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• Result of the FAPESP-MIT Call for Proposals

  Published on December 28, 2010
  The Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the results of their recent call for proposals to fund researcher exchange, which was opened on May 17, 2010 (FAPESP Call no. 06/2010). Proposals related to various fields of study were approved. In the state of Sao Paulo, proposals were submitted by researchers affiliated with institutions of higher learning or research institutes, [...]

• Biodiversity targets for the future

  Published on December 07, 2010
  Agência FAPESP – An international event organized by the Biota-FAPESP Program, the Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC, Brazilian Academy of Sciences), and the Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC, Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science) will mark the close of the International Year of Biodiversity and the beginning of the International Year of Forests. The international conference Getting Post-2010 Biodiversity Targets Right will be held December 11-15, [...]

• FAPESP and CONICET issue call for proposals

  Published on December 01, 2010
  As part of their accord on scientific and technological cooperation, FAPESP and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de La República Argentina (CONICET, Argentine National Council for Scientific and Technical Research), jointly announce a public call for proposals for researcher exchange. Researchers affiliated with public or private institutions of higher learning or research in the state of São Paulo are eligible if they have an ongoing [...]

• Researcher exchange with the United Kingdom

  Published on December 01, 2010
  As part of their accord on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the University of Surrey, in the United Kingdom, are jointly issuing a public call for proposals for researcher exchange. Researchers affiliated with public or private institutions of higher learning or research in the state of São Paulo are eligible if they have an ongoing project funded by one of the following FAPESP grant mechanisms: Regular Research Grants, Thematic Project Grants, the Young Researchers at Emerging [...]

• New ESPCA call for proposals

  Published on December 01, 2010
  FAPESP is issuing a new call for proposals of the Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada, (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS), a line of support available for the organization of short courses on frontier science and technology topics in any field. In addition to furthering the advancement of knowledge, the funded events are expected to increase the visibility of research, doctoral programs, and postdoctoral opportunities in the state of São Paulo, [...]

• Results of the First ESPCA Call for Proposals

  Published on November 16, 2010
  Seven proposals were approved in the first São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) Call for Proposals (photo: Eduardo Cesar) FAPESP announces the results of the first Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS) Call for Proposals (FAPESP Call for Proposals 18/2009), published 5 October, 2009 The goal of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS)—a funding option made available via the mechanism Research Support – [...]

• Results of the second ESPCA Call for Proposals

  Published on November 16, 2010
  FAPESP announces the results of the second Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada (São Paulo School of Advanced Science, SPSAS) Call for Proposals (FAPESP Call for Proposals 04/2010), launched on 28 April, 2010. The goal of the ESPCA is to create opportunities for researchers from São Paulo to organize events that attract young students or postdoctoral researchers from other countries and regions, encouraging them to interact with local students and researchers and to debate cutting-edge [...]

• FAPESP–KCL Approved research projects

  Published on August 24, 2010
    The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil, and King’s College London (KCL), London, United Kingdom, present the list of research proposals approved through the call of proposals launched in May 10, 2010, within the scope of the Cooperation Agreement established between the two institutions. The call was open for researchers affiliated to public and private Higher Education and Research institutions in the State of São Paulo. The researchers should be [...]

• Microsoft Research – FAPESP issue call of proposals

  Published on July 06, 2010
  The objective of this FAPESP/Microsoft Research Request for Proposals is to identify, select and support world-class research in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that is geared towards addressing social and economic development needs in the state of Sao Paulo. For the purpose of this Request for Proposal, academic research has two essential ingredients: creation of new scientific knowledge and communication of results in the world-wide academic community. Both of these [...]

• Interchange with the United Kingdom

  Published on June 02, 2010
  FAPESP and the King’s College London (KCL), from the UK are accepting proposals for the interchange of researchers within the range of scientific cooperation. Inscriptions can be made up to July 5.  The King’s College London is the fourth oldest university in England. It is considered to be one of the 25 most important universities in the world (according to the Times Higher Education 2009).  Devoted to research, KCL is located in central London, hosting about 23 thousand [...]

• Results for the FAPESP-ISTPCanada Call for Proposals

  Published on June 02, 2010
  FAPESP and the International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) have announced the approved projects under the Call for Proposals launched in October 2009 within the cooperation agreement between the institutions. The Call for Proposals comprised the development of joint projects in the areas of Information and Communication Technology - including software; Energy: Renewable Energy and Fuel Cells; and Life Sciences: Bio Health and Medical Technologies. “These [...]

• Keeping an eye on first infections

  Published on June 02, 2010
  Alex Sander Alcântara Agência FAPESP – Since young age, a few children are susceptible to diverse infections caused mainly by bacteria and viruses. Although a minor problem in some situations, the long-term repetition and the evolution to infection may point to immune system disorders in one or more of its components. This is the so-called primary immune deficiency, the diagnosis of which still defies medical doctors and researchers. Understanding and carrying out a [...]

• In search of talent

  Published on April 12, 2010
  By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – Seeking to attract new talent from Brazil and abroad, three of the leading postgraduate information technology programs in the state of São Paulo are selecting young researchers to take part in an intense learning experience in the field of image processing and computer vision. The São Paulo Advanced School in Computing Image Processing and Visualization will be held July 12-17, 2010, with applications accepted until May 15. The course is [...]

• Dynamics of speech production

  Published on March 25, 2010
  By Fábio de Castro Agência FAPESP – The transdisciplinary field known as “articulatory phonology” (dynamics of speech production) is a cutting-edge area of knowledge that brings together researchers from fields as diverse as linguistics, engineering and psychology. From June 7 to June 11, young researchers working in articulatory phonology in Brazil and abroad will have a unique opportunity to engage in intense dialogue with some of the leading international experts in [...]

• The future of nature and agriculture

  Published on March 22, 2010
  Maria Guimarães - Pesquisa FAPESP A hundred years from now climate change may cause major alterations in the natural landscape and in Brazilian agriculture. It’s possible that the jaguar, the largest feline in the Americas, will find no suitable living areas in the Amazon. In turn, the Cerrado [savannah] may disappear once and for all from the west of the State of São Paulo and losses in the  soybean crop in Brazil run the risk of reaching 40%, i.e. an annual loss of R$ 4.3 [...]