# Responsive Mode – Working with Brazilian Researchers (São Paulo)

**Funder:** AHRC
**Budget:** £300,000–£1.5 million (FEC); AHRC funds 80% FEC
**Duration:** 4 years
**Consortium:** Required — UK project lead plus São Paulo-based project co-lead(s) via FAPESP lead agency agreement
**Application:** Single stage via UKRI Funding Service and FAPESP SAGe system simultaneously
**Frequency:** Continuous
**Eligible countries:** GB, BR
**Official call:** https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ahrc-responsive-mode-working-with-brazilian-researchers/
**Last updated:** 27 Sept 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Collaborative arts and humanities research grants between UK researchers and Brazilian researchers based at eligible institutions in the State of São Paulo, jointly funded by AHRC and FAPESP. Applicants must be actively engaged postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a recognised research organisation; project studentships are not supported.

## Summary

This AHRC call funds collaborative arts and humanities research between UK researchers and Brazilian researchers based in São Paulo, jointly supported by AHRC and FAPESP, with grants of £300,000 to £1.5 million (FEC, 80% funded) over four years. It is open to postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a recognised research organisation, applying jointly through a UK project lead and a São Paulo-based co-lead. Applications go in simultaneously via UKRI Funding Service and FAPESP SAGe, and the call runs continuously with no fixed deadline.

## Who should apply

- Postdoctoral researchers actively engaged in research
- Applicants affiliated with a recognised research organisation in the UK or São Paulo
- Arts and humanities research projects with a UK-Brazil collaborative focus
- Teams able to form a joint UK project lead and São Paulo-based co-lead partnership

## Key dates

- Rolling deadline, no fixed cut-off
- Single-stage application submitted simultaneously via UKRI Funding Service and FAPESP SAGe
- Four-year project duration

## Tips for applicants

- Coordinate submission timing carefully, both the UKRI Funding Service and FAPESP SAGe applications must go in together, so align institutional sign-off processes on both sides early.
- Budget for the 80% FEC funding rate explicitly; make sure the São Paulo co-lead's institution can confirm matched or complementary support through FAPESP.
- Project studentships are excluded, so frame the proposal around postdoctoral research activity, not PhD training.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much funding is available for the AHRC-FAPESP São Paulo call?

Grants range from £300,000 to £1.5 million FEC, with AHRC funding 80% of full economic cost.

### Is there a deadline for this AHRC-FAPESP grant?

No, the call has a rolling deadline and runs continuously.

### Who can apply for the AHRC Responsive Mode São Paulo call?

Actively engaged postdoctoral researchers affiliated with a recognised research organisation in the UK or São Paulo; project studentships are not eligible.

### Do I need a Brazilian partner to apply?

Yes, a consortium is required with a UK project lead and a São Paulo-based project co-lead, submitted jointly under the FAPESP lead agency agreement.

### How long does the project run?

Funded projects run for four years.

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