EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL

2014 May

Issue 13

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure to present you the thirteenth edition of the EURAXESS Links Brazil Newsletter for May 2014.

This month, our “EU Insight” section brings information about the launch of U-Multirank, an interactive, multidimensional tool for university rankings launched by the Commission this month.

The “EURAXESS Links Brazil Activities” section reports on the outcome of the event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation”, that was held on the 22nd May at the Federation of Industries of São Paulo State (FIESP) premises in São Paulo, coorganised by EURAXESS Links Brazil and FIESP with the support of the EU Delegation in Brazil. We also announce the beginning of the submission process for the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2014, which will stay open until 15th September 2014.

In this section you also find information about a fun game that we have created: the EURAXESS Tipping Competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup! You simply predict the scores of each match of the World Cup. In the end, the three top players with the most accurate predictions will win surprise EURAXESS goodies. All players can also invite their friends to join the game.

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.

Keep following us on the EURAXESS Links Brazil website, on our Facebook page, through our EURAXESS Links – Internationally mobile researchers group on LinkedIn and on our newly created YouTube channel.

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

We would like to reiterate that 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 – Launch of U-Multirank......................................... 7

2 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities............................................ 9

2.1 Event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation” ......................................................................... 9

2.2 EURAXESS Science Slam – submissions process open!10

2.2.1 Predict the World Cup outcomes joining the EURAXESS Researchers’ World Cup Tipping Competition 2014 before 12 June 2014 .................................................... 11

3 News & Developments ........................................................... 11

3.1 EU and Member States ................................................... 11

3.1.1 Finalists gear up for European Inventor Award 2014 ... 11

3.1.2 ‘Science Hub’ – the new portal bringing together scientific knowledge for Europe .................................... 12

3.1.3 Updated Horizon 2020 country factsheets .................... 12

3.1.4 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions: Pocket guide ............ 13

3.2 Brazil................................................................................ 13

3.2.1 President Dilma Rousseff announces funding of R$ 1.5 billion to build institutes of Innovation and Technology . 13

3.2.2 Inter-American Development Bank highlights progress of Brazil in the area of innovation ..................................... 13

3.2.3 Acre will host the 66th Annual Meeting of SBPC .......... 14

3.2.4 Financing for innovative companies will rise to R$ 10 billion this year .............................................................. 15

3.2.5 International seminar will discuss open science ........... 15

3.2.6 Experts discuss internationalization of innovation and market insight ............................................................... 16

3.2.7 Start-Up Brazil announces new tenders ....................... 17

3.2.8 UNESP offers 45 free international courses in four different areas .............................................................. 18

3.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil .......................... 18

3.3.1 Science without Borders approves nearly 6000 undergraduate sandwich scholarships ......................... 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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3.3.2 CNPq and British Council sign agreement to expand scientific cooperation between Brazil and the UK ......... 19

3.3.3 Capes and British Council sign cooperation agreement to develop projects ....................................................... 19

3.3.4 Brazilian and French labs cooperate in the area of research in bioinformatics ............................................. 20

3.3.5 FAPEMIG opens call for projects in partnership with the UK ................................................................................ 20

3.3.6 Trans-Atlantic Platform in Social Sciences and Humanities ................................................................... 21

3.3.7 MoU signed between Sweden and Brazil ..................... 21

3.3.8 Swedish research collaborations with Brazil ................. 21

3.3.9 Brazil and France sign a technological cooperation agreement for the generation of electricity from sunlight 21

3.3.10 First B.BICE+ Newsletter ....................................... 22

4 Grants & Fellowships ............................................................. 23

4.1 European Union ............................................................... 23

4.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020 .................................... 23

4.1.2 European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme ................................................. 24

4.1.3 European University Institute (Italy) .............................. 24

4.1.4 EU – EMBO Long-Term Fellowships ............................ 25

4.1.5 CERN fellowship programmes ..................................... 25

4.1.6 European Respiratory Society: Short Term Fellowships 26

4.2 EU Member states and associated countries .................. 26

4.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals ........................................ 26

4.2.2 Austria – Marietta Blau Outgoing Grant ........................ 27

4.2.3 FRANCE – ANR "Hosting high-level researchers" (@RAction) scheme ..................................................... 27

4.2.4 FRANCE: Doctoral Programme Calmette and Yersin .. 27

4.2.5 FRANCE: Roux, Howard, Cantarini Post-doctoral Fellowships ................................................................... 28

4.2.6 GERMANY - Green Talents Competition 2014 ............ 28

EURAXESS Links Network Newsletter – April 2014

The second edition of the

EURAXESS Links Network

Newsletter is now online!

Focused on the Excellent

Science pillar of Horizon

2020, it brings useful insights

on the two streams highly

relevant to individual

researchers at all career

stages, the European

Research Council and the

Marie Skłodowska Curie

actions.

Previous editions here.

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4.2.7 GERMANY - Call for applications Goethe International Postdoc Programme (GO-IN) ....................................... 28

4.2.8 International – IIASA Postdoctoral Program ................. 28

4.2.9 Netherlands – Rubicon programme .............................. 29

4.2.10 SPAIN - 15 positions for Senior Researchers at Basque Research Institutes .......................................... 30

4.2.11 SPAIN – i-LINK+ Programme ................................. 30

4.2.12 SWEDEN – Initiation Grants .................................. 30

4.2.13 SWEDEN – VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming and Industry Outgoing Fellowships ..................................... 31

4.2.14 SWITZERLAND - International Fellowship Programme for Postdocs .............................................. 31

4.2.15 UK: Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme 32

4.2.16 UK : Royal Society of Chemestry mobility fellowship 32

4.2.17 UK - 2014 Santander Scholarships at University of Ulster ............................................................................ 32

4.2.18 Other fellowships on EURAXESS Job Portal ......... 32

4.3 Brazil................................................................................ 33

4.3.1 Special Visiting Researcher – PVE – Program Science Without Borders Fellowship In Brazil ............................ 33

4.3.2 Young Talent Attraction – BJT – Program Science Without Borders Fellowship In Brazil ............................ 33

4.3.3 FAPESP incoming opportunities .................................. 33

4.3.4 SPRINT: FAPESP new tool for outgoing mobility ......... 33

The first call for proposals has already been launched and will receive applications until 28 July 2014. ....................... 34

4.3.5 FAPESP call for proposals with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ........................................... 34

4.3.6 FAPESP and DGO6 (Wallonia) call for proposals ........ 34

4.3.7 FAPESP and Academy of Finland launch new call for proposals ...................................................................... 35

4.3.8 FAPEMIG – Newton fund ............................................. 35

4.4 Calls still open ................................................................. 36

5 Jobs ....................................................................................... 38

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5.1 EURAXESS Jobs ............................................................ 38

5.2 France: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) incoming opportunities ..................................................... 38

5.3 France: CNRS Permanent Engineers .............................. 38

5.4 Research positions in Brazil ............................................ 38

5.4.1 Post-doctoral position in Genomics .............................. 38

6 Events .................................................................................... 39

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1 EU Insight – Launch of U-Multirank

A new global university ranking tool, U-Multirank, which assesses the performance of more than 850 higher education institutions worldwide, was launched by the European Commission (EC) on May 13, 2014.

With U-Multirank, the universities are tested against up to 30 separate indicators and rated in five performace groups: teaching and learning, research, international orientation, knowledge transfer and regional engagement.

As a multidimensional ranking tool, U-Multirank demonstrates the diversity of university profiles in the international context for the first time. It provides no composite overall scores, as the adding and weighting of scores to one overall score, leads to a loss of transparency.

Results show that while over 95% of institutions achieve an ‘A’ score on at least one measure, only 12% have more than 10 top scores. Of the 850 universities in the ranking 62% are from Europe, 17% from North America, 14% from Asia and 7% from Oceania, Latin America and Africa.

