FAPEMIG

What FAPEMIG does

FAPEMIG (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais) is a public research funding foundation established on August 28, 1985, under Delegated Law No. 10, and operating effectively since May 20, 1986. It is constitutionally mandated by Article 178 of the Minas Gerais State Constitution to receive 1% of the state's ordinary budget revenue, which it distributes as non-reimbursable grants, scholarships, and innovation funding to researchers, scientific and technological institutions (ICTs), companies, cooperatives, higher education institutions, and government bodies located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The foundation is linked to the Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Econômico (SEDE-MG) and operates with administrative and financial autonomy, legal personality under public law, and indefinite duration (reaffirmed by State Decree 47.931/2020). Governance is exercised through a 13-member Conselho Curador (Curatorial Council) restructured by Decree 48.715/2023, with executive leadership (President and Director of Science, Technology and Innovation) appointed by the State Governor.

FAPEMIG's portfolio spans the full innovation chain: scientific initiation scholarships (BIC, BIC Jr), graduate scholarships (PAPG), research aid (Auxílio à Pesquisa), human capital training (PCRH, Capacitação de Pessoas), scientific dissemination aid (OET, Eventech), enterprise innovation funding (Auxílio à Inovação, Compete Minas, Centelha 3), and institutional programs (Pesquisador Mineiro, Pesquisador Visitante, Demanda Universal, Apoio a Grupos e Redes). As of 2026, the foundation manages 184 total funding calls (8 open, 6 continuous, 6 under review, 28 with results, 136 closed), with active call values including R$50M (Compete Minas), R$20M (Laboratórios Certificadores), R$10.7M across 16 approved EPAMIG technology-diffusion proposals, R$10M (Santos Dumont), R$7.5M (OET), R$3.5M (PCRH), R$3M (Eventech), and R$2.4M (Centelha 3).

The operational technology stack is government-issued rather than proprietary: the Everest system (everest.fapemig.br) handles proposal submission, project monitoring, and financial accountability; the SEI (Sistema Eletrônico de Informações) manages document workflows and grant agreement signing; and the Evando Mirra system supports project milestone tracking. Customer-facing support runs through the FAP Atende online service (web portal plus WhatsApp at (31) 98453-4065) and a centralized information desk. The foundation does not generate commercial revenue; its entire funding flow is grant-based, governed by the 1% constitutional allocation, with operational costs funded from the same state budget envelope. The Everest-based model makes FAPEMIG effectively a one-stop digital interface for the Minas Gerais research and innovation ecosystem, distributed through ICTs, universities, and accredited Fundações de Apoio rather than commercial resellers.

Name

FAPEMIG

Legal name

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais

Website

https://fapemig.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

FAPEMIG is a public research funding foundation in Minas Gerais, Brazil, mandated by state constitution to distribute 1% of the state budget as grants, scholarships, and innovation funding to researchers, ICTs, companies, cooperatives, and government bodies via its Everest platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Research Funding

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Research funding
• Scientific grants
• Innovation funding
• Research scholarships
• Technology development grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FAPEMIG is a state-level public research funding foundation that distributes non-reimbursable grants, scholarships, and innovation funding to researchers, students, ICTs, companies, and cooperatives in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its portfolio covers scientific research projects (Auxílio à Pesquisa), human capacity training (PCRH), scientific dissemination, enterprise innovation (COMPETE MINAS, Centelha), and scholarships from high school through postdoctoral levels. The foundation operates the Everest electronic platform for proposal submission, monitoring, and accountability, and manages a portfolio of 184 public funding calls.

