The São Paulo Research Foundation
(FAPESP, pt, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) is a public
foundation located in
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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, with the aim of providing grants, funds and programs to support research, education and innovation of private and public institutions and companies in the
state of São Paulo
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. It was founded in 1962 and is maintained by endowments by the State government which are guaranteed as a fixed percentage of the State's tax, besides the income generated by the financial revenues of its own assets.
FAPESP is an important institution for Brazilian science. Its investment on directed and priority projects, such as
genomic science and industrial innovation, has resulted in a great international visibility for Brazilian science and technology. It has also supported the use of digital information technologies in São Paulo, such as the
Academic Network of São Paulo (the academic
Internet provider in the state),
SciElo
SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) is a bibliographic database, digital library, and cooperative electronic publishing model of open access journals. SciELO was created to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countrie ...
(a
digital library
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), and a pioneering network of virtual research institutes.
FAPESP is active in the
popularization of science. It publishes a science magazine, ''
Pesquisa FAPESP'', which has been awarded the
José Reis Award for the Divulgation of Science by the
National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
See also
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Brazilian science and technology
Science and technology in Brazil has entered the international arena in recent decades. The central agency for science and technology in Brazil is the Ministry of Science and Technology, which includes the CNPq and Finep. This ministry als ...
References
External links
FAPESP Official Website In English.
Pesquisa FAPESP Magazine Website In English.
Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz: Fostering scientific development in Brazil In English. SPIE Newsroom 6 March 2014.
Foundations based in Brazil
Research institutes in Brazil
1962 establishments in Brazil
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