The Call with EU program will support research in materials science and engineering

FAPESP Agency – FAPESP announces a new call for research proposals with M-ERA.NET, the European Union network for promoting research in materials science and engineering.

This is the tenth opportunity for collaborative research launched by FAPESP and M-ERA.NET since they signed an agreement an agreement For scientific cooperation in 2015. The M-ERA.NET consortium funds high-risk transnational R&D projects.

The new call for proposals aims to promote ambitious transnational projects in technology research and development that address studies and innovation in materials – including battery materials and low-carbon energy technologies.

The call includes six themes: “Advanced Energy Sustainable Materials,” “Innovative Surfaces, Coatings, and Interfaces,” “High-Performance Composites,” “Functional Materials,” “Materials to Solve Environmental Challenges,” and “New Generation Materials for Advanced Electronics.” . “

Submissions must follow the rules and guidelines of the method Regular research assistance. FAPESP will support the São Paulo portion of the selected projects up to a maximum of R$150,000 per proposal per year. The duration of proposals can be a minimum of 24 months and a maximum of 36 months.

The call is open to researchers affiliated with higher education or research institutions in the state of São Paulo. Each proposal must consist of a consortium of three responsible researchers from at least three different countries participating in the call.

Pre-proposals will be received until May 14. The document must be sent via the management support system (wise) by the responsible researcher in the state of São Paulo, or via the M-ERA.NET platform (available at notice Original invitation) by the International Consortium Coordinating Researcher – who must be registered with SAGe at the time of application. If the project is accepted, researchers will be invited to submit the full proposal by November 20.

The call with guidance for researchers in São Paulo is available at: fapesp.br/16648.