2017

March / April

Issue 11

EURAXESS BRAZIL Funding opportunities

EURAXESS Brazil Funding opportunities is a list of open calls to fund researchers’ mobility, compiled monthly by the EURAXESS Brazil team.

The information contained in this publication is intended for personal use only. It should not be taken in any way to reflect the views of the European Commission nor of the Delegation of the European Union to Brazil.

Please email brazil@euraxess.net with any comments on this list, contributions you would like to make, if you think any other colleagues would be interested in receiving this document, or if you wish to unsubscribe.

Editors: Charlotte GRAWITZ, EURAXESS Brazil, Country Representative, Ingrid Le Van, Programme Officer

Dear Colleagues,

As you know, the new EURAXESS Portal is out and brings new functionalities

to researchers, entrepreneurs, universities and businesses. Amongst them, you

will find a brand new Funding database allowing you to search for the funding

programme you need for your mobility or research cooperation project. Funding

organisations can publish their funding opportunities and scholarships in it to

increase their visibility and reach the best candidates worldwide.

We will continue publishing a compilation of open calls to fund researchers'

mobility and cooperation with European teams in the coming months to help

you identify these opportunities easily. Nevertheless, the frequency may be

reduced. This edition is valid for March and April.

The grants & fellowships listed below are funded by the European

Commission, EU Member States or Brazilian authorities.

We hope this list will help you turn your interest in research mobility into a reality

and stay at your disposal to discuss your project.

Your EURAXESS Links Brazil Team

EMBO Installation Grants (Czech Republic, Estonia,

Poland, Portugal, Turkey or Lithuania) - Incoming

EMBO Installation Grants support early-career scientists establishing independent laboratories in one of five participating EMBC Member States that fund their respective grantees. At present, Installation Grant applications are accepted annually by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Portugal, Turkey and Lithuania with the aim of strengthening the life sciences in these countries.

Installation Grantees are selected annually on the basis of high-quality research, and, together with the EMBO Young Investigators, form a prestigious network of Europe’s up-and-coming life scientists. ELIGIBILITY Have spent at least two consecutive years outside the country in which they are planning to establish their laboratory in the four years prior to application. Have received their PhD less than 9 years prior to application

FUNDING

EMBO Installation Grantees receive an annual grant of 50,000 euros for three to five years. They can also apply for additional small grants of up to 10,000 euros per year.

Deadline: 15 April 2017

Useful links:

H2020 Work Programme for

2016-2017 (budget of almost

EUR 16 billion).

Horizon 2020 Participant Portal.

Calls focussed either on Brazil, or third countries, or where international cooperation is explicitly indicated as an added value.

International cooperation

ALL H2020 calls are open to international and more specifically Brazilian participation.

For more details on funding of applicants from non-EU countries, click here.

Check the calls targeting Brazil in the International cooperation opportunities in the H2020 work programme 2016-2017

Grants & Fellowships

1European Union

Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the EU funding programme for research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a €80 billion budget. H2020 supports SMEs with a new instrument that runs throughout various funded research and innovation fields, enhances EU international research and Third Country participation, attaches high importance to integrate social sciences and humanities encourages to develop a gender dimension in project.

Horizon 2020 offers a large variety of funding opportunities for research and innovation activities through calls for proposals that are set out in the Horizon 2020 work programme. Access all open calls on the Horizon 2020 Participant

Portal.

The European Commission published an overview of international cooperation opportunities in the H2020 work programme 2016-2017,

including a list of calls targeting Brazil. The list can be found here.

The Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) listed potential calls of interest for EU-Brazil cooperation in order to encourage the participation of Brazilian researchers under Horizon 2020 calls. Some of them are currently open in diverse areas.

Several FAPs (FAPESP, FAPESC, FAPEG, FAPEMIG, FAPDF, FAPES, Fundação Araucária, FUNDECT) expressed interest in funding researchers from their states to support their participation in H2020 calls and published guidelines with instructions to this end.

The Coimbra Group is an

association of 38 European

universities which promotes

exchanges between European

and Latin American researchers

and academics.

EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently around 7400 research jobs (all over Europe, but also in

other countries such as in Brazil and in all disciplines) announced on

the EURAXESS Jobs database. Opportunities can be viewed by country,

level of seniority, field or research or via free text searches.

Please note that these jobs also include doctoral positions, including those

funded by the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA – ITN) and by the

European Research Council (ERC).

Marie Sk łodows k a -Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)- call due on 11 April 2017.

IF aims at supporting the international mobility of researchers within (European Fellowships) and beyond Europe (Global Fellowships) as well as helping to attract the best foreign researchers to work in the EU. The grant usually covers two years' salary, a mobility allowance, research costs and overheads for the host institution.

WHO? experienced researchers of any nationality, i.e. researchers

holding a doctoral degree or at least four years’ full-time research experience by the time of the call deadline.

Individual researchers submit proposals for funding in liaison with their planned host organisation. Proposals are judged on their research quality, the researcher's future career prospects, and the support offered by the host organisation.

Deadline: 14 September 2017.

Find out about all the free services EURAXESS provides to researchers and employers. You can save time and money by using more than 260 EURAXESS Centres around Europe to help you with a range of issues including visa requirements, work regulations, taxation and social security.

