The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announces this International Call for Proposals to strengthen the collaboration between universities and research institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and Max Planck Institutes, worldwide.

Young highly qualified investigators, with at least two years of highly successful postdoctoral experience, are invited to submit research proposals to establish independent Tandem Research Groups at universities or research institutes in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in strong collaboration with researchers in one of the 84 Max Planck Institutes. This Call aims are:

1) To select highly qualified young scientists with outstanding research impact during a postdoctoral experience who are highly motivated and willing to further develop their scientific career in association with a university or research institute in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

a) The selected candidates will lead Tandem Research Groups – TRG, to be established at host institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in cooperation with a corresponding Max Planck Institute, and to be funded under the FAPESP Young Investigator Grant (YIG) program for 60 months (extension to 72 months is possible based on performance review).

b) The TRG are modelled on the worldwide Max Planck Partner Groups that support early career scientists who are dedicated to independent, interdisciplinary, edge-cutting research. Each TRG will be established in close scientific collaboration with a corresponding Max Planck Institute that provides scientific advice, support, training, and access to know-how, facilities, and infrastructure.

2) To create opportunities for the establishment of new research groups in higher education and research institutions in the state of São Paulo led by the selected young investigators cooperating closely with outstanding principal investigators in Max Planck Institutes.

More information: https://fapesp.br/17461/fapesp-young-investigator-grant-2025-a-collaboration-between-max-planck-institutes-and-the-sao-paulo-research-foundation-fapesp