New funding opportunity

Title	BBSRC-Brazil (FAPESP) joint funding of research
Funder	BBSRC/FAPESP
Deadline	Standard responsive mode proposal deadlines (next deadline 29th April 2014)
Value	Up to £2m
Aim	Research Councils UK (RCUK) and FAPESP, the State of Säo Paulo Research Foundation, have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to welcome, encourage and support applications that may cut across their national boundaries and involve international collaborative teams. BBSRC will accept applications under the terms of the MoU for responsive mode grants at any time. Collaborative research proposals may be submitted in any area of science that is within the remit of both BBSRC and FAPESP.
Length	Up to 5 years
Eligibility	To receive support from FAPESP, the Brazilian partners must be based at an institution eligible for FAPESP support. These are higher education and research organisations, public or non-profit in the State of Säo Paulo. Standard BBSRC eligibility criteria apply for UK institutions.
Details	http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/international/fapesp-joint-funding-research.aspx

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