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Researcher exchange with the University of Southampton
Published on May 11, 2011As part of their accord on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the University of Southampton, in the United Kingdom, are jointly issuing a public call for proposals for researcher exchange. Researchers affiliated with public or private institutions of higher learning or research in the state of São Paulo are eligible if they have an ongoing project funded by one of the following FAPESP grant mechanisms: Regular Research Grants, Thematic Project Grants, the Young Researchers at Emerging [...] -
FAPESP signs agreement with Canadian universities
Published on May 05, 2011FAPESP has signed an agreement on scientific and academic cooperation with the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario, both located in the province of Ontario, Canada. The agreement, signed on March 30th by FAPESP President Celso Lafer, University of Toronto President Paul Young, and University of Western Ontario Vice President for Research and International Relations Ted Hewitt, will promote and support collaborative research projects involving researchers at institutions [...] -
FAPESP and the University of Surrey announce results of call for proposals
Published on May 05, 2011The FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation and the University of Surrey, in the UK, have disclosed the list of projects approved under the public call for proposals issued on 23 November 2010, under the agreement for scientific cooperation between the two institutions. The call was open to proposals for researcher exchange between the state of São Paulo and the county of Surrey submitted by principal investigators currently supported by FAPESP under one of the following grant mechanisms: [...] -
FAPESP and AUF announce results of call for proposals
Published on May 05, 2011FAPESP and the Canadian Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF, Association of Francophone Universities) announce the result of the call for proposals issued on 28 June 2010 under a cooperative agreement between the institutions. The call was for proposals, in all areas of knowledge, involving short-term researcher and student exchange. Only projects developed jointly by teams at institutions of higher education and research in the state of São Paulo and researchers at facilities [...] -
FAPESP and University of Surrey announce results of their call for proposals
Published on April 13, 2011As part of their scientific cooperation agreement, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation) and University of Surrey announced the list of projects selected for funding under their November 23, 2010 public call for proposals. The call for proposals was open to principal investigators currently supported by FAPESP under one of the following grant mechanisms: Regular Research Awards; Thematic Projects; Young Investigators Award; and [...] -
On Course to do Research in Brazil
Published on March 02, 2011Agência FAPESP – Abduleziz Ablat, 28, already knows the path he will follow in 2012 when he completes his doctorate in condensed matter physics at the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. He plans to apply for a postdoctoral or research position at a Brazilian university or research center. “The infrastructure for research in Brazil is just as good as in China and other countries I have visited and there are Brazilian scientists doing [...] -
FAPESP and KCL issue new call for proposals
Published on February 15, 2011FAPESP and the King’s College London (KCL), from the UK are accepting proposals for the interchange of researchers within the range of scientific cooperation. Inscriptions can be made up to April 26. The King’s College London is the fourth oldest university in England. It is considered to be one of the 25 most important universities in the world (according to the Times Higher Education 2009). Devoted to research, KCL is located in central London, hosting about 23 thousand [...] -
FAPESP and CNRS announce results of their call for proposals
Published on February 08, 2011As part of their accord on scientific cooperation, the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation) and the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, National Center for Scientific Research) announced the list of projects selected for funding under their October 1, 2010 public call for proposals. Ten proposals for researcher exchange between the state of São Paulo and France were selected for the 2011-2012 period. The call [...] -
FAPESP and INRIA issue new call for proposals
Published on February 08, 2011As part of their accord on scientific cooperation, FAPESP and the French Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique (INRIA, National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control) issued a new call for researcher exchange. Proposals for research and development in information and communication technology and their application to any area of knowledge will be considered eligible if they involve collaborations between INRIA researchers and those at institutions of [...] -
Result of the FAPESP-MIT Call for Proposals
Published on December 28, 2010The Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the results of their recent call for proposals to fund researcher exchange, which was opened on May 17, 2010 (FAPESP Call no. 06/2010). Proposals related to various fields of study were approved. In the state of Sao Paulo, proposals were submitted by researchers affiliated with institutions of higher learning or research institutes, [...] -
Biodiversity targets for the future
Published on December 07, 2010Agência FAPESP – An international event organized by the Biota-FAPESP Program, the Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC, Brazilian Academy of Sciences), and the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science) will mark the close of the International Year of Biodiversity and the beginning of the International Year of Forests. The international conference Getting Post-2010 Biodiversity Targets Right will be held December 11-15, [...] -
FAPESP and CONICET issue call for proposals
Published on December 01, 2010As part of their accord on scientific and technological cooperation, FAPESP and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de La República Argentina (CONICET, Argentine National Council for Scientific and Technical Research), jointly announce a public call for proposals for researcher exchange. Researchers affiliated with public or private institutions of higher learning or research in the state of São Paulo are eligible if they have an ongoing [...] -
Researcher exchange with the United Kingdom
Published on December 01, 2010As part of their accord on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the University of Surrey, in the United Kingdom, are jointly issuing a public call for proposals for researcher exchange. Researchers affiliated with public or private institutions of higher learning or research in the state of São Paulo are eligible if they have an ongoing project funded by one of the following FAPESP grant mechanisms: Regular Research Grants, Thematic Project Grants, the Young Researchers at Emerging [...] -
New ESPCA call for proposals
Published on December 01, 2010FAPESP is issuing a new call for proposals of the Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada, (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS), a line of support available 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, [...] -
Results of the First ESPCA Call for Proposals
Published on November 16, 2010Seven proposals were approved in the first São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) Call for Proposals (photo: Eduardo Cesar) FAPESP announces the results of the first Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS) Call for Proposals (FAPESP Call for Proposals 18/2009), published 5 October, 2009 The goal of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS)—a funding option made available via the mechanism Research Support – [...]