U-Multirank is a flexible learning tool for students, academics, policy-makers and administrators looking for information to support decision-making. At this stage it covers four subject areas, namely business studies, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and physics. Fields of study to be included in 2015 are psychology, computer science and medicine. Another target for 2015 is also to increase the number of institutions in U-Multirank to a total of 1000-1100 universities.

The U-Multirank project receives seed funding through the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme (now Erasmus+) for an initial period of two years (2013-2015) totaling €2 million with the option of an extension for a further two years

The European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vasilliou said:

“We are proud of our world-class higher education, but we need many kinds of universities, catering for a wide range of needs; that means strong technical and regional universities just as much as outstanding research universities. U-Multirank highlights many excellent performers that do not show up in current, research-focused, global rankings- including more than 300 universities that have never appeared in any world ranking until now.”

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(2015-2017). The goal is for an independent organization to manage the ranking on a sustainable funding model thereafter.

The initiative originated at a conference under the 2008 French Presidency of the European Union, which called for a new methodology to measure the different dimensions of excellence of higher education and research institutions in Europe and in an international context. Subsequently, the EC commissioned a feasibility study on a multi-dimensional ranking in 2011.

An independent consortium led by the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) in Germany and the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) in the Netherlands compiled the new ranking. Other partner organisations include the Centre for Science and Technology at Leiden University (the Netherlands), Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), academic publishers Elsevier, the Bertelsmann Foundation, the student advice organisation Push and software firm Folge 3.

Sources:

[1] U-Multirank website

[2] U-Multirank May Newsletter

[3] Q+A Memo U-Multirank

[4] Press Release U-Multirank from the European Commission

[5] Presentation on U-Multirank from the European Commission

[6] Multidimensional Ranking- The Design and Development of U-Multirank

To register your institution for the

participation, complete registration form online at www.umultirank.org,

until early autumn

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2 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities 2.1 Event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological

Innovation”

After the successful stops of the European Tour of Brazil in Fortaleza (7th of April) and Belo Horizonte (15th of May), an event focussing on innovation was held in São Paulo on May 22nd.

Organized by EURAXESS Links Brazil together with the Federation of Industries of São Paulo State (FIESP) and with the support of the EU Delegation in Brazil, the event was entitled “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation”. This event was held in the context of the Tour of Brazil, aimed at enlarging the presentation of existing EU-Brazil cooperation and at opening new cooperation avenues.

This event was composed by a seminar which was opened by high-level FIESP representatives and by the EU Ambassador in Brazil, Ana Paula Zacarias. It had presentations on Horizon 2020 by the Science & Innovation Counsellor of the EU Delegation in Brazil and on EURAXESS by the two country representatives. Initiatives in the innovation field in the São Paulo state were presented by a representative from the Foundation for Support to Research of the São Paulo State (FAPESP). Moreover, EU Member State representatives presented their activities and cooperation opportunities in the innovation field.

Moreover, a round table was held in the afternoon for selected participants, with the theme “How to improve the Brazilian innovation system and how cooperation with Europe may contribute to that objective?”. A report on this roundtable will be

distributed shortly.

We would like to thank all the participants of the EURAXESS Share Event "Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation".

Click here to see the program and lecturers’ presentations at the seminar.

EURAXESS Links Brazil on-site visits

Do not hesitate to contact EURAXESS Links Brazil country representatives to hold a presentation in your universities, research institutes, companies or scientific events held in Brazil.

brazil@euraxess.net

European Tour of Brazil: Check the presentations held in the context of the Tour of Brazil dedicated webpage.

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2.2 EURAXESS Science Slam – submissions process open!

The submission process for the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2014 is now open and will stay open until 15th September 2014.

Researchers (from PhD candidates) of all nationalities and research fields currently based in Brazil can apply. It is a fun way to communicate your research project to an audience of non-experts.

What you need to do to join the competition :

1. Be creative and develop an original idea to present your research project to the world: Tap dancing, singing, old-school presentation, scientific equipment – all is allowed.

2. Make a 3-minute max. video of the presentation to be held in the LIVE finals with your camera phone (or equivalent). Make sure the presentation is in English or Portuguese.

3. Post your video on EURAXESS Links Brazil Drop-it-to-me platform. The requested upload password is: “Science_Slam_2014”. Or send us the link to your video at brazil@euraxess.net.

The 5 best candidates will be invited by EURAXESS to attend the LIVE finals to be held at Casa da Ciência in Rio de Janeiro on 10 October 2014.

They will present a topic related to their 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.

You can watch our trailer here and see the flyer here.

Click here to assist last year finals’ presentations.

scienceslambrazil.euraxess.org

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Prize :

The winner will be awarded a free trip to Europe where he or she will attend a science communication workshop along with the winners of the other EURAXESS Science Slams organized in ASEAN, China, India Japan, and North America. He/She will also have the opportunity to travel to a European research institution of his/her choice!

For more details on the terms and conditions, visit us at scienceslambrazil.euraxess.org !

2.2.1 Predict the World Cup outcomes joining the EURAXESS Researchers’ World Cup Tipping Competition 2014 before 12 June 2014

Not only the FIFA World Cup 2014 is happening in Brazil but also 10 of the 32 teams qualified for the competition are countries from the European Research Area*.

EURAXESS could not miss such an opportunity!

That’s why we have created a fun game: the EURAXESS Tipping Competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup! You simply predict the scores of each match of the World Cup. In the end, the three top players with the most accurate predictions from every EURAXESS Links country/hub will win surprise EURAXESS goodies. All players can also invite their friends to join the game.

Click here http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/links/kicktipp to read more about the competition. Signing in if possible until the very first kick-off on June 12th, 2014!

3 News & Developments 3.1 EU and Member States

3.1.1 Finalists gear up for European Inventor Award 2014

Fifteen inventors of ground-breaking technologies will gather in Berlin next month to vie for prizes at the European Inventor Award 2014.

Finalists include top scientists, engineers and inventors in the fields of biotechnology, construction, environment, mechanics,

*Belgium, Croatia, Germany, England, France, Greece, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain are the ten European teams in the running for the title this year!

Did you know that football betting games are called Bolões in Brazil?

They are very popular in the country and are usually organized within families, friends and colleagues.

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medical technology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and traffic safety.

An international jury has whittled down the original 300 candidates to 15 inventors and inventor teams. All of the finalists have developed technologies that contribute towards social, technological and economic progress.

Presented by the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Inventor Award honours inventive individuals and teams whose pioneering work provides answers to the challenges of our age and contributes to social progress, economic growth and prosperity. EPO President Benoît Battistelli notes, 'The genius of these inventors underlines Europe's role as a prime hub of innovation, fostering the successful deployment of new technologies from all over the world.'

Vote online for your favourite inventor to win the ‘Popular Prize’.

More information: European Patent Office

3.1.2 ‘Science Hub’ – the new portal bringing together scientific knowledge for Europe

The newly launched ‘Science Hub’ brings together, on one single platform, all scientific knowledge produced by the European Commission’s in-house science service - the Joint Research Centre (JRC) - and its research institutes across Europe. The Science Hub enhances the transparency and openness of the European Commission's in-house science service and facilitates the open access policy of our scientific research. The Hub is a gateway to ten science areas and a variety of related research topics.

Access to the new website: JRC Science Hub

3.1.3 Updated Horizon 2020 country factsheets

The Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation European Union country factsheets have been updated with the latest figures including new data on:

Innovation Output Indicator position l SME participation l The number of ERC Principal Investigators l The number of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellows l Top 10 beneficiaries in each country

These fact sheets give an overview of the research & innovation landscape of the 28 EU member states. It includes country profiles and featured projects in each country.

