2015
August
Issue 28
EURAXESS LINKS
BRAZIL
Dear Colleagues,
EURAXESS
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Editors: Charlotte GRAWITZ
and
Paulo
LOPES,
EURAXESS Links Brazil,
Country Representatives
We have the pleasure to present to you the 28th edition of the EURAXESS
Links Brazil Newsletter for August 2015.
This month, our “EU Insight” section concerns a recently published report from
the European Parliament on higher education internationalisation strategies
around the global, with a particular focus on Europe.
We also present to you an interview with Snezana Krstic, Chair of the Marie
Curie Alumni Association.
Under EURAXESS Links activities, we inform you about the submission
process for the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2015, which will remain
open until 15 September 2015. Researchers (including masters students) of
all nationalities and research fields currently based in Brazil can apply, as well
as for forthcoming Tour of Brazil events.
As usual, in our “News and Developments” section, we report on several
relevant developments in the EU and Brazil, as well as on cooperation
activities between Brazil, the EU and its Member States.
You will also find a broad selection of grants & fellowships funded by the
European Commission, EU Member States or Brazilian authorities.
This newsletter is intended for you, dear readers. Therefore, we would be
pleased to publish information related to EU-Brazil developments, events or
funding opportunities that you would like to share with other readers. Please do
not hesitate to send your suggestions, comments and feedback to
[email protected].
We wish you a pleasant reading!
The EURAXESS Links Brazil Team
EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL
Contents
1
EU Insight – Internationalisation of Higher Education in Europe ...................6
2
Focus on Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions ...................................................9
Feature - Interview with Snezana Krstic, Chair of the Marie Curie Alumni
Association ....................................................................................................9
About the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) .........................................12
3
EURAXESS Links Brazil activities ...............................................................15
3.1 EURAXESS Science Slam 2015 – still time to register in the
competition ........................................................................................15
3.2 Tour of Brazil upcoming events .......................................................16
This Newsletter is also
intended as a communication
tool with you all, so please do
not hesitate to contact us at
[email protected]
for
comments, corrections or if
you want to advertise for a
particular funding scheme or
event.
3.2.1 Tour of Brazil event in Goiania (Goias) on Logistics, Agrifood and
Technology, 16 September 2015.....................................................16
3.2.2 Workshop on Industrial PhD, Brasília, 13 October 2015 .................16
3.2.3 European PhD event in São Paulo, 18 September 2015 ................16
3.3 My research on climate and sustainable development in 180
seconds – results and finals, 22 September, Rio de Janeiro ........17
4
News & Developments .................................................................................18
4.1 EU, Member States and Associated Countries ..............................18
4.1.1 ERC announces its 2016 budget and grant competitions ...............18
4.1.2 10 European companies named “tech pioneers” .............................18
4.1.3 50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the
world ................................................................................................18
4.1.4 JRC annual conference to focus on building a resilient Europe ......18
4.1.5 Tracking Innovation in intelligent transport systems ........................19
4.1.6 X-Ray experts export excellence .....................................................19
4.1.7 What space exploration says about Europe ....................................19
4.2 Brazil ...................................................................................................19
4.2.1 New fiscal adjustment cut removes R$ 350 million from MCTI .......19
4.2.2 Investment in Science & Technology increases in Brazil ................20
4.2.3 Minister Aldo Rebelo calls for further investment in research on
agribusiness .....................................................................................21
4.2.4 Meetings with researchers define strategic ST&I projects...............22
4.2.5 Government should reshape the Science Without Borders
programme.......................................................................................22
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4.2.6 EMBRAPII has signed 20 innovation projects totalling R$ 27.1
million ...............................................................................................23
4.2.7 Much of Brazilian scientific production is linked to funding from
CNPq ...............................................................................................24
4.2.8 Productive sector and OAB highlight structural measures for Brazil
to overcome crisis ............................................................................24
4.2.9 Study aims to measure innovation capacity of Brazilian companies
25
4.2.10 Letter to President Dilma proposes measures for the country’s
development ....................................................................................25
4.2.11 Brazilians are interested in science but lack in-depth information ...25
4.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil ..........................................27
4.3.1 Investments in ST&I are priorities for Brazil's economy, says
President Dilma................................................................................27
4.3.2 Brazil and EU announce funding for five advanced research projects
in ICT ...............................................................................................28
4.3.3 EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues will fund exchanges of 5G internet
researchers ......................................................................................28
4.3.4 Ministers celebrate five agreements between Brazil and Germany
concerning ST&I ..............................................................................29
4.3.5 Innovation and productive integration are envisaged in the
agreements between Brazil and Germany ......................................30
4.3.6 Brazil and Germany inaugurate research tower in the Amazon ......30
4.3.7 INPE and European weather forecasting centre firm scientific
cooperation agreement ....................................................................31
4.3.8 Brazil-Germany Chamber holds event on digital security................31
4.3.9 Brazil seeks to strengthen relations with the UK in economic and
technological fields...........................................................................32
4.3.10 British Academy announces selected projects under Newton Fund
call ....................................................................................................32
4.3.11 Brazilian students return from Summer internship in Norway .........32
4.3.12 Call for Expressions of Interest EU-Brazil Event "Climate Change,
We are All Responsible" ..................................................................33
5
Grants & Fellowships ...................................................................................34
5.1 European Union .................................................................................34
5.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020 .......................................................34
5.1.2 European Research Council Grants ................................................34
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5.1.3 EBW+ - scholarships for Brazilian students, researchers and staff
under Erasmus Mundus programme ...............................................35
5.1.4 Erasmus Mundus SMART² Project – open call for a mobility period
in Europe ..........................................................................................35
5.2 EU Member States and Associated Countries ...............................35
5.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals ...........................................................35
5.2.2 AUSTRIA – The Austrian Science Fund and funding categories ....36
5.2.3 BELGIUM – Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS) Post-doctoral temporary fellowship ..................................................36
5.2.4 ESTONIA – Scholarships for visiting PhD students (Activity of ESF
DoRa programme) ...........................................................................36
5.2.5 FRANCE (Ifremer) – Call for candidates for the 2015-2016 postdoctoral grants .................................................................................36
5.2.6 GERMANY – Science Tour 2016 City of the Future .......................36
5.2.7 GERMANY – PhD positions at Max Planck Institute for Chemical
Energy Conversion ..........................................................................37
5.2.8 LUXEMBOURG – National Research Fund (FNR) – PEARL ........37
5.2.9 NETHERLANDS – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Sciences (KNAW): Evert Willem Beth Foundation: funding for
research and symposiums ...............................................................37
5.2.10 NORWAY – The Research Council of Norway: Personal Visiting
Researcher Grant ............................................................................38
5.2.11 POLAND – POLONEZ Funding Programme ...................................38
5.2.12 SPAIN - Ikerbasque Research Professors Call 2015 ......................38
5.2.13 SPAIN – Spanish Institutions willing to host experienced
researchers under the MSCA framework ........................................38
5.2.14 SWITZERLAND – Excellence Incoming Scholarships 2016-2017 ..39
5.2.15 UK – Chevening scholarships (master’s level) ..............................39
5.2.16 UK – Ernest Rutherford Fellowship .................................................39
5.2.17 UK – The Rhodes Trust: Oxford and the Rhodes Scholarship ........40
5.3 Brazil ...................................................................................................40
5.3.1 FRANCE –BRAZIL – Call for projects 2016 USP-COFECUB .........40
5.3.2 FRANCE-BRAZIL – Call to foster industrial partnerships................40
5.3.3 BRAZIL (Secretary for Human Rights of the Presidency of the
Republic) – UK (British Council) Newton Institutional Links calls for
proposals .........................................................................................40
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5.3.4 FAPESP and NERC - call for proposals ..........................................41
5.3.5 Partnership between FIESP and the Sorbonne ...............................42
5.4 Calls still open ...................................................................................42
5.4.1 European Union ...............................................................................42
5.4.2 EU Member States and Associated Countries ................................43
5.4.3 Brazil ................................................................................................48
6
Jobs ..............................................................................................................49
6.1 EURAXESS Jobs ................................................................................49
6.2 More research career sites ...............................................................49
6.2.1 Other EU Research Career Sites: ...................................................49
6.2.2 Jobs Portals in Member States and Associated Countries..............49
7
Events ..........................................................................................................50
7.1 Partners events ..................................................................................50
7.1.1 Swissnex Brazil events ....................................................................50
7.1.2 First Franco-Brazilian Forum on Biotechnological Innovations for
Health (F2BIF) .................................................................................50
7.2 Upcoming events ...............................................................................51
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1 EU
Insight
–
Internationalisation of Higher
Education in Europe
“The internationalisation of higher education has been influenced by the
globalisation of our economies and societies and the increased importance of
knowledge…it is driven by a dynamic and constantly evolving combination of
political, economic socio-cultural and academic rationales.” This statement
succinctly captures the tone of a recently published (end of July 2015) report by
the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education entitled
Internationalisation of Higher Education, which comments on factors currently
influencing higher education globally, but in particular within Europe.
The report
Internationalisation of Higher Education is the end product of a large-scale
study focused on not only understanding, but more so, scrutinising
internationalisation strategies utilised within higher education systems around
the world. The study, commissioned by the European Parliament and
1
conducted by a consortium of Europe-based researchers, carried the specific
aim of addressing the different forms internationalisation strategies take on and,
more importantly, what such strategies should aim to achieve as a way of
helping different regions, nations and institutions within Europe meet new
education and societal demands. A secondary aim of the study primarily
focused on informing future EU policy.
Using a mixed-methodology of two quantitative surveys and a Delphi panel (a
qualitative forecasting method where experts are interviewed for their opinions
on future outcomes related to a specific subject/set of questions), the study
sought out to provide answers to the following questions:
1) How can 'internationalisation' be understood in the context of
higher education, and what strategies are being pursued globally
in this regard?
2) How far and by which means is the European Union and its
Member
States
responding
to
the
challenges
of
internationalisation?
1
The consortium was comprised of researchers from the Centre for Higher
Education Internationalisation (CHEI, Milan), Università Cattolica del Sacro
Cuore (Milan), International Association of Universities (IAU) and the European
Association for International Education (EIAE).
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3) What are the perspectives of future development, and which
recommendations can be made both for policy makers and higher
education institutions?
4) Should national governments and/or the European Union play a
more active role in the development, supervision and coordination
2
of national/European internationalization policies?
To further address these questions, researchers also examined 17 different
national reports—10 from within Europe and 7 from without, to gain a sense of
the various approaches and rationales guiding global higher education
internationalisation strategies. Countries examined within Europe included
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Spain and the UK. Such a focus intentionally looked beyond the “big three” of
England, Germany, and France, which so often dominate internationalisation
studies and discussions. Non-European countries examined by the study
included Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa and the
USA, with the intentional of introducing regional diversity into the assessment.
What is internationalisation in the context of higher education, anyway?
Upon reading the report one learns that the internationalisation of higher
education, while a relatively new phenomenon in-and-of-itself, is “both broad
and varied”, meaning that it lacks any sort of unified global form. And yet while
broadly different, commonalities do exist across national approaches, primarily
in the form of features like: visibility and reputation (combined with increased
competitiveness); competition for talented students and scholars; a divide in
strategy between short-term economic gains or long-term economic
development and soft power, or a mixture of short and long-term objectives;
increased strategic partnership development; more attention to employability
3
and/or social engagement.
Within Europe, the internationalisation of higher education is not new. The
process stretches back at least 30 years, beginning with the ERASMUS
programme and followed by the Marie Curie Fellowships. Yet, like many
internationalisation strategies, these efforts have a heavy focus on short or
long-term and many of the other features mentioned above. But what does this
all actually mean in terms of next steps?
According to Internationalisation of Higher Education, a key next step for policy
decision makers is to recognise that the end goal for post-secondary education
in Europe cannot simply be internationalisation. Rather, emphasis must be
shifted towards quality (in this case curriculum and learning outcomes for
students and staff), and not be based on economic rationales. While still of
value, mobility as a motor of internationalisation must also be rethought, in
order to shift the nature of mobility opportunities from being only open to a
2
De Wit Hans, Fiona Hunter, Laura Howard, Eva Egron-Polak.
Internationalisation of Higher Education. European Parliament. (2015).
3
Ibid.
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selected elite, to being a component common to all higher educational
experiences. As such, a new definition of internationalisation delivered by the
report is to recognise it as “the intentional process of integrating an
international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions and
delivery of post-secondary education, in order to enhance the quality of
education and research for all students and staff, and to make a meaningful
4
contribution to society.”
For more information regarding the report’s findings, discover more on how the
questions behind the study were answered, and to learn about additional policy
recommendations, please click here.
4
O’Malley, Brendan. “Internationalisation should be for all—Landmark Study”.
University World News (Global Edition), 377. 14 August 2015.
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20150814220104557
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2 Focus on Marie SklodowskaCurie Actions
Feature - Interview with Snezana
Krstic, Chair of the Marie Curie
Alumni Association
Snezana Krstic, Chem. Eng.,
Independent researcher and
consultant, Belgrade, Serbia.
