Collaborative Small Research Grants Between the University of Miami and

FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo)

Carlos T. Moraes, Ph.D. (Dept. of Neurology)

GDP

Universities in São Paulo-Fun Facts

1. Of the top 6 Universities in Brazil, 4 are in Sao Paulo, including #1 and #2.

2. The University of São Paulo is ranked #127 worldwide and #1 in South America

3. There are 6 QS ranked Universities in São Paulo (Universidade de São Paulo (USP) ; Universidade Estadual de Campinas ; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) ; Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" ; Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) ; Universidade Federal de São Carlos)

4. FAPESP receives 1% of the State of Sao Paulo's income

State Universities in São Paulo

Faculty with Doctorate degrees (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Scientific Publications

2010 R&D expenses in Brazil and São Paulo (in R$)

2010 R&D expenses in Brazil and São Paulo (% of GDP)

R&D expenses in Brazil and São Paulo (State and Federal)

R&D Investments by FAPESP (by Year in R$)

http://www.fapesp.br/en/

Collaborative Small Research Grants Between the University of Miami and

FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo)

Format: • UM contributes to $10,000/year for 2 years. FAPESP

contributes the same. • The number of awards depends on how much UM

wants to invest. • Funds cover mostly travel expenses, in most cases for

the Brazilian collaborator to come to the UM lab to do the work.

Collaborative Small Research Grants Between the University of Miami and

FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo)

Benefits: • Engaging and developing new collaborations with

Brazilian scientists. • Because most of the work would be done in Miami, it

essentially doubles the UM investment in a pilot project.

• It can lead to further and larger collaborative grants with FAPESP. Foreign components can be included in their regular grants.