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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 [...] -
FAPESP announces call with Research Foundation - Flanders
Published on March 19, 2018FAPESP and the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), from Belgium, announce the first call for proposals under the cooperation agreement signed by the institutions. The aim is to support collaborative projetcs between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from Flanders in any scientific domain, as long as it covers basic scientific research. It is expected that applications will be for a balanced partnership, not specifically in monetary terms but with [...] -
FAPESP launches call for proposals with IDRC, from Canada
Published on March 15, 2018FAPESP and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) announce the first call for proposals under the agreement signed by the institutions. The call invites submissions by researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions from other regions of Brazil, or from any other Latin American and Caribbean country. With focus on the theme [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with BBSRC
Published on March 13, 2018FAPESP and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), one of the UK Research Councils (RCUK), announce the result of a call for proposals launched to fund collaborative projects between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from UK. The opportunity, “BBSRC-FAPESP Anti-Microbial Resistance - AMR and Insect Pest Resistance in Livestock and Agriculture”, is supported by Newton Fund and will be managed as a two-stage process. In this [...] -
FAPESP and the German Ministry of Education and Research announce call for proposals
Published on March 09, 2018FAPESP and the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) announce the second call for proposals under the scientific cooperation agreement signed by the institutions. The aim is to support and strengthen the collaboration between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from Germany within the Bioeconomy area. The call invites joint research proposals related to sustainable agriculture; food production (sustainability of processes and materials, saving energy and [...] -
FAPESP and CONICYT will support research in Agroindustry
Published on March 08, 2018FAPESP and the Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), from Chile, announce the first call for proposals under the cooperation agreement signed by the institutions. The aim is to promote and strengthen the collaboration between researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo and researchers from Chile. The call invites research proposals in the field of Agroindustry, in the following topics: [...] -
Research proposals for health systems improvement are selected
Published on February 19, 2018FAPESP announces the result of a call for proposals launched 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). Two collaborative projects between researchers from Brazil and researchers from the United Kingdom will be funded. The aim is to improve health policy and systems for vulnerable communities in Brazil. The UK participation happens under [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals in mental disorders
Published on February 16, 2018FAPESP announces the proposal selected in the call “Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) prevention and management of mental disorders”. Headquartered in London, GACD is a consortium of research funding agencies. The alliance coordinates and supports activities that address the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases on a global scale. The call was opened to researchers affiliated with higher education or research institutions in the State of São [...]