B.Sc., M.Sc., and PhD from
University of Belgrade where
she has started her academic
career. She has been actively
involved in activities related to
the European research and
higher education policies for
many years, particularly in
activities related to the
mobility and professional
development
of
human
resources
in
research.
Several years of experience
in media, communicating
issues related to environment,
science, society, policy and
innovation. Invited speaker at
numerous European and
international conferences and
workshops, cooperating with
European
Commission,
UNESCO, EU Presidency
Events,
World
Science
Forum, EU Committee of
Region,
EUA,
NISTEP
(Japan),
Alexander
von
Humboldt
Foundation
(Germany), and many other
distinguished
organisations
and teams. She holds several
international and national
awards
for
scientific
achievements
and
excellence. Her Marie Curie
grant
experience
was
undertaken in the CERN
School of Computing.
Snezana, tell us about your research background and interests
I am a chemical engineer, but my research background is quite multidisciplinary
with a broad interest in issues at the intersection of science, policy, society and
innovation. I was involved in research activities as an undergraduate, when I
worked on an “intelligent” system for separation of multicomponent liquids,
which was of particular importance for the oil, pharmaceutical and
petrochemical industry. I continued with issues related to solid waste
management and environmental management. My PhD was related to electrodeposited metal powders and particle modelling. Generally, alongside my
research career several cross-cutting issues were always present, such as
applied informatics and (mathematical) modelling which were also part of my
teaching activities at the University of Belgrade, policy analysis and
environmental subjects. Engagement in European research and higher
education policies has also resulted in scientific and policy analysis
contributions related to the internationalisation of higher education and the
mobility of researchers. My recent research activities are related to responsible
research and innovation and, more precisely, to research integrity, as well as to
the multidisciplinary and policy aspects of societal challenges.
Marie Curie – now Marie Skłodowska-Curie under Horizon 2020 - is a
prestigious European funding scheme. How did you learn about it?
Indeed, the Marie Curie Actions are well-known as one of the most prestigious
schemes supporting mobility of researchers across and outside of Europe.
These opportunities are widely promoted through conferences, the Internet and
brochures. However, the strongest impression about the programme, its
importance and real value I received was when I had the opportunity to meet
Marie Curie fellows and alumni personally. I remember them as very successful
scientists, engaged in many activities important for researchers, European
policies and society. Therefore, I had the opportunity to learn many practical
details about Marie Curie Actions and the benefits that it brings to researchers'
careers.
What are the most significant benefits you derive as a Marie Curie Fellow
in terms of work and networking?
Contact
Blog
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions have different types of programmes and
provide mobility opportunities suitable for researchers with different career
paths and professional experiences. One important benefit is that they (the
Actions) provide excellent working conditions, with paid social security and
pension contributions, and various opportunities for training and professional
development.
Useful links
Marie
Curie
Association – MCAA
Alumni
https://www.mariecuriealumni.
eu
MCAA Facebook page
MCAA sign-up page for MSC
fellows to join the association
https://www.mariecuriealumni.
eu/user/register
Membership of the MCAA is
free of charge, and open to
any past or present Marie
Curie researcher;
Marie
Sklodowska
Curie
Actions (MSCA) – European
Commission's
website
providing
all
relevant
information regarding the
Marie
Sklodowska-Curie
programmes,
fellowships,
calls and applications
http://ec.europa.eu/research/
mariecurieactions/aboutmsca/actions/index_en.htm
My Marie Curie grant experience was undertaken in the CERN School of
Computing, where I had the opportunity to learn from an outstanding team of
professionals and to meet and cooperate with excellent researchers from
different parts of the world. Particularly important for me was that I had the
opportunity to gain knowledge beyond my scientific field which was particularly
useful for my interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary orientation and
engagements.
In my view, establishment of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) has
provided additional possibilities to amplify benefits that MSCA bring in terms of
networking and career development.
Are there any tips that you would like to give to prospective Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) candidates?
My tip is to trust in their achievements and talents and apply for the grant, even
if they are at the very beginning of their research careers or coming from afar
and small countries which might not be recognised as having strong support for
science. Another tip is for scientists to consult the MSCA website, identify
programmes suitable for their career stage or career path and find relevant host
institutions. It is important to understand that the MSCA grants offers excellent
opportunities to cooperate with and gain research experience also in nonacademic sectors (industry, business sector). Finally, a tip which may be
particularly useful for early stage researchers is to regularly follow MSCA open
positions announced on the EURAXESS website and directly apply. This option
may be easier for prospective candidates who find it difficult to identify suitable
host institutions before their application.
You also hold the MCAA chair position. Could you tell our readers more
about the association and its objectives?
The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) is an international non-profit
organisation based in Brussels gathering together researchers who have
benefited or are still benefiting from the European Commission's prestigious
Marie Skłodowska-Curie research programmes. The association was
established in November 2013, when we held the first General Assembly.
Although we are supported by EU funding, we have a truly international
character with members in all parts of the world. We also have established
many regional chapters around the world. Membership is free of charge and
open to all fellows and alumni, regardless of the type of MSCA grant received,
length of mobility periods, nationality, scientific discipline or current occupation.
Our objectives are oriented toward developing, promoting and harnessing the
outstanding potential of our community. We encourage networking, cooperation
and mutual understanding amongst our members from different countries,
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sectors of the economy and scientific disciplines, providing additional
possibilities for career development and professional growth. Our objective is
also to foster global relationships within the global research and innovation
community, with particular attention paid to our Marie Curie experience. We aim
to highlight accomplishments and excellence of our members by supporting
existing and creating new opportunities for dissemination of their outputs.
Besides, we have more operational goals and some of them are related to
promoting the values of the Association.
Why did you decide to promote your experience as MSCA fellow?
MSCA programmes bring many benefits to their fellows and we believe that our
experience can be very valuable for young or experienced researchers who
look for funding instruments with attractive employment conditions to support
their careers and mobility, both internationally as well as between different
sectors. This experience can be also useful for prospective host institutions, in
academic or industrial settings, for the policy sector, national authorities or
international community beyond Europe which may have limited knowledge
about European programmes. Finally, it represents the contribution to the
society from science.
Tell us more about the local chapters in EURAXESS Links regions
(ASEAN - encompassing Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam, Brazil, China, India, Japan and North America)?
The MCAA allows its members to establish chapters on their own initiative and
according to their own motivation to cooperate with other members from the
region and contribute to the aims of the association. For this purpose, we open
official calls and depending on the quality of the proposed working programmes,
we also financially support their activities within the limits of our budget.
Currently we have chapters in India, the USA (California), and ASEAN (it should
be noted that our ASEAN does not correspond exactly to the EURAXESS Links
ASEAN). Besides, we have an informal group of China fellows which in the
future may decide to establish an official China chapter. I believe that members
from other mentioned countries could be also motivated to establish their
chapters in the near future.
What would you say to local Marie Skłodowska Curie fellows, past and
present, to encourage them to join the MCAA association?
MCAA offers many benefits to its members – opportunities for professional
development, networking and cooperation, information on employment
opportunities, financial support - which we call Micro-grants - for career
development purposes of individual members. We also provide our members
possibilities to promote their work and achievements, among fellows and also to
large and respected audiences at events organised by ourselves or other
organisations, including the European Commission. We work to establish
partnerships with various organisations, businesses and other bodies for the
benefit of our members. Finally, belonging to a vibrant community of
researchers recognised for their outstanding accomplishments and openness
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for new ideas and cooperation is, in my view, a great reason to join the
community.
If a Marie Curie (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) fellow in any of these countries
would like to join MCAA, where should she or he start from?
They should visit our website (www.mariecurealumni.eu), find Sign-up button at
the right upper corner and complete the registration form.
What are your plans to the future?
Growth and development in all directions – creating more opportunities for
MCAA members, establishing partnerships and fostering fruitful connections
with various organisations and the business sector, and actively contributing to
important activities in European, international and local settings.
Thank you for your time!
You are welcome! It was a great pleasure to cooperate with the EURAXESS
Links team and I am particularly glad that had opportunity to visit recently Brazil
and meet the Brazilian research community.
About the Marie SkłodowskaCurie actions (MSCA)
2014-2020 budget:
billion euro.
6.162
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are European grants offered to
researchers at all career stages and encourage transnational, intersectoral
and interdisciplinary mobility.
The expected impact of the MSCA in Horizon 2020 includes the support of ca.
65,000 researchers, including 25,000 PhD candidates, ca. 200,000 scientific
publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals, and ca. 1,500 patent
applications.
Watch
here.
the
MSCA
video
Figure 1: The global reach of
the MSCA programme.
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Figure 2: Overview of the
different funding schemes
under the Marie Skłodowska
Curie actions
The different funding schemes within the MSCA are shown in Figure 2:
Organisations from any sector
and country can participate in
MSCA projects. However,
Brazilian organisations are
not eligible for direct funding.
Figure 2: Overview of the
different funding schemes
under the Marie Skłodowska
Curie actions
MSCA - What’s in it for Brazilian researchers?
1. Innovative Training Networks (ITN) is the main European doctoral training
programme, putting a special emphasis on non-academic sector participation
and the innovation dimension.
Brazilian research institutions: This action is meant primarily for
organisations such as universities, research centres or companies, that propose
a research training network. Brazilian organizations can join the consortia to
submit a proposal (annual calls).
Brazilian researchers: can apply to the PhD positions created by these
networks, including Industrial Doctorate and Joint Doctorate. They are
advertised on the Euraxess Job portal.
2. Individual Fellowships (IF) are for experienced researchers to undertake
their own research project at a host organisation in another country, thus
gaining new skills through advanced training and possibly, intersectoral mobility.
Researchers based in Brazil can apply for a European fellowship, choosing to
apply either for a re-integration grant or a scientific grant.
A MSCA IF call is currently
open and will close on 10
September 2015.
Researchers based in Europe can apply for a global fellowship to carry out
research in a third country such as Brazil and return to Europe. They can also
apply to a European fellowship for mobility within the EU or associated
countries.
Calls are annual and advertised on the Horizon 2020 Participant Portal.
3. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) enables international
and intersectoral collaboration, based on short-term staff exchanges between
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organisations worldwide. The RISE programme is the successor programme of
the previous IRSES programme.
Brazilian research institutions can join a consortia as partner, but can’t
receive direct funding from the European Commisson for the secondment of
their researchers.
4. Co-Funding of regional, national and international programmes
(COFUND) calls are open to European research institutions and is thus not
relevant for Brazilian research organisations. It results in many high-quality
fellowship or doctoral programme positions, which include transnational mobility
and are advertised on the Euraxess portal.
Brazilian researchers can apply directly to COFUND positions advertised on
the EURAXESS job portal.
Sources: EURAXESS Links Network newsletter, Issue 5, April 2014; Come to
Europe brochure; Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) – European
Commission's website.
EURAXESS Links Brazil
Sklodowska-Curie Fellows
is
seeking
Marie
You are a former Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow? You live in Brazil? You want
to share your experience and earn a travel grant to take part in EURAXESS
events?
Contact us by email [email protected] to discuss collaboration opportunities
and help us promote the European Research Area.
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scienceslambrasil.com
Help us spread the word,
the winner of this year’s
competition may be near
you!
3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities
3.1 EURAXESS Science Slam 2015 – still time to
register in the competition
If you are at a university,
research institute, industry
or other institution dealing
with Master’s and
PhD students and PhD
holders, and would like
to help us disseminate
information about the
3rd EURAXESS Science
Slam on the internet
or anywhere in Brazil,
please send an email to
[email protected] and
we will send you flyers (in
Portuguese).
You can also upload or
print them yourself, as well
as our 2015 Posters
(Portuguese).
Watch also:
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If you want to test your science communication skills, are creative and tired of
standardised academic presentations, then don’t miss the chance to send your
video before 15 September (the sooner the better, as no videos will be
accepted once the number of posted videos exceeds 60 [we already received
more than 15 applications]).
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presentations.
finals’
Up to 5 finalists will be invited* to the live finals of the EURAXESS Science
Slam Brazil 2015 to be held at Casa da Ciência in Rio de Janeiro on 22
October. The final will be part of the National Science and Technology week
(SNCT) official agenda.
The submission process for the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2015 is open
until 15 September 2015.
Journalists,
access
our
press kit here. Contact us for
any interview request.
*Expenses covered: Economy return flights (1 ticket per person) and hotel
accommodation (1 night) to the finals will be booked and paid for by EURAXESS Links
Brazil for the finalists based outside Rio de Janeiro.
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WHAT: contest giving researchers based in Brazil the chance to use their
creativity and communication skils to showcase their research projects to
their peers and the wider public in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.
WHO: Researchers (all levels starting from Master’ss students of all
nationalities and research fields, including Social Sciences and Humanities,
Life Sciences and Physical Sciences and Engineering, currently based in Brazil.
WHEN: submission until 15 September 2015. Live finals on 22 October
2015.
PRIZES:
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free trip to Europe in June 2016
one day science communication course
visit to a top European research institute of the winner’s choice
financed by EURAXESS Links.
