EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL

2014

September

Issue 17

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure to present you the sevententh edition of the EURAXESS

Links Brazil Newsletter for September 2014.

This month, our “EU Insight” section brings information about the report

“Gender Equality Policies in Public Research” released by the European

Commission in the beginning of September.

Under EURAXESS Links Brazil activities, we reveal the five candidates who have been selected to battle it out for the title of EURAXESS Science Slammer

Brazil 2014 in the LIVE slam to be held at Casa da Ciência in Rio de Janeiro

on 10 October 2014.

Under “News and Developments” we report on several relevant developments

in the EU and Brazil, as well as on cooperation activities between Brazil and the

EU and its Member States.

You will also find a selection of Grants & Fellowships funded by the European Commission, EU Member States or Brazilian authorities.

This newsletter is yours and that we would be pleased to publish information

related to EU-Brazil developments, events or funding opportunities that you would like to share with the other readers. Do not hesitate to send your

suggestions, comments and feedback anytime to brazil@euraxess.net.

We wish you a pleasant reading!

The EURAXESS Links Brazil Team

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Contents 1 EU Insight – Gender Equality Policies in Public Research ......................... 5

2 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities ............................................................ 7

2.1 EURAXESS Science Slam – know the 5 finalists!.............................. 7

2.2 EURAXESS Links Brazil in Minas Gerais (2th October) ..................... 8

2.3 EURAXESS Links Brazil will attend Tour of Brazil event in

Florianopolis (9th October) ............................................................... 8

2.4 EURAXESS Links Network newsletter n.6 online .............................. 8

2.5 EURAXESS at Euro Pós fair ............................................................ 9

3 News & Developments ............................................................................ 9

3.1.1 ERA progress report .................................................................... 9

3.1.2 Extra ERC funding to test market potential of 50 research projects . 9

3.1.3 Snail-inspired pollution test wins 2014 EU young scientist award .. 10

3.2 Brazil............................................................................................ 10

3.2.1 Presidential candidates present their proposals for the sector of

science, technology and innovation ............................................ 10

3.2.2 Minister highlights importance of integrating universities and

research centers........................................................................ 11

3.2.3 Minister of Education says more synergy between universities and

the productive sector is needed .................................................. 12

3.2.4 Global centers expand Brazil's competitiveness in ICT ................. 12

3.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil ......................................... 13

3.3.1 EU wants to strengthen the partnership with Brazil in ST&I, says EU

Ambassador.............................................................................. 13

3.3.2 International cooperation is a means to strengthen R&D activities in

Brazil and the EU ...................................................................... 14

3.3.3 Joint projects between MCTI and JRC are evaluated by their teams

15

3.3.4 Brazil and EU discuss partnership to establish a national

observatory in biotechnology ...................................................... 15

3.3.5 Agreement between Brazil and Denmark foresees promotion of

scientific research...................................................................... 16

3.3.6 Secretary advocates greater international integration of universities

16

4 Grants & Fellowships ............................................................................ 18

For any suggestion or to publish information on funding opportunities or scientific events in this newsletter, send us an email at brazil@euraxess.net

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4.1 European Union ............................................................................ 18

4.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020 .................................................. 18

4.1.2 ERANet-LAC first Joint Call on Research and Innovation ............. 18

4.1.3 EU – IIASA Postdoctoral Research programme ........................... 19

4.1.4 WWWforEurope Best Paper Award: Call for papers ..................... 19

4.1.5 European Molecular Biology Laboratory – International PhD

programme ............................................................................... 19

4.1.6 European respiratory society post-doctoral Marie Curie Fellowship

20

4.2 EU Member states and associated countries .................................. 20

4.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals ...................................................... 20

4.2.2 BELGIUM – Postdoc fellowships to non-EU researchers .............. 20

4.2.3 FRANCE – REFEB call for applications 2015 .............................. 20

4.2.4 FRANCE and BRAZIL – ANR cooperation calls with FACEPE and

FAPESP ................................................................................... 21

4.2.5 GERMANY – PhD in Infection Biology and Immunology ............... 21

4.2.6 LUXEMBOURG – ATTRACT Call 2015....................................... 21

4.2.7 NETHERLANDS – Orange Tulip Scholarship Brazil .................... 22

4.2.8 NORWAY – RCN‟s Personal Visiting Researcher Grant ............... 22

4.2.9 UK – Global Innovation Initiative grant (GII) ................................. 22

4.2.10 UK National Academies – CONFAP Fellowships and Research

Mobility ..................................................................................... 22

4.2.11 Wellcome Trust – Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and

Tropical Medicine ...................................................................... 23

4.2.12 Wellcome Trust – New Investigator Award .................................. 23

4.3 Brazil............................................................................................ 24

4.3.1 UK-Brazil (Confap-RCUK) – Newton Fund Research partnerships

call ........................................................................................... 24

4.3.2 Science without borders outgoing opportunities ........................... 24

4.4 Calls still open .............................................................................. 25

4.4.1 European Union ........................................................................ 25

4.4.2 Member states and associated countries..................................... 26

4.4.3 Brazil ........................................................................................ 28

5 Jobs..................................................................................................... 29

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5.1 EURAXESS Jobs .......................................................................... 29

5.1.1 Publish your offers on the EURAXESS Jobs portal for FREE and

increase your visibility! ............................................................... 29

5.2 Internship at EU-LAC foundation .................................................... 29

6 Events ................................................................................................. 30

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1 EU Insight – Gender Equality Policies in Public Research

Since 2012, gender equality has been one of the five key policy areas for

achieving the objective of a common research area in Europe. Therein, the Commission invites Member States to create legal and policy environments to

incentivize the removal of legal and other barriers to the progression of

women‟s careers in research while fully complying with EU gender equality legal

provisions. Addressing gender imbalances in decision-making and

strengthening the gender dimension in research programmes are some of the

key issues.

The report is based on a survey conducted among the members of the Helsinki Group, the Commission‟s advisory group on gender, research and innovation.

The study covers both EU Member States and other European countries

associated to the EU research programme. Gender equality in the European Research Area (ERA) pursues three objectives: the equal participation of

women and men both in scientific careers and in decision making, as well as

the inclusion of gender analysis in research content and programmes.

Both, the ERA Communication of July 2012 to Member States, research performing organisations (RPOs) and funding organisations (RFOs) as well as

the ERA Progress Report 2013 find that there is a clear need for more EU-wide

coordination of gender equality policies through the regular exchange of experiences and progress reporting against equality indicators. The first steps in

this direction have been taken in the form of the ERA-Net Gender-NET, a pilot

transnational research policy initiative funded in the ERA-Net scheme of the European Commission to address the common challenges still facing European

research institutions in achieving gender equality in research and innovation.