Read more: Horizon 2020

Science Hub - JRC

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3.1.4 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions: Pocket guide

Considering a doctoral degree? Looking for partnerships between academic and non-academic organisations or staff exchanges? Keen on outreach activities? There is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie action for you.

The EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions fund all kind of opportunities for researchers from Europe and beyond.This starter booklet gives you the needed information to make the right first choice.

Guide available for downloading or on-line reading here.

3.2 Brazil

3.2.1 President Dilma Rousseff announces funding of R$ 1.5 billion to build institutes of Innovation and Technology

President Dilma Rousseff called for more investments in innovation to drive the economic growth of the country. She mentioned the funding of R$ 1.5 billion from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) for the construction of 25 Institutes of Innovation of the National Industrial Apprenticeship Service (SENAI) and 60 SENAI Institutes of Technology.

"This will greatly contribute to the incorporation of innovations in the productive process, allowing Brazil to take a qualitative leap in its growth", stated the President.

Moreover, Dilma Rousseff said that the federal government will invest R$ 14 billion in the National Program for Access to Technical Education and Employment (Pronatec) until the end of the year. Asked about the importance of technical skills of young people to the industry's growth, the President said "that such training is essential."

Source: Agência Gestão CT&I

3.2.2 Inter-American Development Bank highlights progress of Brazil in the area of innovation

Brazil presents significant advances in the field of innovation, when compared to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, said the representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in the country, Daniela Carrera - Marquis. According to her, this is a reflection of the training of workers within companies, in addition to the incentives in infrastructure.

The high rate of urbanization, estimated between 75 % and 80 %, and the fact that there is a 65 % of value added in the services

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industry make Latin America and the Caribbean, and by extension Brazil, environments favourable to development. Among the negative factors for the expansion of innovation, Daniela Carrera-Marquis cited the high level of informality in the region, and the lack of integration between sectors of society.

"Innovation thrives in a society when you have the ability to influence the public and private sectors, universities and centers of public and private research", said Marquis, highlighting that innovation should be used to generate increased economic productivity, as well as to solve social problems.

In the specific case of Brazil, she stressed that the most important element is the human factor and not the lack of resources. Marquis reported that around 80 % of companies in the region are small and medium sized. "Therefore, they do not have access to technical, financial and human capital to sustain their innovation processes".

Another important factor for innovation is access to information. She stressed that the participation of the private sector in terms of resources for innovation, is still moderate.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.2.3 Acre will host the 66th Annual Meeting of SBPC

The 66th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC) will be held between 22 and 27 July 2014, at the Federal University of Acre (UFAC), in Rio Branco, with the theme "Science and Technology in an Amazon without Borders". This year will feature new releases like "The Family Day in Science", "Extractivist SBPC", "Indigenous SBPC" and, for the first time, the meeting of the major scientific associations from China, Europe, India and the United States, beside renowned researchers from Latin America.

Events will be dedicated to families in programs such as Young SBPC and ExpoT&C, a showcase of science, technology and innovation which brings together hundreds of exhibitors, such as universities, research institutes , development agencies and other organizations.

It is also envisaged to include debates about the indigenous universe, such as "Indigenous Science and Education", "Indigenous Health", and the performance of rituals and musical performances by indigenous peoples of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru in the scientific program.

The activity called "Extractivist SBPC: The green market and traditional populations" will include actions aimed at broadening the dissemination of extractivist culture, besides stimulating the interest of young students and researchers to the topic.

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For more information about the event visit this link.

Source: Agência de Gestão C&T

3.2.4 Financing for innovative companies will rise to R$ 10 billion this year

The volume of credit to innovative companies in the country is expected to reach R$ 10 billion this year, according to the President of the Financing of Studies and Projects (FINEP), Glauco Arbix. The funding provided by the entity had already increased from R$ 1.1 billion in 2001 to R$ 6.3 billion last year.

The estimate is based on the performance of the Inova Empresa Program, launched a year ago by President Dilma Rousseff. Its total budget is R$ 32.9 billion, of which R$ 25 billion come from funds from FINEP and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).

"We have got an aggregate demand, which is currently in process, with some operations already contracted of R$ 93.2 billion on technology projects. It is a significant volume of resources showing the willingness to work and enter into technological development and innovation activities", said Arbix.

FINEP launched 12 programs linked to Inova Empresa for areas considered as priority areas by the government, such as health, oil, energy, ethanol, telecommunications, where Brazil has lack of technology.

From the total aggregate of R$ 93 billion demand for Inova Empresa, the President of FINEP admitted that a cut between 30 % and 35 % must be made because of the abandonment of projects by companies or by documentation problems.

Still, Arbix estimates that if FINEP and BNDES will hire 10 % of these projects each year for the next two years, it will amount to approximately R$ 30 billion of contracts.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.2.5 International seminar will discuss open science

From 18th to 22nd August the International Seminar Open Science, Open Issues will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The proposal is to discuss the prospects and barriers to open science, discussing innovative approaches and practices in this field.

In the pre – conference to be held on 18th and 19th of August workshops will be conducted aimed to exchange experiences and discuss projects and collaborative networks. The schedule and registration form for the workshops will be announced shortly.

The second part of the event (20th - 22nd August) will be organized in thematic sessions, including topics such as:

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- "Issues and trends in open debate in the field of science: critical perspectives";

- "Citizen science and open education"; - "Open scientific tools"; - "Innovations in scientific publishing and assessment

alternatives"; - " Open scientific data"; - " Wikipesquisa and open scientific notebooks".

The seminar will be organized by the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Information and Knowledge (Liinc); the Open Knowledge Brazil; the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict/MCTI); UNIRIO/Cead; and the Open Science Working Group.

The event will take place at the Brazilian Centre for Physics Research (CBPF/MCTI).

Source: MCTI

3.2.6 Experts discuss internationalization of innovation and market insight

One of the challenges faced by many Brazilian companies is expanding their markets, especially abroad. The opinion of experts on the subject is that investments made in innovation are directed almost exclusively to the development of products and services linked to the Brazilian reality. As a result, the participation of national companies outside the country is very limited and even affects the quality of the offering to the market. The matter was the subject of a debate at the Congress ABIPTI 2014 on 7th May in Brasília.

"The Brazilian company thinks a lot for the national market, if not the regional. Companies have to think big. They need to do something different", said the superintendent of the Center for Advanced Studies and Systems of Recife (Cesar), Sergio Cavalcante .

"Here, we have an understanding on to produce for domestic demand. It is clear that the Brazilian market is very large, but the first similar product that comes from China, South Korea, or anywhere else, ends our competitiveness, because it is a false competitiveness", added the moderator of the panel "ICT action for the competitiveness and internationalization of enterprises" and director of the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná (FIEPR), Rafael Rodrigo Medeiros Martins.

Getting private investors ready to put money into innovative projects was also identified as a major bottleneck in the conversation. Sergio Cavalcante said that the money that could be used in innovation reverts to infrastructure works because there is

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no guarantee that this innovation will give financial return for the investor.

This type of situation is recurring even more frequently when the turnover of the company is low. While large companies already dedicate part of their earnings to research and development activities, the average and small businesses that require external support to this area suffer from distrust of the market.

Much of the innovation made in Brazil happens within Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) with different types of processes, innovative products and services being developed. Data from the Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae) indicate that the organization must meet up to 20 million businesses in the coming years.

The manager of the Access to Innovation from the entity, Enio Pinto Duarte, advocated a broader scope on the concept of what is innovation in the productive sector, even taking into account possible penalties from lost opportunities. "We need to have a business model to cater to scale and maintain quality that allows us to not be as hard and as rigorous regarding the concepts of innovation", he said.