3.2 Tour of Brazil upcoming events
3.2.1 Tour of Brazil event in Goiania (Goias) on Logistics, Agrifood and
Technology, 16 September 2015
The Belgium Embassy, in close cooperation with the EU Delegation to Brazil,
EURAXESS Links Brazil and several partners have organized a one-day “Tour
of Brazil” event devoted to European-Brazilian research and innovation
cooperation in Logistics, Agrifood and Technology. There will be a special
emphasis on collaboration with the private sector and spin-off/whole value
chain. The event will be held on 17 September at FIEG, in Goiania.
3.2.2 Workshop on Industrial PhD, Brasília, 13 October 2015
EURAXESS Links Brazil is organising a workshop on Industrial PhDs under the
Tour of Brazil umbrella.
This event will be focused on the issues of establishing bridges between
academia and industry and of finding alternative ways to employ the large
number of PhDs graduating every year in Brazil. The event will present
European and Brazilian experiences in this context, including Marie
Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), which foresee inter-sectoral mobility.
The workshop aims at creating new opportunities for cooperation. It will be held
in Brasilia on 13 October 2015 at the French Embassy. More details will be
published soon on EURAXESS Links Brazil website.
3.2.3 European PhD event in São Paulo, 18 September 2015
Nuffic Neso Brazil, in cooperation with DAAD, EURAXESS Links Brazil and
Campus France, is organising a European PhD event.
The event will be held on 18 September 2015 at Escola Politécnica of the
University of São Paulo. Its aims are to:
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enhance qualified potential Brazilian researchers’ knowledge of the
PhD system and possibilities in Europe, especially regarding joint
degree possibilities, and
enhance European recruiters’ and professors’ knowledge of the
Brazilian research system and the quality of Brazilian researchers.
3.3 My research on climate and sustainable
development in 180 seconds – results and finals, 22
September, Rio de Janeiro
Five out of almost 35 finalists were selected to compete in the finals of the “My
research on climate change and sustainable development” competition to be
held at Cinemaison in Rio de Janeiro on 22 September 2015.
The finalists are
Ailim Schwambach
Andressa Santanna Natel
Giselle Blankestein
Renan Venancio
Eloy Casagrande Junior.During the event, the finalists will present their
research orally in up to 10 minutes. The winner will be awarded a trip to
Paris during the weeks preceding the COP21, a research expedition in
Amazonia or a trip on a research vessel amongst others!
The competition was coorganised in the lead-up to
the 21st Climate Conference
– COP21 to be held in Paris
on 7-8 December 2015.
Finals
22
September
19h00
2015,
Cinemaison, Casa da
Europa,
Avenida
Presidente Antônio Carlos,
58 - Centro - Rio de
Janeiro
Besides them, five other candidates (Denilson Bezerra, Tiago Brito da
Silva, Eduardo Pimentel Pizarro, Olivia Pasqualeto, Vital Felipe and
Marcos da Silva) were selected and will be awarded one year of free access
to"Culturethèque", the French Institute online library. Their videos are available
on the Ambassade de Fance Facebook page. The candidate’s whose video
earns the most "likes" until 7 September will receive a surprise gift--a good
opportunity to let us what you think of their work!
Congratulations to all candidates.
Join us for the finals: register here if you wish to attend the finals. The event
is free but registration is required. A cocktail will be offered by EURAXESS
Links Brazil and CNRS to everyone in attendance.
Registration here.
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4 News & Developments
4.1 EU, Member States and Associated Countries
4.1.1 ERC announces its 2016 budget and grant competitions
The European Commission has adopted the ERC Work Programme 2016. The
programme, established by the ERC Scientific Council, foresees EUR 1.67
billion for grants to top researchers from anywhere in the world who are ready to
come or to stay in Europe to pursue their breakthrough ideas. Within the new
series of competitions, the ERC has opened the first one, the call for Starting
Grants 2016, with a budget of EUR 485 million and deadline of 17 November
2015. This scheme is open to researchers with 2 to 7 years of experience since
completion of PhD and a promising scientific track record.
Full article: European Research Council
4.1.2 10 European companies named “tech pioneers”
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognised 10 European companies
amongst a class of 49 companies deemed pioneers in technology.
As in previous years, US start-ups dominate, producing 35 pioneers in the fields
of IT, life sciences, and energy. There are four winners from the UK, two from
the Netherlands and Israel, and single recipients from Canada, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Taiwan and China.
To be selected as a Technology Pioneer, a company must develop a major
technology or innovation with the potential for long-term impact on business and
society. In addition, it must demonstrate vision and leadership, and show all the
signs of being a long-standing market leader – and its technology must be
proven, according to the Forum.
Full article: Science │Business
4.1.3 50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see
the world
Business Insider UK compiled a list of 50 scientists from across the globe who
are changing the world for the better. Katrin Amunts, working at Jülich Research
Centre (DE) has been nominated for her work on the "BigBrain", which aims to
create a 3D atlas of the human brain and should lead to unprecedented insights
into the construction and organization of the brain and how it drives our
behavior. She is co-leader of the Strategic Human Brain Data subproject
Full article: European Commission
See also: Human Brain Project
4.1.4 JRC annual conference to focus on building a resilient Europe
The JRC’s annual conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 30
September 2015. Resilience determines the capacity to successfully deal with
difficult events and to adapt to and overcome adversity, and in a changing world
creates stability, which in turn promotes job creation, economic growth and
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environmental sustainability. Science plays a key role in this continuous process
of building a resilient, stable, competitive and prosperous Europe. The JRC,
together with the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), organises its
annual conference bringing together experts, representatives from European
institutions and Member States authorities, stakeholders from industry as well
as academia addressing a broad audience.
Further details: JRC
4.1.5 Tracking Innovation in intelligent transport systems
Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are all around us: they let us know when
the next bus will reach our bus stop, help monitor and manage road traffic and
make air travel safer. But how does innovation work at this complex intersection
between the transport and the ICT industries? The T-TRANS project found
answers and laid the foundations for a European ITS innovation network.
Full article: European Commission
See also: TTrans
4.1.6 X-Ray experts export excellence
An innovative high end portable x-ray imaging device is not only revolutionising
patient treatment but also giving Europe the opportunity to compete on the
world stage in a growing global market for medical technology.
Full article: EUREKA
4.1.7 What space exploration says about Europe
Far away – more than 102 million miles away but moving very fast – the
European space probe Rosetta is escorting comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko on its journey to perihelion, its closest approach to the sun. To
make this happen, small cabals of scientists from all over Europe, Asia and
America had to dream the impossible, formally propose it, argue the case for it,
and devise the technology first to make it happen and then to make it
worthwhile. Rosetta is a gleaming instance of what Europe collectively can do
so well, writes the Guardian in this editorial piece.
© ESA
Full article: The Guardian
4.2 Brazil
4.2.1 New fiscal adjustment cut removes R$ 350 million from MCTI
The deadline imposed by the government for the release of the new cut to the
Union’s budget was respected. On the evening of 30 July, an extra edition of
the Official Gazette of the Union was published with a demo of the budget
reduction. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) lost
another R$ 350 million from this year’s allocated budget.
In May 2015, the Ministry had already lost R$ 1.844 billion from the R$ 7.311
that had been allocated. It was from the remaining R$ 5.467 that were removed
these R$ 350 million. Therefore, this leaves $ 5.104 billion for MCTI. With the
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new reduction, it is confirmed by the forecast made before the first cut, that the
Ministry would lose 30% of the budget planned for this year.
The main target of this new cut was the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC),
which lost R$ 2.055 billion. Under it are included two programs that are
considered strategic to national science: the Sirius Project and the Brazilian
Multipurpose Reacto, each having access to R$ 1.5 billion. It was not made
explicit, however, which plans will be affected.
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
4.2.2 Investment in Science & Technology increases in Brazil
National spending on Science and Technology keeps increasing. According to
the latest data, in 2013 investment in this area reached the mark of R$ 85.6
billion, equivalent to 1.66% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil in
the same period.
In the previous year, R$ 76.4 billion were invested in S&T (1.62% of GDP). In
2000, expenditure was R$ 15.8 billion. The mark of R$ 62.2 billion invested in
science and technology was reached in 2010 (see below).
Investment in S&T is the sum of the scientific, technical and related activities
and research and development activities. The former are actions that contribute
to the generation, dissemination and application of scientific knowledge, such
as scientific and technological services provided by libraries, science museums,
botanical gardens, zoos, amongst others. As for the research and development
activities, they include basic and applied research and experimental
development, that is the creative effort to raise awareness of the institution or
company and create new applications.
The main sources of investment in science and technology in Brazil are R&D
activities. In 2013, R$ 63.7 billion were invested in these sort of activities. The
federal and state governments are the main investors (57.7%). To encourage
the private sector to invest in scientific and technological activities, tax breaks
from the federal government in 2013 totalled R$ 6.4 billion, with the Computer
law (No. 10,176/2001) and the Good law (11,196/2005), accounting for 92.1%
of this total exemption.
The federal and state governments dedicate part of the resources for the
financing of graduate programmes. From the R$ 36.7 billion invested by
governments in R&D actions, 47% are allocated to higher education institutions.
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Other expenditures include grants from the National Council for Scientific and
Technological Development (CNPq/MCTI), the Higher Education Personnel
Training Coordination (Capes/MEC) and state foundations that support
research (FAPs) and investments in entities linked to MCTI, the Brazilian
Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Fioruz, among other public
scientific and technological institutions.
In 2012, there were about 300,000 scholars in the country, with 52.8% of them
being supported by CNPq programmes, 30.6% by Capes and 16.6% by FAPs.
From the scholarships financed by the funding agency linked to the Ministry of
Science, Technology and Innovation, totalling about 63,000, knowledge areas
with the greatest amount of students are exact and earth sciences, engineering,
life sciences, agricultural sciences and humanities.
According to Scopus, the largest database of abstracts and quotes from
literature journals, books and conference proceedings, the Brazilian production
of articles in 2013 was about 55,000, accounting for 2.5% of world publications.
Areas with the highest production of articles in the period were medical,
biological and agricultural sciences, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular
biology.
To access the other indicators of science and technology in Brazil, click here.
Source: MCTI
4.2.3 Minister Aldo Rebelo calls for further investment in research on
agribusiness
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Aldo Rebelo,
defended the investment in research geared towards the growth of agribusiness
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in Brazil, at the opening ceremony of the 14 Brazilian Agribusiness Congress,
promoted by the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG ) held on 3 August.
Rebelo justified his statement based on worldwide needs, in the event's
opening speech. "We met with representatives from Russia, the US, China and
Germany, and everyone wants to cooperate in the energy and food fields. The
world will need more and more food, and that requires stability and reliability,
that Brazil offers", he said.
"The MCTI has made efforts to support agribusiness. We have invested
approximately R$ 4 billion in agricultural industry in recent years, because we
believe that this is an important need, a priority for Brazil", added the minister.
He also noted the importance of the sector with the realisation of the Climate
Conference (COP 21), to be held in France this December.
The importance of agribusiness for the Brazilian economy is reflected in the
numbers that it represents: 23% of the domestic product (GDP), reaching 34%
of the population (almost 80 million), accounting for about 30% of labour posts.
Among the producing countries, Brazil is the one with the greatest potential to
supply much of the global demand for food, which is expected to grow to 70%
by 2050. In 40 years, Brazil has evolved from a country dependent on imports
to become a leader in production and export of coffee, sugar, soybeans, orange
juice and meat.
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The MCTI supports and encourages agribusiness based on Law No. 10.973, of
2 December 2004, known as the Innovation Act. The financial resources for
funding come from the National Scientific and Technological Development Fund
(FNDCT). Over the past decade, MCTI has invested more than R$ 500 million
into the implementation and operation of technology parks and business
incubators.
As the most recent initiative, the Agro Inova was launched, which is part of
Inova Enterprise Plan, which enabled 131 leading companies since March
2013. This initiative provides an investment of R$ 1 billion in innovation projects
in the agro-industrial complex. It has been supporting plans of Brazilian
companies that include research, development, production and marketing of
innovative products, processes and services in three thematic areas: inputs,
processing and machinery and equipment for agribusiness, except for
sugarcane and derivatives.
Source: MCTI
4.2.4 Meetings with researchers define strategic ST&I projects
The series of meetings organised by the Secretariat for Coordination of
Research Units (Scup/MCTI) with the entities linked to the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation (MCTI) was held from 5 to 14 August. The seven
meetings, which took place in Brasilia, gathered about 100 people, including
leaders and researchers.
The debates have defined the strategic projects in science, technology and
innovation (ST&I) for the next four years (2016-2019). During the meetings,
representatives of organisations presented projects and goals in the areas of
Nanotechnology, Instrumentation, Scientific Computing, Rare Lands, Biomes,
Dissemination and Drugs. "There is the need for articulation, a synergy between
research units and certainly with other ministries", said Undersecretary of Scup,
Adalberto Fazzio.