Career access, development and environment

Gender-related targets have been reported from several proactive countries,

especially with regard to vertical segregation and the share of women in decision-making committees. Compared to 2008, the number of countries with

some type of target or quota regulation (fixed quota, cascade model or flexible

quota) has increased from eight to 18 countries today. Besides the use of quotas and targets, in a total of 19 countries, policies are in place to establish

clear rules for the composition of selection panels, including roles and gender

balance.

Provisions for maternity and parental leave, and in some cases for other care work, are actively implemented across ERA. However, beyond respecting

general anti-discrimination provisions, very few countries have reported

For information on the Gender Summit

please refer to the

EU Insight from July

2014!

The report “Gender Equality Policies in Public Research” provides an up

to date overview on the situation of gender equality policy implementation

in public research in the European Research Area (ERA).

GENDER-NET is the first European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) to be dedicated to the promotion of gender equality through structural change in research institutions, as well as to the integration of sex and gender analysis in research. It brings together a balanced partnership of twelve national programme owners from across Europe and North America – i.e. ministries, national research-funding agencies or national organisations – with a shared commitment to gender equality and synergistic expertise in gender and science issues.

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implementation of funding for proactive re-entry measures during or after leaves

of absence.

Institutional change versus individual measures

In the past five years, the number of countries where research institutions

modernised their management through more comprehensive gender equality plans has only risen modestly - from 12 to 15. Positive developments are

observed in the few countries which have legal provisions that require or

stimulate research institutions, including universities, to set up gender equality

plans and adapt their practices.

Gender in research programmes and training

In principle, two key ways have been established to consider gender in research

funding organisations, programmes and projects. Firstly, as part of an equal

opportunities policy to establish gender balance in access to research funding, decision-making on funding, etc. Secondly, with regard to research quality and

relevance of the research itself by advising or requiring grant applicants to

consider gender and sex analysis in the content of their research.

In the She Figures 2012, 17 out of 22 countries reported higher success rates for men in research funding. About two thirds of the countries (19 out of 31)

surveyed for the “Gender Equality Policies in Public Research” indicated that

the consideration of gender equality is not explicitly required or an eligibility

criterion in national research funding programmes.

Sources:

The information for this EU Insight has largely been taken from the Executive

Summary of the Report “Gender Equality Policies in Public Research”. The full

report can be found here:

[1] Gender Equality Policies in Public Research

[2] Press release: Progress on gender equality in public research slow and

uneven across Europe

[3] Gender-NET ERA-Net

We must do better. We need joined up policies that will achieve real change on gender equality across Europe. That means equal opportunities; equal treatment and more attention to gender in research itself.

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

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2 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities 2.1 EURAXESS Science Slam – know the 5 finalists!

After a careful analysis of the 32 candidacies submitted for the EURAXESS Science Slam 2014, the five best candidates have been selected to battle it out

for the title of EURAXESS Science Slammer Brazil 2014 in the LIVE slam to be

held at Casa da Ciência in Rio de Janeiro on 10 October 2014. The finalists

are:

- Ailim Schwambach, UFRGS, PhD student in Science Education

- Geisa Nogueira Salles, UNIVAP, PhD student in Biomedical

Nanotechnology,

- Rafael Chiuzi, USP, PhD student at Institute of Psychology

- Tobias Jordan, UFPE, PhD student at the Polytechnic School

- Vanessa Cardoso Pires, USP, PhD student at the Faculty of

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Each one of them will present a topic related to his/her research to an audience of non-experts. The slam will be given in English or Portuguese in less than 10

minutes and can be supported by video and audio material, ppt. slides and any

other kind of media available, as well as by scientific equipment. The performances of the participants will be judged by the audience and the

jury of European and Brazilian researchers and communicators.

The 2014 winner will go to Europe and...

… improve his/her

communication and

leadership skills in a

graphic facilitation

training...

... visit a European

research institution

of his/her own

choice....

... meet winners

from across the

world, make new

friends and contacts

in Europe!

Congratulations to all participants !

EURAXESS Links Brazil would like to thank those of you who helped us in the promotion of the Science Slam.

We received applications from all over Brazil. More than 61% were PhD students and 57% were sent by females.

Did you know that the EURAXESS Science Slam is a Global Event? The live finals will take place in all EURAXESS Links locations (ASEAN, Brazil, China, India, Japan and North America) in October and November 2014 and all winners will meet in Europe for their prize.

This prize could be a key to becoming mobile and international!

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2.2 EURAXESS Links Brazil in Minas Gerais (2th October)

An „EURAXESS Info Day‟ will be held in Minas on 2 October. Charlotte Grawitz

will present the services offered by EURAXESS Links Brazil, cooperation and

career opportunities with Europe etc.:

- PUC-MG, 11:00, Espaço Multimeios – Prédio 47

- UFMG, 14:00, FACE auditorium

2.3 EURAXESS Links Brazil will attend Tour of Brazil event in Florianopolis (9th October)

The next event of the Tour of Brazil will be held in Florianoplois on 9th October

and will be organized together with the State Funding Agency from Santa

Catarina, FAPESC, and it will target mainly the Brazilian innovation actors to make more visible to them the European Union innovation programmes,

including Members States (MS) bilateral programmes. The event also aims at

opening avenues for new EU-Brazil cooperation and to strengthen existing

ones.

The Tour of Brazil is a joint effort among the EU and MS in Brazil with specific

interest in promoting the visibility of the European research and the potential of

the EU-Brazil cooperation in ST&I. The overall coordination of the Tour is ensured by the EU Delegation in Brasilia, with the support of the EU funded

project BBICE+.

EURAXESS Links Brazil will attend this event in order to present the

opportunities offered by EURAXESS to the audience.

2.4 EURAXESS Links Network newsletter n.6 online

Following up on the previous issue about the Excellent Science pillar in Horizon 2020, this edition introduces initiatives within the Industrial Leadership pillar

in the „In Focus‟ section. The pillar aims at strengthening the links between

research and innovation with a special focus on key enabling technologies and

European SMEs.

In this issue‟s „Highlights‟ you will find news from the EURAXESS World Cup

Contest 2014 where members from each of the Links communities tried their

best in predicting the outcomes of the football world cup! We also report on some of the topics touched at the Euroscience Open Forum in Copenhagen

at the end of June.

As usual, we included a small digest on the EURAXESS Links social media

activities as well as a list of upcoming real events and activities.

We look forward to welcoming

you at these presentations!

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2.5 EURAXESS at Euro Pós fair

Together with the EU Delegation to Brazil, EURAXESS will participate in the

Euro Pós Brazil fair, to be held in São Paulo, on the 29th and 30th of

November.

European Universities, business schools, pathway programmes, appropriate language providers and official European countries representatives will

participate in the fair of higher education in Europe.

Beside the physical Study in europe booth, presentations on opportunities will

be held. The program me will be announced soon.

The event is organized by Campus France, DAAD and Nuffic Neso Brazil.

