Work with Brazilian researchers: NERC FAPESP lead agency
Collaborative natural environment research between UK and São Paulo researchers.
This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative application under existing NERC funding opportunities. Applications must be submitted under NERC’s pushing the frontiers scheme.
Collaborative research applications may be submitted in any disciplinary or interdisciplinary subject where the majority falls within the remit of bo…
Collaborative research proposals in any area of the natural environment sciences within the remit of NERC and FAPESP are in scope. Applications must be submitted under NERC’s pushing the frontiers scheme and be within the scope of the NERC funding opportunity to which they apply. Subjects outside the remit of both agencies are not within scope.
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