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FAPESP issue new call for proposals with the State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of Bavaria Versão em português
Institutions will support the exchange of researchers between the State of São Paulo and Germany (Baylat)
As part of their agreement on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts of the Free State of Bavaria (StMWFK), in Germany, represented by the Bavarian University Centre for Latin America (BAYLAT), are jointly issuing a new public call for proposals for the exchange of researchers.
Researchers regarded as eligible to submit proposals within the scope of this call are principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by FAPESP within the following schemes: Regular Research Awards, Thematic Projects, Young Investigators, Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (CEPIDs/RIDCs), Public Education Research Program, Research in Public Policies, and Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE). Co-Principal Investigators of ongoing Thematic Projects, CEPIDs/RIDCs and PITEs are also eligible to apply.
Principal investigators of Bavarian universities that have an established cooperation with a higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo can participate on the Bavarian side.
The call for proposals is open to researchers in all fields of knowledge. The duration of the projects for the exchange of researchers may be as long as 24 months.
FAPESP will award each successful applicant the equivalent of up to 5,000 euros per year to cover travel (air tickets), health insurance and living allowances for researchers from the State of São Paulo visiting their collaborators in Bavaria.
BAYLAT will award each successful applicant from Bavaria the equivalent of up to 5,000 euros per year to cover travel (air tickets), health insurance and living allowances for researchers visiting their collaborators in the State of São Paulo.
The deadline for applications is October 14, 2012.
For more in-depth information, please visit www.fapesp.br/en/8006.