3 News & Developments 3.1.1 ERA progress report

The latest ERA progress report stresses that the research impact of researchers who have moved between countries is nearly 20% higher than

those who have not.

The ERA partnership between Member States, research stakeholders and the

Commission has made good progress in delivering ERA. The conditions for achieving a European Research Area (ERA), where researchers and

scientific knowledge can circulate freely, are in place at the European level.

Reforms must now be implemented at the Member State level to make ERA

work.

Read more here, including on the initiatives announced in the ERA

Communication which have been firmly established.

Source: EU Press release

3.1.2 Extra ERC funding to test market potential of 50 research projects

Developing therapies for children with congenital heart defects, monitoring

water quality in real-time, improving the nutritional qualities of potatoes or

making the best informed choices when buying a new house. These are some of the issues to be tackled by 50 outstanding scientists who are receiving

„Proof-of-Concept‟ grants of up to €150,000 each from the European Research

Council (ERC). This „top-up‟ funding is designed to help researchers who

already hold an ERC grant, to test the market potential of their frontier research.

With a very limited part of the ERC budget, the 'Proof of Concept' scheme can

help ERC grant holders unleash considerable innovation potential. The grant

covers costs related to activities such as establishing intellectual property rights, investigating commercial and business opportunities (e.g. setting up a start-up)

or technical validation (e.g. carrying out clinical tests).

ERC President Jean-Pierre Bourguignon commented: "The ERC 'Proof of

Concept' scheme makes it possible for ERC grant winners to get some extra support to investigate the innovation potential of their good ideas." He added:

www.europosbrasil.com/

What's ERA about?

ERA is about enabling researchers, research institutions and businesses to better move, compete and co-operate across borders. This will strengthen EU Member States' research systems, increase their competitiveness and allow them to work together more effectively to tackle major societal challenges.

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"More ERC grant winners apply for this call every year, which is a remarkable

trend. It means that they see how their frontier research can be pushed beyond

its initial frame and how their results can also be translated into marketable products and services. For them, this opens the way to a broader impact on

society."

A total of 182 proposals were submitted to the first round of this call, and the

success rate is around 28%. Grants are being awarded to researchers based in

12 EU and associated countries in the European Research Area.

You can check the list of the 50 selected researchers by country of host

institution and their research topics here.

Source: ERC

3.1.3 Snail-inspired pollution test wins 2014 EU young scientist award

Two young Portuguese scientists have scooped a first prize at the EU young

scientist awards for their work on how the eggs of pond snails can be used to

measure the amount of pollutants in water.

Mariana De Pinho Garcia and Matilde Gonçalves Moreira da Silva, both 16, have designed a method of isolating eggs from the Lymnaea stagnalis pond

snail and testing them for toxicity, which provides an indication of whether the

water they live in is polluted.

Their project was one of three to win a first prize of EUR 7 000 each at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Warsaw, Poland,

where over 30 additional awards were given to Europe‟s young scientists,

including a week at CERN, the European Nuclear Research Centre, and a visit

to the European Southern Observatory in Chile.

João Pedro Estácio Gaspar Gonçalves de Araújo, also from Portugal, was

awarded for his work in the mathematical field of semigroup theory, while Luboš

Vozdecký from the Czech Republic was recognised for his experiments to characterise rolling friction, the force that resists the motion when an object

rolls on a surface.

Read more in source: Horizon magazine

3.2 Brazil 3.2.1 Presidential candidates present their proposals for the

sector of science, technology and innovation

Experts and the productive sector highlight fostering research and innovation as

a way to recover the industrial activity in Brazil and to start exporting products

with higher added value to other markets in order to restore the national economy. This topic has entered into the agenda of the candidates for

President in this election. From the 11 presidential candidates, four presented

concrete proposals for the sector.

EUCYS 2014 winners Mariana De

Pinho Garcia and Matilde Gonçalves

Moreira da Silva

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Aécio Neves, PSDB candidate, promises to support more robust infrastructure

investments for public universities and research institutions. Moreover, he

defends the teaching of technology related to solving social problems and to an entrepreneurial attitude. The structuring of a National System of Science,

Technology and Innovation is one flagship initiative of the candidate, who also

aims to revitalize the National Council of Science and Technology. Aécio promises to establish a program of internationalization of Brazilian science, with

exchange of researchers and attracting international scientists, and to create a

national plan for training of researchers. He also aims to create a strategy to

encourage research and innovation in public and private companies.

The current President Dilma Rousseff highlights innovation as a tool to increase

the productive competitiveness of Brazil, with special attention to the Platforms

of Knowledge program, launched in July of this year. The candidate for reelection favours this endeavor to accelerate the production of knowledge that

generates new products and processes. She also envisages to adopt industrial,

scientific, technological and agricultural policies to reduce investment and

production costs, from the stimulus to innovation.

Marina Silva (PSB) promises to fix in 2% of gross domestic product (GDP)

government investments in research and development, a flagship previously

advocated for by her predecessor in the campaign, Eduardo Campos, who died in August. The former senator also promises to increase the budget of the

National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and

relocate the Petroleum Sectorial Fund at the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FNDCT). She also calls for a review of the

Innovation Law, the stimulus for states and municipalities to invest in innovation

and the creation of science and technology parks aimed at attracting private

investment, whether national or international.

The candidate Eymael (PSDC) defends a national plan to support research in

the fields of pure research and applied research.

Candidates Eduardo Jorge (PV), Levy Fidelix (PRTB), Luciana Genro (PSOL),

Mauro Iasi (PCB), Pastor Everaldo (PSC), Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO) and Zé Maria (PSTU) showed no proposals for the science, technology and innovation

sector.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.2.2 Minister highlights importance of integrating universities and research centers

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Clelio Campolina Diniz,

visited on 9th September, in Recife, the Center for Strategic Technologies of

Northeast (Cetene). Accompanied by the Secretary of Science and Technology for Social Inclusion of the Ministry, Oswaldo Duarte Filho, the Minister was

received by the board of the agency and the general coordinator of the Regional

Representation of MCTI in the Northeast (Rene), Amaro Lins, for a presentation

of the projects and research developed there.

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Campolina stated that the Cetene plays a central role in the modernization of

the region. "The work of identifying needs and developing solutions is what

makes science and technology work at the service of humanity", he said.

Guided by the researcher Giovanna Machado, Campolina visited the laboratories of Cetene and saw some studies involving drugs, biofuels and

renewable energy. "Brazil advances in the integration between universities and

research centers. It is an indication of a much needed modernization of the

academic system, which begins to create a culture of universal quality".

The regional general coordinator of Cetene, André Galembeck, believes that

technological development should boost business competitiveness and the

quality of life of citizens. "This is our job, aimed to create an environment in which the researcher can bring a solution to the market", he said. "We work with

projects of social interest, such as the development of new technologies for

health or in the area of clean energy".