2EU Member States and Associated Countries

National EURAXESS Portals

The latest information on open calls for national grants and fellowships in the 40 member countries of the EURAXESS network can be accessed on the respective national EURAXESS portals:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK.

AUSTRIA – JESH Joint Excellence in Science and

Humanities (Incoming, short term)

The purpose of the stimulation program "Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is to offer scientists the opportunity to establish international contacts at the highest level without any restrictions concerning research fields. Based on mutual cooperation with partners worldwide the stimulation programme shall enable the participating scientists to develop their own scientific programs and to submit competitive applications for internationally recognised grants through the connection with an outstanding Austrian research group or to individual researchers.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to scientists who completed their PhD / doctoral degree within the last 10 years.

Eligible Austrian institutions are all OeAW research units and institutes of Austrian public universities. DURATION

Research visits in Austria between a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 6 months can be financed. Deadline: 28 Abril 2017

DENMARK - Joint applications for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship positions in Finance (Odense) (Incoming)

The department of Business and Economics of the University of Southern Denmark is looking for excellent and highly motivated researchers at post- doctoral level to submit joint projects under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships action. If successful, the project will lead to a Marie Sklodowska-Curie post-doctoral position at the university for 2 years.

Accepted fellows will be joining the Finance Group and will be working on the group’s focus area Dynamic Corporate Finance. The focus area is a broad research project potentially involving several finance disciplines such as corporate finance, asset pricing, financial intermediation, credit risk, valuation, and asset allocation. The project welcomes interdisciplinary collaboration with accounting and core economic disciplines (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics) as well as mathematics and statistics, (e.g., stochastic control theory), and computer science.

ELIGIBILITY

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship requirements. Candidates can be of any nationality, must hold a PhD degree or have at least four years of full- time equivalent research experience, and must not have worked or lived in Denmark for the last 36 months at application time. Required working language: English.

Deadline: 14 April 2017

DENMARK - Danish Council of Independent Research Call for proposals Various grants granted for post-docs and research in the following fields : Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology and Production Sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must have obtained a PhD or achieved equivalent qualifications through research in order to apply for support from Danish Council for Independent Research

Deadline: Deadlines vary by area and type of grant: Spring 2017 full list of deadlines here

CLICK ON THE BLUE TITLE

FOR MORE INFORMATION

FRANCE – AXA Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Chairs

The AXA Research Fund supports basic science dedicated to a better understanding of global risks related to: Environmental risks, Life risks, Socio-economic risks, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

AXA Post-Doctoral Fellowships:

FUNDING & DURATION

In 2017 the AXA Research Fund will be offerling up to 25 Post- Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding researchers. Each grant can be up to €130,000 at most and for a duration of 18 – 24 month period. To that end, the AXA Research Fund implements two bottom-up calls for applications addressed to the research institutions registered in the AXA Research Fund database and willing to host Post-Doctoral Fellowship candidates.

It is the Institution’s remit to identify the best possible candidates to participate in the Post-Doctoral Fellowships campaign. Candidates will subsequently be expected to submit an application presenting their research project, to be carried out in the host institution that nominated them.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

- candidates without a permanent academic position

- with past, present or planned international mobility

- having a first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) awarded before the beginning of the Post-Doctoral grant and within the 3 years preceding the deadline for the submission of their research proposal (eligibility period may be extended up to 6 years in the event of documented career breaks, please see the Application Guidelines:).

Deadline: 3 July 2017

AXA Chair:

The AXA Chair scheme is intended to support a significant step change in the development of a Research area within a host Institution and to contribute in a distinctive way to the development of that Research area in line with the Institution’s long term strategy. It aims at creating a full-time academic position in the host Institution and fostering a step-change in the career of the appointed AXA Professor.

FUNDING

In 2017, the AXA Research Fund dedicates up to 5 million euros to support 4 to 6 Chairs. An AXA Chair is supported through a single endowment payment.

DURATION

The duration of the scheme is the prerogative of the Institution and may range from 5 to 15 years.

The AXA Research Fund requires a specific Candidate (inaugural Candidate for Successional Chairs) to be presented, and the Candidate commits to take up the position, if awarded. Once the Institution enters into an agreement with the AXA Research Fund, it is expected to invest the lump sum and use the resulting income towards the costs of the Chair.

Deadline: 20 June 2017

FRANCE (Institut Pasteur) – Calmette and Yersin

mobility opportunities

Doctoral Programme Calmette and Yersin

The Institut Pasteur International Division funds researchers each year to promote and facilitate the realisation of their PhD in an institute within the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP), except metropolitan France. Areas may include all themes developed in the laboratories of the RIIP.

Application deadline: 31 May 2017.

Postdoctoral Grants Calmette and Yersin - Institute Pasteur International

Network

Each year the Institut Pasteur Department of International Affairs allocates funding to promote and aid completion of postdoctoral internships for both French and foreign scientists in institutes of the Institut Pasteur International Network located outside mainland France.

Any subject covered by RIIP institute laboratories: research into infectious diseases (infectious physiopathology, immunology, microbiology, epidemiology, virology, parasitology) and public health activities (diagnosis, monitoring, resistance, etc.).

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all nationalities

These postdoctoral grants aim to promote mobility with the arrival in a new environment. The postdoctoral traineeship is therefore conducted in an institution where the candidate does not yet work, outside the home country and outside the country in which the person attended university.

