The São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS/ESPCA ...€¦ · Some of FAPESP’s main programs • 12,000 Fellowships (SI, Training, MSc, Dr, PostDoc,) • Research grants –17

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS/ESPCA) - FAPESP

Roberto M. Cesar Jr University of São Paulo - USP Special Advisor – Engineering and Physical Sciences The São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP

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The São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

Roberto M. Cesar-Jr - [email protected]

Researchers in SP

Fapesp: São Paulo Research Foundation

• Mission: support research in all fields

• All proposals are peer reviewed (26,000 proposals in 2017)

• Funded (1962) by the State of São Paulo with 1% of all state revenues

• Annual budget: US$ 530 M

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Some of FAPESP’s main programs

• 12,000 Fellowships (SI, Training, MSc, Dr, PostDoc,)

• Research grants

– 17 Centers for Research, Innovation and Diffusion (CEPID) - 11 years funding

– 312 Young Investigator Awards – 4 years funding

– 419 Thematic Research Projects – 5 years funding

– 3,983 Regular Research Grants – 2 years funding

• Special Programs

– Biota: Virtual Institute for Biodiversity − BIOEN: Bioenergy Research

– PFGCC: Global Climate Change Research − Neurosciences: Epillepsy (using imaging)

– eScience & Data Science − Large research infrastructures

• Application oriented research

– Joint University – Industry (PITE)

– Small bussiness research (PIPE)

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CRID OCRC CTC

REDOXOMA CIBFar

FORC CEPIV CDMF

CEM NEV CEMEAI CCES

CEPOF

CETICS

NEUROMAT

Research Challenges For Society and the Planet

• Social Impact – Ideas for public policy

• Economic Impact – Ideas for new business

– Ideas for productivity

• Intellectual Impact – Ideas that generate ideas

– Ideas that make humankind wiser

– Ideas cited in the literature

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SP Environment Secretary bases Resolution on BIOTA research

• Several Governor Decrees and Resolutions

– Decree 53.939, 06Jan09 – Legal Reserves

– Decree 54.746, 04Sep09 – Conservation Units Cantareira

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RESEARCH & INNOVATION MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES


Research for Technological Innovation

• PIPE – The Research for Technological Innovation in Small Businesses Program – Research projects developed by researchers in small

companies

• PITE – The Partnership for Technological Innovation Program – Research projects developed in partnership with R&D

institutions in the State of São Paulo and businesses located in Brazil and abroad

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Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE)

• Cooperative R&D

– University/Research Institutes - Industry

– Fapesp funds (non refundable) - 20 to 70%

– Industry funds the complement

• PITE Proposals

– Industry-University demand (since 1995)

– Joint calls Fapesp-Industry (since 2006)

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Fapesp –Industry joint calls for proposals

• Fapesp and a company issue a joint call for proposals – Themes proposed by industry

– Exploratory R&D

– Joint Steering Committee

– Merit reviewed by Fapesp

• Agilent, BP Biofuels, Biolab, Boeing , Braskem, Ci&T, Cristalia, Dedini, Embraer, ETH Bioenergy, GSK, Microsoft Research, Natura, Research, Ouro Fino, Oxiteno, Padtec, Petrobrás, PSA Peugeot Citroën, SABESP, Telefonica, VALE, Whirlpool, ...

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Engineering Research Centers - ERCs

• New instrument to support research in partnership with industry – Peugeot Citroën: Engineering Research Center for Biofuel Engines – BG: Research Centre for Gas Innovation – Natura: Center for Applied Research on Well-being and Human Behavior – GSK: Green Chemestry – GSK: Target Discovery – Shell: New Energies Research Center (4 Branches) – Statoil: Reservoir and Production Management – Grupo São Martinho – GSM – Koppert – IBM on AI (ongoing selection process)

• Co-funding, exploratory research on themes proposed by industry • Long term (up to ten years)

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Small Business: AI Examples

PIPE-FAPESP – CIÊNCIA SP

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES


Fapesp: International Collaboration

• International agreements (funding agencies, institutions)

– Mobility

– Joint projects

• Scholarships allow SP students to develop their project abroad (BEPE)

• Attracting researchers to SP:

– Post-docs

– Young Investigators

– SP Excellence Chairs

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FAPESP International agreements (> 110)

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•Fapesp: BEPE funded scholarships

Fapesp: Post-doctoral scholarships

• Up to 5 years

• R$ 6000,00 (approx. US$ 2000)

• Grant (travel, conferences, etc): US$ 6000 / year

• BEPE complement: up to 1 year abroad


Fapesp: Young Investigator Award

• Up to 4 years

• Scholarship (if no permanent position): R$ 6000,00 (approx. US$ 2000)

• Grant (travel, conferences, etc): US$ 6000 / year

• Equipament, consumables, scholarships for students


Further FAPESP Information

• http://agencia.fapesp.br/en/

• http://www.bv.fapesp.br (all funded projects online)

• http://www.fapesp.br/gestaodedados/

• http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2018/05/23/uma-estrategia-para-dados/


http://agencia.fapesp.br/en/

http://bv.fapesp.br

http://www.fapesp.br/gestaodedados/

http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2018/05/23/uma-estrategia-para-dados/







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