Planning meetings and prospecting in ST&I are the result of discussions
initiated at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the
Advancement of Science (SBPC), held at the Federal University of São Carlos
(UFSCar), last July. At the meeting with representatives of the research units,
Minister Aldo Rebelo said that he will closely monitor the challenges faced by
the institutes. "Transforming the cooperation agreements made by MCTI in
research, products and services is the responsibility of the institutions. They are
at the core of the National System of Science and Technology", the minister
said at the time.
Source: Jornal da Ciência
4.2.5 Government should reshape the Science Without Borders
programme
After the changes in the rules of the Student Financing Fund (Fies), the
Government’s economic area sets the stage for reshaping other government
programmes. The reform in the rules is necessary to ensure compliance with
the primary surplus target of public accounts in 2016. Among the programmes
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that are on government targets, is Science without Borders. Administered by the
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the
programme, which provides scholarships for Brazilian students abroad, will
suffer a deep cut in the coming year.
The economic area wants changes in the Science without Borders and other
programmes to be used to mark the expenditure forecast in the Budget Bill
2016, which will be forwarded at the end of the month to the National Congress
by the Executive.
CNPq reported that the Science without Borders programme reached the
expected initial target, with a total of 101,446 scholarships awarded, for a total
investment of R$ 6.36 billion between 2011 and 2014. Of this total, only R$ 3.42
billion in 2014 . The data shows a sharp spending increase on the programme.
In 2011, expenditures were only R$ 108 million. CNPq reported seeing for the
second stage of the programme the expectation of recovering its potential to
strongly encourage post-doctorate, sandwich doctorates and foreign visiting
professors and at the same time, in strategic areas for the country's
development, PhDs abroad at the best universities in the world.
The Interministerial Working Group on Monitoring Public Expenditure of the
Federal Government (GTAG) has until the end of the month to submit the final
report, which should point out the programmes that will undergo makeovers.
Source: Jornal do Comércio de Pernambuco
4.2.6 EMBRAPII has signed 20 innovation projects totalling R$ 27.1
million
The Brazilian Research and Industrial Innovation Enterprise (EMBRAPII) closed
the first half of 2015 with 20 innovation projects, totalling R$ 27.1 million. Most
projects focused on the Integrated Manufacturing, Software and Automation
and Intelligent System areas. Since the pilot phase model (model test), in early
2012, 86 projects were already signed worth R$ 212 million.
The EMBRAPII Senai-Cimatec Unit closed six projects totalling R$ 7.3 million.
Partnerships were signed with TTS Bebidas, Embraer, StoreID, Mondial and
Renault. The CEEI-UFCG Unit is developing five projects totalling R$ 4.5
million. Partner companies in the projects are Transdata, Envision and
Compalead.
In Santa Catarina, the EMBRAPII Unit Certi signed four projects in the Systems
area, totalling R$ 5.1 million. The same happened in Rio de Janeiro, where the
unit Coppe/UFRJ closed the period with three projects in Subsea Engineering
with Petrogal, TR Subsea and FMC Technologies, totalling R$ 7 million. The
CPqD and IPT Units closed one project each. The total value of both was R$
3.2 million.
For the director of Planning and Management of EMBRAPII, Jose Luis Gordon,
the results shows a good performance of the units in the exploration of
innovative solutions, and demonstrates the confidence of partner companies to
invest in these projects. It also highlights the flexibility in the negotiations, which
are made directly between companies and the units. "In the modern economy,
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there is no dichotomy between state and private sector. Our role is to get more
companies to have access to R&D infrastructure with the agility that our funding
system provides", adds Gordon.
Source: MCTI
4.2.7 Much of Brazilian scientific production is linked to funding from
CNPq
Surveys conducted by the National Scientific and Technological Development
Council (CNPq), through the Web of Science database, point to two scenarios
that make the agency the largest development institution for research in the
country, not only in quantitative as well as qualitative terms.
Considering the global total of published Brazilian articles and indexed by Web
of Science, the world's leading source of academic production data, CNPq
appears as a financing institution in 46% of them in 2014.
Using the criteria of the Nature Index, which considers articles published in 68
major scientific impact journals - and that puts Brazil in the 23rd place in the
world rankings in 2014 -, the CNPq is the financier of 47% of Brazilian articles.
So it is clear that the participation of the CNPq in Brazilian academic production
is essential not only for the research volume, but mainly for the merit of its
representativeness.
Source: CNPq
4.2.8 Productive sector and OAB highlight structural measures for
Brazil to overcome crisis
The economic crisis has affected several sectors of Brazil. In order to help
overcome it, confederations related to industry, transportation and health, in
partnership with the Order of Attorneys of Brazil (OAB), launched a call
manifesto "Letter to the Nation". The document points out the structural actions
to be taken immediately for Brazil to face the crisis. Amongst the proposals
presented are the need to cut public spending, reduce legal uncertainty,
empower the investigative bodies, invest in infrastructure and reduce red tape.
"We will only change with structural measures, not with short-term projects or
punctual projects", said the president of the National Industry Confederation
(CNI), Robson Braga de Andrade.
In the letter, the organisations reinforce that it is necessary to implement swiftly
and effectively, measures to improve the business environment in the country,
preventing the growth of unemployment or prolonged recession.
The formation of the group will be permanent, non-partisan, independent and
submit proposals for civil society to also to play an active role in the changes.
On September 9 there will be the first meeting with others to discuss how the
proposals can be implemented.
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
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4.2.9 Study aims to measure innovation capacity of Brazilian companies
The Center for Management and Strategic Studies (CGEE) is leading the
Project on Innovation Indicators in Brazilian Companies (Primar). The goal is
generating knowledge to stimulate the improvement of innovation management
in business organisations. The first stage of the survey began this week,
conducting interviews with executives from 100 companies across the country,
of various sizes and sectors.
To measure the innovation capacity of each organisation observed by Primar,
will be to use a set of indicators built by CGEE, in partnership with institutions of
the National Innovation System, such as the Brazilian Institute of Geography
and Statistics (IBGE).
Source: Jornal da Ciência
4.2.10 Letter to President Dilma proposes measures for the country’s
development
The Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC), the National Association of Entities
Promoting Innovative Enterprises (ANPROTEC), the National Association for
Research and Development of Innovative Companies (ANPEI), the National
Association Forum of Innovation Managers and Technology Transfer
(FORTEC), the National Council of State Foundations of Support to Research
(CONFAP), the National Council of State Secretaries for Science Affairs,
Technology and Innovation (Consecti) and the Brazilian Society for the
Progress of Science (SBPC), have sent a letter to President Dilma Rousseff
proposing "measures that can contribute to the improvement of education,
science, technology and innovation, structural axes for the development of the
country."
Amongst the proposals, the entities suggest the "immediate creation and
installation of the Financial Management Committee of the Social Fund
(CGFFS) and the Deliberative Social Fund Board (CDFS), in order to set the
investment policies of the Social Fund and, therefore, the priorities and the
allocation of resources rescued from that fund".
The text can be found here.
Source: CONFAP
4.2.11 Brazilians are interested in science but lack in-depth information
Brazilians display positive attitudes toward science and technology (S&T) and
express a strong interest in related activities. However, access to information
about S&T is still very limited, especially among social groups with lower levels
of schooling and income.
These are some of the key findings of the 2015 edition of “Public perceptions of
science, technology and innovation in Brazil,” the fourth such survey performed
by the Center for Strategic Studies & Management in Science, Technology &
Innovation (CGEE) and the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation
(MCTI).
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The survey interviewed 1,962 Brazilians in all regions of the country.
Interviewees were aged 16 years and above and were stratified by gender, age
group, level of schooling, and income.
The results show that 61% of the interviewees are interested or very interested
in S&T. This is similar to the proportion found in other countries that have
performed comparable surveys of public awareness or understanding of S&T,
say the authors of the survey.
In the European Union, for example, 53% of the sample interviewed in a 2013
survey said that they were interested in topics related to S&T.
In Brazil, S&T (61%) ranks fifth amongst subjects that attract the most public
attention, behind medicine and health (78%), the environment (78%), religion
(75%) and the economy (68%) but ahead of arts and culture (57%), sports
(56%), fashion (34%) and politics (27%).
Despite the predominance of a positive attitude toward and a high level of
interest in S&T, access to information is low, according to the survey.
Television is the main source of information on S&T for 21% of the sample. By
contrast, the majority of interviewees say that they never glean information on
S&T from other sources, such as newspapers, magazines, books, radio, or
even conversations with friends.
However, according to the 2013 survey, use of the internet and social networks
as sources of information about S&T more than doubled since the last survey,
especially amongst young people, jumping to 48% from 23% in 2006, and
approaching the frequency of the use of television.
The interviewees say that they mainly use the websites of research institutions
to learn about S&T, followed by the websites of newspapers and magazines, as
well as Facebook, Wikipedia and blogs.
Only a small proportion of the survey sample is able to recall the name of an
important Brazilian scientist or research institution.
Ignorance among young people is especially significant, but even among
people with a university degree, only a very small percentage can name a
Brazilian scientist.
The survey also showed that Brazilians believe that science produces results
applicable to their lives and can solve problems such as disease and climate
change, for example.
The large majority (73%) say that S&T offers the public more benefits than
drawbacks, is essential to industry, and helps to reduce social inequality.
A comparison with similar surveys conducted in other countries shows that
Brazil is relatively optimistic about the benefits of research and development,
according to the authors of the survey.
China has the same proportion as Brazil (73%), whereas the United States lags,
with 67%, as do Spain, with 64%; Italy, with 46%; and France, with 43%.
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Despite their optimism, Brazilians take a critical stance toward S&T, according
to the survey. Most interviewees express concern about ethical and political
aspects as well as social control of S&T.
The majority say that research should be subject to ethical standards, that
scientists should be open about the risks that their work involves, and that the
public should participate more in important decisions about the direction taken
by S&T in Brazil.
The substantial majority (78%) also support the idea that there should be more
public investment in S&T in Brazil, with only 3% saying that there should be
less.
In Argentina, 63% advocate for more funding for S&T. The proportion in
Sweden, Spain and France is 40%, whereas in Germany and the United
Kingdom, it is 25%, according to the authors of the survey.
Source: Agência FAPESP
4.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil
4.3.1 Investments in ST&I are priorities for Brazil's economy, says
President Dilma
President Dilma Rousseff announced on 20 August the expansion of bilateral
cooperation between Brazil and Germany. In an official ceremony at the
Presidential Palace, where she received German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
Dilma said that bilateral investments in science, technology and innovation are
a priority to increase the productivity of the economy in Brazil.
President Rousseff highlighted the opportunities for expansion of the German
government's investments in Brazil, especially in infrastructure and electricity.
"Focusing on highway, railways, ports and airports, renewable energy such as
biomass, wind and solar energies and also on energy efficiency, especially in
so-called smart grids", she said.
The president highlighted other important bilateral actions in the ST&I area,
including the joint development of the launch vehicle of the Brazilian
microsatellite (VLN1), and applied research projects with industry and rare
lands, bio-economy and marine sciences. " we also made progress on
environmental cooperation. We agreed common action to address one of the
major issues of the 21st century, climate change", she said.
"The joint statement we have adopted reflects our commitment to the success
of the meeting of the COP 21, in Paris in December. And if we want to avoid, in
fact, that the temperature increases 2 degrees, our commitment to
decarbonising in the 2100 horizon is something very important and relevant",
she added.
Another highlight of the speech of the president in the STI area refers to the
Internet governance and the importance of ensuring the right to privacy in the
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digital age. "Germany and Brazil pioneered and succeeded in bringing the issue
to the centre of the international agenda", she said.
Source: MCTI
4.3.2 Brazil and EU announce funding for five advanced research
projects in ICT
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the National
Network of Education and Research (RNP), together with the European
Commission, selected five projects to receive, in total, R$ 22.1 million under the
3rd Brazil-EU Coordinated Call in ICT. They bring together 49 institutions, of
which 23 Brazilian and 26 European - 24 universities, 17 companies and eight
research centres. Aimed at realizing joint projects between institutions of both
parties, the call received 38 projects.
The same value (about 7 million euros) will be allocated by the EU to European
participants in projects totalling more than R$ 44 million for promotion. In
addition, the 3rd call will cover the improvement of the Fibre2 experimental
platform (Research and Experimentation in Future Internet), which may support
the chosen proposals.
The purpose of the call is to strengthen the synergy between existing
competencies in R&D communities in Brazil and the EU, especially for
institutions with strong involvement with industries. The aim is to thereby
increase the sharing of information and scientific and technological knowledge,
skilled manpower and infrastructures, promoting the application of the results
achieved by the projects.
The list of the selected projects can be seen here.
Source: MCTI
4.3.3 EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues will fund exchanges of 5G internet
researchers
4G internet is still in its infancy in Brazil and focuses primarily in the larger cities
of the country - and yet, in many areas it is not enabled. However, there is
already a Brazilian concern to learn about the development of the fifth
generation of mobile telephony. An initiative of the Ministry of Communications
(MiniCom) was selected in the project of support to EU-Brazil Sector Dialogues
to study 5G. MiniCom’s project is headed by the Telecommunications
Department.