The candidate must have a PhD. Applicants who have already begun their postdoctoral traineeship may not apply.

DURATION 2 years

FUNDING

Fixed-term local contract with social charges covering living expenses and insurance (net amount of B1,900 per month) and a return air ticket between the country of origin and traineeship location.

Deadline: 31 May 2017

Traineeship grants Calmette & Yersin

WHAT? Traineeship Grants, funded by the Department of International Affairs, designed to facilitate mobility within the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP) and to promote and facilitate traineeships at Institut Pasteur in Paris or in a RIIP member institute

WHO? The candidate may be a student (currently studying for a 5-year post- graduate degree or a doctorate in medicine, the sciences (veterinary or other), and/or pharm) and/or a technician/engineer and/or tenured researcher.

Deadline: 15 April 2017

GERMANY - Doctoral scholarships from the

Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Incoming)

Scholarships for socially engaged doctoral students provided by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, a foundation closely affiliated to Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP). Applications are welcome from doctoral students of any nationality, in all disciplines and of any age.

ELIGIBILITY

- non-German citizenship

- unconditional university admission

- full-time PhD in Germany at a state or state-recognised university

- academic project of considerable relevance to research

- knowledge of German

FUNDING

Scholarship holders receive a maximum stipend of 1,000 euros per month. In addition, a health insurance subsidy of up to 125 euros per month will be granted.

DURATION

The scholarship is initially approved for a one-year period, and can be extended by one further year upon application.

Applications can only be submitted online.

Deadline: 30 April 2017 and 31 October 2017

The Humboldt Foundation

grants up to eight Anneliese

Maier Research Awards per

nomination round. An award

is valued at €250,000.

GERMANY - Anneliese Maier Research Award

Nominations for the research award can be made for researchers from abroad from the fields of the humanities and social sciences whose scientific achievements have been internationally recognised in their research area and from whose research collaboration with specialist colleagues in Germany a sustainable contribution is expected towards the further internationalisation of the humanities and social sciences in Germany.

In addition to researchers who already number among the established leaders in their subject, the award is also aimed at researchers who are not yet so advanced in their scientific careers but who are already internationally established researchers from whom a sustainable shaping of the humanities and social sciences in Germany can be expected through the prospects of long- term collaboration. Particular importance is attached to the nomination of qualified female researchers.

Award winners are expected to spend a period of up to five years cooperating on a long-term research project with the nominator and / or specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany.

ELIGIBILITY

- proof of internationally recognised academic achievement

- at the time of nomination, the nominee must have spent at least five years living and working abroad

- no permanent employment contract as yet in Germany

FUNDING For a period of up to five years, award-winners can pursue collaborative research projects of their own choice with the nominator and/or specialist colleagues in Germany. The award is endowed with 250,000 euros.

Nominations are submitted online by academics in Germany.

Deadline: 30 April 2017.

GERMANY - German Chancellor Fellowships for

tomorrow's Leaders

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers prospective leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia and the USA the opportunity to conduct a project as guests of the partner of their choice in Germany.

With the support of their hosts, fellows can spend a year concentrating on a project they have chosen themselves and give their career a boost. German Chancellor Fellowships are open to an array of sectors such as politics, economics, the media, administration and culture.

Deadline to submit application: 15 September 2017.

Requirements Chancellor

fellowships:

national of US, Russia,

China, Brazil or India Bachelor’s or equivalent academic degree completed less than twelve years before the beginning of the fellowship

initial proven leadership experience;

German or English language skills

GERMANY - Berlin Science Communication Award

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and partners are looking for highly talented science journalists at the beginning of their careers, wanting to be part of Berlin’s science and research scene for a period of two months. The Journalist-in-Residence Programme offers ideal conditions to expand professional networks and to establish contacts with Berlin’s top-level research institutions, scientists and science communicators in the area.

ELIGIBILITY

- Residency in one of the following countries: Brazil, USA, Singapore

- An outstanding CV and excellent work contacts in home country

- The time and commitment to work and live in Berlin for a period of two months (October and November 2017)

- High motivation and openness to discover the Berlin science community

- Work Experience: At least 2 years of experience in journalism / public relations specialised in science communication

- Excellent English language skills (highly proficient in spoken and written English)

- Readiness to build up a new network

- The wish to participate in and contribute to local events

- Ideas and time to produce cross-media coverage of your stay in Berlin/develop new cross media formats with HU and partners

- Ideas and time to develop, plan and organise a follow-up event in home country

FUNDING

- Prize money (Fellowship) of €2,500/person/month

- Travel expenses to and from your home country

- Remuneration for concept, planning and organisation of follow-up events €1,500/person

- Budget for follow-up events in your home country

- Work space at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Deadline: 17 April 2017

GERMANY - Max Planck Institute PhD position for 3 years in a DFG-funded project (Incoming)

The Modulation of Language Networks Group at the Department of Neuropsychology at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany (MPI-CBS) offers a PhD position for 3 years in a DFG-funded project entitled: "Investigating the right and left temporo-parietal junction by system plasticity after virtual lesions".

ELIGIBILITY

The candidate must hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. She / he is expected to be a talented, enthusiastic, willing-to-learn researcher. The successful candidate will have a profound background in experimental psychology, solid programming skills, and experience in acquisition and analysis of neuroscientific or behavioural data.

