PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (PDA) WITH BRAZIL

Ongoing PDAs

The following are the current PDA activities occuring between Canada and Brazil:

• Canada-Brazil Workshop on the Efficient Production of Cellulosic Ethanol 

Calls for PDAs

2009 Canada-Brazil PDA Calls for Proposals is now closed, with estimated annoucment of selected projects in March 2010.

Please note there are three simultaneous calls for proposals: two(2) for R&D projects <Learn more> and one (1) for partnership development activies (listed below).

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Call 3: Call for PDAs between Canada and Brazil

This is a Canada-Brazil Call for Proposals (CFP) for collaborative partnership development activities (PDAs) funded by International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) and an eligibleBrazilian team with its own funding.

The objectives of PDAs are for groups of researchers to explore innovative ways of cooperation in order to work, collaboratively, on solutions to existing problems and/or innovative improvements to current technologies.  

PDAs may take the following forms:  

·         Scientific seminars, conferences, symposia and workshops, as well as participation of experts in those activities  

·         Activities that involve exchanges of scientists, technical experts, industries and academics   

PDAs do not include participation in recurrent conferences or tradeshows.

 

This CFP is open to groups of researchers consisting of participants from both Canada and Brazil with the following minimum requirements:

a)   The PDA should be completed in 1 year.  

b)   This PDA should fall under one of these priority areas:

• Information and Communications Technology (ICT) - including Software
• Energy – specifically Renewable Energy and Fuel Cells
• Life Sciences – specifically Bio-Health and Medical Technology

c)   A balance of contributions to the PDA must be seen between both partnering countries.

d)   Proposals should identify the objectives of the activity and how the activity fits into the applicants’ strategic plans for collaboration with the partner country. For example, a PDA output could be a decision to conduct a bilateral collaborative R&D project, or a decision to bilaterally work towards building a centre of excellence. Please see the “Call For Proposals Announcement” for more information.

Important Documents*:

• Call Announcement <<Download >>
• PDA Guidelines  <<Download  >>

*The documents are subject to final review by ISTPCanada's Brazil partners and will be available for download and/or potentially updated the week of October 13th.

 For Canadian applicant questions, please contact:

Jamie Binder, Brazil Country Manager
ISTPCanada: www.istpcanada.ca
371A Richmond Road, Suite 4, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K2A 0E7
cfp_brazil@istpcanada.ca
T : 613.729.3069 x 225
F : 613.729.3061