With the choice, the Sector Dialogues will support the attendance of Brazilian
experts and researchers to follow the development of 5G in Europe. Then,
European experts will also come to cooperate with the work done in Brazil. It is
expected that the visit of Brazilian experts should take place between
September and November of this year. The European mission in the country
must take place in the first half of 2016.
"There are initiatives with 5G scattered throughout the world and in Brazil we
have some ongoing projects. We have been linked with South Korea and the
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European Union for the development of technology", explains the director of
Industry, Science and Technology of MiniCom, José Gontijo.
5G technology standards had not yet been defined, but tests done in some
countries show that the download speed will increase until up to 50 gigabits per
second (GB/s). Currently, 4G networks reach a much lower average speed of
20 Megabits per second (MB/s). It is expected that the new technology should
only be available by 2020. But South Korea is already planning to launch a fifthgeneration network in 2017.
Brazil-Germany
agreements on ST&I
Bioeconomy
The Brazil-Germany agreement
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
on bio-economy involves the
4.3.4 Ministers celebrate five agreements between Brazil and Germany
creation of a group to support
collaborative research in areas
of common interest between
Brazil and Germany. The idea is
to give priority to sustainable
agricultural production and use
of renewable raw materials to
be
used
for
energy
and
medicine production.
Marine research
Studies will be focused on
oceanic observation of southern
and tropical parts of the Atlantic.
For this, there will be mobility of
Brazilian and German scientists,
data exchange and sharing of
infrastructure of oceanographic
research
vessels
of
both
nations.
Rare lands
Opportunities for exploration of
strategic metals and minerals
will
be
identified.
For
this,
research related to the supply of
niobium,
earths
tantalum
will
be
and
rare
strengthened,
concerning ST&I
The official visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Brazil had an extensive
agenda. But it is not only the most powerful woman in Europe who came to the
country to discuss business and strategic partnerships. A delegation of more
than two-thirds of her office also landed on Brazilian soil to negotiate with local
authorities a series of demands and agreements.
Five of them were signed on 20 August between the Ministry of Science,
Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and its German counterpart, the Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, its acronym in German). Bilateral
agreements concern cooperation in bio-economy, marine research and rare
lands, maintenance of the partnership around the Amazon Tall Tower
Observatory (Atto), and the launching of joint calls between Brazilian and
German organizations in education and science, technology and innovation.
"The agreements lay a foundation for the future, supported by the great
victories that make up the cooperation between Brazil and Germany, distributed
across different subjects. We entered into five agreements. Some of them
continuing existing agreements and other opening new horizons for expansion
of cooperation between Brazil and Germany", said minister Aldo Rebelo.
The periods of validity and the resources allocated to the terms were not
disclosed in an official way. "The funds to be provided from now on will depend
on the ambition and scope of the agreement. There, our institutions - the
Ministry itself, the CNPq [National Council for Scientific and Technological
Development], Finep [the Financier of Studies and Projects] - will provide the
counterpart resulting from Germany's will on projects that will be designed for
research between the two countries", said Aldo.
which are essential for high-tech
industries, oil, automotive and
wind energy.
Amazon
Tall
Tower
Observatory
The results of the signed cooperation agreements should be discussed at a
meeting of a joint committee consisting of representatives of both countries. The
meeting is expected to happen "between late 2016 and early 2017", according
to Georg Schütte.
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
See below.
Calls for human resources
The launching of tenders in the
bio-economy, innovation, rare
lands,
climate
change
and
oceans will be stimulated.
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4.3.5 Innovation and productive integration are envisaged in the
agreements between Brazil and Germany
Brazil plans to exchange experiences with Germany in public policies and
support partnerships between companies and research institutes from both
countries. Cooperation agreements in the areas of innovation and productive
integration were signed on 20 August between the Minister of Development,
Industry and Foreign Trade, Armando Monteiro, and the German deputy
minister Matthias Machnig, responsible, amongst other areas, for the
departments of industrial policy, foreign economic policy, innovation and
information technology.
There is an interest from Brazil to deepen knowledge about the German view of
the fourth industrial revolution, i.e., the productive integration with advanced
information technology systems. The launch of the first call of proposals within
the Bilateral Brazil - Germany Cooperation in Research and Industrial
Development to encourage the joint development of R&D industrial projects was
also handled.
A declaration of intent in support of the cooperation of the National Institute of
Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) and the German Metrology
Institutes was also signed by representatives of the two countries.
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
4.3.6 Brazil and Germany inaugurate research tower in the Amazon
The
Centre
will
enable
the
analysis of climate changes and
models in the Amazon rainforest,
in
addition
to
monitoring
the
relevant atmosphere components
relevant to climate changes. Mass
and energy exchanges that occur
between the ground, treetops and
the air above them will be among
the studied subjects.
With an estimated cost of R$ 26
million,
with
contributed
R$
by
13
million
the
Brazilian
government, through the Financier
of
Studies
and
Projects
(Finep/MCTI), and R$ 13 million
by the German Government, the
Tall Tower will send the collected
data
to
15
technological
scientific
and
institutions
and
The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (Atto, its acronym in English) was
inaugurated on 22 August. It consists of a 325 meters structure to extend the
field of research and understanding of the interaction between the biosphere
and the atmosphere. The tower was installed at the Sustainable Development
Reserve of Uatumã, between the cities of Sao Sebastião do Uatamã (AM) and
Itapiranga (AM), at about 150 km from Manaus.
The Tall Tower is the result of a scientific partnership between Brazil and
Germany, implemented through the National Institute of Amazon (INPA/MCTI),
the State University of Amazonas (UEA) and the German Max Planck Institutes
for Chemistry and Biogeochemistry. On 21 August, the project coordinators
Antonio Manzi and Jürgen Kesselmeier presented details of the scientific
project to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Aldo Rebelo, and
the minister counsellor of the German Embassy in Brazil, Claudius Fischbach.
Minister Aldo stressed the importance of the Tall Tower being installed in the
Amazon. "This region is a constant challenge for Brazil. The first one is the
preservation of this gigantic area of our territory", he said. "The Tall Tower will
be situated in the largest rainforest on the planet. Its large capacity to collect, in
the purest state, the information and indicators of the relationship between the
forest and the climate is a colossus for science".
According to Aldo Rebelo, Brazil and Germany can make this experience a
moment of "celebration and reaffirmation" of commitment to cooperation as
something "promising and beneficial for both countries and for the world".
universities in the country.
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The structure of the scientific research will generate unprecedented knowledge
about the role of the Amazon ecosystem in the context of global climate
change. According to Antonio Manzi, project coordinator of Atto at INPA, it will
be possible to improve the models that forecast weather and climate. "The
results obtained will provide a breakthrough in the representation of tropical
forests in models of weather and Earth systems to generate forecasts and much
more accurate scenarios on the climate", he explained.
Source: MCTI
4.3.7 INPE and European weather forecasting centre firm scientific
cooperation agreement
The board of the European Centre for Medium Term Weather Forecast
(ECMWF) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE/MCTI)
announced the joint development of research in the areas of development of
modelling, data assimilation and joint development of meteorological software.
With the approval of the cooperation agreement, there will be the continuation
of the partnership between the Time and Climatic Studies Prediction Centre
(CPTEC/INPE) and the ECMWF, which, amongst other activities, jointly
developed the METVIEW, a free software for accessing, processing and
visualisation of meteorological data.
The agreement reinforces the common interest of the bodies in developing
research to improve the modelling in the tropics. The agreement also ensures
that INPE will access courses offered by ECMWF.
Source: MCTI
4.3.8 Brazil-Germany Chamber holds event on digital security
On 5 August, the Brazil-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK)
held the event Challenges for a Secure Digital Brazil, in partnership with the
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the German Embassy
in Brazil and the national subsidiary of the SAP company. The meeting took
place in the auditorium of the National Industry Confederation (CNI) in Brasilia.
The event aimed at presenting an overview of the digital landscape and cyber
security in Brazil and worldwide, as well as discussing the main threats and how
government and society can be prepared to face them. The lectures and panels
were intended for citizens and professionals from companies and public and
private institutions.
The event’s programme included the participation of the Executive Secretary of
the MCTI, Emilia Ribeiro, and the MCTI Secretaries for Information Technology
Policy, Virgilio Almeida, and for Technological Development and Innovation,
Armando Milioni.
The Ambassador of Germany, Dirk Brengelmann, introduced the event from the
German side.
Source: MCTI
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4.3.9 Brazil seeks to strengthen relations with the UK in economic and
technological fields
Trade relations between Brazil and the United Kingdom are very close.
Reflecting that, the European nation is the fourth largest foreign investor in
Brazil, with US$ 41.9 billion, equivalent to 7% of the total foreign direct
investment. The concern of the national government is to keep these
investments here and even expand them.
To this end, the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Armando
Monteiro, met with CEOs of major British companies operating in Brazil. The
meeting served for the chief executives to detail the government's work to
improve the business environment and the resumption of economic and
technological growth.
Another point discussed was the inclusion of the country in global value chains,
cooperation projects in innovation and intellectual property, in addition to the
National Export Plan (NAP). The UK is one of six European countries identified
as priorities in the NAP.
Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I
4.3.10 British Academy announces selected projects under Newton Fund
call
The British Academy announced the projects contemplated in the Newton
International Fellowships Scheme call, launched in partnership with the
CONFAP (National Council of State Foundations for Research Support) and the
Newton Fund. In all, 16 researchers from five Brazilian states (SP, PR, SC, DF
and RJ) were selected to develop joint projects with British researchers for up to
two years in UK institutions, under two types of support: Newton Advanced
Fellowships and Newton Mobility Grants.
Projects were selected under several topics, such as education and gender in
rural areas, causes and consequences of public opinion on affirmative action
policies, improvements in quality of life for wheel chaired people and prevention
of hospital infections for people over 65 years. Each project will receive
between GBP 8,000 and 67,000 (approximately between R$ 43,000 and R$
363,000).
The activities to be developed in the institutions of the British partners (coapplicants) must start between October 2015 and March 2016, to be agreed
with the British Academy. The call included projects in all areas studied in this
entity: physical, natural and social sciences, and humanities.
Source: CONFAP
4.3.11 Brazilian students return from Summer internship in Norway
A group of Brazilian fellows of the Science without Borders (SwB) programme
participated in the Summer Internship Project, the summer internship from the
Norwegian oil company Statoil. During six weeks of training, participants had
the opportunity to attend lectures by Statoil experts, learning more about the
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experience of the company in the oil and gas sector. It is the first time that
Brazilians participated in the event, which ended in early July.
As a result of a partnership between the Higher Education Personnel Training
Coordination (Capes) and the Nordic company, the project has the support of
the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU). The
company's participation in the SwB programme aims to contribute to the
expansion of the base of research and innovation in technological areas
relevant for the oil and gas sector in Brazil.
Divided into three research centres in Norway - Trondheim, Bergen and
Stavanger - students participated in regular meetings by video and had some
scheduled visits in Bergen, a remote cooperation model widely used in Statoil.
"The experience has brought numerous benefits for my career, especially
having already thinking of working in this area", said Yuri Soares Pinheiro,
Petroleum Engineering student at the Federal University of Espírito Santo
(UFES).
Source: Ciência sem Fronteiras
4.3.12 Call for Expressions of Interest EU-Brazil Event "Climate Change,
We are All Responsible"
As part of the EU-Brazil Event "Climate Change, We are All Responsible",
the Delegation of the European Union in Brazil, WWF-Brazil and the
Fundação Planetaría of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with Prefeitura do Rio
de Janeiro, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the European Union Member
States in Brazil and their cultural institutions are calling for Expressions of
Interest to participate in the exhibition.
The Week of Climate
Change Solutions will take
place in the Planetarium of
Rio de Janeiro from 30
October to 6 November 2015.
It will include a technical
conference for experts from
Brazil and the European
Union and free activities open
to the public, with informative,
cultural, recreational and
interactive exhibits. The Week
will
showcase
solutions,
opportunities and initiatives
that improve the quality of
people´s lives, promoting
changes in lifestyle that lead
to reduce carbon emissions
and contribute to increase the
capacity to mitigate and to
adapt to climate effects.
WHO? The Call is directed at individuals and private and public
organisations interested in presenting their solutions, initiatives and projects in
the form of exhibits, workshops, lectures, seminars, installations, etc., with
content related to climate change and the following topics:




Water
Energy
Solid Waste
Use of land and Agriculture


Urbanism
Mobility
Security
Change
and
and
Urban
Climate
Deadline for presentation of proposals: 10 September 2015
Application forms are available at www.wwf.org.br/semanadoclima_en. More
information
on
the
Call
for
Expressions
of
Interest
at
[email protected].
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5 Grants & Fellowships
5.1 European Union
5.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020
Access all open calls on the Horizon 2020 Participant Portal. Note that they are
allocated to the three pillars of Horizon 2020:
 Excellent Science programme, including:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND, (see still open section). Deadline: 1
October 2015.
