FAPESP / M-ERA.NET — Materials & Engineering
Funds transnational materials and engineering collaborations between Brazilian and international partners.
The FAPESP/M-ERA.NET 2026 joint call funds transnational R&D projects in materials science and engineering, connecting São Paulo researchers with European counterparts through the M-ERA.NET consortium. Six thematic areas are targeted: energy storage, energy conversion, surfaces and coatings, functional materials, materials for environmental challenges, and next-generation electronics materials. Sã…
Transnational materials science and engineering R&D across six thematic areas — energy storage, energy conversion, surfaces and coatings, functional materials, environmental-challenge materials, and next-generation electronics materials.
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