FUNDING

Salary is based on the funding guidelines of the Max Planck Society. The Max Planck society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.

Deadline: 30 April 2017

ITALY - Calls for the Admission to 2017/18 PhD

Programmes - Sant' Anna School of Advanced Studies

The Ph.D. Programmes at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna are designed for talented graduates from around the world

For the academic year 2017/2018, there are 68 positions for Ph.D. students covered with a corresponding number of scholarships, funded by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), and by external public and private bodies:

- PhD Human Rights and Global Politics

- Joint PhD Economics

- PhD Agrobiosciences

- PhD Agrobiodiversity

- PhD in Translational Medicine

- PhD EDT

- PhD Biorobotics

- PhD in Individual Person and Legal Protections - Management Innovation, Sustainability and Healthcare

If you are not an Italian resident and wish to take part in the competitive selection, you must already have, or achieve by October 31, a MSc degree that has been declared as being equivalent by the Italian authorities or recognized

as being equivalent in terms of duration and content to the Italian degree.

The Ph.D. courses will begin on October 1, 2017.

Deadlines : varying depending on the topics. Click on the “annex to the call” link on the right-hand column here

Check out if other fellowships available here

MALTA - Scholarships in Climate Action offered by the Government of Malta for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Malta (Incoming)

The government of Malta is financing 3 scholarships for masters of science by research at the University of Malta in three climate-change related pathways: mitigation of climate change and the development of a low carbon economy; identifying risks and vulnerability to adapt to climate change and enhance resilience; good governance of climate change. The scholarships are open to applicants and residents from UNFCCC Non-Annex I countries, including Brazil and all countries of the Latin America and Caribbean region (CELAC).

Deadline: 5 May 2017

Note: Language test deadline: 28 April 2017

NETHERLANDS - NIAS Individual Fellowships

NIAS Individual Fellowships are awarded to senior scholars to carry out advanced research in the humanities and the social sciences.

Fellowships are by application only and suit scholars from the Netherlands or scholars from abroad who wish to work on an individual project for one semester (September - January or February - June) or two semesters (September - June) at the Institute.

ELIGIBILITY

- Fellows have at least three years of post-PhD degree academic experience and have already made a considerable contribution to their field.

- Affiliation with a university or research institute

FUNDING

A NIAS fellowship awarded to a scholar from abroad includes subsidised accommodation (see also "What NIAS Offers"), lunches, a personal study, research facilities, one international return ticket.

NIAS Fellowships are funded directly by NIAS through the Royal Netherlands

Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Deadlines: 15 April 2017 (for Individual Scholars with a non-Dutch affiliation 2018/19); 1 August 2017 (for Individual Scholars with a Dutch affiliation

2018/19)

NETHERLANDS – NWO ASPASIA Programme linked to Innovational Research Incentives Scheme Vidi and Vici

Aspasia is a grant linked to the Vidi and Vici competitive grant scheme. The following are eligible for Aspasia:

- female researchers who have been awarded a grant under the Vidi and Vici scheme

- female researchers who met the criteria for Vidi or Vici after the interview procedure, but did not receive a grant due to a funding shortfall.

The Aspasia grant is awarded to Executive Boards that promote female candidates to the position of assistant or full professor within a year after the decisions in the Vidi or Vici round. Further information is available on the Aspasia page.

The highest performing female candidates in the NOW ’s Vidi and Vici rounds (see call above) will be approached by NWO after the round if they are not yet an associate professor (in case of Vidi) or full professor (in case of Vici).

NOW will be asking if they want NOW to approach their employer (at one of the recognised Dutch host institutes) about promoting them to such a professorship. Both the candidate and the institution must agree to the conditions. Full information on the call here (which is for 2016, but will be similar in 2017).

The Aspasia programme does not have a deadline or an application form.

SPAIN - 5 Post‐ doc Fellowships for Climate Change

Research – Institute of Environmental Science and

Technology (ICTA), Incoming ICTA, the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA‐UAB) offers 5 two‐year post‐doc fellowships

for research on climate change withing the ICTA-UAB Unit of Excellence `María

de Maeztu`.

ELIGIBILITY

Minimum requirements are a Ph.D. degree obtained before the beginning of the contract, with a maximum of seven years since completion of the PhD (not including maternity leaves or other health‐related breaks of career).

The call is open to candidates from all disciplines including the natural and social sciences, humanities and engineering. Only very strong candidates with a very promising research trajectory and excellent capabilities will be considered. The successful applicants will become core members of the ‘Unit of Excellence’ funding programme (which will include research supervisors, 19 PhD students, the 5 postdoctoral researchers, and a research manager). They will have full freedom to develop their research agenda.

FUNDING

Minimum € 30,100 gross per annum, varying depending on experience and a travel budget with possibility for visiting research stays.

Deadline: 17 April 2017

SWITZERLAND - SNSF professorships

SNSF professorships address young researchers who intend to pursue and academic career and wish to establish their own team to realise a research project.

An SNSF professorship includes the researcher's salary (assistant professorship level), a research grant, salaries of employees as well as a contribution to infrastructure costs. The funding period is 4 years and may be extended by no more than 2 years.

