FAPESP income totaled 509.96 million in $ purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2013. This sum refers to resources transferred by the State Treasury (82%) and other sources of income (18%), including resources of its own (working capital) and resources from agreements signed with research-sponsoring agencies, companies and other Brazilian and foreign institutions interested in selecting and funding collaborative research proposals with FAPESP in areas of mutual interest. By law, FAPESP must maintain profitable equity for investments in research in order to complement the resources received from the State Treasury. The Foundation funds research in all fields of knowledge. In 2013, funding outlays reached $ PPP 481.51 million. Health is the field that traditionally receives the largest volume of resources due to the high number of researchers concentrated in the state of São Paulo. This was a recurrent trend in 2013, when health-oriented research received 30.77% of total FAPESP disbursements – $ PPP 148.15 million. Other fields that traditionally receive more funds are as follows: biology, $ PPP 77.36 million (16.07%); human and social sciences, $ PPP 49.12 million (10.20%); engineering, $ PPP 46.63 million (9.69%); and agronomy and veterinary sciences, $ PPP 44.94 million (9.34%). FAPESP management: Celso Lafer (President); Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz (Scientific director); Joaquim José de Camargo Engler (Administrative director); José Arana Varela (Chief executive). Artistic reproduction by Renina Katz (engraver, designer, and illustrator).
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