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FAPESP and CSTC announce result of call for proposals
Published on July 24, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Cognitive Science and Technology Council of Iran (CSTC) announce the result of a call for joint research projects issued in November, 2016. Two projects were selected and will be conducted by researchers affiliated with higher education or research institutions in Iran and in the State of São Paulo in the field of interdisciplinary brain and cognition studies. The goal of CSTC and FAPESP is to form and strengthen collaboration among [...] -
Research for health systems improvement will be funded
Published on July 10, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces a call for research proposals in collaboration with the Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, and the Brazilian State Funding Agencies (FAPs), articulated by the National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP). The UK participation happens under the Newton Fund Programme. Collaborative projects between researchers from Brazil and researchers from the United Kingdom will be funded. The aim is to improve health policy and [...] -
FAPESP seeks partnerships to set up advanced manufacturing research centers
Published on July 03, 2017By Graça Mascarenhas | Agência FAPESP – FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Foundation, has issued a call for proposals for companies or consortia of companies that want to partner with it in establishing Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Research Centers. The new research centers will develop factory optimization technologies and extend integrated automated applications throughout the value chain and product lifecycle. “Advanced manufacturing is vitally important to the [...] -
FAPESP Research Program on Global Climate Change has new call for proposals
Published on June 26, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces a new call for proposals in the FAPESP Research Program on Global Climate Change. The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, held in Paris in 2015, resulted in an unprecedented agreement as the governments recognised the scientific consensus on the Physics of Global Change. In COP-21, countries also presented their mitigation actions, through their intended [...] -
FAPESP announces new call for proposals with Spain’s CSIC
Published on June 13, 2017FAPESP announces an opportunity related to the i-LINK+ Programme 2017 from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain. CSIC’s call (www.csic.es/web/guest/i-link) offers funding for the exchange of researchers to participate of meetings and joint workshops with the participating members. CSIC encourages applications: focused on Ibero-America, South Mediterranean areas and Asia; including partners from the entrepreneur’s world (mainly [...] -
FAPESP will support research internships in Italian universities
Published on June 12, 2017FAPESP will support short and medium term research internships in Italian universities. FAPESP fellowship holders in the modalities stated above are welcome to apply. The submission must follow the same requirements for the Research Internships Abroad (BEPE) Program. The conditions are described at the specific FAPESP call for proposals and aim to strengthen research cooperation between researchers from Brazil and researchers in Italy by offering fellowships to support the [...] -
FAPESP and IBM announce new call for proposal
Published on June 08, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and IBM announce a new call for research proposals. The purpose of the call is to define the conditions for the submission of proposals for research projects that generate knowledge about Digital Agriculture, that is, computer systems that process data, provide advice, support control and the different steps of the agricultural production chains. The themes of interest agreed by IBM and FAPESP for this call for research [...] -
FAPESP and Agilent will fund research in biopharma and metabolomics
Published on May 15, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Agilent announce a new call for proposals opened to researchers associated to institutions of higher education or research, public or private, in the State of São Paulo. The themes of interest shared by Agilent and FAPESP for the call for research proposals are: BioPharma – the goal is to fund projects that can advance the state of the art of measurements for BioPharma, for human health, veterinary medicine and [...] -
FAPESP and NWO announce new call for proposals
Published on April 26, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) announce the fifth call of joint research projects under the scientific cooperation agreement between institutions. Project proposals must be jointly written by researchers formally associated with public or private Higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil and universities or NWO-acknowledged research institutions in the [...] -
SPRINT opens second call for proposals in 2017
Published on April 25, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the second 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 to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects and work [...] -
New São Paulo Schools of Advanced Science will be selected
Published on April 20, 2017FAPESP 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 result of SPRINT 4/2016 call for proposals
Published on April 19, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the resulto f the fourth call for proposals in 2016 under the SPRINT - São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration initiative. The call 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 will fund research with Max Planck Institutes
Published on April 18, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science announce the first call for proposals under the agreement signed by the institutions. Young highly qualified investigators, with several years of a very well succeeded postdoctoral experience, are invited to submit research proposals to establish independent Tandem Research Groups at universities or research institutes in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, in strong [...] -
FAPESP announce new fund opportunity with NERC
Published on April 17, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), a UK Research Council, announce an opportunity of funding to collaborative projects between researchers in the United Kingdom and in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. In the FAPESP-NERC International Opportunities Fund (IOF) - Pump Priming and Pump Priming Plus Awards – 2017 the focus is in Earth System Science and Global Environmental Change research. FAPESP will consider [...] -
FAPESP and British Council will fund training courses
Published on April 17, 2017The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) 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 [...]