The results of the last call for proposals of joint projects (3/2023) with the Brazilian state agency FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) as part of the FAPESP/SPRINT-Uni Münster funding programme are now announced. Two projects have been selected to promote cooperation between researchers from the University of Münster and the state of São Paulo. These initiatives will receive seed funding for bilateral visits and workshops with the aim to prepare joint research projects.

As part of the mentioned funding programme, the FAPESP provides up to 10,000 euros per joint project with researchers from the University of Münster. The University of Münster also contributes up to 10,000 euros per project. The Brazil Centre covers 50% of this amount, while the remaining 50% is co-financed by the researchers with other funds (including institute, departmental and third-party funds).

Quark-Gluon Plasma Tomography with Hard Probes in ALICE

Principal investigators:

Prof. Dr Anton Andronic (Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Münster)

Prof Dr Marcelo Gameiro Munhoz (Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo)

iPSC as a model to investigate the impact of childhood adverse experiences on neurodevelopment in different ethnic backgrounds

Principal investigators:

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Michael J. Ziller (Clinic for Mental Health, University of Münster)

Prof. Dr Ivaldo da Silva (Department of Gynaecology, Federal University of São Paulo)

The results of the SPRINT 3/2023 call for proposals are also available on FAPESP´s website.

FAPESP and the University of Münster maintain a cooperation agreement since 2014. So far, seven projects have already been funded in previous SPRINT calls: two in the area of information systems and mathematics or physics and one in the area of geoinformatics, with partners from the University of São Paulo (USP) and the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Another two in collaboration with the University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of São Paulo. Two further research projects in the fields of mathematics and bacteriology were funded in the last SPRINT call.

You can read more about FAPESP and its relevance for the funding landscape in Brazil here.