ELIGIBILITY Doctorate

- Publications in high-profile journals

- At least two to nine years research experience after the doctorate

- Research stay of several years at a research institution that is not identical with the institution where the doctorate was obtained, thereof at least one year abroad

- Degree from a institution of higher education in Switzerland or at least two years' activity at a Swiss higher education institution by the submission deadline

Deadline: 1 May 2017

UK - Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships

The Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships are awarded to UK institutions that wish to invite an eminent researcher from overseas to enhance the knowledge and skills of academic staff or the student body within the host institution.

Applications in all subject areas are considered with the exception of clinical

and pharmaceutical research.

The scheme covers maintenance, travel expenses and research costs. Visiting Professorships can last for 3 to 12 months.

WHO? Applications must be made by a member of academic staff, based in the UK. The host institution must agree to administer the grant, and to provide appropriate facilities for the Visiting Professor.

Deadline: 11 May 2017.

This call is part of the

Newton Fund Professional

Development and Engagement

(PDE) programme, provided by

the UK Government’s

Department for Business,

Energy & Industrial Strategy

and managed by the British

Council. The project is run in

partnership with Brazilian

Research Funding Agencies

namely FAPEG, FAPESB and

FAPESQ-PB.

3Brazil

BRAZIL (IMPA) – FRANCE (French Consulate in Rio): French Chairs at IMPA

The Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA www.impa.br), in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro, is launching for the first time a programme of Chairs in order to receive professors or researchers from French Education and research institutions in Rio de Janeiro, from September 2017.

The stay can start at the beginning of 2018 but air tickets will have to be bought before November 2017. This programme will receive 2 professors or researchers from French institutions in the field of pure or applied mathematics, for a period of more than 90 days and less than 120 days.

Deadline: 1 May 2017

Projects must be submitted to the Direction of the IMPA and the Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro:

BRAZIL (CAPES) – FRANCE (COFECUB) Call for projects 2017

COFECUB is the French Committee for the Evaluation of Academic and

Scientific Cooperation with Brazil.

This framework agreement of inter-universities cooperation aims at continuing high level exchanges by promoting the exchange of knowledge and high-level professionals in both countries.

CAPES equally co-finances short missions of researchers and scholars and finances in whole the Brazilian doctoral students’ scholarships.

Up to 30 proposals will be selected to stimulate exchanges between higher

education institutions and institutes and French or Brazilian Research and development institutes.

The programme is open to all fields and aims at establishing cooperation on a

scientific joint project including doctoral training. Projects should last 4 years

ELIGIBILITY

- Applicants must be born in Brazil or naturalised, or foreigners with a permanent visa in Brazil,

- with a doctorate obtained in at least the last five years, with recognised competence in the sector and availability for academic and administrative activities related to the project.

- The project coordinator must be employed at a higher education institution and possess accreditation in a postgraduate programme, with a doctorate course recommended and recognised by Capes.

- The Brazilian team of the project should be composed of at least four PhD professors, including the coordinator

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FUNDING

To cover missions, consumables and third-party services of up to EUR 42,000 over a period of up to four years.

Deadline: 23 May 2017

BRAZIL – InSySPo UNICAMP post-doctoral fellowship (Incoming)

The Department of Science and Technology Policy (DPCT) of the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) offers a post-doctoral fellowship on Evaluation of Science, Technology and Innovation policies and programs (STI). This post- doctoral fellowship is attached to the São Paulo Excellence Chair (SPEC) (http://www.ige.unicamp.br/spec) established at DPCT and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (http://www.fapesp.br).

The post-doctoral researcher will conduct research on the development and application of concepts and methods of impact evaluation of programmes and policies related to STI. The researcher is expected to work with qualitative and quantitative methods applying counterfactuals of different natures. The position implies collaboration with Professor Sergio Salles-Filho (UNICAMP, Brazil) and Professor Nicholas Vonortas (The George Washington University, USA; and UNICAMP, Brazil).

DURATION

Full-time position for 1+1year.

ELIGIBILITY

Minimal requirements: a doctoral degree in business management, economics, sociology, public administration, engineering or other relevant subject area. Strong background in the socio-economic aspects of technological advancement and innovation and in STI policy is highly desirable.

Deadline: 24 April 2017

BRAZIL (FAPESP) – PORTUGAL (FCT) Joint Call

Call for research proposals supported by FAPESP and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for projects in any area.

DURATION

Up to 36 months.

Each proposal must have a responsible researcher in the State of São Paulo and one in Portugal. The presentation of the proposals will be made exclusively through the FCT website by the responsible researcher in Portugal.

It is mandatory for the researchers in the State of São Paulo to consult FAPESP

about their eligibility to submit proposals for this call.

Deadline: 17 May 2017

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The BE-Basic Foundation is a

Public-Private Consortium

composed of mainly Dutch

universities, knowledge

institutes and companies,

which have received a

research grant from Dutch

Ministries to execute the BE-

Basic Program. The purpose

of the Program is to develop

the required knowledge and

technology to stimulate

industrial bio-based solutions

for a sustainable society.

Read our guide on how Brazilian researchers, organisations and staffs can benefit from MSCA here

Each year, around 15 scholarship holders are selected to take part per Erasmus+ JMD and a

minimum of 75% of the scholarships are awarded to candidates from Partner

countries, including Brazil.