Source: Jornal da Ciência

3.2.7 Start-Up Brazil announces new tenders

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/MCTI) and the Brazilian Agency for the Promotion of Exports and Investments (Apex - Brazil) have launched on 27th May the 2014 call for the Start- Up Brazil program.

The event took place at the Federation of Industries of São Paulo (Fiesp) in São Paulo. On this occasion, the Secretary for Information Technology Policy of MCTI, Virgilio Almeida, the Operations Manager of the Start-up Brazil, Vitor Andrade, and the Director of Software and IT Services of MCTI, Rafael Moreira, gave a press conference to detail the new model that will be used to select the startups and provide a balance of program activities.

The support for startups is aimed at national (75 % of total) and international companies (up to 25 % of the total), which have been launched up to four years ago and develop innovative products or services using software, IT hardware and services as part of the proposed solution. The CNPq call is for national, while the Apex-Brazil call is for foreign companies.

Source: MCTI

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3.2.8 UNESP offers 45 free international courses in four different areas

In August 2013, UNESP started a new project called International Courses at UNESP (ICU) which is offering 45 courses taught in English in four different program areas: Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Dentistry and Literature & Linguistics — specific areas where UNESP has a high level of scientific competence.

Find usefull information about the different ICU courses, including the professors responsible, the length of each course, and the campus in which it will be offered here.

Candidatures must be done exclusively online.

Since UNESP is a public university, the entire program is set to offer academic credits free of charge. The ICU has full recognition of credits and each program will be arranged according to the ECTS guidelines (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). Because of this, students will have the great advantage of taking ECTS based courses abroad while only being responsible for their living expenses in Brazil.

ICU will accept Undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students along with individuals that have an undergraduate degree, without institutional affiliation. Deadline for applications is June 13th.

3.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil

3.3.1 Science without Borders approves nearly 6000 undergraduate sandwich scholarships

The Science without Borders (SwB) program has approved the granting of over 6,052 scholarships of sandwich courses. Students will be allocated to institutions of excellence in the UK, Australia, Spain, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Finland and Belgium.

Of all new scholarships, 983 will be financed with funds donated by Petrobras and 253 by Eletrobras. Most students will begin their activities between July and September 2015, and about 30% of them will hold language masterclasses of up to six months for subsequent admission in universities.

Besides the two academic semesters, in which the scholar will deal with disciplines focused in the fields of engineering, biology, health, and exact sciences, all of them will receive internship offers at universities or companies for improvement and interaction in competitive and innovation environments.

The ICU project is an effort by UNESP in order to promote international diversity in the classroom and participation of international students in their university programs. This is the first time a Brazilian higher education institution offers Master’s programs in

English.

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An event with the selected scholars is already scheduled to take place in the auditorium of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/MCTI) on 3rd of June.

Source: MCTI

3.3.2 CNPq and British Council sign agreement to expand scientific cooperation between Brazil and the UK

The President of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Glaucius Oliva, and the Director of Global Education and Society of the British Council, Jo Beall, signed on 30th April in Miami an agreement for the development of the Researcher Links program, which aims to conduct research workshops and meetings between young scientists from the UK and Brazil, emphasizing the establishment of future research collaborations.

The signature was made during the international conference Going Global, an annual forum for leaders to discuss the internationalization of education, organized by the British Council, with the participation of over a thousand delegates from 70 different countries, of which 45 were Brazilian.

The Researcher links is already in place in partnership with FAPESP for researchers from São Paulo. "Last year, Brazil was the country with the highest number of proposals. 58 entries were received, seven of which were selected to receive support. The agreement with CNPq will expand the program's reach throughout Brazil", says Claudio Angels, Director of Society Education of the British Council in Brazil.

Source: CNPq

3.3.3 Capes and British Council sign cooperation agreement to develop projects

The Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes) signed a cooperation agreement with the British Council, an international organization in the UK for educational opportunities and cultural relations. The instrument will allow the development of joint projects, including research initiatives, training, academic mobility, leadership training and empowerment of teachers.

"This agreement aims not only to expand current projects of educational cooperation between the UK and Brazil, as well as foster the development of innovative actions in both basic education and in higher education", explained the Director of Education and Society of the British Council in Brazil, Claudio Angels.

The cooperation will be fostered in strategic sectors for academic communities of both countries. Among the planned activities are

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the promotion of exchange programs in the areas of basic education and educational technologies, education and training of scientists, researchers, teachers, technical staff of Capes and academics.

Partnerships between Brazilian and British universities, institutions and schools, to conduct seminars, workshops and conferences, as well as the co-creation of a network of ex-students from Brazil and the United Kingdom, are also envisaged.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.3.4 Brazilian and French labs cooperate in the area of research in bioinformatics

The Bioinformatics department of the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC) has partnered with the International Laboratory for Research in Bioinformatics (Lirio), based in Lyon (France), with the aim of bringing together skilled personnel and material resources to work together. The agreement is valid for four years (renewable) and will initially be focused on research on host-parasite relationship and microambiental genomics, systems biology beyond.

Cooperation should add experience and research in the areas of genomics, bioinformatics and modelling. Also envisaged are the development of mathematical algorithms and methodologies for the study of bioinformatics. The work will be developed jointly by researchers from both organizations.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.3.5 FAPEMIG opens call for projects in partnership with the UK

Joint projects and exchange of researchers to the UK now have a new source of funding. The Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) is one of the entities that participate in the Newton Fund to foster research and innovation in emerging countries. The Fund, launched by the UK government, will invest nine million pounds per year (more than R$ 33 million) in Brazil for three years. This value will have a Brazilian counterpart, through the institutions devoted to scientific research.

The first partnership committed to the Newton Fund in Brazil is with the National Council of State Foundations for Research Support (Confap). In the document signed with Confap, several FAPs participate by adhesion, including the FAPEMIG. The agreement provides for bilateral cooperation for the development of key areas such as food security, urban transformation, bioeconomy and neglected diseases, without excluding areas where there are already established partnerships of Brazilian institutions with relevant UK institutions. Projects must include three modalities that can be combined: mobility of researchers,

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collaborative research projects and innovation projects involving companies.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.3.6 Trans-Atlantic Platform in Social Sciences and Humanities

The Trans-Atlantic Platform in Social Sciences and Humanities Research (T-AP) was recently launched to enhance trans-Atlantic research collaboration in key areas of mutual interest and engagement that address 21st century societal challenges involving social sciences and the humanities.

T-AP is a three-year initiative funded by the European Union, and is a global first among national humanities and social science research agencies. It brings together key partners from the Americas and Europe to identify best practices and priorities for future collaboration to enhance the quality, quantity and visibility of future actions, including possible joint research agendas.

3.3.7 MoU signed between Sweden and Brazil

During a workshop held in Brazil in the beginning of April, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Sweden (The Swedish Research Council – VR) and Brazil (CAPES) regarding science and research.

Some 50 scientists from Sweden and Bazil took part in the workshop on the theme “Climate Change Challenges– Adaptation and Strategic Initiatives”. The ambition is to create stronger connections between the two countries and enable possibilities for collaboration between scientists.

3.3.8 Swedish research collaborations with Brazil

The list of projects funded by STINT and CAPES was published and is available here. The total amount of funding by STINT is SEK 3.7 million (around 4,1 million euros) for the Joint Brazilian-Swedish Research Collaboration programme for the time period 2014-2018.. CAPES will provide funding for the Brazilian side.

3.3.9 Brazil and France sign a technological cooperation agreement for the generation of electricity from sunlight

The governments of Brazil and France signed on 19th May an agreement between French and Brazilian entrepreneurs for the development of solar photovoltaic energy. The ceremony took place in Paris during a meeting between the Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC), Mauro Borges, and the Minister of Foreign Trade of France, Fleur Pellerin.

