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FAPESP and NSF issue new call for proposals in biodiversity Versão em português
Institutions will fund projects for scientific cooperation through the programs BIOTA/FAPESP and Dimensions of Biodiversity/NSF (photo: Eduardo Cesar)
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announce a new call for research proposals and invite researchers to submit projects for scientific cooperation through their programs BIOTA and Dimensions of Biodiversity.
This call for proposals for 2017 is based in a broader call for proposals published annually by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity’s Program, which invites the participation of US researchers to apply for NSF’s regular funding or co-funding opportunities under NSF agreements with FAPESP and other agencies.
For this call for proposals, research projects must integrate the three dimensions of biodiversity – Genetic, Phylogenetic and Functional – with the goal of understanding the complex interactions and dynamic feedbacks among these dimensions. Innovative approaches that accelerate the characterization and understanding of these three dimensions of biodiversity are encouraged, as are empirical, experimental, theoretical, and modeling approaches.
The FAPESP schemes for support in this call for proposals are Thematic Project and Young Investigators Award.
The proposals must be submitted: to FAPESP, by researchers associated with public or private higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo; to NSF, by researchers associated with eligible institutions as defined in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide.
The duration of the research project must be 5 years with possibility of extension for up to 12 additional months, in exceptional condition, as justified and approved by the corresponding agency.
Last date for receiving pre-proposals is December 2, 2016. The selected proposers will be notified and invited for the submission of full proposals until February 21, 2016.
The call for proposal is available at: www.fapesp.br/biota/dimensions-NSF2017.
Previous call for proposals launched by BIOTA-FAPESP and Dimensions of Biodiversity-NSF are at www.fapesp.br/en/6517.