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FAPESP and Academy of Finland launch new call for proposals Versão em português
Joint projects in materials research in electronics, photonics and communications engineering will be funded (photo:CEPOF/FAPESP)
The Academy of Finland (AKA) and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) launch a call for joint projects in the field of materials research in electronics, photonics and communications engineering. The aim is to promote and strengthen collaboration between researchers from Finland and the State of São Paulo.
The call for proposals covers three broadly interpretable and intentionally overlapping themes: Multimaterial platforms for future electronics; Energy efficient sensors; and Advanced nanophotonics.
AKA is prepared to fund the projects with a total of EUR 1,2 million. FAPESP is also prepared to fund for the equivalent amount of EUR 1,2 million. As a general rule, the funding is for three years with a balanced contribution from each agency.
The application shall include a Joint Research Plan written by researchers from Finland and the State of São Paulo. The research plan shall involve a clear description of the planned collaboration (distribution of work and methods of implementation). The research plan shall include both a joint budget and separate budgets for both partners.
Applicants from Finland and from the State of São Paulo must satisfy the eligibility criteria of AKA and FAPESP respectively. For the applicant researcher in the State of São Paulo, the collaborative proposal must be submitted to FAPESP as a Regular Research Award with maximum project duration of 36 months.
The applicant for AKA research funding (principal Investigator) must have the qualifications of a professor or an adjunct professor (docent) or be a researcher with a doctorate.
The partners apply for funding from their respective funding agencies (with the agencies’ own forms). The deadline is June 18th, 2014 in both countries.
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/8580