Borges highlighted the potential of producing electricity through clean energy matrices. According to him, Brazil is at the forefront of this activity. The holder of MDIC also highlighted the variety of Brazilian energy sources.

The Trans-Atlantic Platform is a partnership among 15 research funding agencies from Europe and the Americas, including key partners from Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Canada and Europe:

São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (Brazil)

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (Canada)\

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) (Germany)

Academy of Finland (AKA)

International Social Science Council (ISSC) (France)

The French National Research Agency (ANR) (France)

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologίa

(CONACYT) (Mexico)

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research—

Humanities (NWO—

Humanities)

Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research—

Social Sciences (NWO—

Social Sciences)

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (Portugal)

Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (United Kingdom)

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (United Kingdom).

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"Brazil is privileged in the generation of biofuels. I would also like to emphasise the competence of Petrobras and the exploration of pre-salt. The Brazilian government has all the tools to implement this agreement. We are great enthusiasts of photovoltaic energy”, he said.

Fleur Pellerin stressed that the generation of electricity from sunlight is a sector of excellence in France and opens new horizons in the bilateral relationship with Brazil". This is a long term partnership. I hope that trade between the two countries will grow based on sustainable energy development", said the French minister.

Source: Agência de Gestão CT&I

3.3.10 First B.BICE+ Newsletter

B.BICE+ has just launched ist first newsletter which can can be read or downloaded on their website.

This quarterly publication focuses on “Women in Science, Technology and Innovation” and invites the readers to consider the gender dimension of ST&I while reading through the various news stories and events on Europe-Brazil cooperation in ST&I featured within.

B.BICE+ will soon launch a call for participations in the EU-Brazil Technology & Innovation Forum taking place in Belém, Brazil September 22nd through 25th, 2014.

It also brings information on Tour of Brazil special events, organized by the European Union Delegation to Brazil and the Embassies of the EU Member States, with the support of EURAXESS and B.BICE+.

The upcoming edition of the B.BICE+ newsletter will explore the theme “Start Ups“.

Subscribe to the Newsletter on the B.BICE+ website to automatically receive quarterly updates from the B.BICE+ team.

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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. ALL calls are open to international and more specifically brazilian participation.

For more details on funding of applicants from non-EU countries, click here.

They are distributed among the three pillars of Horizon 2020:

- Excellent Science programme 15 calls remain open, including:

o Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) – Deadline: 11 September 2014

o Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND - Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes – Deadline : 4 October 2014

o INFRASUPP-5-2014: Policy measures for research infrastructures –

Deadline : 2 September 2014. "The proposers should also carry out a

comparative analysis of the research infrastructures landscape between

Europe and strategic third country partners such as USA, Canada,

Australia and the BRICS countries.“

- Industrial Leadership 23 open calls, includinf the following calls for nanotechnologies, advanced materials and production in which “international cooperation is encouraged, in all topics under this technology challenge, in particular with the leading nanotechnology developing nations, such as […]Brazil."

o NMP-26-2014: Joint EU & MS activity on the next phase of research in support of regulation 'NANOREG II' Deadline : 07/10/2014 (2)

o NMP-28-2014: Assessment of environmental fate of nanomaterials Deadline: 07/10/2014

o NMP-29-2015: Increasing the capacity to perform nano-safety assessment Deadline : 26/03/2015 (1) and 08/09/2015 (2)

o NMP-30-2015: Next generation tools for risk governance of nanomaterials Deadline: 26/03/2015 (1) and 08/09/2015 (2)

- Societal Challenges 55 open calls including the following ones particularly encouraging or mentionning collaboration with Brazil

o Europe as a global actor /

Horizon 2020: Become an independent expert for the biggest EU research programme so far!

The European Commission has launched a new call for independent experts.

Experts are needed to evaluate proposals for EU funding and for other activities such as monitoring, programme evaluation and policy development.

Interested candidates are invited to file their application online as soon as possible in preparation for the first project proposal evaluations, which will start in 2014. Further information here.

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INT-01-2015: Enhancing and focusing research and innovation

cooperation with the Union’s key international partner countries -

proposals targeting Australia, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Ukraine Deadline : 20 January 2015. « For these topics, legal entities established in Russia, China, Australia, USA and Brazil will be eligible to receive funding from the Union budget. »

- Science with and for Society 8 open calls including the following Calls for integrating Society in Science and Innovation

o ISSI-5-2014: Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation, Deadline: 02/10/2014

o ISSI-5-2015: Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation, Deadline: 16/09/2015

“The proposals should include an international dimension in particular with the following countries: Brazil, Republic of South Africa, India, Canada, Australia, Russia, United States of America, Japan and China.”

4.1.2 European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme

The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 16 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Cambridge, Delmenhorst, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar, Zürich.

EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. The diversity of the 16 participating IAS offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants may select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.

For the 2015-2016 academic year, EURIAS offers 44 fellowships (22 junior and 22 senior positions). All IAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.

The deadline for application is June 5th, 2014. Visit the EURIAS website to read more details about the programme and how to apply.

4.1.3 European University Institute (Italy)

Max Weber Fellowships

The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising young scholars (postdoc) as well as from leading senior researchers.

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The Max Weber Programme offers 1- and 2-year fellowships to candidates of all nationalities. The programme is designed for junior post-docs who have received a doctorate in economics, law, history, social and political sciences, or a related field, within the last 5 years and who want to advance in their research and academic training, in an active multidisciplinary environment before entering the international job market, or in the early stages of their academic careers.

The annual deadline for applications for these Max Weber Fellowships is 25 October. More information here.

Jean Monnet Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) offers one or two year fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career. Candidates of all nationalities are eligible. The main criteria of selection are the CV of the applicant, the overall scientific quality of the proposal, and the fit of the proposal with the Centre's research programme. The annual deadline for applications is 25 October. More information here.

4.1.4 EU – EMBO Long-Term Fellowships

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Long-Term Fellowships are awarded for a period of up to two years and support post-doctoral research visits to laboratories throughout Europe and the world. International exchange is a key feature in the application process.

All fellowships must involve movement between countries. The receiving institute or the applicant's nationality must be from one of the EMBO Member States.The stipend is a subsistence allowance and is intended to cover the cost of living in the host country.

Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent at the start of the fellowship and have obtained it no more than two years before the application deadline.

The next application deadline is 15 August 2014. Find out more details about this fellowship on the EMBO website.

4.1.5 CERN fellowship programmes

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is offering:

- Fellowship and Graduate Engineering Training (GET) targetting researchers in physical sciences and engineering graduates. Open to nationals of a CERN Member States. There are two levels of Fellowship within the programme: the Senior Fellowship Programme, addressed to people with a Ph.D. or at least four years of experience; and the Junior Fellowship

The Max Weber Programme is Europe’s largest

postdoctoral programme in the social sciences and humanities. It is funded by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and hosted by the European University Institute in Florence

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Programme, for holders of at least a Technical Engineer degree (or equivalent) and at most a M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) with not more than 4 years of experience. Deadline to submit applications: 1 September 2014

- Non-Member State Postdoc Fellowship Programme: Postdoc opportunity for young scientists in Theoretical Physics from Non-Member States. Deadline: 15 October 2014.

- Doctoral student programme to spend 6 to 36 months doing thesis research at CERN in Applied physics, IT, mathematics, electrical, electronic, mechanical or civil engineering, instrumentation for accelerators and particle physics experiments, materials science, radiation protection, safety and environmental protection, science communication, surveying, ultra-high vacuum. Open to CERN member states nationals, Romenian, Serbian and researchers residing in a member state fort he last 5 years. Deadline for application: 31 October 2014.