Brazil (FAPESP)-The Netherlands (BE-Basic) – call

for proposal

BE-Basic and FAPESP aim to fund collaborative research projects including, but not restricted to the following areas:

- Synthetic Biology for Biofuels and Bio-based Chemicals

- Sustainability

- Biofuel Industrial Technologies

WHO ? researchers that are associated to BE-Basic and to non-profit higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo

Deadline: 28 April 2017. Eligibility consultation can be done until April 7.

4Calls still open

(Click on the blue links or see previous newsletters for more details)

European Union

ERCIM – Alain Bensoussan Fellowships. Fellowships for PhD holders from all over the world, in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics. Deadline: 30 April 2017

EMBO Long-Term Fellowships. Long- term fellowships for up to 2 years to support post-doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world. Deadline: now accepted throughout the year.

European cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) call for proposals. Actions. Open to researchers and stakeholder; four year duration; networking tools; Brazil eligible; Deadline: 7 September 2017

European University institute (EUI) - Fernand Braudel Incoming Senior Fellowships. Fellowships last for up to ten months in one of the EUI's four Departments. Deadline: 30 March and/or 30 September .

Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Programme (RISE) that enables international and intersectoral collaboration, based on short-term staff exchanges between organisations worldwide. Proposals in any research field should include at least three partners, which can be universities, research institutions, or non-academic organisations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate. Partner organisations should be from three different countries. At least two of these should be from the EU or Associated Countries.

Participation of Brazilian Institutions is open, but co-financing from the Brazilian side - through the Brazilian States Funding Agencies (FAPs), for example - is needed; Please see special conditions for Brazil here. Deadline: 5 April 2017

Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees (JMD) are offered by an international consortium of higher education institutions. Students from anywhere in the world at master's level can apply for these degrees and one of the approx. 15 student and 4 guest lecturers scholarships. Deadlines: various (depending on each consortium’s rules for application. Most consortia will require applications to be submitted between October and January, for courses starting the following academic year.)

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The Erwin Schrödinger programme is co-funded by the European Union.

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis IIASA Postdoctoral Research programme offers up to 2 years positions. Applications are accepted continually, Upcoming review dates: 1 April, 1 October 2017.

European Southern Observatory (ESO) Studentship Programme : open to Ph.D. students in astronomy or related fields to spend one to two years at ESO's Headquarters in Garching (Germany) or at ESO's offices in Santiago (Chile). Deadline: 15 May 2017

EU Member States and Associated Countries

AUSTRIA - Institute of Science and Technology call for professors for internationally accomplished scientists in all areas. Deadlines: On-going for Professor applications.

AUSTRIA - Lise Meitner Programme for Scientists from Abroad. WHO: Highly qualified scientists of any discipline with an invitation from an Austrian research institution. No deadline.

AUSTRIA – Erwin Schrödinger Outgoing Fellowship* (Outgoing) including a return phase. Post-doctoral fellowships at leading foreign research institutions for young and especially highly qualified post-doc scientists of any discipline. Applications accepted continuously, no application deadlines.

BELGIUM – FWO outgoing mobility opportunities. Grants supporting international contacts between research groups.

- Travel Grants for Short Stays Abroad (Max. 1 month, outgoing)

- Grant for participation in a conference abroad

- Grant for participation in a workshop or course abroad

Deadline for all grants: no later than 3 months prior to the departure date.

BELGIUM (Wallonie-Bruxelles) - Ulysse incoming Mobility (Incoming) For a highly qualified researcher to lead a research team at Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation (WBF) university. Employment contract for 3 years. Deadline: rolling basis.

BELGIUM (Wallonie-Bruxelles) – Incoming and outgoing doctoral and postdoctoral scholarship for Excellence IN.WBI & WBI.World*.Open to foreigners from any nationality, including Brazilians; Fields: Transport and logistics; Mechanical engineering; Life sciences; Agro-industry; Aviation-space; Environmental technologies. 1 to 3 months to 1 year. Deadline: 1 March 2017 (for long term stays). Three cut-off dates for short-term stays: 1 May 2017; 1

October 2017

BELGIUM (Wallonie-Bruxelles) - F.R.S.-FNRS Post-doctoral temporary incoming fellowship* (up to 3 years) for a non-Belgian PhD holder (with maximum 6 years of experience). Deadline: rolling basis

BELGIUM – FWO Travel Grants for Long Stays Abroad (5 weeks to 12 months) for researchers affiliated with a university in the Flemish community or belong to the scientific staff (of the Dutch-speaking community) of a federal or Flemish scientific institute. Submission deadline: no later than 3 months before departure.

BELGIUM (Flanders) – Scholarships for incoming Master . Full scholarships funded by VLIR-UOS to follow a training or Master programme at a Flemish university or university college. Applicants must apply to the master programme of their choice, mentioning they also apply for a scholarship. Open to national and resident of one of the 54 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, including Brazil. Deadline: depends on the Master programme.

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* All opportunities marked with a * are available on the EURAXESS funding database.

The Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (P.R.I.M.E) programme has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Union (EU/FP7/Marie Curie Actions/COFUND).

AgreenSkills+ is an international mobility programme co-funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development.

