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Brasillinois and FAPESP Call for Proposals

Request for Proposals: FAPESP and Brasillinois Collaborative Research Grant

Date: March 11, 2026

Deadline: May 7, 2026

The University of Illinois System Brasillinois Initiative announces the FAPESP and Brasillinois Collaborative Research Grant, a funding opportunity that supports research collaboration focused on early cancer detection with faculty at universities and public research institutions based in São Paulo, Brazil.

For full details about the call, see Call for Proposals FAPESP and University of Illinois 2026

  • Funding Period: 2026-2029
  • Award: Up to $100,000 (Brasillinois) and $100,000 (FAPESP) per selected proposal.
  • Eligibility: The PI should be an academic staff member or post-doctoral researcher at University of Illinois Systems with a contract of employment for the full length of the proposed project.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit the following materials to Brasillinois by May 8th, 2026:

  1. A PDF of the complete application submitted to the FAPESP SAGe application portal:
  2. CV/Resume for all Illinois project participants:
  3. A SAGe submission form that one receives after submitting on the application side for FAPESP.

Application Submission Process

Proposals will be submitted for concurrent review by FAPESP and the University of Illinois. Applicants should follow the guidelines in the FAPESP Call for Proposals and SAGe application portal. The complete proposal for both Illinois and São Paulo collaborators should be first submitted to the SAGe portal. Then they should submit their application materials as well as the submission form from the SAGe portal to the University of Illinois System application portal.

Matchmaking Information

Illinois researchers interested in identifying research partners in São Paulo can use the Virtual Library of FAPESP. It is possible to search for information regarding Grants and Scholarships awarded by FAPESP, including abstracts, as well as the names of participating researchers and their institutions.

Additional Information

For more information please contact Angelina Sandora at sandora3@uillinois.edu.