4.1.6 European Respiratory Society: Short Term Fellowships

The ERS allow young scientists and clinicians to visit a host institution in Europe. Short term stays of 1-3 months are supported.

Next deadline: 1 October 2014. Further Information: ERS

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 portal:

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.

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4.2.2 Austria – Marietta Blau Outgoing Grant

The Marietta Blau Grant offers financial support for carrying out the abroad part (6-12 months) of a doctoral programme at Austrian universities. The grant enables scientific research worldwide.

The grant is for highly qualified doctoral candidates in all research fields enrolled at an Austrian university. It funds specific longer-term research stay abroad and experience in an international research environment with monthly grants of 1200 Euros.

The next closing date for application is 1st of September 2014. Further details available here.

4.2.3 FRANCE – ANR "Hosting high-level researchers" (@RAction) scheme

In a global context of researcher mobility, ANR wishes to help reinforce the scientific positioning of France while at the same time offering a first-class welcome to foreign researchers. Consequently the agency is proposing a new funding instrument dedicated to individuals baptised "Hosting high-level researchers" (@RAction) to enable scientists of any nationality to carry out a research project in a reputed institution in France. The ANR funding is designed to help French laboratories fulfil their role as host. This instrument comes under the "international attractiveness of France" part of the ANR Work Programme 2014.

The call for proposals is open to all scientific domains and targets two researcher profiles: leading world-class scientists whose career is widely recognised across the globe, and young researchers with high potential who can prove a record of excellence on the international scene.

The reply to this call is a collaborative effort between the researcher and the hosting institution.

The indicative range of ANR funding for this instrument is between €150,000 and €900,000.

Application deadline is 24 June 2014. Find out more on the ANR website.

4.2.4 FRANCE: Doctoral Programme Calmette and Yersin

The Institut Pasteur International Division funds one to two researchers each year to promote and facilitate the realization of their PhD in an institute within the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP) except metropolitan France. Areas may include all themes developed in the laboratories of the RIIP.

Application deadline: 11 July 2014 Further information: RIIP

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4.2.5 FRANCE: Roux, Howard, Cantarini Post-doctoral Fellowships

These contracts are for up to two years and intended to fund a first or a second post-doctoral internship for scientists wishing to extend their training and contribute their expertise to research at Institut Pasteur (Paris). Candidates must have defended their PhD thesis less than 4 years before they take up their fellowship. These contracts can not fund the first post-doctoral internship of a former Institut Pasteur PhD student.

Deadline: 19 September 2014. More information: Pasteur Institute

4.2.6 GERMANY - Green Talents Competition 2014

The prestigious competition "Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development" is open to young creative and innovative scientists. It is hold by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Selected by a high-ranking jury of German experts, the “Green Talents” will be invited to a two-week science forum, touring Germany. The awardees will have the chance to present themselves to experts of their choice and discuss their work with them in individual appointments.

In 2015, the winners will be invited to return to Germany for an additional research stay of up to three months at an institute or company of their choice.

Application deadline: 16 June 2014 at 12 p.m. (Central European Time). Further information: http://www.greentalents.de/

4.2.7 GERMANY - Call for applications Goethe International Postdoc Programme (GO-IN)

Up to 5 postdoctoral fellowships will be hosted in one of the key research areas at Goethe University:

- Structural Biology, - Cell & Gene Therapy - and Oncology.

The programme focuses on incoming mobility and addresses junior researchers from all nationalities.

Apply until June 15, 2014. More: http://bit.ly/16tfzkY

4.2.8 International – IIASA Postdoctoral Program

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA, Austria) provides each year full funding for 4 postdoctoral researchers for a period up to 2 years. Scholars are expected to conduct their own research within one of IIASA's research programs or special projects on topics closely related to IIASA's agenda. As all research carried out at IIASA is interdisciplinary,

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research programs work together within and across the three global problem areas:

- Energy and Climate Change - Food and Water - Poverty and Equity

Research in the three global problem areas is supported by research into the main drivers of the transformations taking place in our world: population, technology, and economic growth. IIASA research is problem-driven and solution-oriented, conducted with policy relevance as its main principle.

As well as the special prestige attached to a postdoctoral award at IIASA, recipients enjoy a substantial number of professional benefits as well as a competitive remuneration package.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. at the time of taking up the appointment and are expected to have a proven record of research accomplishments, and a solid working knowledge of English.

Upcoming deadline for new applications is 30 June 2014. Further details can be found on the IIASA website.

4.2.9 Netherlands – Rubicon programme

Rubicon aims to encourage talented researchers at Dutch universities and research institutes run by KNAW and NWO to dedicate themselves to a career in postdoctoral research.

Rubicon offers talented researchers who have completed their doctorates in the past year the chance to gain experience at a top research institution outside the Netherlands. Rubicon is open for all scientific disciplines for a research project at a foreign research institute. For certain typically Dutch topics, there is also a limited opportunity to apply for a research period at an excellent Dutch research institute.

In the five years directly preceding the submission deadline, applicants must have conducted scientific research at an academic research institute in the Netherlands for a period at least equivalent to three years fulltime.

Next application deadline is 3 September 2014. Further details available on the NWO website.

Outgoing

Eligibility : Postgraduates who are currently engaged in doctoral research or who have been awarded a doctorate in the twelve months preceding the relevant deadline are eligible to apply.

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4.2.10 SPAIN - 15 positions for Senior Researchers at Basque Research Institutes

Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science, has launched a new international call to reinforce research and scientific career in the Basque Country (Spain) with 15 positions for Senior Researchers Ikerbasque Research Professors.

This call is co-financed by the European Commission SMARTbrain project.

It offers permanent contract positions within any of the Basque Research Institutes (Universities, BERC - Basque Excellence Research Centres, CIC - Cooperative Research Centres, Biomedical institutions and Technology Corporations, among others).

The application deadline is 10 September 2014. For further information, visit http://www.ikerbasque.net.

4.2.11 SPAIN – i-LINK+ Programme

The 2014 call for proposals within the programme for the promotion of scientific international collaboration of CSIC with foreign institutions is receiving proposals. The programme is aimed at encouraging the collaboration among research groups from CSIC and other international institutions, without any geographical or thematic restrictions, always with the final objective of the creation of scientifically excellent, highly competitive consortia for the participation in international calls of R&D projects, or the promotion of the technological transfer of CSIC to companies, mainly international firms.

Eligibility: The consortia must include at least one research team from CSIC and one from a foreign Institution. The foreign research team can belong to universities, research institutions or technological centers

Deadline for submission to CSIC: 19 June 2014. More info and call here.

4.2.12 SWEDEN – Initiation Grants

The purpose of STINT’s activity is to strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish universities and colleges through the development of international relationships.

Initiation grants are given for the implementation of short-term projects targeting the building of new and strategically interesting international relationships.

Applications may be submitted continuously throughout the year. The next assessment date of received applications is 10 June 2014. Further details can be found on the STINT website.

Ikerbasque requirements of applicants:

- The applicants must have their PhD completed before 1/1/2006.

- Only researchers with a solid research track, senior level and international research experience are considered.

- Two reference letters are mandatory.

- Support letters from host institutions are not mandaroty but strongly welcomed.

- Women candidates are specially welcomed.

I_LINK: Note for Proposals with a research team from Sao Paulo (Brasil): The team from the State of Sao Paulo should submit the same proposal to the mirror call launched by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP). For selected proposals (after joint evaluation), FAPESP will fund the total costs of the teams from the State of Sao Paolo. More information: http://www.fapesp.br/en/cfp/csic2014

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4.2.13 SWEDEN – VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming and Industry Outgoing Fellowships

The purpose of the grant, co-funded by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie, is to support career development for individuals through mobility. The programme has a funding mechanism for incoming and outgoing transnational mobility for experienced researchers (including a reintegration phase for outgoing mobility), and it promotes active international collaborations between involved organisations. The programme includes the following calls for proposals for individual researchers:

- VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming: Funds international mobility to Sweden with project times of 1–3 years, open to researchers of all nationalities who have at least four years of research experience. The fellowship can cover up to 50% of salary costs as well as additional relevant and justifiable costs relating to mobility. Application deadline of current call: 16 September, 2014.

