for proposals is supported by the Newton Fund. The same opportunity is being offered in other Brazilian states by the state research foundations (FAPs) which participate in the call, with articulation by the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP). The [...] -
FAPESP and British Council will fund research workshops
Published on April 09, 2018FAPESP and the British Council, with the Newton Fund, announce a new call for proposals to support the organization of research workshops. The call “FAPESP / Brazil – Newton Researcher Links (BNRL) Workshop 2018” is designed to bring together researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from United Kingdom, building links for future collaborations and enhancing career opportunities. Proposals will be accepted in any field of knowledge, including natural [...] -
FAPESP and European Union will fund research in Sustainable Management of Water Resources
Published on March 28, 2018FAPESP announces a second call for proposals to fund research projects in Sustainable Management of Water Resources, under the cooperation agreement with the European Union – Horizon 2020. The call is issued in partnership with the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) and the Water JPI Initiative. The following themes for the call are targeted in the thematic area from the Water JPI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda: “Enabling Sustainable [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with IBM
Published on March 26, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP and IBM announce the result of call for proposals focusing on Digital Agriculture, that is, the field of knowledge regarding computer systems that process data, provide advice, support control and the different steps of the agricultural production chains. Nine proposals were approved in total, all of them authored by investigators headquartered in higher education or research institutions of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Projects must follow [...] -
FAPESP and University of Surrey issue call for proposals
Published on March 26, 2018FAPESP and the University of Surrey (UK) jointly announce a call for proposals directed to support projects of collaborative research in all fields of knowledge. The opportunity is directed to researchers affiliated to higher education and research institutes in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers affiliated to the University of Surrey. The announcement is launched as part of their accord on scientific collaboration. This call will selected one project and provide funding [...] -
FAPESP announces new fund opportunity with NERC
Published on March 23, 2018FAPESP and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), from the United Kingdom, announce a new call for proposals to fund collaborative projects between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from UK. The opportunity is part of an annual call to foster cooperation in “Earth System Science” and “Global Environmental Change” research. Since 2010, through its International Opportunities Fund (IOF) scheme NERC has provided pump-priming funds to [...] -
FAPESP and Belmont Forum will fund projects in sustainable urbanisation
Published on March 23, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the result of a call for research proposals with the Belmont Forum, group of member organizations with the mission to encourage research on global changes. The “Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative” call for proposals aims to bring together integrated teams of natural scientists, engineers, social scientists, business, and urban stakeholders to develop projects requiring collaborative, international, inter- and [...]