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FAPESP and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research issue call for proposals Versão em português
Up to seven research projects in biobased economy will be funded. The maximum duration of each project is 4 years
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) make public a call for proposals for the support of research projects within the scope of the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions.
This call for proposals is being announced simultaneously by FAPESP and NWO and will provide budgets to fund 5-7 proposals.
The aim of this call is to strengthen research cooperation between State of São Paulo, Brazil and the Netherlands by funding joint research projects in the field of biobased economy in the following themes: i) crop improvement: more and better agricultural, horticultural and aquaculture products; ii) sustainable agriculture: resilience of the production system; iii) bio refinery; iv) chemocatalytical, biocatalytical and thermochemical conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals.
FAPESP will provide funding of up to the equivalent to € 140.000 (one hundred and forty thousand Euros) for each State of São Paulo selected proposal and NWO will provide funding of up to € 300.000 (three hundred thousand Euros) for each NWO selected proposal, for the period established in the award.
Submissions to FAPESP must be in the form of a Regular Research Award, with a maximum duration of 4 years. This call for proposals is valid until the closing date on 23 May 2013 at 14.59 hours CET.
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/7473