ESTONIA - Mobilitas Pluss Support for study visits and training abroad for 100 researchers to attend international training events of both ETAg and its partners abroad. Deadline: Continuous

ESTONIA – Dora Plus programme (incoming / outgoing). Outgoing: Support to short-term study mobility for Master’s students and doctoral students from higher education institutions in Estonia. Incoming: Foreign Master’s students and doctoral students for short-term teaching and research work in Estonia (1- 10 months). Applications: On-going

FINLAND - CIMO Fellowships. WHO? Young doctoral level students and researchers from all countries and from all academic fields. No application deadline.

FRANCE - PRESTIGE Postdoc programme*. Three mobility schemes aimed at fostering the international mobility of post-doc researchers complying with the Marie Curie Actions mobility rules. Call open all year long with four cut-off dates. The next ones are: 31 March 2017, 30 June 2017

FRANCE – CEA incoming Enhanced Eurotalents Programme: 12 to 36 months post-doctoral fellowships in a French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission. Any nationality. Next deadline : 31 May 2017.

FRANCE – 15 Postdoctoral Fellowships on Biology and Information Technologies open to all nationalities at the French Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA). No specific application deadline: The positions are open until they are filled by appropriate candidates.

FRANCE – Pasteur incoming study grants scientific staff from RIIP. No application deadline.

FRANCE – ENA Scholarships for short-term courses (Incoming) The Embassy of France in Brazil provides scholarships for the training of Brazilians under the CISAP. Deadline: two months before the start of each course

FRANCE - Post-doctoral research visits at Inria. Post-doctoral research visits for individuals of all nationalities holding a PhD, particularly those who have studied their PhD abroad. Rolling basis: Currently 6 positions open with varying deadlines: until 31 August 2017

FRANCE – AgreenSkills+ incoming/outgoing postdoctoral fellowships; 12 to 36 months for fellows coming to France and from 6 to 24 months for outgoing fellows, in the fields of agriculture, food, nutrition, environment, animal health and veterinary public health. For PhDs with less than 10 years of postdoctoral research experience.

Deadlines: 28 April & 13 October 2017

GERMANY – Falling Walls Fellowships for Science Journalists For journalists and bloggers with at least three years of experience, and who hope to advance their knowledge in the area of sciences. Deadline: 25 June 2017

GERMANY - Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (P.R.I.M.E.) Postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities, who see their long- term career perspectives in Germany, will be given the opportunity to combine employment at a German university with a research stay abroad. Deadline: 15

May 2017

GERMANY – DLR-DAAD Research Fellowship Programme; For highly- qualified foreign doctoral, postdoctoral students and senior scientists in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation, Energy; 1 – 36 months. Deadline: Usually once position filled or depending on current fellowships conditions, more details available here

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DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation and Energy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany´s space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space program by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests.

The current offers are published under DLR-DAAD Fellowships - Current offers

GERMANY - PhD at Berlin Mathematical School: Doctoral programme in mathematical research and graduate education. Deadlines: 1 December 2016 (for applications with scholarship request); Late application deadline (limited number of scholarships available): 1 April 2017.

GERMANY - Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards of EUR 45,000 and up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany by the Humboldt Foundation. Rolling call for applications with two reviews panels per year. In spring and autumn.

GERMANY – Incoming Emmy Noether Programme*. WHO? Outstanding postdocs/junior researchers with 2 to 4 years postdoctoral experience. No application deadlines.

GERMANY – Gerda Henkel Foundation post-doctoral 1 to 24 months Research Scholarships in humanities to carry out an independent research project alone. Applications are welcome at any time.

GERMANY- DAAD Reintegration of German scientists* with the goal of reintegrating into the German scientific community after having spent at least 1 year abroad. Deadline depends on current offers

GERMANY - DLR-DAAD Research Incoming Fellowships* in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research open to foreign doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. Deadlines depend on the current offers.

GERMANY - Humboldt INCOMING Fellowships* for researchers at different stages in their careers: - Humboldt Incoming Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers (6-24 months) for researchers from abroad who have completed their doctorate in the last four years; - Humboldt INCOMING Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (6-18 months research projects) for Assistant Professors or Junior Research Group Leaders from abroad who completed their doctorate less than twelve years ago; Georg Forster Research Fellowship (HERMES) for Postdoctoral Researchers (6−24 months research project) for postdoctoral or experienced researchers from developing or transition countries who have completed their doctorate in the last 4 (post-doc)/12 years (experienced researchers). Deadline: any time during the year.

IRELAND – SFI incoming Research Professorship* open to researchers in academia or industry. Applications on a rolling basis.

LUXEMBOURG – INTER Mobility 2017 Programme (Incoming and outgoing).For Post-Docs and senior researchers working in Luxembourg to visit leading research institutions; 6 weeks – 1 year; Deadline: 30 June 2017.

NETHERLANDS - Holland Scholarships for bachelor’s and master’s candidates For international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or Masters in the Netherlands. Next available deadline (depending on the institution): 1 May 2017

NETHERLANDS – NWO visitor ’s tr a ve l grant * for foreign senior researchers to stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 4 months. Continuous application.

NORWAY – The Research Council of Norway: Personal Visiting Researcher Grant for international researchers with qualifications at the professor level. Deadline: on-going.

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WHRI-ACADEMY is both managed and coordinated by William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary's, University of London.

