FAPESP announces the launch of the Science for Development call for proposals, which aims to solve problems of social and economic relevance in the State of São Paulo. The call will finance internationally competitive, medium and long-term research projects to be carried out by teams of researchers from research institutes and universities or higher education institutions, in partnership with government agencies and, whenever possible, involving companies or non-governmental organizations.
The selected projects will be articulated in Problem-Oriented Research Centers in São Paulo (NPOP-SP) and must be conducted by qualified teams with extensive experience in international research, clear and effective governance, review mechanisms throughout their execution period. and well-defined intermediate success goals.
Proposals must clearly define what problems will be addressed by the proposed research and what social or economic benefits are expected. The call is open to topics and areas of:
• Health.
• Energy for Development: energy efficiency.
• Agriculture and Supply.
• Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Materials.
• Smart Cities and Public Safety.
• Environmental Conservation and Sustainability: research inspired by the international model of Synthesis Centers.
The call will mobilize R$ 400 million because the total amount offered by FAPESP in the call, which is R$ 100 million, is added to the requirement of co-financing in an equal amount by the partner entity that is willing to apply the results and another R$ 200 million in the form of an economic counterpart from the host institutions. Resources must be applied over 5 years. The amount requested from FAPESP in each proposal must refer to the resources required for the 5 years of the NPOP-SP and may be, in each year, up to R$ 2 million.
FAPESP will select up to 12 proposals.
In the proposals, it is essential to clearly define ambitious, viable and well-defined objectives in the scope of research oriented to problems with very specific social and/or economic impact. Proposals must clearly describe which public challenges and problems of interest to the partner organization (government and, potentially, company or third sector), relevant to strategic objectives for the development of the state of São Paulo, which will be solved or avoided with use of the expected results of the proposed research.
The São Paulo State Government Secretariats associated with this call for proposals will announce on their websites on the world wide web details related to the challenges listed in section 3 of the call, within 15 days after the announcement of the call for proposals.
Each NPOP-SP proposal must present at least three main researchers, and at least one of them must be linked to a research institute (public or private, as long as it is qualified by FAPESP) in the State of São Paulo. Proposals that also have main researchers linked to universities or higher education institutions in the state will be especially valued.
Proposals will be received by April 3, 2020.
The call is published at: www.fapesp.br/13668.
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