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF), (see still open
section). Deadline: 10 September 2015
- ERC Starting grant. Deadline: 17 November 2015.

Industrial Leadership

Societal Challenges
- Call for integrating Society in Science and Innovation, aimed at
supporting structural change in research organisations to promote responsible
research and innovation. The proposals should include an international
dimension in particular with Brazil (among others). Deadline: 16 September
2015.
Marie
Skłodowska-Curie
actions: Pocket guide
Considering
a
doctoral
degree?
Looking
for
partnerships
between
academic and non-academic
organisations
or
staff
exchanges?
Keen
on
outreach activities? There is a
Marie
Skłodowska-Curie
action for you.
The EU's Marie SkłodowskaCurie actions fund all kind of
opportunities for researchers
from Europe and beyond.
This starter booklet gives you
the needed information to
make the right first choice.
5.1.2 European Research Council Grants
Researchers from anywhere in the world can apply for a European Research
Council (ERC) grant to go to Europe and conduct research (for at least 50% of
their working time). Currently over 300 ERC grantees out of nearly 4,000 are
non-Europeans. Research teams set up by ERC grantees are highly
international – an estimated 20% of team members are non-Europeans.
Open calls:

ERC Proof of Concept | ERC-2015-PoC
Deadline: 1 October 2015.

ERC Starting Grant | ERC-2016-StG
Deadline: 17 November 2015.
Guide
available
for
downloading or online reading
here.
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5.1.3 EBW+ - scholarships for Brazilian students, researchers and staff
under Erasmus Mundus programme
Euro-Brazilian
Windows
project: partnership of 20
Higher Education Institutions
from Europe and Brazil, within
which Brazilian students,
researchers and academic
and administrative staff will
receive financial support to
undertake a mobility period or
obtain a full degree in Europe.
EBW+ is funded with support
from
the
European
Commission through the
Erasmus
Mundus
Programme.
The EBW+ project supports 151 SCHOLARSHIPS in total divided according to
the following: 67 Undergraduate - 56 PhD - 6 Post-doctorate - 22 Staff in the
following areas:
-
Education, Teacher Training » only for undergraduate students
Engineering, Technology
Creative arts (music, design, dance and cinema)
This call is open in the following modalities:




Undergraduates (5 and 10 months)
Sandwich PhD (6, 10 and 18 months)
Post-doctorate (6 months)
Academic and administrative Staff (1 month)
Deadline: 11 November 2015
5.1.4 Erasmus Mundus SMART² Project – open call for a mobility period
in Europe
2
The SMART Project is jointly
coordinated
by
CentraleSupélec
and
Universidade
Federal
de
Itajubá (UNIFEI) in Brazil and
composed of 18 members: 10
EU partners Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic, France,
Finland, Germany, Italy, The
Netherlands, Portugal and
Spain, and 8 Brazilian
partners, plus 3 associated
partners
(T.I.M.E.
Association, Ecole Centrale
de Lille and BTP Rincent).
2
The SMART project is an
ERASMUS
MUNDUS
Partnership (EMA2 strand1)
project
funded
by
the
European commission
SMART² (SmartCities & SmartGrids for Sustainable Development) aims at
strengthening academic collaborations between Brazil and Europe and will
finance mobilities for engineering students, doctorates, post-doctorates and
staff. The priority areas of the program will include engineering, technology,
computer science, mathematics, architecture and planning.
The SMART² project is currently receiving applications to award mobility
fellowships to spend a study or research period in Europe.
This project only concerns Brazilian applicants. It is not necessary to study in
one of the Higher education institutions to take part in the mobility scheme.
Deadline: 18 October 2015
5.2 EU Member States and Associated Countries
5.2.1 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.
Besides providing information on funding opportunities for incoming
international and European researchers, staff at the EURAXESS Service
Centres offer individual assistance on all aspects of researcher mobility.
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5.2.2 AUSTRIA – The Austrian Science Fund and funding categories
The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria's central funding organisation for
basic research.
The purpose of the FWF is to support the ongoing development of Austrian
science and basic research at a high international level. In this way, the FWF
makes a significant contribution to cultural development, to the advancement of
our knowledge-based society, and thus to the creation of value and wealth in
Austria. One of the FWF's most important goals is to promote the
internationalisation of basic research in Austria by taking special organisational
measures, creating suitable framework conditions, and offering concrete
funding instruments for this purpose.
5.2.3 BELGIUM – Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS) Post-doctoral temporary fellowship
This funding aims to finance a research fellowship (up to 3 years) for a nonBelgian PhD holder coming from abroad to work for a research programme
financed by F.R.S.-FNRS. Various Research Fields.
5.2.4 ESTONIA – Scholarships for visiting PhD students (Activity of ESF
DoRa programme)
The DoRa programme activity 5 “Facilitating international research cooperation
by supporting short-term research projects of visiting doctoral students in
Estonia” supports the short-term study and research activities of visiting PhD
students at Estonian universities. The support scheme is aimed at supporting
the active participation of universities in the international exchange of
knowledge and to make Estonian universities and doctoral studies more
international.
5.2.5 FRANCE (Ifremer) – Call for candidates for the 2015-2016 postdoctoral grants
Ifremer offers post-doctoral positions to young French or foreign scientists who
have completed their PhD. and are motivated by development and innovation in
various fields of Marine Sciences : technology and ecotechnology, aquaculture,
fisheries, environment, risks analysis, physics of oceans, etc.
Postdoctoral positions are contracted for a duration of 12 months, possibly
renewable for a non-renewable 6-month period.
Deadline: 10 September 2015.
Science
Tour
cost
coverage: all programmerelated costs in Germany
(accommodation, travel, most
meals) will be paid by the
DAAD.
However, participants
are
responsible for covering
their
own
international
travel expenses.
5.2.6 GERMANY – Science Tour 2016 City of the Future
The DAAD is organising a tour of cutting-edge research facilities which
specialise in the field of Sustainable Urban Development for
foreign researchers and administrators from universities and research
institutes holding a PhD in the following disciplines:
-
Infrastructure and traffic technologies ;
Urban studies and logistics ;
Sanitary environmental engineering ;
Geography ;
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-
Renewable energy technologies.
Apply here until 25 September 2015.
5.2.7 GERMANY – PhD positions at Max Planck Institute for Chemical
Energy Conversion
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Reactive Structure
Analysis for Chemical Reactions (RECHARGE) at Max Planck Institute for
Chemical Energy Conversion is offering 20 open positions.
The IMPRS-RECHARGE is open to students from all countries; funding for
three years is granted for international and national students. Highly qualified
students who aim for a doctoral degree in the following areas are invited to
apply:
-
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Homogeneous Catalysis
Biological catalysis
Magnetic & Optical Spectroscopy
Physical Organic Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Laser spectroscopy
Inorganic Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry.
Deadline: 31 December 2015.
EURAXESS
Services Centres
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
Services Centres, a network
of more than 200 centres
located
in
40
different
European countries.
5.2.8 LUXEMBOURG – National Research Fund (FNR) – PEARL
With the PEARL funding programme, the FNR offers Luxembourg institutions a
highly competitive programme. The programme aims to attract established and
internationally recognised researchers from abroad in strategically important
areas, to accelerate the development and strengthening of Luxembourg’s
national research priorities.
PEARL projects have a lifespan of five years with a financial contribution of
between EUR 3-4 million by the FNR. The financial contribution can be used
flexibly to implement the research programme at the host institution.
Deadline: 15 October 2015.
5.2.9 NETHERLANDS – Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and
Sciences (KNAW): Evert Willem Beth Foundation: funding for
research and symposiums
The Evert Willem Beth Foundation funds some research and symposiums in the
following disciplines: modern logic, philosophy of science, history of logic,
history of the philosophy of science and scientific philosophy in general.
Students as well as researchers can apply.
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5.2.10 NORWAY – The Research Council of Norway: Personal Visiting
Researcher Grant
Funding may be sought for research stays in Norway for international
researchers with qualifications at the professor level. Guest researcher grants
provide a means of strengthening Norwegian research groups in the field
through international collaboration. The Research Council allocates funding for
Personal Visiting Researcher Grants in the form of a framework grant. The
grant covers documented costs of settling in and other associated extra costs
incurred in connection with a research visit in Norway at fixed rates.
Deadline: ongoing.
5.2.11 POLAND – POLONEZ Funding Programme
A funding programme addressed to incoming researchers who may apply for
12-24-month fellowships in host institutions in Poland
Applicant: incoming researcher – a doctoral researcher with a PhD degree or
at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience, who, at the time
of recruitment by the host organisation, has not resided or carried out their main
activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more
than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date.
Fellowship duration: 12-24 months
Funding:
Researcher receives:
1. Salary: EUR4,050 gross/month (full time contract)
2. Mobility allowance: EUR 300 gross/month
3. Family allowance: EUR 300 gross/month
4. Research grant
5. Opportunity to participate in research and non-research training organised by
the NCN.
Host Institution receives overheads at a rate of up to 20%.
Deadline: 15 December 2015.
5.2.12 SPAIN - Ikerbasque Research Professors Call 2015
Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, has launched a new
international call to reinforce research and scientific career in the Basque
Country (Spain) offering 10 positions for Senior Researchers:
-
Researchers with a solid research track and leadership capabilities
The applicants must have their PhD completed before January 2007
Permanent contract positions within any of the Basque Research
Institutions
Deadline: 10 September 2015.
5.2.13 SPAIN – Spanish Institutions willing to host experienced
researchers under the MSCA framework
The list of Spanish Institutions (Universities, Research Centres, Technology
Centres, Hospitals, Companies, etc.) willing to host experienced researchers
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under the framework of MSCA IF 2015 Call (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions)
can be found here, gathering information on 590 Expressions coming from
these 72 Spanish Institutions.
5.2.14 SWITZERLAND – Excellence Incoming Scholarships 2016-2017
Incoming; open to PhD, Postdoc and researchers, all fields
PhD, Post-doc and research scholarships open to Brazilians (and other
nationalities) to carry out up to 3 years of study/research in all academic fields
in one of the 10 Swiss Public Universities, the two Swiss Federal Institutes of
Technology and public teaching and research institutes (and Universities of
Applied Sciences for researchers) from September 2016.
If you fulfil the eligibility requirements contact the Swiss Embassy.
Deadline: 31 October 2015.
5.2.15 UK – Chevening scholarships (master’s level)
The British government, which funds the programme, aims at attracting
Master’s students of excellence in their fields who have a potential for
leadership.
Fields concerned: wide range of subject areas, with a special interest in the
following fields:
A Chevening Scholarship in
Brazil includes: : university
tuition fees, a monthly
stipend, travel costs to and
from the UK, an arrival
allowance,
a
homeward
departure allowance, a thesis
grant, a grant for study
materials, a study travel
allowance, the cost of one
visa application, a travel grant
to attend Chevening events in
the UK.
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Agriculture
Climate change
Criminal justice
Cyber security
Defence and security
Digital/innovative creative
economy
 Disarmament
 Drugs
 Energy
 Engineering
 Finance
 Global security
 Human rights
 Innovation
 International relations
Deadline: 3 November 2015.
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Law and criminal justice
Nutrition
Oil and gas
Policy
Public policy
Sport - event management
Sport - health
Sports
development
management
Sustainable development
Tax regulation
Trade
Transnational crime
Transparency
Transport
5.2.16 UK – Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
The Ernest Rutherford Fellowships will enable early career researchers with
clear leadership potential to establish a strong, independent research
programme. They will encourage talented researchers in UK universities to
remain in the country and at the same time attract outstanding overseas
researchers to the UK.
Each Fellowship will last for five years, with up to 12 being offered annually. The
aim is to support future scientific leaders to establish a strong, independent
research programme.
Ernest Rutherford Fellowships are intended for early career researchers who do
not have an academic position.
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Applicants must have a PhD and a minimum of five years’ research experience
from the start of the postgraduate programme leading to the award of a PhD
and 1 September 2016 with, normally, a minimum of two years’ postdoctoral
experience.
Deadline: 24 September 2015.
5.2.17 UK – The Rhodes Trust: Oxford and the Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting exceptional
students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Established
in the will of Cecil Rhodes, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most
prestigious international scholarship programme in the world, which aims to
nurture public-spirited leaders for the world's future.
Deadline: 1 October 2015.
5.3 Brazil
5.3.1 FRANCE –BRAZIL – Call for projects 2016 USP-COFECUB
USP-COFECUB: 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
Deadline: 15 September 2015.
5.3.2 FRANCE-BRAZIL – Call to foster industrial partnerships
Companies from France and Brazil can submit projects in sectors such as
health, ICT, biofuels, "green" chemicals, cosmetics, biotechnology, integrated
urban development, energy (including oil, gas, subsea technologies, etc.).
Proposals may be registered in the portal www.brasilfranca.mdic.gov.br, where
a cooperation form is available, as well as additional information.
The call promotes the establishment of partnerships to jointly carry out
research, development and innovation geared to new products, processes or
services. The selected projects will receive funding from the French bank BPI
France and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
Deadline: 16 October 2015.