- VINNMER Marie Curie Industry Outgoing: Funds international mobility from Sweden with project times of 1–3 years, open to researchers of all nationalities in industry or research institutes with at least four years of research experience. The fellowship can cover up to 50% of salary costs - additional relevant and justifiable costs relating to mobility. Application deadline of current call: 16 September, 2014.

VINNOVA recommends the applicants to the calls above to first apply for a planning grant. Planning grant proposals are submitted to two separate calls depending on what type of project which is planned:

- VINNMER Marie Curie Incoming – Planning Grant - VINNMER Marie Curie Industry Outgoing – Planning Grant

4.2.14 SWITZERLAND - International Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

This new funding programme PSI-FELLOW/COFUND is co-financed by the European Commission (FP7 - Marie Curie actions) and the Paul Scherrer Institute. It addresses international postdocs and offers these researchers the opportunity to perform their innovative scientific project in one of the four attractive scientific fields tackled at PSI:

- materials and matters, - life-sciences, - energy and environment and - accelerator technologies. The application has to be made together with a senior scientist at PSI, who will act as the fellow’s mentor. The collaboration with the

PSI FELLOW:

Duration24 months

Funding Postdoc-position, mobility allowance, consumables, access to the PSI-FELLOW career development programme and mentoring programme

Eligibility• Researchers

holding a PhD/ one first author peer reviewed publication • < 12 months

resident in Switzerland in the 3 years immediately prior to the application deadline (incoming mobility) • > 36

months outside Europe (re-integration scheme for EU-member state and associate state nationals).

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mentor guarantees the feasibility of the project with regard to available resources and instrumentation. Project proposal together with CV and two reference letters has to be submitted not later than August 4, 2014 on the PSI-Job-Portal. The job-Portal will be open for PSI-FELLOW applications on the 1st of June 2014 (job-Portal). More details: PSI

4.2.15 UK: Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme

This scheme is for scientists in the UK who want to stimulate new collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel. Covers all areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine.

Deadline: 1 July 2014. More information: Royal Society

4.2.16 UK : Royal Society of Chemestry mobility fellowship

The Research Mobility Fellowships support PhD and Masters students, as well as early career researchers, to undertake short to mid-term scientific visits to overseas or UK organisations.

It is open to top young chemical scientists who wish to build relationships and research collaborations in the early stages of their career.

Deadline : 1 June 2014. More details : Royal Society of Chemistry

4.2.17 UK - 2014 Santander Scholarships at University of Ulster

University of Ulster is offering scholarships for Brazilian nationals to study on either an undergraduate or postgraduate taught course at Ulster’s NI campuses. Scholarships will only be awarded for a course of study offered at the Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown or Magee campuses. Scholarships are valued at either £2,000 or £5,000 and will be awarded for one academic year.

The application deadline is 4th July 2014. More here.

4.2.18 Other fellowships on EURAXESS Job Portal

Check on the EURAXESS Job Portal (or EURAXESS Links Brazil website) the fellowships open to Brazilian researchers or in which Brazil is an eligible destination country such as Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation and evolution or New Media and Pervasive Systems PhD Programme.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The BRICS Countries: International Unstability, Growth Trajectories and Structural Transformations

Call for papers for a panel on BRICS organised with the FMSH/EHESS research group at the RUDN (Peoples’

Friendship University of Russia) International Conference, october 30-31, in Moscow.

Deadline for submission: July 15, 2014. More here.

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4.3 Brazil

4.3.1 Special Visiting Researcher – PVE – Program Science Without Borders Fellowship In Brazil

This call, exclusively managed by CNPq, aims to support financially the research projects, through the exchange, international mobility and cooperation in science and technology to promote the consolidation, expansion and internationalization of science and technology, innovation and competitiveness in Brazil within areas included in the Program Science Without Borders, through the attraction of international leaders who have outstanding scientific and technological curriculum.

Deadline: 23 June 2014. More details on the EURAXESS Job plateform or call published on CNPq website.

4.3.2 Young Talent Attraction – BJT – Program Science Without Borders Fellowship In Brazil

This call, exclusively managed by CNPq, aims to support financially research projects, through the exchange, international mobility and cooperation in science and technology, promoting the consolidation, expansion and internationalization of science and technology, innovation and competitiveness in Brazil within areas included in the Program Science Without Borders, by attracting and encourage the establishment in Brazil of talented young researchers, living abroad, Brazilians or foreigners, with outstanding scientific or technological curriculum areas covered by the Program Science Without Borders.

Deadline: 23 June 2014. More details on the EURAXESS Job plateform or call published on CNPq website.

4.3.3 FAPESP incoming opportunities

Check the post-doctoral opportunities in all areas of knowledge funded by FAPESP here. The fellowships are open to researchers from all nationalities.

4.3.4 SPRINT: FAPESP new tool for outgoing mobility

FAPESP has just launched the SPRINT programme – São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration, aiming at providing funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations. International Call for Proposals for the category of initial funding ("seed funding") will be opened by SPRINT on a regular basis of every three months.

The deadlines for the submission of proposals in each round will be determined annually and will always be on the last Monday of each following month: January, April, July; and October.

São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP – is an independent public foundation with the mission to foster research and the scientific and technological development of the State of São Paulo

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The first call for proposals has already been launched and will receive applications until 28 July 2014.

This Call for Proposals considers the two following partnership alternatives:

- Proposals in partnership with researcher whose institution has a current Agreement with FAPESP, namely University of North Carolina Charlotte, USA ; BAYLAT/StMWFK, Germany ; University of Sydney, Australia: and Heriot-Watt University, UK

- Proposals in partnership with researcher whose institution has not a current Agreement FAPESP.

The grant must be used for activities as exchange of researchers, visits to research planning, international workshops and initial activities of data collection, always aiming to continue research collaboration and consolidation. The maximum duration of each project is 24 months

See the call for more details.

4.3.5 FAPESP call for proposals with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

FAPESP announces an opportunity related to the i-LINK+ Programme 2014 from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain (see above).

CSIC’s call offers funding for the exchange of researchers to participate of meetings and joint workshops with the participating members. With the objective of fostering scientific collaborations between researchers in São Paulo and their colleagues associated to CSIC, FAPESP announces that it will receive proposals from researchers associated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo, who participate in proposals submitted to the CSIC i-LINK+ Programme Announcement 2014.

Proposals to FAPESP must be submitted under the foundation’s Regular Research Awards scheme, following the guidelines specified in the text of the Call for Proposals.

CSIC and FAPESP will provide funding of up to a maximum of €

30.000 per selected proposal, to the exchange of researchers.

The call for proposals is available here. Deadline: 19 June 2014.

4.3.6 FAPESP and DGO6 (Wallonia) call for proposals

FAPESP and the Direction Générale Opérationnelle Economie, Emploi & Recherche du Service Public de Wallonie (DGO6) announce a call for research proposals and invite researchers in the State of São Paulo and in Wallonia, Belgium to present

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research proposals within the scope of the agreement between the institutions.

The themes of interest shared by DGO6 and FAPESP for this call for research proposals are: Biotechnology and healthcare; Food; Green technologies and sustainable development; Logistics applied to biotechnology, food processing and retail companies within the transportation user sector; Aeronautics and space; Mechanics.

