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Calls
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Opportunities for collaborative research launched under the Amazon+10 Initiative
CALL FOR PROPOSALS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS – AMAZON INITIATIVE+10
The British Council, through the UK government's International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), has joined the Amazonia+10 Initiative to launch another call for proposals under the Amazonia BR/UK Workshops Grants program, aimed at researchers from the UK and Brazil. The call will fund scientific workshops to support new research, projects, and collaborations between Brazilian and British researchers on topics related to the Amazon.
Potential topics for the workshop may include, but are not limited to:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Bioeconomy or Biotechnology
Promoting better living conditions for the Amazonian population.
Land use
Amount of each offer: up to £55,000
Total call value: £330,000
Participating countries: United Kingdom and Brazil
Eligibility: The proposal must be submitted by a researcher based in the United Kingdom together with a researcher based in the Legal Amazon region.
Application deadline: October 21, 2025, 11:00 AM (UK time)
More details and registration can be found on the British Council website:
https://www.britishcouncil.org.br/atividades/educacao/ispf/amazonia/2025
CALL FOR PROPOSALS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS – AMAZON INITIATIVE+10
The British Council, in partnership with the Amazon+10 Initiative, is offering 6 scholarships for researchers from the Legal Amazon region to conduct their research in the United Kingdom, at the University of Bradford and Liverpool John Moores University, with projects focused on social impact and innovation.
Available opportunities:
The fellowships are for 12 months for visiting researchers, with funding ranging from R$ 240,000 to R$ 260,000, in addition to other benefits.
Who can register?
Researchers from universities and research centers in the Legal Amazon region.
University of Bradford:
It offers three research grants for projects focused on conservation, traditional communities, or public health.
Application deadline:
August 15, 2025
Learn more:
bradford.ac.uk/international/country/brazil/early-career-fellowship
Liverpool John Moores University:
It offers three research grants for projects focused on biodiversity, bioeconomy, conservation, or public health.
Application deadline:
September 28, 2025
Learn more:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS – AMAZON INITIATIVE+10
O British Council, em aliança com a Iniciativa Amazônia+10, oferece bolsas para pesquisadores da Amazônia Legal desenvolverem suas pesquisas no Reino Unido, nas Universidades de Nottingham e de Wolverhampton.
Oportunidades Disponíveis:
As bolsas são de 12 meses para pesquisadores visitantes, com financiamento entre R$ 222 mil e R$ 250 mil, além de muitos outros benefícios.
University of Wolverhampton
Oferece projetos focados em promover a sustentabilidade urbana e combater desigualdades sociais:
- SUSTAIN: Desigualdades em cidades sustentáveis.
- SMART: Impacto das cidades inteligentes durante a pandemia na Amazônia.
- OPTIMISE: Logística de última milha com bots de entrega.
University of Nottingham
Foca em ciência de dados geoespaciais aplicada à sustentabilidade social:
Quem Pode Se Inscrever?
Pesquisadores em início de carreira das universidades da Amazônia Legal, residentes permanentes do Brasil, com experiência nas áreas propostas e comprometidos com o avanço socioeconômico.
Qualificações:
Graduação relevante e PhD, experiência em pesquisa, e inglês (mínimo IELTS 6.5). O custo da taxa do exame IELTS, se aplicável, está incluído na bolsa de estudos.
Para obter mais informações sobre requisitos e benefícios adicionais, visite os links fornecidos para cada universidade.
Prazo para inscrições: 31 de outubro de 2024
University of Wolverhampton:
https://jobs.wlv.ac.uk/vacancy/ispf-research-fellows-x-6-posts-559383.html
University of Nottingham:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS – AMAZON INITIATIVE+10
Type of Support: in accordance with the rules of each Signatory, Annex II
Proposal duration: up to 36 months
Deadline for submission: April 29, 2024
Results Announcement: August 23, 2024
General contact – CONFAP: Item 14
Specific contacts: As indicated in item 14 and Annex II
The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq – and the National Council of FAPs for Research – CONFAP – on behalf of its members make this Call public and invite interested parties to submit proposals.
ANNEX:
Step by step for submitting proposals
Call Amazonia BR/UK Workshops Grants - British Council & Amazon+10 Initiative (2023)
The British Council, through the UK government's International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), joined the Amazon+10 Initiative to launch the Amazonia BR/UK Workshops Grants program, aimed at researchers from the UK and Brazil. The call will fund scientific workshops to support new research, projects and collaborations between Brazilian and British researchers on topics related to the Amazon.
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Biodiversity and climate change
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Protection of traditional communities
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Urban challenges in the Legal Amazon
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Bioeconomy to promote a new development model
Amount of each proposal: up to £53.2 thousand
Total funding available for this call: £320,000
Participating countries: United Kingdom and Brazil
Application deadline: January 7, 2024
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - AMAZÔNIA+10 INITIATIVE (2022)
FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS - AMAZÔNIA+10 INITIATIVE
The National Council of State Research Support Foundations (Confap) makes public Call for Proposals No. 003/2022 - Amazon+10 Initiative, which aims to develop Science, Technology and Innovation (S,T&I) in the Amazon region Cool. In total, 20 State Research Support Foundations (FAPs) joined the Call for Proposals. Investments total R$52 million.
The objective of this Call for Proposals is to support scientific research and technological development in teaching and research institutions and companies on current problems in the Amazon, which focus on strengthening nature-society interactions for sustainable and inclusive development of the region .
The studies supported under this initiative should advance scientific and technological knowledge about the region by proposing community-based adaptation solutions, that is, developed together with the local population, in order to primarily benefit and promote the well-being of the region's populations. consistently and over the long term. The participation of public policy makers and public and private investors will be encouraged in all projects.
The call page on the Confap website, at https://confap.org.br/pt/editais/59/chamada-de-propostas-n-003-2022-iniciativa-amazonia-10.