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FAPESP and University of Michigan announce new call for proposals Versão em português
Institutions will support the exchange of researchers in several fields of knowledge (photo: U-M
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil, and the University of Michigan (U-M), USA, announce a new call for proposals for the exchange of researchers.
In the State of São Paulo, the call is open to principal investigators of ongoing research projects funded by FAPESP within the following funding lines: 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.
By University of Michigan, can submit proposals faculty members and researchers who are assistant, associate or full professors, research professors or research scientists, or clinical faculty engaged in research.
The call invites research proposals in the following fields of knowledge: medicine, the health sciences, humanities, social sciences, the arts, natural sciences, natural resources and the environment, engineering, kinesiology, and information science.
FAPESP will provide funding of up to US$10,000 (ten thousand dollars) per proposal per year and U-M will provide funding of up to US$10,000 (ten thousand dollars) per proposal per year, for the duration of the grant to cover research-related mobility expenses.
FAPESP will provide the selected proposals with funds for travel (air tickets), health insurance and living allowances for researchers and fellows from the State of São Paulo that will visit University of Michigan.
University of Michigan will provide the selected projects funds for travels (air tickets) and living allowances for researchers from the USA visiting the State of São Paulo.
The maximum duration of each project is 24 months, non-extendable. The collaborative activities foreseen in this project should start during calendar 2014. The closing date for submission of proposals is April 1st, 2014.
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/8429.