Call for proposals with University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario

FAPESP and Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario will support the exchange of researchers.

Agência FAPESP – As part of their agreement on scientific collaboration, FAPESP and the Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario in Canada are jointly issuing a public call for proposals for the exchange of researchers.

The call is open to researchers affiliated with public and private higher education or research institutions in São Paulo State that have an ongoing project funded by one of the following FAPESP grant mechanisms: Regular Research Grants, Thematic Project Grants, the Young Researchers at Emerging Centers Program, or the Centers for Research, Innovation, and Dissemination (CEPID).

In Canada, the call is open to researchers affiliated with the Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario.

This call for proposals is open to researchers in all fields. Projects can last up to 24 months, but must be completed within the time frame of the ongoing related projects funded by FAPESP.

FAPESP will award each successful applicant the equivalent of up to 10,000 Canadian dollars per year to cover travel (plane tickets), health insurance and living allowances for researchers from the São Paulo State visiting their collaborators in Canada.

The Universities of Toronto and Western Ontario will award an equal sum to researchers visiting their collaborators in São Paulo State. Applications must be submitted simultaneously by researchers in each country. Researchers in São Paulo should apply to FAPESP. Their collaborators in Canada should apply to the Universities of Toronto or Western Ontario. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2011.

For more information on applying in São Paulo, please visit www.fapesp.br/en/6422.

For information on applying in Canada, please visit: www.research.utoronto.ca/for-researchers-administrators/sao-paulo-research-foundation-fapesp-uoft-and-uwo-joint-call-for-research-proposals.