5.3.3 BRAZIL (Secretary for Human Rights of the Presidency of the
Republic) – UK (British Council) Newton Institutional Links calls
for proposals
Newton Institutional Links are grants for the development of research and
innovation collaborations between the UK and Brazil which have direct
relevance to social welfare and economic development.
This joint British Council - Secretary for Human Rights of the Presidency of the
Republic call aims at funding partnerships in the Forensic Anthropology area
between Brazilian and British higher education and/or research institutions.
Proposals submitted must have a duration between 18 and 24 months and a
maximum budget of £ 220,000 (two hundred and twenty thousand pounds
sterling)
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The grants can cover costs which support research and innovation
collaboration, including:
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research-related costs
the exchange of researchers, students and industry staff (including
SMEs and not-for-profit organisations)
the costs of organising meetings, seminars, training
other activities to establish and strengthen collaborative links.
WHO? Each proposal must have one Principal Applicant from the UK, as well
as a Principal Applicant from Brazil. All Principal Applicants must be Leading
Researchers or Established Researchers as defined by the EC here.
More about this call in Portuguese here.
Deadline: 28 September 2015.
5.3.4 FAPESP and NERC - call for proposals
FAPESP and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), one of the
UK Research Councils, announced a new funding opportunity for collaborative
projects between researchers from the UK and the State of São Paulo.
The focus of the collaboration is research on the Earth System Science and on
Global Environmental Change.
Leading Researchers eligible for funding from FAPESP and who demonstrate
excellence in one or more of the following areas, may join the call in the state of
São Paulo:
1) Developing high-impact research and results targeted at areas of interest to
the FAPESP Research Programme on Global Climate Change (PFPMCG) or
FAPESP Programme of Research into the Characterisation, Conservation,
Restoration and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (BIOTA).
2) Performing activities that position international collaboration at the core of
their approach, which adds value to Brazilian research capacity and promotes
results which could not be achieved in isolation by researchers in São Paulo;
3) Conducting activities with lasting results that promotes benefits beyond the
period of the aid offered by FAPESP and the NERC.
FAPESP is especially interested in proposals for which with the geographical
focus of the collaboration is in South America and adjacent oceans, particularly
in the Amazon region and South Atlantic.
In the call, there are two financing options. The first, called Pump Priming
Award, interested researchers in the state of São Paulo may submit proposals
requesting up to the equivalent of £ 40,000 per proposal for up to two years
duration.
In the second, called Pump Priming Plus Awards, proposals can be submitted
to FAPESP for up to three years in duration, based on the following critieria: a)
up to £ 40,000 per proposal or; b) up to £ 60,000 per proposal if the researcher
responsible for requests, as part of the project, is responsible for the
organisation of at least one international workshop, to be held in São Paulo.
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Dealine: 24 September 2015.
5.3.5 Partnership between FIESP and the Sorbonne
The Chair receives project proposals from both academia and the private
sector, which are selected by their directors in accordance with the thematic
relevance and the economic feasibility of the project. They consist of days of
studies, conferences, seminars, research projects and organisation of short
courses, among others, which can be performed both in São Paulo and in Paris.
Carried out by Franco-Brazilian teams, academic, business and cultural projects
have multidisciplinary themes as diverse as the common interests betwen the
two institutions.
Reflecting the challenges of an increasingly globalised world, the priority
themes are: labour relations, deindustrialization, sustainable architecture,
agribusiness, infrastructure, environment, culture.
Deadline: 30 October 2015.
5.4 Calls still open
(Click on the blue links or see previous newsletters for more details)
5.4.1 European Union
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF): call open both for mobility
of researchers within (European Fellowships) and beyond Europe (Global
Fellowships) for experienced researchers of any nationality. Deadline: 10
September 2015.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND: co-funding of Regional, National and
International Programmes. Brazilian entities cannot receive funding under the
COFUND call but can participate. Brazilian nationals are eligible for COFUND
fellowships to be awarded under CONFUND projects. They are published on
the EURAXESS Jobs portals. Deadline: 1 October 2015.
Consult the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) blog with FAQ for more
details.
Scholarships for 121 different Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees, starting in
September 2015. Between approximately 13 and 20 student scholarship
holders and 4 invited scholars/guest lecturers can take part in each
programme annually. Deadlines: various (depending on each consortium’s
rules for application).
2015 Erasmus+ call for proposals open to any public or private body active in
the fields of education, training, youth and sport may apply for funding within the
Erasmus+ Programme. See also the Erasmus+ Programme Guide for the 2015
General Call for Proposals. Deadlines: multiple, until 1 October 2015.
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BE Mundus open call for sandwich PhD Scholarships for Brazilian PhDs
students to undertake a mobility period (6-10 months) in 8 prestigious
European universities, with the financial support of the European
Commission’s Erasmus Mundus programme. Deadline: 15 October 2015.
Fields covered by this 3rd call
under
BE
Mundus:
Engineering & Technology
The CERN: Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme (Theoretical
Physics) awards two postdoctoral fellowships per year. They are granted for two
years and can be extended to a third year. Deadline: 15 October 2015.
CERN: Fellowship Programme addressed to graduates from universities or
higher technical institutes in a wide range of applied sciences, computing and
engineering with limited or no work experience. Senior Fellowships are awarded
to doctorate (PhD or equivalent) graduates whereas Junior Fellowship are
intended for BSc or MSc graduates looking to work in a research group.
Deadline: 7 September 2015.
European University Institute (Italy): Max Weber Fellowships for junior
post-docs (PhD + max 5 years) open to all nationalities in economics, law,
history, social and political sciences, or a related field; Jean Monnet
Postdoctoral Fellowships offered to post-docs at an early stage of their
academic career (PhD > 5 years) to carry out research at the Robert Schuman
Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS). Deadlines: 25 October 2015.
Fernand Braudel Incoming Senior Fellowships: Up to ten months
fellowships in one of the EUI's four departments, which in turn invite fellows to
participate in departmental activities (seminars, workshops, colloquia, etc.).
Deadlines: there are two annual deadlines for applications - 30 March and/or
30 September.
International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis IIASA Postdoctoral
Research programme open to postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities.
2015 review date: 1 November 2015.
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) offering: i) the
Fellowship Programme addressed to graduates from universities or higher
technical institutes in a wide range of applied sciences, computing and
engineering with limited or no work experience. Deadline: 7 September 2015;
CERN incoming Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme: for young
scientists in Theoretical Physics from Non-Member States. Deadline: 15
October 2015.
5.4.2 EU Member States and Associated Countries
ISTFELLOW
is
partially
funded by the European
Union.
AUSTRIA - Institute of Science and Technology programme for exceptional
postdoctoral researchers in the natural or computer sciences,
mathematics, ISTFELLOW. Two rounds of selection. Deadline: 15 September
2015.
AUSTRIA - Incoming Lise Meitner Program. WHO: Highly qualified scientists of
any discipline with an invitation from an Austrian research institution. No
application deadline.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
AUSTRIA – Franz Werfel Incoming Grant (4-9 months) for young university
teachers of German language and Austrian literature. Next deadline: 15
September 2015.
AUSTRIA – Richard Plaschka Incoming Fellowship for visiting university
lecturers (postgraduates, PhD holders, researchers) in the field of History and
related disciplines (4-9 months). Deadline: 15 September 2015.
AUSTRIA: Erwin Schrödinger Outgoing Fellowship including a return phase
open to young and especially highly qualified scientists of any discipline. No
application deadline.
The
BEWARE
FELLOWSHIPS
(BElgium
WAllonia
REsearch)
programs are co-financed by
the COFUND programme of
the European Union (FP7 Marie Curie Actions).
BEWARE fellowships are
open to all nationalities,
including
Belgian,
the
condition is to have spent less
than 12 months over the last
three years in Belgium.
Estonian language proficiency
is required to apply for a
scholarship.
BELGIUM – Incoming BEWARE FELLOWSHIPS Industry to carry out postdoctoral research in a Wallonia-based SMEs or accredited research centre
and BEWARE FELLOWSHIPS Academia for 18-36 months research stays in
a French-speaking university, in partnership with a Walloon company.
Deadlines: 30 September and 30 November 2015.
BELGIUM – FWO Travel Grants for Long Stays Abroad (5 weeks to 12 months)
for researchers affiliated with a university in the Flemish community (or to a
university college of the corresponding association) 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.
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).
ESTONIA - Scholarships for incoming PhD students in all areas enroled in a
doctoral programme at a recognised educational institution in another country.
ESTONIA – incoming – outgoing Kristjan Jaak Scholarships for master’s and
doctoral students and teaching staff. Deadlines: 15 September and 1
December (outgoing short-term visit of students, staff and researchers).
FINLAND - CIMO Fellowships. WHO? Young doctoral level students and
researchers from all countries and from all academic fields. No application
deadline.
CIFRE Doctoral grants to carry out research in collaboration with industry in
France. More: http://www.anrt.asso.fr; section CIFRE BRÉSIL.
FRANCE: Doctoral Programme Calmette and Yersin within the Institut Pasteur
International Network (RIIP), except metropolitan France. Deadline: 15
September 2015.
FRANCE – Pasteur incoming study grants scientific staff from RIIP. No
application deadline.
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 filled by appropriate candidates.
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FRANCE - Post-doctoral research visits at the French Institute for Research in
Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) for individuals of all nationalities
holding PhDs. Deadline: rolling basis.
GERMANY - DAAD Reintegration of German scientists with the goal of
reintegrating into the German scientific community after having spent at least 1
year abroad.
GERMANY – Incoming Emmy Noether Programme. WHO? Outstanding
postdocs/junior researchers with 2 to 4 years postdoctoral experience. No
application deadlines.
*Scientists from Brazil may
be nominated for the Georg
Forster Research Award. In
the Fellowship Programme,
researchers from Brazil can
only apply for a CapesHumboldt
Research
Fellowship for the time being.
Requirements for German
Chancellor fellowships:
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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 - 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:
GERMANY (AvH) - German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders
from Brazil (among other) in politics, public administration and business as
well as society and culture. Deadline: 15 September 2015.
IRELAND – President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) for early
career researchers to carry out their research in Ireland. Applications, on a
rolling basis, must be submitted from an eligible Irish research body.
IRELAND – SFI incoming Research Professorship open to researchers in
academia or industry. Applications on a rolling basis.
IRELAND – Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Industry fellowship Programme
2015 either for academic researchers to spend time in industry worldwide
and for individuals from industry anywhere in the world (including Ireland)
to spend time in an eligible Irish Research Body. Deadline: 3 December
2015.
ITALY - University of Calabria offer to host MSCA candidates: the University of
Calabria, in Southern Italy, is looking for an experienced researcher to develop
collaborative funding proposal for submission to the Marie SkłodowskaCurie Individual Fellowship open call. Having a European host institution is
mandatory for researchers planning to apply for a MSCA IF Fellowship. MSCA
IF calls will close on 10 September 2015.
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ITALY - Fellowship Programme at NATO Defense College in Rome: five
fellowships offered each year in the field of defense and security policy
research related to NATO and its partners. This year, two fellowships are
available for candidates from PfP countries, two for candidates from MD
countries and one for a candidate from an OMC/PAG country. Each fellowship
will last for four months, during which the fellow will be located at the NATO
Defense College, in Rome, Italy. Deadline: 30 September 2015.
NETHERLANDS – Incoming Visitor’s travel grant for highly qualified senior
researchers from abroad who hold a PhD for stays of up to 4 months.
Continuous application.
Application
by
Dutch
universities and institutes.
NETHERLANDS – NWO visitor’s travel grant for foreign senior researchers
to stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 4 months. Deadline:
continuous application.
NETHERLANDS - The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
(KNAW): Visiting Professors Programme (VPP), enabling outstanding foreign
researchers to spend time working in the Netherlands. The programme acts as
an incentive for Dutch science and scholarship. KNAW members, researchers
at KNAW institutes, members of KNAW’s De Jonge Akademie (Young
Academy) and KNAW Academy Professors can submit nominations for a
Visiting Professorship. Deadline: 2 November 2015.
POLAND (Foundation for Polish Science) - IDEAS FOR POLAND for Winners
of the “ERC Starting Grants” competition who intend to pursue scientific
research in Poland. Rolling basis.
VINNOVA recommends the
applicants to the calls above
to first apply for a planning
grant.
Planning
grant
proposals are submitted to
two separate calls depending
on what type of project which
is planned:
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-
VINNMER
Marie
Curie Incoming –
Planning Grant
VINNMER
Marie
Curie
Industry
Outgoing – Planning
Grant
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.
ROMANIA – expression of interest for hosting Marie Sklodowska – Curie
fellows in ”VALAHIA” UNIVERSITY OF TÂRGOVIȘTE The ”VALAHIA”
UNIVERSITY OF TÂRGOVIȘTE (VUT) invites eligible international researchers
to choose VUT as their host institution for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual
Fellowship for proposals in all fields. Contact person: Mrs. Gabriela
TEODORESCU, Prof.PhD., Email: [email protected], Tel: +402452016101.
Deadline: 10 September 2015.