Product overview

FAPEMIG operates as a research funding foundation offering a portfolio of financial support programs through its internal Sistema Everest platform. The core offerings include research grants (Auxílio à Pesquisa), human capacity building (Capacitação de Pessoas), scientific dissemination support (Auxílio à Divulgação Científica), and innovation funding (Auxílio à Inovação). Major programs include COMPETE MINAS for enterprise innovation, Programa Centelha 3 for startup ventures, Programa Santos Dumont for technological education, and various scholarship programs (BIC, BIC Jr, PAPG, PCRH). The foundation also provides FAP Atende as a customer support service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auxílio à Pesquisa Research aid program to foster scientific, technological, and innovation research activities in Minas Gerais, contributing to knowledge generation. Open to researchers at ICTs in the state.
• Capacitação de Pessoas Human resources training and capacity building funding programs for researchers and institutional staff at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Auxílio à Divulgação Científica Scientific dissemination aid supporting participation in and organization of technical-scientific events by researchers and ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Auxílio à Inovação Innovation funding support for companies and cooperatives to develop technological projects in Minas Gerais, often in partnership with ICTs.
• COMPETE MINAS Innovation and technological development funding program for companies and cooperatives in Minas Gerais, with or without ICT partnerships, with a total call value of R$50 million.
• Programa Centelha 3 National program supporting generation of innovative ventures through training and non-reimbursable economic subsidies for technology-based companies in Minas Gerais, with R$2.4 million allocated.
• Programa Santos Dumont Scientific initiation and technological education program supporting student teams to develop prototypes and participate in competitions, with R$10 million allocated.
• Programa Pesquisador Visitante Program supporting knowledge exchange through participation of researchers from other institutions at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Programa Pesquisador Mineiro (PPM) Program to stimulate creation and strengthening of research groups and networks for collective scientific production at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Programa Demanda Universal Program to stimulate plurality and diversity of scientific research in Minas Gerais across all knowledge areas.
• Programa de Apoio a Grupos e a Redes de Pesquisa Program to incentivize creation, maintenance, and strengthening of scientific research networks at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Programa de Incentivo ao Pesquisador Público Estadual Program to foster research activities in areas of state interest and incentivize qualification of public researchers working for the Minas Gerais state government.
• EVENTECH Program supporting organization of events focused on promoting technological entrepreneurship and innovation in Minas Gerais, with R$3 million allocated.
• Bolsa de Iniciação Científica (BIC) Scientific initiation scholarship for undergraduate students at ICTs in Minas Gerais to participate in research activities.
• Bolsa de Iniciação Científica Jr (BIC Jr) Scientific initiation scholarship for high school students at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Bolsas de Pós-Graduação (PAPG) Graduate scholarships supporting master's and doctoral students in strict-sense postgraduate programs at ICTs in Minas Gerais.
• Programa de Capacitação de Recursos Humanos (PCRH) Human resource capacity building program supporting individual and collective training for public servants and ICT staff in Minas Gerais, with R$3.5 million allocated.
• Laboratórios Certificadores Call to support structuring, adequacy, and maintenance of laboratory infrastructure for product/service/process certification in Minas Gerais, with R$20 million allocated.
• Difusão de Tecnologias EPAMIG Technology diffusion funding program supporting EPAMIG technology transfer proposals, with 16 approved proposals totaling R$10.7 million.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16 proposals approved totaling R$10.7 million in the EPAMIG Technology Diffusion call (Chamada 02/2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FACEPE - Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco: Pernambuco's state research foundation, operating the same research-aid, scholarship, and innovation-grant portfolio as FAPEMIG. Direct peer with comparable scale, operating similarly within the Northeast region.
• FAPERJ - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro's state research foundation, structured identically to FAPEMIG as a constitutional state-level grantmaking entity. Operates the same core products (research grants, scholarships, company innovation calls), making it a direct functional and structural peer.
• FAPERGS - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul: Rio Grande do Sul's state research foundation, with the same state-constitutional mandate, scholarship programs, and innovation calls as FAPEMIG. Direct peer in mandate, governance, and product mix.
• FAPEMAT - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Mato Grosso: Mato Grosso's state research foundation, offering the same research grant, scholarship, and innovation funding portfolio as FAPEMIG. Direct peer with similar scale and structural mandate within the Central-West region.
• FAPEAM - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas: Amazonas's state research foundation, providing the same type of research grants, scholarships, and innovation funding as FAPEMIG. Direct structural peer with a regional (Northern Brazil) focus.
• FAPESC - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina: Santa Catarina's state research and innovation foundation, comparable to FAPEMIG in mandate and instruments, with similar emphasis on company innovation funding and researcher grants within a single Brazilian state.
• FAPESP - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo's state research foundation, the largest and most prestigious of Brazil's FAPs, funded by a similar 1% mechanism. Directly comparable to FAPEMIG in mandate, instruments (research grants, scholarships, innovation programs), and constitutional funding model, but operating at materially greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior: Federal agency for graduate education, operating the nationwide master's and doctoral scholarship system that directly overlaps with FAPEMIG's PAPG graduate scholarships. Functions as a broader federal incumbent in the same scholarship/institutional funding space.
• FINEP - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos: Brazil's federal innovation financing agency, comparable to FAPEMIG in its company-facing innovation funding instruments (subvenção econômica, equity, credit). Operates at national scale with larger budgets, making it the broad federal incumbent counterpart to FAPEMIG's company-innovation programs like Compete Minas and Centelha.
• CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico: Brazil's federal scientific development agency, the broad national incumbent that funds research across all states and disciplines. Comparable to FAPEMIG in product type (research grants, scholarships, fellowships), but with national scope and a separate federal funding base, making it a larger, broader incumbent rather than a direct head-to-head peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fapemig
• Xx.com/fapemig

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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