Source: MCTI

3.2.3 Minister of Education says more synergy between universities and the productive sector is needed

At an international symposium on education held on 23rd September in Rio de

Janeiro, the Education Minister Henrique Paim stressed that one of the effective ways to increase economic growth is investment in policies that encourage the

transfer of technology and innovation. The event was sponsored by the

Brazilian Academy of Sciences (ABC) and aimed to discuss excellence in

higher education.

Paim also stressed the creation of the Platforms of Knowledge program, an

initiative designed to connect academic research and the productive sector,

similar to policies developed in rich countries. "We are discussing the Platforms of Knowledge with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation for this

purpose. Let's create the link between the productive world and the university.

In a specific sector, we will check what are the needs of technological development to give a jump, to add value to the product and become more

competitive", he said.

According to the Minister, the program will analyse technologies created in

higher education institutions that can serve as solutions to be deployed by the productive sector. "Let's check, within universities, from the demands that we

will have from the Platforms of Knowledge, which laboratories and which

researchers can contribute to the progress we have to make in the development of a given product, from an innovation being made, from the company along

with the university", indicated Paim.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.2.4 Global centers expand Brazil's competitiveness in ICT

The Secretary for Information Policy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Virgilio Almeida, stated on 17th September the importance of global

research and development centers for the inclusion of Brazil in global chains.

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According to him, these centers connect advanced research for the generation

of products that can compete not only in Brazil but also in the international

market.

The issue was debated at the seminar Global Centers of Research and Development in Information and Communication Technology, held at the

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The event aimed to promote a

meeting environment for companies to present and discuss research,

development and innovation projects underway in Brazil.

Virgilio Almeida commented that global centers also show the vitality of the ICT

in the country, sector which, according to the representative of MCTI, grew

10.8% in 2013, while the global average was 5 9%.

He added that, ten years ago, researches were conducted only in the universities and today they also occur in companies. "Post-graduate students

do not necessarily need to go to universities", he said. For the secretary, it is

necessary to strengthen ties between academia and industry to transform

advanced research in products and services.

Brazil has signed memoranda of understanding with Microsoft, EMC, Intel and

SAP for installation in the country of four global centers of research and

development. Beside representatives from the federal government and these companies, the meeting in Rio de Janeiro was attended by executives of

Huawei, GE, Baidu, IBM, Intel, ITV and Frescal and from the ICT research

center CPqD.

Source: MCTI

3.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil 3.3.1 EU wants to strengthen the partnership with Brazil in

ST&I, says EU Ambassador

Research, technology and innovation are key pillars to address global

challenges in relevant areas such as security, economy and sustainability. Therefore, representatives of the EU and Brazil have met in annual policy

summits to strengthen their networks and create joint platforms in the ST&I

sector.

"Today it is impossible to do research and create innovation alone. Moreover, we need to achieve concrete results. The question is not how many ideas you

have, but how many ideas can be made concrete, and that is what unites us

here too. The need to achieve, with joint researches", said the ambassador of

the EU in Brazil, Ana Paula Zacarias.

According to the Ambassador, is essential to stimulate the productive sectors of

both sides with partnerships". At the last summit held in Brazil, very concrete

priorities were identified. Among them, inviting European startups to join the Startup Brazil program, and to encourage cooperation and presentation of joint

innovation projects launched by Brazil Business Plan", she stated.

For more information on the European Commission’s

international research cooperation activities worldwide, read the European Commission‟s

monthly “International Research Update”.

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The Ambassador spoke at the 24th National Seminar of Science Parks and

Business Incubators, which brought together in Belém representatives from 13

European countries.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.3.2 International cooperation is a means to strengthen R&D activities in Brazil and the EU

Joint work between Brazilians and Europeans has been a widely used tool to

strengthen the research and development sector in both regions. Since 2004, there are agreements in this sector between Brazil and the EU. During this

period, these sides were strengthened through joint bids between promotion

institutions from both sides, increasing the interaction of research and showing

tangible results.

Brazil and the EU currently have more than ten cooperation projects established

in different areas of knowledge. And the volume of partnerships and resources

for joint R & D should increase until the end of the decade. The EU is expected to invest 79 billion euros in the Horizon 2020 program, which will also have

investments aimed at Brazil. According to the head of the Section of Science

and Technology of the EU Delegation in Brazil, Piero Venturi, the partnership

will be expanded.

"We will expand opportunities for partnerships with research centers in areas of

interest between Brazil and the EU. Investments in R & D are part of the

solution to get out of the economic crisis", said Venturi. He also reported that

there are 39 Brazilian projects under consideration for funding by Horizon 2020.

On the Brazilian side, the exchange of experiences with the EU was

emphasised. There are ongoing projects in the areas of oil and natural gas and

ICT, with contributions at around R$ 36.1 million by Brazil - and equal value

from the EU. There is still a prediction to increase the offer of joint opportunities.

"A new call of ICT is due to be published in 2015 and there are negotiations for

a call of second-generation biofuels", said the coordinator of International

Cooperation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ana Lucia

Stival.

One of the intentions of the Brazilian government is to deepen the exchange of

research in centers of excellence in Europe, especially the Joint Research

Centre (JRC). The unit is composed by of seven high-tech laboratories in the areas of disaster prevention, smart grids, geoinformation, nanotechnology, bio-

economy, water resources and analysis of the life cycle. The proposal is that

researchers in Brazil have access to these units through the Science without

Borders program.

"This exchange is crucial to leverage the knowledge generated by our

researchers. We will use the Science without Borders to deepen partnerships

with JRC", said Ana Lucia Stival.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

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3.3.3 Joint projects between MCTI and JRC are evaluated by their teams

A videoconference was held between representatives of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the staff of the Joint Centre for European

Research (JRC) to evaluate joint projects in progress. The MCTI has

cooperation agreements with the JRC in areas such as bio-economy, natural

disasters, nanotechnology, water resources and smart grids.

"In addition to the exchange of experiences, this collaboration has served to

train human resources and to leverage our quality in different areas", said the

Director of Policies and Thematic Programs of MCTI, Osvaldo Leal de Moraes.

This month, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the JRC have agreed to grant 12 scholarships for post-doc in the

institutions linked to the center in the EU. The benefits will be offered to

Brazilian candidates, with proven performance and academic potential, and

wishing to develop postdoctoral projects at JRC.

"It is good to see how we are progressing and I hope to continue with this

partnership for a long time", said the Secretary of Policy and Research and

Development Programs of the Ministry, Carlos Nobre.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.3.4 Brazil and EU discuss partnership to establish a national observatory in biotechnology

Brazil and the EU began talks for setting up the Centre for Innovation in

Biotechnology in the country. The new structure will adopt the same structure than the Bioeconomy Observatory of the EU and would interact with it. The

initiative is aimed at exploring opportunities for technological development in

biotechnology in Brazil, mapping challenges, assessing the market potential of technologies and identifying bottlenecks and solutions to minimize the risks

associated with innovation in the area.

The meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Science, Technology

and Innovation and the EU Delegation took place on 8th September. During the conversation, data, programs and structures of the science, technology and

innovation system of both parties were presented. There is a common interest

of Brazil and the EU to promote the exchange of information and experiences.

Furthermore, there is an attempt to build a joint action plan.

"This is the first visit so that we can know the functioning of their Observatory

and adapt that experience to the Brazilian reality", explained the Director of

Policy and Thematic Programmes of MCTI, Oswaldo Leal Moraes. "The Observatory will plan and monitor everything that occurs in terms of

biotechnology and bioeconomy, a sector that is part of the strategic action plan

of Brazil and that will represent a technological leap with more impact than was

the transition from analogue to digital", he said.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

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3.3.5 Agreement between Brazil and Denmark foresees promotion of scientific research

The Ministers of Health of Brazil, Arthur Chioro, and Denmark, Nick Haekkerup signed on 3rd September a cooperation agreement to enhance the fight against

chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes. Among the possibilities

contained in the signed document is the promotion of scientific research.

The goal is to encourage the exchange of professionals and of information on

best practices for innovative solutions.

In terms of technological exchange, the Danish minister pointed out in which

field the country can help Brazil". We have a very advanced area of

telemedicine, a topic that we can share. We need to deepen partnerships for

progress to come", said the minister Nick Haekkerup.

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.3.6 Secretary advocates greater international integration of universities

Opening the Seminar Brazil-Germany - Partnerships Strategies for Internationalization of Universities, on 18th September, the executive secretary

of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Alvaro Prata, defended

the need for the Brazilian institutions to expand their international partnerships. He praised the German model of higher education and highlighted the

traditional cooperation between the two countries.

"Our universities are very good, but are very closed in themselves, and we have

few foreign students and teachers", said the representative of MCTI, the event organized by the Coordination for Improvement of Higher Education Personnel

(Capes) in Brasilia. "The internationalization of our institutions is usually seen in

one direction, to send people abroad, but it needs to attract more and more", he

said.

One of the challenges to change this reality, in the assessment of the Secretary,

is to overcome the language barrier. "The current language in our universities is

Portuguese, but we need to speak more English - which is a universal language - and offer more courses in English, like several German institutions that do this,

being German a strong language", he compared.

For the President of Capes, Jorge Almeida Guimarães, the Brazilian higher

education institutions need to form partnerships so that they reach the level of internationalization. "A starting point may be post-graduation. Programs can be

identified with quality levels close to international institutions and make

agreements to extend to the entire university", he proposed.

Another issue discussed at the workshop was the possibility of funding for initiatives aimed at building partnerships, without defining specific areas for the

allocation of resources, as it currently occurs. The intention is to enable the

institution to obtain this support to hold seminars, events and movements to, from there, identify the focus and areas of interest and start building joint

projects.

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"Therefore these internationalization initiatives in both directions can benefit us

a lot and make our universities become global institutions and, thus, may be

better placed in the international rankings and ratings classification," said Alvaro Prata, who also recalled the long tradition of partnership with Germany, which is

cited as a reference in this process.

"The model of good universities is the German model," noted the MCTI

Secretary. He pointed out that the European country has a great tradition of good teaching and good research and an important component for Brazil in its

evaluation, which is the experience of interaction of science with society,

especially in the aspect of innovation.

Source: MCTI

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4 Grants & Fellowships 4.1 European Union 4.1.1 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

Includes :

Marie SkŁodoska-Curie Action: Innovative Training Networks (ITN) - Call ref. H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015. Publication date: 2 September 2014. Deadline: 13/01/2015

European Research Council: Call for proposals to promote the output of ERC-funded research amongst a wider audience. Publication date: 16 September 2014 and deadline 16 December 2014.

Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges

ALL calls are open to international and more specifically Brazilian participation. For more details on funding of applicants from non-EU countries,

click here.

EURAXESS Links Brazil also published a list of open calls targeting Brazil and

BRICS countries. See the April edition for more details.

4.1.2 ERANet-LAC first Joint Call on Research and Innovation

The aim of the ERANet-LAC Joint Calls is to start new, sustainable and

multilateral research cooperation between researchers from Europe, Latin-

America and the Caribbean countries.

WHAT? Within the framework of the first ERANet-LAC Joint Call, transnational

research projects will be funded for a period of up to 36 months.

Two types of collaborative activities can be funded by this Joint Call: Research

and Innovation. Both types can include mobility and networking.

Researchers based in Brazil are eligible for funding through the ERANet -LAC

Joint Call on the following topics:

- Evaluation of low-threshold interventions to tackle chronic

metabolic disorders and their associated cardiovascular diseases

in EU and LAC countries. - Research in prevention of infectious diseases and promotion of

well-being.

Criteria: Each consortium submitting a proposal must involve a minimum of

four eligible partners from four different countries with at least two

countries from each region. In Brazil, the call is open to:

- Higher education institutions, public or private (if non-profit);

Horizon 2020 - What’s in it

for Brazil?

Find a list of open calls in the key areas of the EU-Brazil

cooperation here.

ERANet-LAC is a Network of the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (CELAC) funded by FP7.

Read the Brazilian funding regulations here.

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- R&D institutes and centers, public or private (if non-profit);

- Public companies that carry out activities of research in S&T&I.

Deadline: 27 November 2014. Deadline for submission of proposals including

Brazilian partners: 17 October 2014.

4.1.3 EU – IIASA Postdoctoral Research programme

Every year the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

located in Laxenburg, Austria, provides full funding for several postdoctoral

researchers of all nationalities.

Scholars are expected to conduct their own research in collaboration with one

or more of IIASA's research programs or special projects.

Applications are accepted continually, review and selection take place twice a

year. The next, and last one this year, review date is 1 November 2014.

4.1.4 WWWforEurope Best Paper Award: Call for papers

The 2nd WWWforEurope Best Paper Award will be granted for research dealing with important, yet so far under-researched topics related to various economic

and social consequences of a low-growth development path for Europe:

1. Increasing resilience of the economic and financial system (including

the role of finance for the real economy)

2. Financing the welfare state in a low growth scenario

3. Options to reduce working time (who, how, why, enforcement) in a low

growth scenario

4. The implications of low growth for distribution (including gender

aspects), social mobility, and openness

5. Case studies of social and economic consequences of low growth (e.g.

Italy, Japan)

The best paper award – including a special prize for the best work of a young researcher – will be presented during the second WWWforEurope

Feedback Conference in Vienna on the 5th and 6th of May 2015 .

Authors of excellent papers will be presented with the opportunity to publish

their research work in the WWWforEurope working paper series.

