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Results of the second ESPCA Call for Proposals
Published on November 16, 2010FAPESP announces the results of the second Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS) Call for Proposals (FAPESP Call for Proposals 04/2010), launched on 28 April, 2010. The goal of the ESPCA is to create opportunities for researchers from São Paulo to organize events that attract young students or postdoctoral researchers from other countries and regions, encouraging them to interact with local students and researchers and to debate cutting-edge [...] -
FAPESP–KCL Approved research projects
Published on August 24, 2010The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil, and King’s College London (KCL), London, United Kingdom, present the list of research proposals approved through the call of proposals launched in May 10, 2010, within the scope of the Cooperation Agreement established between the two institutions. The call was open for researchers affiliated to public and private Higher Education and Research institutions in the State of São Paulo. The researchers should be [...] -
Microsoft Research – FAPESP issue call of proposals
Published on July 06, 2010The objective of this FAPESP/Microsoft Research Request for Proposals is to identify, select and support world-class research in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that is geared towards addressing social and economic development needs in the state of Sao Paulo. For the purpose of this Request for Proposal, academic research has two essential ingredients: creation of new scientific knowledge and communication of results in the world-wide academic community. Both of these [...] -
Interchange with the United Kingdom
Published on June 02, 2010FAPESP 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 July 5. 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 [...] -
Results for the FAPESP-ISTPCanada Call for Proposals
Published on June 02, 2010FAPESP and the International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) have announced the approved projects under the Call for Proposals launched in October 2009 within the cooperation agreement between the institutions. The Call for Proposals comprised the development of joint projects in the areas of Information and Communication Technology - including software; Energy: Renewable Energy and Fuel Cells; and Life Sciences: Bio Health and Medical Technologies. “These [...] -
Keeping an eye on first infections
Published on June 02, 2010Alex Sander Alcântara Agência FAPESP – Since young age, a few children are susceptible to diverse infections caused mainly by bacteria and viruses. Although a minor problem in some situations, the long-term repetition and the evolution to infection may point to immune system disorders in one or more of its components. This is the so-called primary immune deficiency, the diagnosis of which still defies medical doctors and researchers. Understanding and carrying out a [...] -
In search of talent
Published on April 12, 2010By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – Seeking to attract new talent from Brazil and abroad, three of the leading postgraduate information technology programs in the state of São Paulo are selecting young researchers to take part in an intense learning experience in the field of image processing and computer vision. The São Paulo Advanced School in Computing Image Processing and Visualization will be held July 12-17, 2010, with applications accepted until May 15. The course is [...] -
Dynamics of speech production
Published on March 25, 2010By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – The transdisciplinary field known as “articulatory phonology” (dynamics of speech production) is a cutting-edge area of knowledge that brings together researchers from fields as diverse as linguistics, engineering and psychology. From June 7 to June 11, young researchers working in articulatory phonology in Brazil and abroad will have a unique opportunity to engage in intense dialogue with some of the leading international experts in [...] -
The future of nature and agriculture
Published on March 22, 2010Maria Guimarães - Pesquisa FAPESP A hundred years from now climate change may cause major alterations in the natural landscape and in Brazilian agriculture. It’s possible that the jaguar, the largest feline in the Americas, will find no suitable living areas in the Amazon. In turn, the Cerrado [savannah] may disappear once and for all from the west of the State of São Paulo and losses in the soybean crop in Brazil run the risk of reaching 40%, i.e. an annual loss of R$ 4.3 [...] -
From the laboratory to clinical practice
Published on February 22, 2010By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – For two weeks in April, 100 graduate students, doctoral students and young investigators will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the leading specialists in the field of translational medicine – a branch of medical research aimed at establishing a direct connection between scientific investigation and the treatment of patients. The course, designated the 1st São Paulo School of Translational [...] -
FAPESP-Microsoft announce projects selected for funding
Published on December 16, 2009FAPESP and Microsoft Research announced the list of projects selected for funding under the public call for proposals of June 15, 2009 (FAPESP Call no. 06/2009) by the Microsoft Research-FAPESP Institute for IT Research and per the agreement between the institutions. Approved proposals table{background:#E9E2C3;border-collapse:collapse;width:99%;} td{background:#FFF;padding:7px 5px;} tr.head td{background:#E9E2C3;} Number Researcher [...] -
FAPESP and CNRS issue call for proposals
Published on December 16, 2009As part of their accord on scientific cooperation, FAPESP and the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, National Center for Scientific Research) have jointly issued a new call for researcher exchange between Brazil and France. Researchers are eligible to register if they have an ongoing project funded by one of the following mechanisms: Research Support for Standard Projects; Research Support for Thematic Projects; the Young Researchers in Emerging Centers Program; and the [...] -
Under the influence of aerosols
Published on December 16, 2009By Alex Sander Alcântara Agência FAPESP – How is it that an increase in the emission of atmospheric particles (aerosols) can affect the annual rainfall pattern in the southeastern region of Brazil, particularly in the state of São Paulo? How important is the role of aerosols in provoking rain events? These were among the questions that led a group of researchers at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP, Paulista State University), in Araraquara, to study [...] -
New call for applications to the Dr. Ruth Cardoso Fellowship Program
Published on November 24, 2009FAPESP has published a call for applications to the Dr. Ruth Cardoso Fellowship Program for visiting researchers and professors at Columbia University, in New York City (FAPESP Call no. 17/2009). Submissions of candidate names will be accepted up through January 15, 2010. The program is a joint initiative of FAPESP, Columbia University, the Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Brazil and the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal [...] -
Funded collections
Published on November 17, 2009FAPESP has issued a call for proposals for the program Support for Research Infrastructure in Museums, Data/Document Repositories and Biological Collections. Proposals will be evaluated and selected based on their relevance to research, as well as on their potential for maintaining, expanding and providing researcher access to the archived collections. FAPESP has earmarked approximately R$ 20 million (US$ 11,5 million as Nov.2009) for allocation to the set of projects to be [...]