FINEP Applied Research in Thematic Centers (Pesquisa Aplicada em Centros Temáticos)
Funds thematic applied-research centers in Brazil for infrastructure, climate, and health priorities.
Chamada Pública FINEP/FNDCT 768 is a R$ 500 million non-reimbursable grant program administered by FINEP — Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos, Brazil's federal innovation-financing agency — to establish applied-research thematic centres at Brazilian scientific and technological institutions (ICTs). The call funds six national-priority domains: sustainable agro-industry; health; urban infrastructur…
Funds applied-research thematic centres at Brazilian research institutions across six national-priority domains: sustainable agro-industry; health; urban infrastructure and sustainable mobility; digital transformation; bioeconomy, decarbonisation and energy transition; and national sovereignty and defence technologies.
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