Annual Report FAPESP 2009

The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is one of the principal funding sources for the development of scientific research in Brazil. In 2009, FAPESP had a budget of $ PPP 488.28 million, 87% of which was generated from taxes (FAPESP receives 1% of the total state tax revenues). With that budget, FAPESP provided funding for research in all fields of knowledge and international researcher exchange programs, as well as for the dissemination of science and technology. In 2009, FAPESP’s revenues amounted to $ PPP 488.28 million, received from the treasury and other sources (in-house resources and federal resources stemming from agreements). The total income was 4.5% lower than in 2008, despite a 3% increase in transfers from the treasury. The decrease in total income was due to a reduction in federal resources derived from the abovementioned agreements. Expenditures were $ PPP 451.70 million (6.5% higher than in 2008). Year after year, the Foundation has increased its investments in research, thus ensuring the expansion and the quality of the research carried out in the state of São Paulo. All fields of knowledge are supported by FAPESP. The Foundation was one of the first funding agencies to support research in humanities and social sciences, including the arts. Because medicine is one of the most traditional fields of research in the state of São Paulo, which has a great number of researchers and research groups, this area receives a larger portion of the resources than does any other. In 2009, medical research accounted for 28% of FAPESP’s total expenditures. Significant portions of FAPESP’s funding are also directed to the fields of biology (16%), engineering (14%), the humanities/social sciences (9%), and agronomy/veterinary medicine (9%), as well as to various other fields. As a microcosm of the state as a whole, the University of São Paulo (USP) has the greatest concentration of researchers and research groups and therefore receives a relatively greater proportion of FAPESP’s total expenditures, at 46%. The two others state universities in São Paulo follow: the State University at Campinas (Unicamp), at 14%; and São Paulo State University (Unesp), at 13%. It is of note that FAPESP has contributed to the research carried out in federal institutions located in the state of São Paulo, those institutions having received 12% of the Foundation’s total expenditures during the year. FAPESP Management: Celso Lafer (President); Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz (Scientific director); Joaquim José de Camargo Engler (Administrative director); Ricardo Renzo Brentani (Chief executive). Artistic reproduction by Candido Portinari (visual artist).

Autoria: FAPESP

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