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FAPESP issue call for proposals with the universities of Nottingham e Birmingham Versão em português
Applications are invited from academics holding permanent positions in UoN, UoB and research groups in the State of São Paulo to initiate new or strengthen existing research collaborations (Un.Nottingham)
The University of Nottingham (UoN) and The University of Birmingham (UoB) in association with FAPESP, have put agreements in place to facilitate academic cooperation. The first initiative under these cooperation agreements is a fund to pump-prime cross-continent research collaborations.
These academic cooperation agreements will support the development of projects in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. In addition the application may support the exchange of researchers (with doctoral degree or equivalent and post-doctoral fellows) from the State of São Paulo and from the United Kingdom within the scope of the Scientific Cooperation Agreements among the institutions.
Applications are invited from academics holding permanent positions in UoN, UoB and Brazilian research groups in the State of São Paulo to initiate new or strengthen existing research collaborations.
The key criteria are that the collaboration must at the minimum involve a FAPESP-funded PI from a university or from institutions of higher education or research, public or private, in the State of São Paulo, and a PI from either the University of Nottingham or the University of Birmingham. Ideally the application will also include collaboration between UoN and UoB.
Funding can be sought for a range of activities including original research and workshop events.
FAPESP, University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham awards will be up to an absolute maximum of £72.500 for the period established in the award, necessarily and exclusively to cover workshop realization expenses, mobility expenses (travel, accommodation, living expenses and health insurance) and research costs (including by way of example, laboratory consumables, and small items of equipment, services).
The closing date for submission of proposals is July 20, 2012. The maximum duration of each project is 24 months.
More information about the call is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/6960.