The proposals submitted to the first Newton Fund public call launched by CONFAP (Brazilian National Council for the State Funding Agencies) and RCUK (Research Council United Kingdom) will be judged in Florianópolis (Santa Catarina, Brazil), on Dec. 1st , 2nd and 3rd.
On the first two days, British and Brazilian advisers will make a preliminary evaluation of the proposals; on Dec. 3, State Funding Agencies presidents will join the group to make the final selection.
The Newton Fund RCUK-CONFAP was launched to provide up to financial support for short-termed, small-scaled research, for establishing sustainable collaborations between United Kingdom and Brazilian researchers.
There is a second public call, that is established between CONFAP and UK Academies in the modalities foster activities of Fellowships and Research Mobility, providing an opportunity to UK researchers for collaborative activities with investigators from Universities and Research Institution in Brazil. Awards last for up to three months and are available to support researchers across the natural sciences including engineering, clinical or patient-oriented research, social sciences and humanities. The proposals will be selected subsequently.
Read more at http://confap.org.br/news/en/newton-fund/
Fonte: Assessoria de Comunicação do CONFAP