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FAPESP will support research internships in Italian universities
Published on September 28, 2018FAPESP announces the result of a call for proposals launched to support research internships in Italian universities. The opportunity was opened under FAPESP’s Research Internships Abroad scheme (BEPE in Portuguese). The call was launched in the context of the memorandum of understanding between FAPESP, the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) and the University of Bologna, acting as Technical Secretariat of the Network of Italian Universities. The aim is to [...] -
FAPESP Program for Supporting Collaborative Research between Universities/Research Institutions & Companies
Published on September 26, 2018FAPESP has a long and successful history of supporting collaborative research with companies. The FAPESP Program for Supporting Collaboration in Research between Universities/Research Institutions & Companies currently has two branches: Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE FAPESP) Engineering Research Centers or Applied Research Centers Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE FAPESP) PITE FAPESP, launched in [...] -
Rafael Silva Oliveira
Published on September 24, 2018Area Panel - Biology Rafael Oliveira received a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (1997) and masters in Ecology (1999) from the University of Brasília and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley (2005). He was a post-doc researcher at INPE (2005) and CENA-USP (2006-2007). Currently, Rafael is a professor at the University of Campinas (Unicamp) and adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia. He was the head of the Graduate Program in Ecology at Unicamp and [...] -
Amendment No. 1 to Memorandum of Agreement Between Sao Paulo Research Foundation and Queen’s University of Belfast
Published on September 21, 2018THE SAO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION – FAPESP, established by Law nº 5.918, of October 18th, 1960, with headquarters at Rua Pio XI, 1500, Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, SP, enrolled in CNPJ/MF under nº 43.828.151/0001-45, herein represented according to article 11, “a” of Law nº 5.918, combined with its General Rule approved by Decree n° 40.132, of May 23, 1962, represented by its President, Prof. Dr. JOSÉ GOLDEMBERG, in the exercise of the powers delegated [...] -
MOU between FAPESP and NSERC (2018)
Published on September 18, 2018MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA The State of São Paulo Research Foundation referred to as "FAPESP" and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada referred to as "NSERC"; both entities hereafter referred to as "the Parties". Recognizing the key role that science, technology and innovation play in economic and social development and the [...] -
FAPESP and CSTC announce result of call for proposals
Published on September 11, 2018FAPESP and Iran’s Cognitive Science and Technology Council – CSTC announce the result of a call for proposals issued last February under the cooperation agreement signed by both institutions. The call aimed at strengthening collaborations among Iranian and São Paulo State researchers in the field of interdisciplinary brain and cognition studies, with the aim of fostering joint research in the frontiers of science and technologies, as well as the development and exchange of [...] -
Amendment no. 1 to Memorandum of Understanding (“Amendment 1”)
Published on September 11, 2018This Amendment 1 is made effective as of 10 September 2018 and amends a memorandum of understanding dated 25 September 2013 (the "MoU") between: IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE, a body corporate established by Royal Charter with registration number RC000231, whose address is South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London, United Kingdom SW7 2AZ, represented by its Provost Prof. JAMES STIRLING (“Imperial College”); and The SÃO PAULO RESEARCH [...] -
FAPESP joins call for proposals with the European Research Council
Published on September 10, 2018FAPESP announces its participation in 2018’s second call for proposals in partnership with the European Research Council (ERC), under the umbrella of the Brazilian Council of State Research Funding Agencies (CONFAP). The opportunity is open to researchers holding a PhD and associated to higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo. The aim is to increase the participation of researchers from the State of São Paulo in European research teams [...] -
Jean Paul Metzger
Published on September 06, 2018Steering Committees for Special Programs - BIOTA-FAPESP Program Jean Paul Metzger is a biologist (University of São Paulo, 1988) with a master in Landscape Management (Unesco, 1990) and PhD in Ecology (University of Toulouse, 1995). Currently he is a full Professor of Ecology at the University of São Paulo. In the last 20 years, he worked with landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation in highly fragmented landscapes, essentially in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest region. His main [...] -
ERC - CONFAP - CNPq Call: Second Round 2018
Published on September 05, 2018Summary: The Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies – CONFAP and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq ) invite researchers from Brazil to pursue research collaborations with Principal Investigators already supported through EU-funded European Research Council (ERC) grants. Closing date: 10 October 2018 [...] -
FAPESP and BBSRC fund collaborative research projects between UK and Sao Paulo
Published on September 05, 2018FAPESP and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBRSC), from the UK, invite applications for the Pump-Priming Award (FAPPA) scheme. Available since 2013, the aim of this award is to provide short-term pump-priming to collaborations between research groups in the São Paulo State, Brazil and BBSRC-funded research groups in the UK. Successful UK applicants will be funded by BBSRC while their São Paulo based counterparts will be funded by [...] -
Memorandum of understanding between FAPESP and Keele University
Published on September 05, 2018This Memorandum of understanding is made on Between: 1. UNIVERSITY OF KEELE, a university established by the University of Keele Act 1962 (10 &11 Eliz. 2 Ch Xv) and the granting of a Royal Charter in 1962, of Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG (Keele); and 2. The SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION - FAPESP, established by Law nº 5.918, of October 18th, 1960, with headquarters at Rua Pio XI, 1500, Alto da Lapa, São Paulo, SP, enrolled in CNPJ/MF under nº 43.828.151/0001-45, herein [...] -
FAPESP and Microsoft announce result of call for proposals
Published on September 03, 2018FAPESP and Microsoft announce the result of a call for proposals launched to support research projects in computer vision and deep learning. The opportunity was opened to researchers from public or private higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo, under the conditions of FAPESP’s Research Partnership for Technological Innovation Program (PITE). It is expected that the selected projects’ principal investigators collaborate closely with Microsoft [...] -
FAPESP and Intel announce result of call for proposals
Published on September 03, 2018FAPESP and Intel announced the result of a call for proposals issued in 2017 under the cooperation agreement between the institutions. This call for proposals aimed at fostering research on the novel approaches to employ Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in the context of security and cryptography, and the associated vertical domains. The development of compelling techniques and technologies based on FPGAs will help shape the future of security in areas such as Automotive, Unmanned [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with NERC
Published on August 28, 2018FAPESP and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), from the United Kingdom, announce the result of a call for proposals launched to fund collaborative projects between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from the UK. The opportunity, with annual periodicity, received projects in the “Earth System Science” and “Global Environmental Change” research themes, integrating NERC’s Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund scheme. The approved [...]