4.1.5 European Molecular Biology Laboratory – International PhD programme

What : advanced, interdisciplinary training in Molecular Biology and its

associated scientific disciplines.

Who : Applicants of all nationalities with a university degree that would formally

qualify them to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in their home country.

Deadline : 3 November 2014

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WWWforEurope stands for the European Commission funded project „Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe‟.

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4.1.6 European respiratory society post-doctoral Marie Curie Fellowship

ERS/EU RESPIRE2 post-doctoral Marie Curie Fellowship opportunities in the broad field of respiratory science , co-funded by the European Union. The

programme is aimed at experienced researchers from any discipline and will

help fellows to become the future leaders in respiratory research.

2nd round: 31 October 2014.

4.2 EU Member states and associated countries 4.2.1 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.

4.2.2 BELGIUM – Postdoc fellowships to non-EU researchers

The stimulation of international mobility and the attraction of researchers from

abroad is one of the priorities of the European Research Area.

In this context and intending to stimulate the S&T cooperation, the Federal

Science Policy Office (BELSPO) implements a fellowship scheme for highly

qualified non EU researchers (i.e. postdoctoral level or equivalent experience), granting them an opportunity to work during 6 to 18 months in a Belgian

research team.

4.2.3 FRANCE – REFEB call for applications 2015

REFEB is the French network for Brazilian studies (REFEB)

Who: French and European students and young researchers (second year Master‟s, PhD, or post-doctoral students) enrolled in a French higher education

institution in human and social sciences.

What: the grant (900€ per month) funds periods of three to six months of

research in Brazil.

Deadline: 14 November 2014.

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4.2.4 FRANCE and BRAZIL – ANR cooperation calls with FACEPE and FAPESP

The French Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and both the Foundation for Science and Technology of the State of Pernambuco (Facepe) and the São

Paulo research Foundation (Fapesp) launched their calls for tenders 2015 for

international cooperation Facepe/ANR and Fapesp/ANR.

Objective: facilitate the setting up and implementation of scientific projects of quality jointly proposed by French and Brazilian research teams based in the

state of Pernambuco (PE) and São Paulo (SP), respectively.

The bilateral agreement with FACEPE is open to the following areas:

- Neurosciences, Cardiovascular diseases and metabolism

- Marine research

- Social sciences and humanities

The French and the Brazilian (from the State of Pernambuco or from the state

of São Paulo) partners should prepare a joint scientific project and submit it in

parallel to ANR and FACEPE / FAPESP respectively. French applicants must

expressi their interest until 18 november 2014.

4.2.5 GERMANY – PhD in Infection Biology and Immunology

The ZIBI Graduate School Berlin, an international doctoral program for

research in infection biology and immunology, is looking for highly motivated PhD candidates of all nationalities. Deadline for applications is 26 October

2014.

The ZIBI Graduate School offers a structured educational program to doctoral

students of university and non-university research institutes in Berlin. PhD students at the ZIBI Graduate School address research problems in infection

biology and immunology.

Here you'll find a list of research groups with open positions for projects starting

in 2015. Some of ZIBI projects will be supported by the initiative "Poverty -related and neglected diseases - focus on Africa" which we run togehter with

the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

September: Did you know that last year, 450 Brazilian students applied for a

scholarship to do a masters in Holland?

4.2.6 LUXEMBOURG – ATTRACT Call 2015

The ATTRACT programme by the National Research Fund (FNR) aims to

support the Luxembourgish research institutions to expand their competences

in strategic research areas by attracting outstanding young researchers with

high potential to Luxembourg.

The programme is designed for researchers not yet established in Luxembourg;

it offers them the opportunity to set up an independent research team within

a public-sector research institution in Luxembourg that is willing to host them. Research proposals should be submitted jointly by the candidate and the

NOTE : Outside of the bilateral agreements with Facepe, FAPESP and other international institutions, it is also possible to submit a project with one or several foreign teams from any country. Deadline for those projects : 16 October 2014.

Criteria: 2 to 8 years professional experience since successful completion of doctoral studies. 5 years projects. FNR financial contribution for „Starting Investigators‟: up to EUR 1,500,000; for „Consolidating Investigators‟ up to 2,000,000 €

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host institution which has to provide a clear and attractive career track to the

candidate.

Projects submitted should be innovative and of high scientific quality.

Deadline: 12 January 2015

4.2.7 NETHERLANDS – Orange Tulip Scholarship Brazil

Open to qualified Brazilian students to obtain a bachelor‟s, master‟s or MBA

degree at Dutch institutions. The scholarships apply to several fields of study,

mainly the ones not included in the SwB program, such as Administration,

Engineering, Law, Social Sciences and the Humanities. Inscrptions from 6

October to 24 March 2015.

4.2.8 NORWAY – RCN’s Personal Visiting Researcher Grant

The objective of this grant is to help strengthen Norwegian research groups by

offering visiting foreign researchers (post-doctorate level or higher) the opportunity to perform research in Norway. It may cover stays for visiting

researchers from one to 12 months. The applicant must be a Norwegian

research institution.

Next deadlines: 15 October, 26 November 2014

4.2.9 UK – Global Innovation Initiative grant (GII)

What? shared commitment of the United Kingdom and the United States to

strengthen research collaboration between universities in the UK, US, and

emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia)

Who? Proposals should include at least one US, one UK, and one selected third country higher education institution partner. US or UK institution to take the lead

on the partnership.

How much? grants ranging from £100,000 - £150,000 per university consortia

focusing on interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and

mathematics (STEM) related issues

Deadline: 31 October 2014.

4.2.10 UK National Academies – CONFAP Fellowships and Research Mobility

Beside the RCUK-Confap call published last month, the UK National Academies (the Royal Society, the British Academy, The Academy of Medical Science and

the Royal Academy of Engineering) in collaboration with CONFAP have

established new opportunities for the exchange of researchers between the UK

and Brazil under the auspices of the Newton Fund.

During the next three years, the following programmes will be offered to

researchers in Brazil:

- Newton International Fellowships: for early career post-doctoral

researchers in Brazil to spend two consecutive years undertaking research and training at a university or research institution in the UK.

Did you know that last year, 450 Brazilian students applied for a scholarship to do a masters in Holland?

GII:

Proposals that address the following STEM-related themes will be accepted for this year‟s competition:

- Energy, environment and climate change

- Urban development

- Agriculture, food security and water

- Global health

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- Newton Advanced Fellowships: for early to mid-career researchers

based in Brazil to develop their research strengths through training and

collaboration with a partner in the UK. - Newton Mobility Grants: mobility grants for Brazilian researchers and

their UK counterparts. The grant will provide opportunities for Brazilian

researchers and establish and develop collaborations between Brazil

and the UK.

The UK Royal Academies are currently receiving applications for the Newton

Advanced Fellowships and Newton Mobility Grants.

Dadeline: 22 October 2014.