The selected research projects can have between nine and twenty four months of duration. The projects will receive funding from DGO6 in Wallonia and from FAPESP in the State of São Paulo. FAPESP expects to select and fund up to ten projects.

The deadline for applications in the call for proposals is 8 August 2014. Read the call for proposals on FAPESP website.

4.3.7 FAPESP and Academy of Finland launch new call for proposals

Joint projects in materials research in electronics, photonics and communications engineering

The Academy of Finland (AKA) and FAPESP launch a call for joint projects in the field of materials research in electronics, photonics and communications engineering. The aim is to promote and strengthen collaboration between researchers from Finland and the State of São Paulo.

The call for proposals covers three broadly interpretable and intentionally overlapping themes: Multimaterial platforms for future electronics; Energy efficient sensors; and Advanced nanophotonics.

AKA is prepared to fund the projects with a total of EUR 1,2 million. FAPESP is also prepared to fund for the equivalent amount of EUR 1,2 million. As a general rule, the funding is for three years with a balanced contribution from each agency.

The partners apply for funding from their respective funding agencies (with the agencies’ own forms). The deadline is June 18th, 2014 in both countries. The call for proposals is available here.

4.3.8 FAPEMIG – Newton fund

FAPEMIG is already receiving pre-projects to be funded as Brazilian counterpart of Newton Fund to develop research projects with British researchers. See above part 3.3.5 and FAPEMIG website. by email

Eligibility: Each proposal must include an eligible lead in Wallonia and in the State of São Paulo. Small and medium enterprises, academia and research centres in Belgium can be funded through this call from the DGO6 side.

Open to Applicants researcher associated to a small business from the State of São Paulo.

Key areas for collaboration: food security, urban transformation, bioeconomy and neglected diseases, without excluding areas where there are already established partnerships of Brazilian institutions with relevant UK institutions.

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4.4 Calls still open

(see previous newsletters for more details)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) aiming at supporting the international mobility of researchers within (European Fellowships) and beyond Europe (Global Fellowships). Deadline: 11 September 2014. More details on the Participant portal.

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

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 September & 15 March. Further information: ISTFELLOW

CAPES–COFECUB call for projects aiming to train Brazilian and French PhD students. Deadline for applications 28 May 2014. Details: Campus France or Capes.

USP-COFECUB: The program is open to all fields and aims at establishing cooperation on a scientific join project. Deadlines: 28 May (FR) / 6 June 2014 (BR). Details: Campus France.

France - Alcatel-Lucent scholarship for HEC Paris students from Brazil, among others. Deadline : rolling. More here.

CIFRE Doctoral grants to carry out research in collaboration with industry in France. More: http://www.anrt.asso.fr; section CIFRE BRÉSIL.

BRAFAGRI: Call for projects within the Program Brazil France Agricultura, to promote under-graduates students mobility in agronomy, agro-industry and veterinary. Deadline: 15 June 2014. More information on Capes website.

BRAFITEC: call for projects for university partnerships in engineering under the Program Brazil France Agriculture. Deadline: 15 September 2014. More information on Capes website.

GERMANY - The "Postdoc International" POINT research fellowship program provides funding for outstanding postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines to conduct their own research project at Freie Universität Berlin. Deadline: 4 July 2014. Further details: DRS website or the site of São Paulo Office FU Berlin.

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

EMBO:

Incoming / outgoing; for PhD students or PhD obtained less than 10 years before.

Short-Term Fellowships are awarded for exchanges between two laboratories in different countries.

On completion of the fellowship applicants must return to their home laboratory for at least six months.

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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senior scientists. Deadlines depends on the offer. Check the programme details here and the current offers.

BRAZIL - GERMANY: incoming grants for post doctoral and experienced researchers. Deadline: 31 August 2014. Details on Capes website.

German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders to conduct a one year project in many sectors such as politics, public administration and business as well as society and culture with the partner of their choice in Germany. Deadline: 15 September 2014. More details: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation website.

IRELAND – Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Industry fellowship Programme 2014 aiming at facilitating exchanges between academia and industry offers incoming fellowships to academic researchers wishing to spend time in industry worldwide and to individuals from industry anywhere in the world (including Ireland) wishing to spend time in an eligible Irish Research Body. Next assessment deadline: 10 June 2014. Details: SFI website.

LUXEMBOURG: INTER Mobility Programme for incoming established foreign senior researchers and outgoing for Post-Docs and senior researchers. Deadline: 30 June 2014. More: FNR website.

SPAIN – CONEX incoming post doctoral talent recruitment scheme. Deadline: 29 May 2014. More details here.

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

UK - Researcher Links Workshop call for proposals to organize workshop in the state of São Paulo bringing together early-career researchers. Deadline: 9 June 2014. More details here.

FAPEMA visiting scientist fellowships open to professors and researchers working abroad in all areas of knowledge. Deadline: 31 December 2014. More here.

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

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

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5 Jobs 5.1 EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently 7528 research jobs and fellowship programmes (all over Europe but also in other countries such as in Brazil and in all disciplines) accessible via the EURAXESS Jobs database.

5.2 France: National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA) incoming opportunities

INRA frequently publishes open positions in fields relevant to agricultural research. There are currently 13 vacancies for researchers such as :

- Postdoctoral fellowships in econometrics, deadline : 30 June 2014

- Four post-doctoral fellowships in plant biology and ecology. deadline : 1 September 2014

5.3 France: CNRS Permanent Engineers

Each year, CNRS organizes external competitive examinations to fill a wide variety of jobs, including many positions in research support. All these functions are organized in Professional Activity Branches (BAP) and fall under the category of engineers and technicians, who assist researchers in their scientific activities.

Calls open in 3rd June, closing in mid-July. Further information: CNRS.

5.4 Research positions in Brazil

5.4.1 Post-doctoral position in Genomics

Post-doctoral position available at the Center of Toxins, Immune Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS) - Instituto Butantan-São Paulo, Brazil, with a scholarship of Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Project: "Genome Sequencing of Brazilian snakes focused on the study of toxins." The project aims at sequencing the genomes of some venomous snakes through Next Generation Sequencing technologies (NGS), bioinformatic analysis of raw data, genome assembly and annotation. Deadline: 25 June 2014. Details here.

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.

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

Note research organizations based in Brazil can publish research vacancies directly on the plateform. 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.

Positions related to Brazil:

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

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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

Seminar Policies for cultural diversity Salvador, BA 26-28 May 2014

Exhibition Tara Oceans São Paulo, SP 26 May – 30 July 2014

Exhibition “Future Ocean Dialogue Fortaleza, CE 28 May – 15 June 2014

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions satellite event at ESOF 2014 Conference

Copenhagen, Denmark

19-20 June 2014

EuroScience Forum 2014 (ESOF) Copenhagen, Denmark

21-26 June 2014

Info Day on “Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation Calls in Horizon 2020" by the European Commission

Brussels, Belgium 3 July 2014

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

International Conference on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers 2014

Manaus, AM 21-25 July 2014

66th annual meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Progress of Science (SBPC)

Rio Branco, AC 22-27 July 2014

II EU-Brazil Cooperation Workshop in ICT - EUBR 2014,

Brasília, DF 28-29 July 2014

Brazilian Computer Society Congress Brasília, DF 28-31 July 2014

International Seminar Open Science, Open Issues

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 18-22 August 2014

Solid Waste World Congress São Paulo, SP 8-11 September 2014

XXIV National Seminar on Science Parks and Business Incubators (Anprotec)

Bélem, PA 22-26 September 2014

EU-Brazil Technology and Innovation Forum Bélem, PA 22-26 September 2014

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

44th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20-24 October 2014

Amazonian Conference on Emerging and Infectious Diseases

Cayenne, French Guyana

26-28 September 2014