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Research proposals for health systems improvement are selected
Published on February 19, 2018FAPESP announces the result of a call for proposals launched in collaboration with the Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, and the Brazilian State Funding Agencies (FAPs), articulated by the National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP). Two collaborative projects between researchers from Brazil and researchers from the United Kingdom will be funded. The aim is to improve health policy and systems for vulnerable communities in Brazil. The UK participation happens under [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals in mental disorders
Published on February 16, 2018FAPESP announces the proposal selected in the call “Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) prevention and management of mental disorders”. Headquartered in London, GACD is a consortium of research funding agencies. The alliance coordinates and supports activities that address the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases on a global scale. The call was opened to researchers affiliated with higher education or research institutions in the State of São [...] -
FAPESP and BE-Basic announce result of call for proposals
Published on February 16, 2018FAPESP and the BE-Basic Consortium, from the Netherlands, announce the result of the fourth call for proposals launched under the memorandum of understanding between the institutions. The opportunity was opened to researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo and researchers associated to BE-Basic. Relevant themes for the call for proposals included “Synthetic Biology for Biofuels and Bio-based Chemicals”, [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with NWO
Published on February 16, 2018FAPESP and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) announce the result of the fifth call for proposals launched under the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. Six collaborative proposals involving researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from the Netherlands were selected. The call “Biobased Economy” received proposals in sustainable agriculture; sustainable food production and food security; systems/synthetic biology [...] -
FAPESP and Newton Fund announce result of call for proposals
Published on February 06, 2018FAPESP and the Newton Fund, from United Kingdom, announce the result of a call for proposals launched to support the organization of joint workshops between researchers from UK and researchers from Latin America countries. The proposal selected in the State of São Paulo will integrate the “Biodiversity – Ecosystem services for sustainable development” program, a collaborative multinational research and capacity building to provide trans-regional level understanding of the [...] -
FAPESP announces the result of call for proposals with Newton Fund
Published on February 06, 2018FAPESP and Newton Fund announce the result of a call for proposals launched to provide financial support for researchers from the State of São Paulo to visit an institution in the UK and researchers from the UK to visit an institution in the State of São Paulo. The aim is to support early and established career researchers to undertake an international research placement, strengthening links for future collaboration, building research capacity in developing economies, and enhancing career [...] -
SPRINT has its first call for proposals in 2018
Published on January 30, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the first call for proposals in 2018 under the SPRINT – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration initiative. The call for proposals has the purpose of promoting the engagement of researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions 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 at [...] -
FAPESP and CSTC open a new call for proposals
Published on January 30, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Cognitive Science and Technology Council of Iran (CSTC) announce a new call for joint research projects. The call is open to interested researchers affiliated with higher education or research institutions in Iran and in the State of São Paulo in the field of interdisciplinary brain and cognition studies. The goal of CSTC and FAPESP is to form and strengthen collaboration among interdisciplinary teams of [...] -
FAPESP announces result of SPRINT 3/2017 call
Published on January 29, 2018The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the result of the third call for proposals in 2017 under the SPRINT – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration. The initiative has the purpose of promoting the engagement of researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions 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 at the [...] -
FAPESP and JSPS will fund new workshops
Published on December 22, 2017FAPESP and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) announce the fifth call for proposals under the memorandum of understanding signed by the institutions. The purpose is to select joint workshops, fostering the collaboration between young researchers from the State of São Paulo and from Japan and providing career development opportunities. Two workshops in any field of knowledge will be funded, with a duration of three days, either in São Paulo State or in [...] -
New Energies Research Center has selected proposals
Published on December 21, 2017FAPESP and Shell will fund a research center for new energies in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The parties jointly announced a call for proposals for the New Energies Research Center in four strategic divisions: Dense Energy Carriers, Advanced Energy Storage, Methane to Products, and Computational Material Science. The call motivated twelve submissions, spanning the four research topics of interest. Each proposal received ad-hoc reviews and was analyzed by a panel of experts. The [...] -
FAPESP and Agence Nationale de la Recherche issue new call for proposals
Published on December 21, 2017The Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), from France, has issued a new call for proposals to fund collaborative projects between French researchers and international partners. FAPESP integrates the initiative and invites researchers associated with higher education or research institutions in the State of São Paulo to participate, under the cooperation agreement signed with ANR. The call will select proposals in the themes “Information and Communications Technologies” and [...] -
FAPESP and West Virginia University launch call for proposals
Published on December 18, 2017FAPESP and West Virginia University (WVU), United States, announce a call for proposals to select and fund collaborative projects in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology, Sociology etc). The opportunity is launched under the terms of the scientific cooperation agreement between the institutions. Proposals must be jointly written by researchers formally associated with public or private higher education or research institutions in the State [...] -
FAPESP and DFG announce result of call for proposals
Published on November 29, 2017FAPESP and the German Research Foundation (DFG) announce the result of the call for proposals “Joint Workshops 2017”, issued under the cooperation agreeement between the institutions. The purpose was to select joint workshops to foster the collaboration among researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from Germany, leading to the development of new bilateral research projects. Ten proposals were selected. They must take place within one year, in English, with [...] -
FAPESP and NSF announce result of call for proposals
Published on November 21, 2017FAPESP announces the result of an opportunity launched for researchers associated to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo to partner with researchers from the United States requesting support to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) program. PIRE is an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all disciplines and catalyzes high-level international engagement in the U.S. [...]