About the Amazonia Brazil-UK Workshop grants 

The  ISPF Legal Amazon Workshop grants are designed to provide financial support to bring together bilateral cohorts of early-career researchers from Brazil and the UK to take part in workshops around core themes related to the Amazonia +10 initiative . 

Open to lead researchers from universities and research institutions in the UK and Brazil, the grants aim to meet three overarching objectives. 

  • To support international development and relevant research. 
  • To contribute to the capacity building of early career researchers. 
  • To establish new research links or significantly develop existing links, with the potential for longer-term sustainability. 

Potential workshop topics could include, but are not limited to: 

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate changes
  • Bioeconomy or Biotechnology
  • Improving the living conditions of the Amazon population
  • Land use

Application deadline:  21 October 2025 11.00 am UK Time

Proposals must include one Principal Applicant in the UK and one Principal Applicant in Brazil. 

Principal Applicants must be Leading Researchers or Established Researchers, as defined by the European Framework for Research Careers .  

Other eligibility criteria apply.  

Please refer to the Applicant Guidelines document available from the downloads section below for full eligibility criteria. 

Proposals are co-designed by Principal Applicants in the UK and Brazil – and submitted by the Principal Application the UK. 

Please see the Applicant Guidelines document in the downloads section for further details. 

  • Size of each grant: up to £55,000
  • Total fund available for this call: £330,000
  • Participating countries: UK and Brazil 

This International Science Partnerships Fund  call is delivered by the British Council in association with the Amazonia+10 partners in Brazil. 

It aims to support the research and academic environment through bilateral collaboration between the UK and Brazil, as well as the exchange of knowledge and best practice and the development and implementation of pilot activities to promote capacity strengthening collaboration, shaped by the demands and priorities set under the Amazonia +10 initiative.  

Further guidance: refer to the ISPF Legal Amazon Workshops Applicant Guidelines insection below. Contact: all queries or comments about this call should be addressed to ISPF-Amazonia@britishcouncil.org  
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