Open calls for UK- Brazil collaborations

Open calls for UK- Brazil collaborations

Three calls to promote social and economic development through science and technology are now open with Brazil as one of the partner countries for the Newton Fund initiatives. Deadline for submission is November 20, 2014  (2PM Brasilia / 4PM UK time). 

Newton Institutional Links  Newton Institutional Links are grants that aim at promoting sustainable relationships through de development of research and innovation collaboration between British and Brazilian Institutions in thematic areas that are critical for the Brazilian economic development and social welfare.

Grants will be up to £300,000 over two years and will cover collaborations between the UK and Brazil. Grants can cover costs which support research and innovation collaboration, including: research-related costs the exchange of researchers, students and industry staff  the costs of organising meetings, seminars, training other activities to establish and strengthen collaborative links. Other activities can also be funded. For a full list of eligible and ineligible costs, please read the British Council guidelines. In 2014, the Institutional Links programme launched two calls for Brazil, which are led by CAPES and SAE (Secretaria de Assuntos Estratégicos). Priority Areas CAPES call  (grants up to £300,000) : New Drug Discovery, neglected diseases or medical conditions affecting low income populations  Agriculture  Water  Environment SAE call (one grant up to £150,000) : Climate change  More information in the British Council website.

Newton Researcher Links We are inviting Leading Researcher to propose themes for bilateral workshops, which will bring together early career researchers from the UK and Brazil to discuss their research and start to build international relationships. Successful workshops will receive funding, and the applicants (leading researchers) will be responsible for organising the workshop.
The priority areas for cooperations between UK and Brazil are:

• Food security

• Advanced therapies for treatment of chronic diseases: cellular and gene therapies

• Neglected diseases

• Radio pharmaceuticals

• Nanotechnology applied to public health issues

More information in the British Council site CNPq and CONFAP are the local partners for the currently open Researcher Links call. Other calls may be led by other partners or fund different priority themes.

Fonte: Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Engenharia de Produção - UFF