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FAPESP announces new call for proposals for SPRINT Versão em português
The closing date for submission of proposals is July 27, 2015 (photo: FAPESP)
The present call establishes conditions for the submission of mobility proposals between researchers from the State of São Paulo and one in eight institutions of higher education and research in other countries.
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the second call for proposals in 2015 for SPRINT - São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration (www.fapesp.br/en/sprint), a strategy designed to encourage and promote the advancement of scientific research through the engagement of researchers affiliated with research institutions in the State of São Paulo with researcher partners abroad.
The call for proposals has the purpose of promoting the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and work cooperatively aiming the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term.
The call for proposals considers the following partnership alternatives: 1) Proposals in partnership with researcher whose institution has a current agreement with FAPESP; 2) proposals in partnership with researcher whose institution has not a current agreement with FAPESP.
In this call the partners that participate are:
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UK: Bangor University and Queen's University of Belfast.
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Spain: Universidad de Salamanca.
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USA: University of California Davis and University of Miami.
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Germany: University of Münster.
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Australia: University of New South Wales and University of Sydney.
The closing date for submission of proposals is July 27, 2015.
FAPESP will provide the selected proposals with funds for travel (air tickets), health insurance and living allowances for researchers from the State of São Paulo that will visit the partner institution.
The call for proposals is published at: www.fapesp.br/en/9365.