SWEDEN – Initiation Grants for short term international cooperation.
Applications may be submitted continuously throughout the year. The next
assessment dates are 8 September and 1 December 2015.
SWEDEN – VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming and Industry Outgoing
Fellowships open to researchers of all nationalities who have at least four years
of research experience. Deadlines: 16 September 2015.
SWEDEN – Swedish Research Council (FORMAS) - Conferences and
Workshops awards grants toward the costs of organising conferences and
workshops (called “meetings” below) within the areas of responsibility of Fomas.
The meeting must have a high level of scientific quality, which must be assured
by a scientific board/committee, which must exist and be stated in the
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application, in addition to the organising committee. Meetings organised in
Sweden are prioritised. The grant may be used to cover travel and
accommodation costs for a limited number of participants, primarily participants
from other countries. Funding from Formas may also be used to support
organisational costs (e.g. for the meeting venue). Next deadline: 1 October
2015.
SWITZERLAND - Swiss National Science Foundation International Exploratory
Workshops in all fields of research. Call open to at researchers in
Switzerland to support the visit of their international colleagues. Deadline: 7
October 2015.
SWITZERLAND - Swiss National Science Foundation: International Short Visits,
aimed at researchers in Switzerland who wish to go abroad for a short period or
researchers abroad who wish to collaborate with researchers in Switzerland.
During the visit, they pursue a small joint research project. Deadline:
Continuous application.
SWITZERLAND – EPFL’s international postdoctoral fellowship programme:
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne’s (EPFL) international postdoctoral
fellowship programme aims to attract experienced researchers of any nationality
to the EPFL, to provide them state-of-the art conditions for research, to develop
their leadership potential and to position them for success as future research
leaders through a research-intensive training. Deadline: 1 October 2015.
SWITZERLAND – University of Fribourg: Scholarships for PhD and post-PhD
level granted by the “Rectorat” to foreign researchers (with residence outside of
Switzerland) who would like to undertake a research stay on post-doctoral level.
Deadline: 30 September 2015.
TÜBİTAK: in the fields of
Natural
Sciences,
Engineering
and
Technological
Sciences,
Medical Sciences, Agricultural
Sciences, Social Sciences
and Humanities.
TURKEY – TÜBITAK Incoming Research Fellowship Programme for
International Researchers (PhD students or young post-doctoral
researchers). Next deadline: 19 October 2015 & Fellowships for Visiting
Scientists
and
Scientists
on
Sabbatical
Leave
to
give
seminars/conferences/lectures, or engage in R&D activities for 1 month to
12 month visits. Next deadline: rolling basis.
UK – Grants awarded by Ian Ramsey Centre for research projects: four
scholarships to individuals or research groups based at recognised Latin
American institutions of higher education to conduct interdisciplinary research in
one or more specific questions about issues like life, people and the cosmos.
Deadline: 30 September 2015.
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UK - Royal Society Research Professorship aimed at world-class scientists
who would benefit from a period of long-term support to have support to focus
on research and collaboration based at an institution in the UK in any field
across the natural sciences. Deadline: 3 November 2015.
Newton Fund Researcher
Links call is open to senior
researchers in the UK and
Alagoas,
Amazonas,
Bahia, Distrito Federal,
Espírito Santo, Goiás,
Minas Gerais, Paraná,
Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio
Grande do Norte, Rio
Grande do Sul, Rio de
Janeiro, Santa Catarina,
São Paulo and Sergipe.
Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
open to national or legal residents of a low and middle-income country,
including Brazil. Next deadline: 14 November 2015 & Investigator Award of
up to £3 million (7 years) for world-class researchers and clinicians based in the
UK, Republic of Ireland or a low or middle-income country. Next deadline: 6
November 2015.
Scholarships offered by Santander Universities: 100 scholarships under the
Programme Formula Santander aimed at promoting academic exchanges
between Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom and Mexico, for students with good
academic performance, minimal economic resources and who master other
languages. Deadline: 7 September 2015.
5.4.3 Brazil
Brazil – FUNCAP receives new requests for Visiting Researcher scholarships:
applications may be submitted to FUNCAP by higher education institutions or
research and development agencies, entities or public or private enterprises,
Deadline: 15 December (for scholarships with effect from 1 April).
BRAZIL - Visiting professor programme 2015 at the Institute of Advanced
Studies of the University of São Paulo (IEA/USP).
BRAZIL (Confap) – UK (the UK ACADEMIES) Fellowships, Research Mobility,
and Young Investigator Awards for UK researchers in Brazil: Brazilian State
Funding Agencies, articulated by its National Council (CONFAP), are launching
a call for proposals offering support to researchers based in UK
Universities and Research Institutions who are willing to spend from two
weeks to four years working in research in Brazil, in collaboration with local
colleagues. Deadline: 23 October 2015.
Joint Brazil-France call on joint R&D projects aimed at Brazilian and French
companies to submit joint R&D projects in the areas of information and
communication technology (ICT), biotechnology, health, energy, cosmetics and
oil and gas.
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6 Jobs
6.1 EURAXESS Jobs
There are currently around 9965 research jobs and fellowship
programmes (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
fellowships.
Use the EURAXESS Job
portal to find the best
candidates or find the best
position in research, in 40
European countries, but also
in the rest of the world:
Example of offers in Brazil (also published on EURAXESS Links Brazil
website):
PhD opportunity on cellular automaton (CA)-based computer vision. The
prospective PhD student will be working in Brazil for most of the time, but
also has to spend at least one year in Belgium in order to be eligible for a
joint/double degree. Deadline: 30 September 2015.
- Research
organization,
university, lab, companies
can publish their offers
(fellowships and jobs) on the
EURAXESS Jobs portal for
FREE and increase your
visibility!
Example of offers funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions:
- Researchers can post
their CVs for FREE. Do not
hesitate to do it and increase
your potential.
6.2.1 Other EU Research Career Sites:
Postdoctoral position in the research group ‘Translational Research in Child
and Adolescent Cancer’ - INCOMED PROGRAM, Spain. Deadline: 22
September 2015.
6.2 More research career sites
Should you need further
assistance, the EURAXESS
Links Brazil team will be
happy to help you.
Join us on LinkedIn:
- Find A Postdoc
- Find scholarships in Europe
- Find PhDs in Europe
- Career.edu
- Academic Jobs EU
- Euro Science Jobs
- European Job Mobility Portal
EuroBrussels
European Southern Observatory (ESO) recruitment portal
CERN job portal
Joint Research Centre external staff recruitment portal
6.2.2 Jobs Portals in Member States and Associated Countries
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Austrian Database for Scholarships and Research Grants
Belgian Federal Portal for Research and Innovation
Cyprus’ Research Promotion Foundation Database Danish Ministry of
Higher Education and Plaschka ing Guide
Estonian Research Portal
France PhD portal (FR)
CNRS external examination portal (FR)
DAAD’s Research in Germany Portal (DE)
DAAD Research Fellowships and Grants Portal (DE)
Max Planck Society’s job portal (DE)
Helmoltz Association’s job portal (DE)
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Irish Research Council Funding Portal (IE)
Italian National Research Council vacancies (IT)
BBSRC vacancies (UK)
Science and Technology Facilities Council vacancies (UK)
7 Events
7.1 Partners events
7.1.1 Swissnex Brazil events
Atlantik Solar project
Swissnex Brazil and ETH Zurich will showcase green and sustainable
technologies developed in Switzerland on the occasion of the first ever
Amazonian Flight using a solar powered drone, i.e., Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV). The drone will tests its capabilities for long-haul, continuous flying over a
distance of about 350 kilometers) in a span of ten hours.
The Atlantik Solar project revives some Swiss “science in the forest”, in the
Amazon region, initiated by Emil Goeldi (name given to the Instituto Emilio
Goeldi in Belém) in early 20th century. The project also brings forth new
opportunities for collaborations and partnerships.
Events and activities around the flight will go on for two weeks, both in the
region of Belém and in the city of São Paulo. These sub-projects will focus on
scientific and general public, aiming to discuss new trends on solar energy and
sustainability issues.
Second edition of the “Academia-Industry Training Programme (AIT)”
The AIT is an initiative by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Lausanne (EPFL) Leading House and swissnex Brazil, and will consist of two
phases: a first training camp in Brazil; and a second training camp in
Switzerland. This program is happening at the same time in Bangladore with
swissnex India.
In Rio de Janeiro, this program is organized for Swiss & Brazilian scientists
working on promising research in the health area.
When? 5 to 9 October 2015
7.1.2 First Franco-Brazilian Forum on Biotechnological Innovations for
Health (F2BIF)
The F2BIF program is comprised of scientific sessions, direct meetings between
peers and companies (B2B), poster sessions and round-tables. The goal is to
present innovative technologies, promote contact between researchers and
investors, and to discuss the health needs and possible solutions in parallel with
regulating issues and financing opportunities.
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This event will be held at the Butantan Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 19 and
20 October 2015. It is promoted and organised by the French National Alliance
for Life Sciences and Health (Aviesan), the French association of centers of
excellence CapDigital, the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo, and is sponsored by
both French and Brazilian institutions such as French public institutions for
research, French diplomatic offices and representations, FAPERJ and the
Brazilian Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis.
7.2 Upcoming events
Find out more about research events taking place across Europe on
CORDIS DATABASE ON RESEARCH EVENTS.
Event (click for more details)
Location
Date
6th EMBO meeting
Birmingham (UK)
5-8 September 2015
61th Brazilian Congress on Genetics
Águas de Lindóia, SP
8-11 September 2015
Congress on Engineering Education
São Paulo (ABC), SP
8-11 September 2015
International workshop on green corridors: European
Experience and Brazilian Perspectives
São Bernardo do Campo,
SP
15-16 September 2015
Tour of Brazil event organised by Belgum
Goiânia, GO
17 September 2015
European PhD Fair/Event
São Paulo, SP
18 September 2015
Information Day on Horizon 2020
Web-streamed
21 September 2015
International Seminar of Higher Education Policies on
Developing Countries
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
21-22 September 2015
Final: My research on climate in 180 seconds
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
22 September 2015
Brazil-Germany Dialogue on Science, Research and
Innovation
São Paulo, SP
29-30 September 2015
7th German-Brazilian Symposium on Sustainable
Development
Heidelberg, Germany
4-10 October 2015
Academia Industry Training in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
5 - 9 October 2015
EURAXESS Share – workshop on industrial PhD
(Tour of Brazil)
Brasília, DF
13 October 2015
6th National Forum of Academic Training
Professional Activity of Food Scientists
São Paulo, SP
13-16 October 2015
BIO Latin America "Brazil-EU Cooperation in Life
Sciences & Biotechnology"
Ro de Janeiro, RJ
14-16 October 2015
Third South and Central American Workshop on
Genomics and Community Genetics
Salvador, BA
16-23 October 2015
and
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Atlantik Solar
Belem, PA & São Paulo,
SP
18 & 31 October 2015
Franco Brazilian Biomediacal Innovation Forum
São Paulo, SP
19-20 October 2015
25th Anprotec Conference
Cuiabá, MT
19-23 October 2015
Franco-Brazilian Biomedical Innovation Forum
São Paulo, SP
19-20 October 2015
EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil Finals
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
22 October 2015
National Science and Technology Week
Brazil
19-25 October 2015
11th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology
Foz do Iguaçu, PR
25-30 October 2015
2nd EU-Brazil technology and innovation forum
Marseille, France
26-30 October 2015
Manchester, UK
27-29 October 2015
Week of Climate Change Solutions
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
30 October – 6 November
2015
Info day on Smart, green and integrated transport
Brussels, Belgium
5 November 2015
Internet Governance Forum 2015
João Pessoa, PB
10-13 November 2015
III Brazil-Germany Seminar on Innovation
São Paulo, SP
12 November 2015
Science Tour “Research in Germany” 2016 City of the
Future
Germany
31 January – 6 February
2016
FAUBAI2016 Conference
Fortaleza, CE
16-20 April 2016
ESOF 2016
Manchester, UK
22-27 July 2016
São Paulo, SP
9-14 July 2017
Coimbra group of Brazilian universities
International Seminar and 8th General Assembly
7th
th
46 World Chemistry Congress
⃰Not listed are presentations on EURAXESS Links and European mobility
schemes at research institutions held by the country representatives upon
invitation across Brazil. If you would like our team to visit your research
organisation please email us at: [email protected].
About EURAXESS Links Brazil
EURAXESS Links Brazil is a networking tool for European researchers
active/seeking activity in Brazil and for Brazilian researchers wishing to collaborate
with and/or pursue a career in Europe.
EURAXESS Links Brazil provides information about research in Europe, European
research policy, opportunities for research funding, for EU-Brazil and international
collaboration and for trans-national mobility.
Membership is free.
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Visit us at brazil.euraxess.org and click on the Join the EURAXESS Links Brazil
community hyperlink on the right-hand side of the page.
EURAXESS Links networks have thus far been launched in North America
(USA & Canada) Japan, China, India, the ASEAN hub (encompassing
Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam) and Brazil.
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