Funding Radar: Brazilian research funding in cooperation with the EU

14 Jan 2025 | News

Here’s a list of funding opportunities that link Brazil to EU and non-EU member states

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Brazil has a longstanding history of R&D collaboration with the EU, dating back to a scientific and technological cooperation agreement that was signed in 2004. Building on this foundation, in October 2016, the European Commission and the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) signed an agreement to facilitate research opportunities in Europe for Brazilian researchers. 

This agreement enabled research visits and collaboration with teams supported by the European Research Council (ERC). Since then, more than 141 Brazilian researchers have joined ERC grantees’ teams and 21 have successfully…