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FAPESP and GSK announce call for proposals
Published on October 24, 2013FAPESP and GSK announce a call for proposals to establish a Centre of Excellence for Research in Sustainable Chemistry. The purpose is to develop a world-class research center with effective means of technology transfer, education and dissemination of knowledge. This initiative expands the aims of the FAPESP Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (RIDC) program, adding a component of research collaboration with industry since the inception of the proposals, thus bringing in the [...] -
FAPESP and CALDO announce result of call for proposals
Published on October 21, 2013The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and The Consortium of Alberta, Laval, Dalhousie and Ottawa Universities (CALDO), Canada, make public the result of a public call for proposals for the support of research projects involving the exchange of researchers under the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. Ten proposals were selected, in several fields of knowledge. The maximum duration of each project is 24 months, non-extendable. FAPESP and CALDO will provide [...] -
FAPESP and BG announce call for proposals
Published on October 18, 2013FAPESP and BG Brasil announce a call for proposals to establish a Research Centre for Gas Innovation in São Paulo. The Research Centre will be responsible for the management of three discipline based research programmes: Engineering, Physical Chemistry and Energy Policy and Economics. The centre will also address the current technology challenges that Brazil faces in maximising the penetration of natural gas. The focus of the centre at a strategic level will be to undertake R&D into: New [...] -
FAPESP and Agilent announce result of Call for Research Proposals
Published on October 09, 2013FAPESP and Agilent announce the result of the second call for research proposals under the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. The call had the objective of identify and select world-class research in advanced instrumentation and measurement techniques related to synthetic biology and food safety. The total amount available under this request for proposals (RFP) is US$ 600,000.00, with 50% of this value to be provided by FAPESP and 50% by Agilent. Proposals were [...] -
FAPESP and Microsoft Research issue new Call for Research Proposals
Published on October 04, 2013The São Paulo Research Foundation and Microsoft Research make public the seventh call for research proposals for the Virtual Research Institute FAPESP–Microsoft Research. The call is open to researchers associated to Institutions of Higher Education or Research, public and or private, in the State of São Paulo. The objective of this call is to explore the application of Computing Science to the challenges of basic research in areas related to big data challenges in the context of [...] -
FAPESP and DGOEER sign funding agreement
Published on October 01, 2013FAPESP announces on October 1st the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Direction Générale Opérationnelle Economie, Emploi & Recherche du Service Public de Wallonie (DGOEER) on October 1st, 2013. The agreement is valid for three years and was signed by the president of FAPESP, Celso Lafer, and Yves Sennen, general director of DGOEER. Through the cooperation agreement, FAPESP and DGOEER will implement scientific and technological cooperation between researchers of Wallonia [...] -
FAPESP and NIH announce first call for proposals
Published on September 26, 2013The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States, announce a call for proposals under the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. Both organizations recognize the importance of supporting joint research activities in the pursuit of common scientific goals related to biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health. Through this call, FAPESP and [...] -
New Brazil-UK Funding Awards For Science Projects
Published on September 25, 2013FAPESP (The São Paulo Research Foundation) announced on September 25th, 2013, at FAPESP Week London, a raft of new scientific agreements and collaborations with UK higher learning institutions, bringing to 14 the number of British universities with which it has agreements. FAPESP and British Council made public results of a Call for Proposals (CFP) for joint research by postgraduates at seven British Universities and their counterparts at universities and institutes in the state of São [...] -
FAPESP and the University of Edinburgh announce first call for proposals
Published on September 25, 2013FAPESP and the University of Edinburgh, UK announced on September 25th, during the FAPESP Week London, the first call for proposals within the range of scientific cooperation between the institutions. The call for proposals is open to University of Edinburgh researchers who propose a collaborative project with FAPESP funded researchers. By FAPESP, can participate in the call principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by FAPESP within the following funding lines: [...] -
FAPESP and King’s College London announce new call for proposals
Published on September 25, 2013FAPESP and the King’s College London (KCL), UK announced on September 25th, at FAPESP Week London, a new call for proposals within the range of scientific cooperation between the institutions. FAPESP and King’s invite interested researchers affiliated with Higher Education and Research Institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and with King’s, respectively, to submit research proposals for the exchange of researchers and post-doctoral fellows, between the State of [...] -
FAPESP and British Council announced support for international workshops
Published on September 25, 2013FAPESP and British Council announced on 25 September, at FAPESP Week London, the results of the Call for Proposals launched by the two organisations, regarding support for the development of workshops in any area of scientific and technological knowledge. The objective is sharing competencies and exchange among researchers in the UK and Brazil. The announcement was made during the first day of FAPESP Week London, a symposium organised by FAPESP at the Royal Society in London, between 25 and 27 [...] -
FAPESP and Ohio State University announce result of call for proposals
Published on September 20, 2013The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and The Ohio State University (OSU), USA announce the result of a public call for proposals for the support of research projects involving the exchange of researchers under the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. Researchers regarded as eligible to submit proposals within the scope of this call were: a) By FAPESP: Principal Investigators of ongoing research projects funded by FAPESP within the following schemes: Regular [...] -
FAPESP sign funding agreement with Cambridge
Published on September 19, 2013The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Cambridge, UK. The agreement is valid for three years and was signed on September 2nd, 2013 by the president of FAPESP, Celso Lafer, and Duncan Maskell, head of School of Biological Sciences, representing The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of The University of Cambridge. Through the Cooperation Agreement, FAPESP and Cambridge will implement scientific and technological cooperation between [...] -
FAPESP issue new call for proposals with the State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of Bavaria
Published on September 19, 2013As part of their agreement on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of the Free State of Bavaria (StMWFK), in Germany, represented by the Bavarian University Centre for Latin America (BAYLAT), are jointly issuing a new public call for proposals for the exchange of researchers. Researchers regarded as eligible to submit proposals within the scope of this call are principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by FAPESP within the [...] -
FAPESP and UC Davis announce result of call for proposals
Published on September 19, 2013The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil and the University Outreach and International Programs (UOIP) at University of California, Davis announce the result of a public call for proposals for the support of joint collaborative proposals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The call was issued in March, 2013 by the institutions. Researchers regarded as eligible to submit proposals within the scope of this call were, by FAPESP, principal investigators of ongoing research projects [...]