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FAPESP Innovative Research in Small Business (PIPE) - Phase 1

Programa FAPESP Pesquisa Inovativa em Pequenas Empresas (PIPE) - Fase 1

Status

Status not published

PIPE has continuous flow submissions with periodic cut-off dates, plus additional thematic calls. A Phase 1 call was published on 20 May 2026 with up to BRL 25 million available.

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Amount
500,000 BRL

Phase 1 funds technical feasibility for up to 12 months. The standing programme ceiling is BRL 300,000, but recent thematic calls (including the 2026 Jornada Tecnológica call) raised the maximum to BRL 500,000 per project, with call budgets of BRL 25-50 million.

Funder

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

public · regional

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — PIPE has continuous flow submissions with periodic cut-off dates, plus additional thematic calls. A Phase 1 call was published on 20 May 2026 with up to BRL 25 million available.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Small businesses headquartered in the State of São Paulo with up to 250 employees. Research must be conducted in São Paulo State; the principal investigator must be linked to the company.

How to apply

  1. Confirm the company is based in the State of São Paulo and has no more than 250 employees.
  2. Register the responsible researcher and the company in FAPESP's SAGe system.
  3. Submit the Phase 1 proposal by the cut-off date.
  4. Peer review; on approval, sign the Termo de Outorga and execute the 12-month feasibility project.
  5. Apply for Phase 2 (up to 24 months, larger budget) on completion.

What you will need

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://fapesp.br/pipe/

"O valor máximo de financiamento previsto por projeto para a presente Chamada é de R$ 500.000,00"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: fapesp.br

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