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FAPESP and IBM select the new Center for Artificial Intelligence
Published on October 08, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and IBM announce the result of call for proposals issued with the goal of constituting a Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will operate under the aegis of FAPESP’s Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program. The AI IBM-FAPESP Centre will be hosted by Inova USP – University of São Paulo’s Innovation Centre, at its main campus in São Paulo, Brazil. Activities are expected to start by the year 2020. The [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with French funding agency
Published on September 30, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP announces the result of the “Generic Call for Proposals 2019” – promoted within the scope of FAPESP’s agreement with Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, the French National Research Agency), the opportunity aimed at fostering collaborative projects between researchers from France and from São Paulo State’s higher education and research institutions. In total, three proposals were approved. The call [...] -
FAPESP and ANR announce new call for proposals
Published on September 24, 2019FAPESP and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) has issued a new call for proposals for research projects in collaboration between scientists from France and scientists from the State of São Paulo under the cooperation agreement signed by ANR and FAPESP. This is the 16th time FAPESP and ANR are teaming in a call for proposals. It has been ten years since FAPESP and ANR first jointly promoted an international opportunity for scientific research. Four new themes were added to the [...] -
FAPESP and NRC announce new call for proposals
Published on September 24, 2019FAPESP and Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) announce the third call for proposals under the cooperation agreement between the institutions. The goal of the call is to foster and support collaborative projects between Canadian and São Paulo State-based small businesses. Besides featuring high potential for commercialization in the global market or in Brazil, the proposals must also take into account the call’s six sectors of focus: Artificial intelligence and [...] -
FAPESP announce result of call for proposals with the universities of Birmingham and Nottingham
Published on September 23, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham announce the result of a call for proposals to fund joint collaborative proposals involving research and the exchange of researchers. Six collaborative proposals were selected from researchers affiliated with the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham and researchers affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo. The [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with the European Research Council
Published on September 03, 2019FAPESP announces the result of a call for proposals issued in partnership with the European Research Council (ERC), and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, and articulated by the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP). Six proposals were selected. The selected proposals’ Principal Investigators will integrate teams from projects currently financed by the ERC. FAPESP will provide funding for travel expenses through its Research [...] -
FAPESP and Swedish agency Vinnova will fund innovation projects
Published on August 19, 2019FAPESP announces the launching of a new call for proposal with Vinnova, the Swedish government’s innovation agency, under the title São Paulo – Sweden Cooperation in Industrial Research and Innovation Projects. This is the first initiative on the cooperation agreement between the institutions. The opportunity aims at fostering scientific research projects between the State of São Paulo and Sweden that can yield highly innovative products and processes with significant commercial [...] -
FAPESP and BAYLAT will fund workshops in São Paulo and Bavaria
Published on August 15, 2019A scientific workshop is an excellent opportunity to build a scientific network of people with common interests. Following this stream of thought, FAPESP announces the fourth call for proposals for workshops in partnership with the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts of the Free State of Bavaria (StMWK), represented by the Bavarian Academic Center for Latin America (BAYLAT). The FAPESP-BAYLAT partnership, which began with an agreement signed in 2012, has already resulted in the [...] -
FAPESP announces result of call for proposals issued with NERC
Published on August 09, 2019FAPESP and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), from the United Kingdom, announce the result of a call for proposals launched in March 2019, which aimed at funding collaborative projects between researchers from the State of São Paulo and researchers from the UK. One proposal was selected. The opportunity, which is entitled “Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund,” is an annual call to foster cooperation in the fields of Earth science, marine science, freshwater biology, [...] -
FAPESP and Max Planck announce result of call for proposals
Published on August 05, 2019FAPESP and the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG), Germany, announce the result of the second call for proposals issued under the agreement between the institutions. The opportunity aims to establish independent Tandem Research Groups (TRG) associated to universities or research institutes in the State of São Paulo, in strong collaboration with researchers from Max Planck Institutes. The call for proposals was opened to young highly qualified investigators of any [...] -
FAPESP announces result of SPRINT 1/2019 call
Published on July 31, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the result of the first call for proposals in 2019 under the SPRINT – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration initiative. The SPRINT aims at 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, [...] -
SPRINT has its third call for proposals in 2019
Published on July 30, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the third call for proposals in 2019 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 the [...] -
FAPESP and Max Planck announce new call for proposals
Published on July 30, 2019FAPESP and the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG), in Germany, announce the third call for proposals under the cooperation agreement between the institutions. Young highly qualified investigators of any nationality, with at least two years of very well succeeded postdoctoral experience (previous or ongoing) in internationally competitive research groups outside Brazil, are invited to submit research proposals to establish independent Tandem Research Groups (TRG) [...] -
FAPESP and Newton Fund will support continuation of research projects with relevant impact in Public Policies
Published on July 18, 2019FAPESP will take part in the Newton Fund Impact Scheme, an international collaboration co-organised by the British Council and the Newton Fund, UK government’s institutions devoted to encourage opportunities in scientific research and technology with the potential to boost social and economic development in UK partner countries. The objective of the Newton Fund Impact Scheme is to support proposals originated by a research project that had previously been co-funded by Newton Fund and its [...] -
Projects for research collaboration with UK are selected
Published on July 10, 2019The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces the result of call for proposals which aims to stimulate scientific collaboration between researchers from the State of São Paulo and the United Kingdom, through the Visiting Researcher Award. The Visiting Researcher Program offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators, associated with foreign research institutions, who will work in a research institution in the State of São Paulo for a period from 2 weeks [...]