The programme is co-funded by the European Commission.

st opportunities and many others are available on EURAXESS funding database

POLAND (Foundation for Polish Science) - IDEAS FOR POLAND for Winners f the “ERC Starting Grants” competition who intend to pursue scientific esearch in Poland. Rolling basis.

PORTUGAL - Grants for Sabbatical Leave (outgoing) for PhD holders to carrying out research at foreign universities. All research fields and nationalities are eligible. The call is permanently open.

SPAIN – Fundación Carolina incoming fellowships for Ibero-American students to carry out part of their post-graduation, PhD and post-doc studies in Spain in various research areas. The programme also funds researchers and Brazilian lecturers’ mobility (27 fellowships available)

- Postgraduate Studies Fellowships

- PHD and short term stays

- Mobility Brazil – Spain for lecturers and researchers

- Entrepreneurship and videogames

Deadlines: 6 April 2017 for Brazilian lecturers and researchers, Postgraduate Studies, Empredimiento y videojuegos, PhD and short term stays.

SPAIN - Extensive list of national, regional and private sector recruitment and funding opportunities Looking for a research job or funding to carry out research in Spain? Check the list of opportunities compiled by FECYT here.

SWITZERLAND (Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF) – outgoing fellowships for Swiss nationals or permanent residents:

- Doc.mobility, for doctoral students. Next available deadline: 1 September

- Advanced Postdoc.Mobility for advanced postdocs. Next available deadline: 1 August

- International Short Visits, fund incoming / outgoing short term mobility and small joint research project. Continuous application

TURKEY - TÜBITAK ‟ 2 221 ” Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave who would like to give workshops/conferences/lectures, or conduct R&D activities in Turkey. Three types of visits are granted within this programme: Short-term (up to 1 month), Long-term (up to 12 months) and Sabbatical Leave (from 3 months to 12 months). All types of grants cover monthly stipend and travel costs. Deadline : rolling basis.

UK - WHRI-Academy call for proposals in Healthcare and Life Sciences. Mobility fellowship programme for PHDs; Healthcare and life sciences; 3 mobility schemes (Incoming, Outgoing and Reintegration); 12 - 15 months. Deadline for submission: 3 April 2017.

UK - Brazil Innovate UK and the Brazilian government are funding this competition, administered by the Newton Fund. Innovate UK is investing up to £2.4 million for projects that use cutting-edge solutions to improve cities in Brazil and to encourage innovative partnerships between the UK and Brazil in the areas of: governance of urban systems; urban infrastructure; sustainable urban environments. Deadline: 3 May 2017

UK - Wellcome Trust Outgoing Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships*For recently qualified postdoctoral researchers to start independent research careers. Applicants should have a relevant connection to the EEA and be in the final year of doctoral studies or have no more than 2 years' postdoctoral experience. Deadline: 4 May 2017.

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To better plan and organise

their stay in a foreign European country, researchers and their families can also benefit from the free and personalised assistance offered by the EURAXESS

Centres , a network of more than 250 centres located in

40 different European countries.

Brazil

FAPESP visiting researchers In 2014, 199 proposals received funding out of a total of 243 submissions evaluated.

If you would like FAPESP to assist you in finding a potential host in the State of São Paulo feel free to ask for information to Regina Oliveira, Science Manager, at roliveira@fapesp.br.

EURAXESS Centres

FAPESP funds collaborative research under the Horizon 2020 (H2020) programme. Researchers eligible for funding by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) can use the normal modes of funding offered by the foundation to support their participation in H2020 proposals under Thematic Project, Regular Project, and Young Investigator Award, to be chosen by the proposer. Deadline: any time by FAPESP, but following the deadlines for H2020 calls.

BRAZIL (FAPESP) and Belmont Forum New Transformations to Sustainability call. Basic and applied research; for established researchers with Social Sciences or Humanities backgrounds in the State of São Paulo; 3 years. Deadline : 5 April 2017

BRAZIL (CAPES) – GERMANY (Humboldt) Researcher Fellowships. For postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers from Brazil who have completed their doctorate in the last four years to carry out a long-term research project with Germany and for researchers from Brazil who completed their doctorate less than twelve years ago and work at least at the level of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Group Leader, or have a record of several years of independent academic work. Next deadline: 28 July 2017.

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Research Internships Abroad (BEPE) to support short and medium term research internships abroad for recipients of FAPESP fellowships in the State of São Paulo. Deadline: on-going

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - UK (BBSRC) –pump-priming awards for new collaborations between research groups in the State of São Paulo, Brazil and BBSRC funded research groups in the UK. Priority will be given to applications in the area of food security and/or Bioenergy and Industrial Biotechnology. Applications must be made by a Principle Investigator (PI) currently in receipt of BBSRC research funding. Deadline: anytime.

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Visiting Researcher Programme offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators, associated with foreign research institutions for a period from 2 weeks to a maximum period of 12 months. The visiting and host researchers must hold a PhD degree and have an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments. Proposals can be submitted at any time by investigators associated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo.

BRAZIL - Visiting professor programme at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo (IEA/USP).

FORTHCOMING:

- ESTONIA - Archimedes Foundation supports short-term study and research activities of PhD students visiting Estonian universities. Deadlines vary for each host institution (Estonian universities and Higher Educations institutions).

Next application opens in April 2017

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