Regular Research Grant (Auxílio à Pesquisa Regular, APR)

Auxílio à Pesquisa Regular (APR) is FAPESP's core rolling grant for academics based at higher-education and research institutions in São Paulo. It covers every field of knowledge and sits at the center of the foundation's ordinary research funding, giving investigators a stable route for projects that do not belong to a themed call. The instrument is open year-round through SAGe and uses a grant model rather than a loan, prize, or equity route. The public APR page does not publish a fixed award cap, and project values vary; the usual exceptional ceiling is R$600,000, with larger requests moving through an enquadramento step. APR is also the São Paulo-side modality used in bilateral calls such as M-ERA.NET, NSF Geosciences, UKRI, and DFG. Eligibility is narrow and deliberate. Applicants must be affiliated with a university or research organization, operate in Brazil, and work on the Brazilian side of the project; individuals, for-profits, and nonprofits are not eligible. For research groups anchored in São Paulo institutions, APR is the standard path when the work needs peer-reviewed support rather than a special-purpose call, and its broad scope makes it the default base layer for many international collaborations.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.