4.2.11 Wellcome Trust – Intermediate Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

This scheme enables high-calibre, mid-career researchers from and based in

low- and middle-income countries – including Brazil, to establish an

independent research programme.

Research should be aimed at understanding and improving public health and tropical medicine of local, national and global relevance. Public health and

tropical medicine cover a wide range of health problems, including

communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Preliminary application deadline: 31 October 2014.

4.2.12 Wellcome Trust – New Investigator Award

Support outstanding researchers who are no more than five years from

appointment to their first academic position, but who can already show that they

have the ability to innovate and drive advances in their field of study. The research should contribute to the Wellcome Trust's vision to achieve

extraordinary improvements in human and animal health, and the proposal

should describe how it will address one or more of Wellcome Trust‟s five major

challenges.

Deadline : 14 November 2014

To be eligible for a New Investigator Award you should be based in the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country

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4.3 Brazil 4.3.1 UK-Brazil (Confap-RCUK) – Newton Fund Research

partnerships call

Within the joint call between Research Councils UK (RCUK) and the Brazilian Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) different FAPs have launched

call to establish collaborations between UK and local researchers See FAPESP

or FAPERJ calls for more details.

4.3.2 Science without borders outgoing opportunities

Science without Borders is a Brazilian Federal mobility programme aiming at

sending over 100 000 students abroad to carry out part or all of their studies or

researches in another country.

Calls are currently open for the following qualifications:

- Full PhD abroad, Up to 48 months.

Includes a specific call with France: SWB / CIFRE Doctoral grants to carry out research in collaboration with industry in France which can be submitted any

time.

- Sandwich PhD, 3 to 12 months abroad

- Post-doc abroad, 6 to 12 months, extendable up to 24 months

Includes a specific post-doc fellowship at AstraZaneca in UK

The fellowships usually include the following benefits:

- Air tickets; Aid to buy tickets in case of post-doc - Monthly living stipend;

- Installation Assistance;

- Assistance to purchase health insurance;

- Tuition and fees required by the institution (PhD),

All fellowships are open to Brazilians or foreigner with permanent residence

in Brazil.

To request a scholarship, the candidate may submit the application in two ways:

through contactpartners of Science without Borders Program in the country of

destination or direct contact with the university / institution of their choice.

Before applying for a scholarship, applicants for a vacancy for performing

sandwich doctoral candidates should contact their institution of interest abroad

to get a conditional letter of acceptance .

Deadlines : 19 December 2014 (fisrt round 2015), 23 April 2015 (2nd round),

21 August 2015 (3rd round).

Areas covered by

Science without

Borders:

- Engineering and other technological areas - Pure and Natural Sciences - Health and Biomedical Sciences - Information and Communication Technologies - Aerospace - Pharmaceuticals - Sustainable Agricultural Production - Oil, Gas and Coal - Renewable Energy - Biotechnology - Nanotechnology and New Materials - Technology for prevention and mitigation of natural disasters - Biodiversity and bio prospection - Marine Sciences - Minerals - New technologies for constructive engineering - Formation of technical personnel.

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4.4 Calls still open

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

4.4.1 European Union

BE Mundus scholarships for Brazilian and European undergraduates,

sandwich PhDs, post-docs for incoming/outgoing mobility. Deadline: 11

November 2014.

ERC Advanced Grants for independent researchers in any areas any

nationality. Deadline: 21 October 2014. Click here for the ERC National

Contact Point in Brazil.

BABEL 3rd call for applications for Latin American undergraduate, and post-doctorates students and staff members to fund a mobility period in some of the

best universities in Europe in various areas Deadline: 31 October 2014.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND - Co-funding of Regional, National and

International Programmes. Deadline : 4 October 2014

European Respiratory Society (ERS): Short Term incoming Fellowships. Next

deadline: 1 October 2014.

European Respiratory Society post-doctoral Marie Curie Fellowship. Deadline:

31 October 2014 (call to be launched early August 2014)

ERANet-LAC call for expression of interest. WHAT FOR: to coordinate and

cluster research programmes, mutually open research infrastructures and coordinate and open innovation programmes. WHO: at least 2 EU and 2 LAC

research and innovation programme owners and managers. Deadline: 1

October 2014.

CERN fellowship programmes: Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme for young scientists in Theoretical Physics. Deadline: 15 October

2014. Doctoral incoming student programme to spend 6 to 36 months doing

thesis research at CERN. Open to CERN member states nationals, Romenian, Serbian and researchers residing in a member state fort he last 5 years.

Deadline: 31 October 2014.

EMBO Short term Fellowships in Life Sciences funds incoming/outgoing research visits of up to three months for joint research work. Applications accepted throughout the year. Further information: EMBO

European University Institute (Italy). Fellowships in social sciences and humanities

- Max Weber Fellowships for junior post-docs in economics, law, history, social and political sciences, or a related field.

- Jean Monnet Postdoctoral Fellowships to carry out research at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS).

Annual deadline: 25 October.

Fields covered by BE Mundus: Engineering & Technology and Education & Teacher Training (undergraduate) and Engineering & Technology (for doctorates, post-doctorates, and staff)

Max Weber & Jean Monnet post-doc fellowships: open to all nationalities; incoming; PhD received within the last 5 years

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4.4.2 Member states and associated countries

AUSTRIA: Institute of Science and Technology programme for exceptional postdoctoral researchers in the natural or computer sciences, mathematics, ISTFELLOW. Partially funded by the European Union. Two round of selection. Deadline: 15 March & 15 September.

AUSTRIA: Incoming Lise Meitner Program. WHO: Highly qualified scientists of any discipline with an invitation from an Austrian research institution. No deadline.

BELGIUM – BEWARE Incoming Industry & Academia fellowships open to researchers of all nationalities, including Belgian. Deadlines: 15 October 2014.

Danish Council for Independent Research Call for Proposals Autumn 2014 and

Spring 2015 in all scientific areas for both incoming/outgoing mobility. Two

annual deadlines in late October (27-30, depending on the respective research council : Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Medical

Sciences, Technology and Production Sciences), and in late April.

DENMARK – Sapere Aude Programme (Research Talent, Starting or

Advanced Grants) for research stays abroad, collaboration with foreign research groups, hosting or participating in international conferences,

invitation of foreign visiting researchers. Deadline : end of October,

depending on the research council.

ESTONIA - Scholarships for incoming PhD students in all areas enrolled in a doctoral programme at a recognized educational institution in another country.

FINLAND - CIMO Fellowships. WHO: young doctoral level students and researchers from all countries and from all academic fields. No deadlines.

FRANCE (Lyon) – PhD short term Incoming grants and outgoing in "Sustainable Development Science and Engineering" and "Global Health and Society". Open PhD students of all nationalities. Preference of mobility exchange with universities partners, including the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Deadlines usually in October.

