The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, pt, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) is a public

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located in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

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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 State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

. 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 An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

(the academic

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in the state), SciElo (a

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), and a pioneering network of virtual research institutes. FAPESP is active in the

popularization of science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, inclu ...

. It publishes a science magazine, '' Pesquisa FAPESP'', which has been awarded the

José Reis Award for the Divulgation of Science José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

by the

National Council of Scientific and Technological Development The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, pt, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, earlier ) is an organization of the Brazilian federal government under the Ministry of Scienc ...

(CNPq).

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 {{Brazil-sci-stub

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