CIFRE Doctoral grants to carry out research in collaboration with industry in

France. More: http://www.anrt.asso.fr; section CIFRE BRÉSIL.

GERMANY – Incoming Emmy Noether Programme. WHO: outstanding

postdocs/junior researchers with 2 to 4 years post doctoral experience. No

deadlines.

Social sciences and humanities; PhD students of any country; 3- to 6-month

stay

Eligibility CIFRE: Brazilian nationality; Having completed a master‟s degree less than

three years ago in one of the eligible areas; Returning to Brazil at the end of the grant.

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GERMANY –''Subject-related Partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education

in Developing Countries''. WHAT: collaboration between German institutions of

higher education and one or several higher education institutions in developing

countries, including Brazil. Submissions to DAAD by a German Professor.

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 depends

on the current offers.

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.

NETHERLANDS - The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

(KNAW) Visiting Professors Program (VPP). WHO: outstanding foreign

researchers. Submissions by KNAW until 1 November 2014.

SLOVAKIA – National PhD Outgoing and Incoming Scholarships for foreign students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists. Deadline

31 October 2014

SWEDEN - Forte outgoing and visiting fellowships in Health, Working Life and Welfare. Can be submitted at any time.

SWITZERLAND – Excellence Incoming Scholarships 2015-2016 open to Brazilian (among others) PhD, Post-doc and researchers in all fields.

Deadline: 31 October 2014.

Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d.ch) – call on public health open to all researchers working at research institutions in Switzerland or in developing countries, including BRICS. Deadline : 16 October 2014

TURKEY - TÜBITAK: Long term and visiting research Fellowship Program for International Researchers. WHO: PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers/ eminent scientists. Deadline: 31 October 2014 (long term) / last working day of each month (visiting).

UK – Chevening Brazil scholarships for incoming Master‟s in a wide range of

areas. Deadline: 15 November 2014.

UK – Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme for scientists in the UK, in

all areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but

excluding clinical medicine. Deadline: 21 October 2014.

UK – BBSRC: David Phillips Fellowships in any area of science within the

BBSRC portfolio. Next deadline: 5 November 2014

Requirements Chancellor fellowships: national of US, Russia, China, Brazil or India; Bachelor‟s or

equivalent academic degree completed less than twelve years before the beginning of the fellowship; initial proven leadership experience; German or English language skills

Open to researchers of all disciplines.

Tübitak Areas: Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.

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4.4.3 Brazil

UK-Brazil– Newton Fund Research partnerships call (Confap-RCUK) for small-

scale research and networking activities preferably in Health, Urban transformations, Food energy water environment nexus, Biodiversity

ecosystems and resilience, Economic development and welfare reform..

Deadline: 17 October 2014

2nd call SPRINT (FAPESP) for outgoing mobility aiming at providing funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations. Next deadline: 27

October 2014.

FAPERJ – DFG joint call for joint research projects and researchers mobility.

Deadlines: 15 October 2014 and 30 December 2014.

FAPEMA visiting scientist fellowships open to professors and researchers

working abroad in all areas of knowledge. Deadline: 31 December 2014.

SPRINT: note that all 8 partners simultaneously published calls for proposals open to their researchers for incoming mobility (to Brazil) FAPERJ-DFG: All research areas; PI: at least PhD + 5 years experience in the chosen area, PhD students and Post-doc can be part of the team

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5 Jobs 5.1 EURAXESS Jobs There are currently around 6000 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.

Positions in Brazil or specifically open to Brazilian candidates are also published on EURAXESS Links Brazil website.

Exemple of interest to Brazilian researchers:

Post Doctoral Research projects within Research Brazil Ireland (RBI)

Post Doctoral researchers can apply for any of the projects that are available through Research Brazil Ireland (RBI) and if accepted funding can be applied for through the Science without Borders (SwB) programme

Postdoc job opportunities available within the RBI network. Interested Brazilian applicants should apply by contacting the relevant Irish Principal Investigator directly.

Deadline : 19 December 2014

5.1.1 Publish your offers on the EURAXESS Jobs portal for FREE and increase your visibility!

Note that research organizations based in Brazil can publish research vacancies directly on the platform. It is very easy and free of charge.

A short video explains how to post job vacancies in 4 steps (in English and in Portuguese). Should you need further assistance, the EURAXESS Links Brazil team will be happy to help you.

5.2 Internship at EU-LAC foundation

The EU-LAC Foundation is offering a special internship for students

interested in bi-regional cooperation between the EU & Latin America and

the Caribbean. Intended start of the internship: as soon as possible!

FAPEMA: For researchers based in Brazil in all areas of knowledge

Researchers can also post their CVs for FREE. Do not hesitate to do it and increase your potential.

EURAXESS Services Centres

To better plan and organise their stay in a foreign European country, researchers and their families can also benefit of the free and personalised assistance offered by the EURAXESS Services Centres, a network of more than 200 centres located in 40 different European countries.

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6 Events Find out about more research events taking place across Europe on CORDIS DATABASE ON RESEARCH EVENTS.

Event (click for more details) Location Date

3rd German-Brazilian Dialogue on Science, Research

& Innovation São Paulo, SP 30 September – 1 October

2014

Exhibit Future Ocean Dialogue São Paulo, SP 25 September – 18

October 2014

EURAXESS at PUC-MG and UFMG Belo Horizonte, MG 2 October 2014

Tour of Brazil event organised by BBICE+ Florianópolis, SC 9 October 2014

EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2014 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 10 October 2014

National Science & Technology Week Nation-wide 13-19 October 2014

2nd Alisios Workshop Recife, PE 14 October 2014

VI International Seminar and VII General Assembly of

Coimbra Group of Brazilian universities

Recide, PE 15-17 October 2014

FAPESP Week Munich 2014 Munich, GERMANY 15-17 October 2014

Braincoms 2014 Conference São Paulo, SP 16-18 October 2014

44th Annual Meeting of the International Continence

Society

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20-24 October 2014

XXIII Congresso Nacional do CONPEDI João Pessoa, PB 5-8 November 2014

Tour of Brazil event organised by Finland Recife, PE 10-11 November 2014

CISB 4th Annual meeting „Swedish-Brazilian

cooperation: innovation for a sustainable future“

São Paulo, SP 11 November 2014

Ibero-American Congress on Science, Technology,

Innovation and Education

Buenos Aires, Argentina 12-14 November 2014

Seventh International Conference of Education,

Research and Innovation

Seville, Spain 17–19 November 2014

Tour of Brazil event organised by Portugal Brasiia, DF 27 November 2014

Euro Pós Brazil fair São Paulo, SP 29-30 November 2014

Salão do Universitário Pós-graduação na Europa Curitiba, PA 2 December 2014

9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience Rio de Janeiro, RJ 7-15 July 2015

11th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology Foz do Iguaçu (PR) 25-30 October 2014